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17-09-2011, 11:20
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What's the Difference Between . . .
Between a weasel and a stoat?
A weasle is a weasonable little chap but a stoat is stoataly different.
No, serious answers now please.
Whats the difference between:-
A dink and a boat
A boat and a yacht
A boat and a ship
And any others you can think of.
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17-09-2011, 11:27
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Re: Whats the difference between....
Y'aught to just call it a boat not a yacht.
Keep your ship in a slip and but get a float for your boat.
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17-09-2011, 11:30
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Re: Whats the difference between....
A vessel is a vessel is a vessel but I'm not sure about weasels unless you are referring to the human type.
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17-09-2011, 11:33
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Re: Whats the difference between....
A vessel is a container.
A vessel keeps the water out.
A container trumps a vessel any day. (Semi-sunken)
A skipper is a lively child.
A skipper tells everyone else to run around and does nothing himself.
A MATE - I'll leave that one.
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A few places left in Quayside Marina and Kemps Marina.
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17-09-2011, 11:37
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: Whats the difference between....
If a first mate is first, what does that say about the second mate?
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17-09-2011, 11:42
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
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Re: Whats the difference between....
yacht has a helicopter on board.
a ship is HUGE....
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17-09-2011, 11:53
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Re: Whats the difference between....
A yacht has sails and motors everywhere.
A sailboat has a motor and sails everywhere.
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Ex Prout 31 Sailor, Now it's a 22ft Jaguar called 'Arfur' here in sunny Southampton, UK.
A few places left in Quayside Marina and Kemps Marina.
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17-09-2011, 11:55
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
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Re: Whats the difference between....
a vessel holds water.....like a chalice....
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17-09-2011, 12:07
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Re: Whats the difference between....
Quote:
Originally Posted by zeehag
a vessel holds water.....like a chalice....
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A sailing vessel holds water..........out.
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17-09-2011, 12:37
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Whats the difference between....
somehow the word vessel as used for boats really irks me....dunno why.....craft would be a better choice of words.
and i have NEVER seen 20 FT YACHT......
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17-09-2011, 12:56
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Re: Whats the difference between....
A dink fits on a boat.
A boat does not fit on a dink.
A boat fits on a ship.
A ship does not fit on a boat.
A yacht is referred to in that manner by its owner.
SV- sailing vessel
MV- motor vessel
SS- steam ship
HMS- his or hers magestys ship.
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17-09-2011, 13:15
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Re: Whats the difference between....
Quote:
Originally Posted by blgklr
A boat fits on a ship.
A ship does not fit on a boat.
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Boat aboard a container ship:
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17-09-2011, 13:25
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Re: Whats the difference between....
But not all boats will easily fit on a ship.
Even then, submarines are called "boats" even though the modern ones are larger than many capital war ships. Probably because they started out the size of boats.
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17-09-2011, 20:15
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Re: What's the Difference Between . . .
Quote:
Originally Posted by anjou
Whats the difference between:-
A dink and a boat
A boat and a yacht
A boat and a ship
And any others you can think of.
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You're building a boat; the guy who has been the bane of your existence is a dink.
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17-09-2011, 21:51
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Re: What's the Difference Between . . .
A yacht is a sailing/motor vessel for private use.
A dink is a tender that can be shipped on either of the above
A dink can also be any small open boat I guess
A boat is a sailing/motor vessel that can be shipped
A ship is a sailing/motor vessel that cannot be shipped, but that can ship smaller vessels.
??????
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