Ships are Feminine

[palani]

"A boat is called a she because there's always a great deal of bustle around her...because there's usually a gang of men around...because she has waist and stays...because she takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good...because it's not the initial expense that breaks you, it's the upkeep...because she is all decked out...because it takes a good man to handle her right...because she shows her topside, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys."

[Hitch]

"A boat is called a she because there's always a great deal of bustle around her...because there's usually a gang of men around...because she has waist and stays...because she takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good...because it's not the initial expense that breaks you, it's the upkeep...because she is all decked out...because it takes a good man to handle her right...because she shows her topside, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys."

LOL...cheers! Well said, to refer to a boat as a she is good luck, in maritime. Like any good boat, she'll be faithful, until she's not. Boats are ornery, they'll bite ya when you least expect it. Much like a woman. Lot's of trust and faith, but has snap. Keep on your toes.

[sirgonzo420]

LOL...cheers! Well said, to refer to a boat as a she is good luck, in maritime. Like any good boat, she'll be faithful, until she's not. Boats are ornery, they'll bite ya when you least expect it. Much like a woman. Lot's of trust and faith, but has snap. Keep on your toes.

Welcome back, solid!

:D

[Rubberchicken]

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

see they are just like women

[Dogman]

Welcome back, solid!

:D

The "cheers" had me thinking the same thing , but still not quit sure yet! May or may not be him! ;D

[Cebu_4_2]

It's him, he can't lurk forever.

[Ponce]

And then you have the USS Ponce, hummmmmmmmmm.

V

[woodman]

Well you know, on the old sailing ships there were often women aboard for the duration of the trip and they often bore children of undetermined paternity. They were entered into the ship log as a 'son of a gun'. A lot of lingo comes from maritime pursuits.

To determine ships speed, a log was thrown overboard with a rope attached and knots at regular intervals were counted off as the rope played out. This is where the knots for speed comes from. The speed was recorded in the captain's 'log' book.

The archaic name for lead is plumbum. Hence Pb on the elemental chart. To determine depth, a rope was lowered with a lead weight and this was known as pllumbing the depths.

There is a phrase 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'. A brass monkey was a rack used for stacking canon balls. When it got extremely cold, the brass would contract enough to dislodge the pile and cause a hell of a problem.

On the old sailing ships, a seam ran around the ship above the water line but far below the deck. The job of 'paying' or applying pitch to this seam was a neccessary but unwanted duty. When the sailors got on the wrong side of the captain's ire for any wrong doing, it would literally be 'the devil to pay'. No one wanted to hang out there in the elements doing this dangerous duty. They would literally be caught out there hanging 'between the devil and the deep blue sea'.

You wouldn't believe how many sayings and such come from the old sailing times.

[joboo]

I would hope so. Not too many female sailors back in the day.