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Post by kris on Nov 1, 2016 12:07:24 GMT
Terms are very regional. Which reminds me of "wanning" which was a new one on me when I first heard it. But probably no problem for all the old hands on here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 13:23:22 GMT
'The bitter end'. Loose end of a sheet or line. No, it is the bracket and quick-release pin at the end of the anchor cable (chain) that connects to the structure of the ship.
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Post by JohnV on Nov 1, 2016 13:31:10 GMT
'The bitter end'. Loose end of a sheet or line. No, it is the bracket and quick-release pin at the end of the anchor cable (chain) that connects to the structure of the ship. I thought it was the corner of a trendy pub where all the old codgers congregate
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Post by kris on Nov 1, 2016 13:34:09 GMT
No, it is the bracket and quick-release pin at the end of the anchor cable (chain) that connects to the structure of the ship. I thought it was the corner of a trendy pub where all the old codgers congregate or last orders in a weatherspoons.
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Post by johnthebridge on Nov 1, 2016 15:04:45 GMT
I didn't know until recently that the expression "you'll have the devil to pay" was nautical. Its got nothing to with satan or cash !! The devil was the longest seam in a ship And paying was sealing the seams up with tar. I expect everyone else knew this but what others do you know of? "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" is a reference supposedly taken from that same part of the ship, but it's uncertain that this was the origin. On your "beam ends" is another, fairly self-explanatory. "Above board". Everything clear, ie. on deck. "Bilge." Pretty obvious.
Nice to come on here (first post) and be away from you-know-what/who....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 15:05:34 GMT
Terms are very regional. Which reminds me of "wanning" which was a new one on me when I first heard it. But probably no problem for all the old hands on here. I think that was discussed as a possible origin of the term "winding" meaning to turn a narrow boat around.
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Post by kris on Nov 1, 2016 15:36:32 GMT
Terms are very regional. Which reminds me of "wanning" which was a new one on me when I first heard it. But probably no problem for all the old hands on here. I think that was discussed as a possible origin of the term "winding" meaning to turn a narrow boat around. your right apart from the narrowboat bit. Up here in the north it's the term used for winding on the lancashire side of the Pennines, well by old working boatmen anyway
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 15:47:22 GMT
Another word of nautical origin is "aloof" . I found a good list a while ago on a commercial shipping webshite but as I have since broken my phone I can't find it any more. It had a lot of really good nautical terms. Most impressive
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Post by tonyqj on Nov 1, 2016 15:50:25 GMT
Another word of nautical origin is "aloof" . Deriving from 'Aloft'?
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Post by lollygagger on Nov 1, 2016 16:14:26 GMT
No, it is the bracket and quick-release pin at the end of the anchor cable (chain) that connects to the structure of the ship. I thought it was the corner of a trendy pub where all the old codgers congregate That's Death Row.
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Post by JohnV on Nov 1, 2016 16:34:54 GMT
I thought it was the corner of a trendy pub where all the old codgers congregate That's Death Row. You can really go off some people !!!
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Post by phil70 on Nov 1, 2016 18:08:52 GMT
Oh, welcome to Johnthebridge, I have heard of "The Golden Rivet",a term an ex RN man I worked with used. Phil
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Post by johnthebridge on Nov 1, 2016 19:15:37 GMT
Oh, welcome to Johnthebridge, I have heard of "The Golden Rivet",a term an ex RN man I worked with used. Phil Thank you for welcome Phil, but I couldn't possibly comment on rivets, of whatever material. My only advice is that one must shower alone.
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Post by IainS on Nov 1, 2016 21:37:53 GMT
As it is in Scotland. Page 21 of this
(Gob wires that was: didn't notice there was a Page 2! )
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Post by tex on Nov 2, 2016 0:05:09 GMT
'The bitter end'. Loose end of a sheet or line. No, it is the bracket and quick-release pin at the end of the anchor cable (chain) that connects to the structure of the ship. Looks like both terms. Certainly used by the ASA (American Sailing Association) Figure 8 knot commonly used at the bitter end of Halyards & Sheets. Bitter end[edit] More a ropeworker's term than a knot term, it refers to the end of a rope that is tied off, hence the expression "hanging on to the bitter end". A bitt is a metal block with a crosspin used for tying lines to, found on piers. In fact the bitter end is the end of the anchor "cable" that connects to the anchor bitts in the cable locker under the forecastle or poop using the bitter pin. (British nautical usage.) Other uses may be borrowed from this derivation. Loo
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