On May 11, 11:13 am, Joe wrote:
Said a mule soulds like one of them critters people ride up and down
the trails in the Grand Canyon.. Not very nautical.

For 3 asa points... name one of the many boat parts named after
animals.

One only please, lets give Bill a chance

Joe

Oh and a lot of valves have the name 'cock' attached to them. Sill
cock, ball cock that sort of thing but I always associated that with a
plumbing terminology than anything else.