The New Joke Thread

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by fgd3

So what's the minimum size boat you need to participate in the threads about carrying guns aboard? And I guess single handers are excluded regardless of boat size.

The Pinnace, aka the ship's boat, is a tender that has, on occasion been used with such a weapon. Here are some examples. The first one is the Pinnace from the HMS London in 1881.

I thought it was getting close to the minimum, then I found the Greek Patrol Boat from the 1980s.

Of course, there is always square rigged boat, but I rather suspect this is not terribly efficient in terms of the crew servicing the weapon.

[ArmyDaveNY]

Who says I don't believe in going green?

[Perfusser]

Thanks Stu,
I am at work- I think some of our controls are preventing me to post pics

[StuM]

Originally Posted by fgd3

So what's the minimum size boat you need to participate in the threads about carrying guns aboard? And I guess single handers are excluded regardless of boat size.

A single handed dinghy if you are carrying one of these;
https://www.wired.com/2009/07/swissm...lest-revolver/

[StuM]

Then there's a punt gun.




And this photo was taken where I learnt to sail - "Hayling Island".


from: https://collections.hampshireculture...toon-hayling-0
(incidentally, I built a plywood kayak and paddled around the same area when I was about 15 (but without the punt gun). .




A reminder: the "The New Joke Thread" is in the Off-Topic forum.
Off Topic Forum
This forum is for stories, jokes & other general topics. Off Topic content should still remain loosely related to boating. (Well, that's my excuse for posting about punt guns )

[StuM]

Originally Posted by ArmyDaveNY

I thought it was getting close to the minimum, then I found the Greek Patrol Boat from the 1980s.

The Greek Patrol Boat is equipped with a "recoilless rifle" which some will argue is not a "gun".

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by StuM

The Greek Patrol Boat is equipped with a "recoilless rifle" which some will argue is not a "gun".

And likely does not have rifling in its barrel.

Jim

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by StuM

A single handed dinghy ...

If you had a single handed dinghy, wouldn't you just row in a circle?

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

And likely does not have rifling in its barrel.

Jim

If I told you that I found the photo while rifling through some old photos, would that help? If I actually used that line, would you recoil in horror at the terrible joke?

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

And likely does not have rifling in its barrel.

Jim

It's a105mm Recoilless Rifle which definitely does have a rifled barrel.
(Although the yanks call it the M40 106mm RR)

[StuM]

Originally Posted by ArmyDaveNY

If you had a single handed dinghy, wouldn't you just row in a circle?

Not if you use a sculling oar or yuloh

[StuM]

And now, back to the jokes:

[StuM]

cruel hoax

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by StuM

cruel hoax

Later I heard that one of the sharks asked the mannequins what was gong on, but they just dummied up.

[StuM]

WHy do people say "tuna fish" when they don't say "chicken bird" or "lamb mammal"?