| The davit and frame could be used to raise and lower the cables to the vessel. |
| This gap frees the rotating lever, to which the davit end of the gripe is hooked, and allows the lever to turn and release the gripe. |
| On deck was a complete section of superstructure, probably the accommodation block, and beside it a lifeboat davit encrusted in coral. |
| Although the gravity davit system was similar to most other types, release mechanisms and davit configurations can differ. |
| He peered into the mirror, improving himself, unaware of me as he worked in the half-shadow of the lifeboat which hung from the davit. |
| This was proved by davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story. |
