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07-03-2013, 14:33
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Location: Great Lakes
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My Favorite Nautical Terms...
I just wrote about my Top Ten Favorite Nautical Terms, including such gems as "baggywrinkle" and "dolphin striker".
What are your favorite nautical terms or phrases? Have any good nautical word history to share?
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07-03-2013, 14:36
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Jupiter FL
Boat: temporarily boatless...
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
"Rope thingy"
Although I'm pretty sure it's not a technical term, I seem to hear it a lot from my "crew." pete
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07-03-2013, 14:44
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Narragansett Bay
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Futtock
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07-03-2013, 14:53
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Minnesota
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
A sheet in the winds eye
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07-03-2013, 14:56
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ontario canada
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Euphroe and snotter also "seen off" a navy term meaning to be cheated out of something.
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07-03-2013, 15:12
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Narragansett Bay
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
That's what you say when the yard bill arrives.
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07-03-2013, 15:34
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Seaman, Delivery skipper
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Location: PORTUGAL
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Quote:
Originally Posted by savoir
That's what you say when the yard bill arrives.
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Or when someone drags over your hook.. 
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It was a dark and stormy night and the captain of the ship said.. "Hey Jim, spin us a yarn." and the yarn began like this.. "It was a dark and stormy night.."
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07-03-2013, 15:40
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: St. Georges, Bda
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Over VHF-- " no ****?--you r-e-a-l-l-y thought that 4 meant 4 fathoms--no **** ???"
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07-03-2013, 15:50
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Manchester, UK
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
 "Golden Rivet"
Was that just a British term, or did other Navy's have one hidden away somewhere. Be careful if you go looking for one.
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Beneteau 473
Manchester, UK
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07-03-2013, 15:58
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: East Tennessee
Boat: 1989 50 ft Roberts
Posts: 859
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
"Topless deckhands"
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07-03-2013, 16:01
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: puɐןsuǝǝnb 'ʎɐʞɔɐɯ
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
"boat buck" and "deck head"
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07-03-2013, 16:05
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Catskill Mountains when not cruising
Boat: 31' homebuilt Michalak-designed Cormorant "Sea Fever"
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Spanker
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07-03-2013, 16:19
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Satellite Beach Florida
Boat: Bruce Roberts 434
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My favorite; "now what"
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"When the bow be in the trees we'll be running out of seas"
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07-03-2013, 16:26
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,945
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Re: My Favorite Nautical Terms...
Three sheets to the wind.
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