You're definitely getting good at this! ;-) Sounds like you've got most of the predicament position figured out, as far as the actual basic position goes. And the spreader bar (which isn't blue by the way, it's just plain metal, but I can see how it might appear to have a blue tint in the pic) is connected to his cuffed wrists at one end, and the top of the hood at the other, so your first instinct on that was correct there. But all of those ropes and ratcheting pulleys must do something, right? Any idea what a CLICK here or a CLICK-CLICK-CLICK there translates to for this sub? I made sure to include enough hints in most areas of this predicament to make it possible to figure it out. But I didn't want to make it TOO easy, so you'll have to look pretty closely for clues, parts of things that you can't see all of, etc. It would probably even help if you get on the floor and into the position that you think this sub is in, and then move around a bit, lean a little bit this way, a little that way, and see the difference it makes in how tough it is to maintain. If you do that, I think you'll discover things that you never would have thought of without actually trying it out yourself. *grin* Just be careful when getting into a position like this, and remember you don't have the thing supporting you that he did! Maybe use a wall or chair to help with that.