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Dorian Swerdlow
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Why the bridal?
Posted 2025, Mar 11 20:29
The lesson text describes the bridal but not the reason for the bridal. A more traditional preventer attaches to the boom near the outboard end without a bridal. The bridal pulls on both ends of the boom, but the pull on the forward end of the boom has little leverage to stop the boom from swinging. Only the line to the outboard end has leverage, so why not just attach there without the bridal?
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Grant Headifen
Reply 2025, Mar 11 21:59
It is not leverage that is required for a preventer. It is to prevent the boom from thinking about swinging.
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