The tubs were kept on a rack abreast of the boat, inboard, and the preparatory order before lowering was “Get your tubs aboard.”
SPARE BOATS
Two spare boats were carried thus on the skids, and were brought into use when one or more of the others were “stove” or destroyed.
Under these spares were racks on which cutting spades and such gear were stowed.
This view is looking forward from the deck over the wheel.
HARPOONS
The purpose of the harpoon was not to kill the whale but to be a means of “getting fast” with the whale line.
The killing was done with the lance—a long shanked instrument with a small razor-sharp tip.