DSK wrote:

Scout wrote:

the 'gar' prefix seems important. Looks like the origin is the Dutch
word for "cooked" or "done".
I would think it would be put in place early in the process, so "done"
didn't work for me. But I remember building a small boat when I was a
kid and we steamed or "cooked" the boards to make them pliable.


No no no.... "Gar" is a kind of fish

http://w3.trib.com/~garland/garfish.html

http://www.taxidermy.net/reference/fish/gar/69c.html

The garbord strake is obviously named that because it keeps the fish out!


An idea but I don't think that's likely.

Cheers