When you had asked your question to the guy in the boat yard you made it sound as if it were a thing. It is a place, that may have been why he had the blank stare.
A quick search on the
internet brought this up.
Rising out of historical necessity, a chandlery was a store that
sold nautical
parts,
gear, and other commodities to sea-bound vessels. The chandlery came into prominence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when ships were the preferred method of transportation for the lucrative industries of cargo
shipping,
fishing, and whaling among other areas. The chandlery in its simplest form acted as a storeroom for
hoarding supplies of wax and
tallow candles, soaps, oils, paints, ropes, as well as other things that sea-bound sailors would need to aid them in their journeys.
Mostly around the eighteenth century, owners set up their chandlery along wharves, which made their business mostly about providing
lighting on board the ships that passed the wharf. As business expanded due to success in the industries that required maritime transit, the chandlery was able to increase its assortment of
inventory and began offering other essential supplies for sea-going vessels.
What is a Chandlery?
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