Question:

What is a Dutchman's Log?

What is it made of?

How is it used?

Joe

It's pretty much the same as a chip log, isn't it.

Usually made of wood but can be anything that floats.

Drop the log at the bow and count how much time it takes
to get to the stern and the time it takes. Knowing the length
of the vessel and the time can yield the speed through the water.

Some of these chip logs even had a line attached for retrieval.
Some were expendable. Since the Dutch are known for frugality,
their logs were probably retrievable.

CN



"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
Question:

What is a Dutchman's Log?

What is it made of?

How is it used?

Joe

Neal,

You're right about the "Dutchman" but it was probably something useless
as a chip of wood from the ship's carpenter work bench and wasn't meant
to be retrieved thus giving a second use to a piece of waste. Using a
"Dutchman" was making use of something other than what it was intended
for.

Ole Thom

On 27 Feb 2005 07:39:39 -0800, "Joe" wrote
this crap:

Question:

What is a Dutchman's Log?


A tree cut down in Holland.


What is it made of?

wood

How is it used?

whatever you use wood for.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

It's what the Hollanders here in West Michigan make sabots with...

"Joe" wrote in message
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Question:

What is a Dutchman's Log?

What is it made of?

How is it used?

Joe

Whats a Sabot?

Joe

It's some kind of New York hotdog, I think.

CN


"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
Whats a Sabot?

Joe

wooden shoes

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Whats a Sabot?

Joe

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:32:16 -0500, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?=
wrote:


Snipped, we Dutch pay per bit


Since the Dutch are known for frugality,

Hey!


Cheers!

Remco

Here in West Michigan they're known as being tight-wads...


"Remco Moedt" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:32:16 -0500, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?=
wrote:


Snipped, we Dutch pay per bit


Since the Dutch are known for frugality,

Hey!


Cheers!

Remco