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Gunwhales ???
Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html |
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Gunwhales ???
Puppis: Latin for "stern". The poop deck is the aftmost deck at the ship's
stern. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html |
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Gunwhales ???
Doug Kanter wrote:
Puppis: Latin for "stern". The poop deck is the aftmost deck at the ship's stern. Close, but not quite. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 |
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Gunwhales ???
I'll bet you a dozen worms and 3 warm beers that I'm right. :-)
"Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: Puppis: Latin for "stern". The poop deck is the aftmost deck at the ship's stern. Close, but not quite. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 |
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Gunwhales ???
Doug Kanter wrote:
I'll bet you a dozen worms and 3 warm beers that I'm right. :-) You're right as far as you go, but not all afterdecks are poop decks. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: Puppis: Latin for "stern". The poop deck is the aftmost deck at the ship's stern. Close, but not quite. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 |
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Gunwhales ???
Well, sometimes it's a partial deck above a ship's main afterdeck. But
sometimes it's not. :-) "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: I'll bet you a dozen worms and 3 warm beers that I'm right. :-) You're right as far as you go, but not all afterdecks are poop decks. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: Puppis: Latin for "stern". The poop deck is the aftmost deck at the ship's stern. Close, but not quite. "Peggie Hall" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter wrote: To further confuse, Merriam-Webster says "gunwale", not "gunwhale" Oops...you're right--no "h" in gunwale! Ok, class...as long as we're on the subject of arcane names for boat parts...who can tell me what a poop deck is, and how it got its name (no, it has nothing whatever to do with my area of expertise!)? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 |
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Gunwhales ???
Doug Kanter wrote:
Well, sometimes it's a partial deck above a ship's main afterdeck. But sometimes it's not. :-) Nope..ALWAYS a raised afterdeck, high enough to prevent taking on water over the stern that could, in a heavy following sea, swamp the boat and even sink it...a condition--as you correctly noted--from the Latin, referred to as being "pooped." Hence the name "poop deck" for a RAISED afterdeck. Care to try this one? What's the origin of the term "bridge" for a vessel's command center...who invented it, and why? -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html |
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