This is another one of an occasional series of entries into my blog. The "Boaters Alphabet" and todays story comes through the broken window.
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| Bollard |
is for Bollard, a short tapered post used on a boat or a wharf for mooring to the bank. The best places I have found for such items are outside canal and riverside pubs. On a warm summers evening at the end of a long hot day. Crickets chirp and all is well with the world. A cold beer in your hand and the smell of tasty food that awaits. Its a hard life, but someone has it to do, this time its my turn!
Now what did I do with my knife and fork?
Beam - The point of greatest width of the boat.
Below - Beneath or under the deck.
Bight - The end part of the rope or line and the part, on which a knot is formed.
Bilge - Inside the hull but below the floor boards.
Bitter End - The last part of a rope or chain which is attached to the boat.
Boat - A waterborne a small craft smaller than a ship.
Boat Hook - A short shaft with a hook fitting at one end.
Bow - The forward part of a boat.
Bow line - A line attached or leading from the bow.
Bowline - A type of knot used to form a loop in the end of a line.
Brightwork - Polished metal boat fittings.
Bulkhead - A watertight partition used for separating hull compartments.
Buoy - A float used for marking the position of a hazard or marking a mooring.
Later....
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