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07-03-2013, 16:34
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07-03-2013, 16:37
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Location: 29° 49.16’ N 82° 25.82’ W
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Monkey Pump.
A straw, quill or tube of some sort used to sneak a drink out of the grog cask.
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07-03-2013, 17:43
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
"Splice the mainbrace" Ours seems to need attention most days.
Dave L38 #38
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07-03-2013, 18:10
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: "...barren elbow of sand..."
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
How could we be almost 20 posts into this thread without a single mention of "poop deck"?
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07-03-2013, 18:14
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: "...barren elbow of sand..."
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Some favorites that have found their way into common usage:
1) Three sheets to the wind
2) Lower the boom
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07-03-2013, 19:03
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
monkey fist
bitter end
Davy Jones locker
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07-03-2013, 19:14
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ishmael
How could we be almost 20 posts into this thread without a single mention of "poop deck"? |
after 220 posts, I can't believe nobody has brought up pan pan. or is it pon pon? 
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07-03-2013, 19:23
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
matelot's!!!the suns over the yardarm,time to get the loblolly boy to splice the mainbrace with a pussers tot!,and toast the health of our sovereign
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07-03-2013, 19:47
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Somewhere in the Pacific
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
ARRR!
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08-03-2013, 20:51
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bahamas/Florida
Boat: Solaris Sunstar 36' catamaran
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
The names of the masts on a seven masted schooner--
fore, main, mizzen, frigger, jigger, driver, and spanker.
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08-03-2013, 21:40
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: In transit ( Texas to wherever the wind blows us)
Boat: Pacific Seacraft a Crealock 34
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Bone in her teeth 
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08-03-2013, 21:47
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Boat: Bestevaer 49
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
More expressions than terms, but I like these  :
Batten down the hatches
No room to swing a cat
Freeze the balls off a brass monkey
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08-03-2013, 21:59
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bahamas/Florida
Boat: Solaris Sunstar 36' catamaran
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocean Girl
Bone in her teeth |
roflmao!
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08-03-2013, 22:02
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Petersburg, AK
Boat: Outremer 50S
Posts: 4,229
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Gilguy
According to my old books, the small stuff you use to tie off the halyards so they don't bang against the mast. The online dictionaries nowadays just say "a temporary guy".
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08-03-2013, 22:16
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 449
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Scud, and Bitter End ... is my fav, so many meanings and misinterpretations.
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