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Calif Bill

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 1 Aug 2006 09:46:51 -0700, wrote:

Hi. I'm trying to find the name for a part of a boat but Googling
something you don't know the name of has proven unsuccessful. So here I
am.

What do you call that long, narrow appendage on the bow of some boats
(you see them on recreational boats and yachts a lot) that allows you
to walk out over the water?

Thanks for your help. If I ever have another boating question, I will
try to make it more challenging next time. ;-)

It's called a retawehtrevotuoklaw which is a very old nautical term
for what is now called a bowsprit.

Wow, I thought it used to called "The Plank".