"Joe" wrote in message

I live in this universe, have lived and worked on boats since 1977 and
have never heard the term "lens" used for the proper term "Glass" in a
port.

An old merchant marine sailor, who lived down the street from me while I was
growing up, gave me an old bronze opening port one year for Christmas. The
glass was cracked, and he told me he'd make me a new "lens" for it. Later
he appeared at our door with a circular piece of flat, tempered glass, which
he used to replace the broken "lens."

Not sure where you got your experience, but I think this old sailor knew his
terminology.

If we slack up on the little things.. then you open the door for
people to slack on the proper terms of the importamt things. On boats,
and for sure sailboat knowing the proper terms and names might keep you
from getting injured or killing someone. Crytal clear concise terms can
mean the difference of life of death.

Reuters News Agency:
A sailor was killed when he entered his boat's galley to make himself
another rum and coke. The reason for his death is unsure, but his crew have
their own opinions as to what killed the skipper.
"That idiot was always calling it the 'kitchen.' Serves him right, the
jerk," said Moke Gibbons, about the boat's owner. "He was just bucking for
an early demise."


Max