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Title: what do you call the big metal things Post by: gatso on January 03, 2008, 07:12:27 PM that you tie boats to when you park them at the side of a river?
Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Colchester Kev on January 03, 2008, 07:15:28 PM Electricity pylons :)
Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Geo the Sarge on January 03, 2008, 07:19:01 PM I believe they are mooring rings (obv) with the other type (flat T shape jobbies) being called cleats.
geo Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: gatso on January 03, 2008, 07:21:06 PM I believe they are mooring rings (obv) with the other type (flat T shape jobbies) being called cleats. geo big round ones shaped a bit like a fat mushroom I was thinking of Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: MKKfish on January 03, 2008, 07:50:27 PM bollards
Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: gatso on January 03, 2008, 08:02:42 PM bollards please don't tell me it's that simple. I assumed they'd have some clever nautical name Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: MKKfish on January 03, 2008, 08:03:25 PM bollards please don't tell me it's that simple. I assumed they'd have some clever nautical name Sorry.. http://www.maritimeinternational.com/site5.php Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Ironside on January 03, 2008, 08:05:52 PM bollards please don't tell me it's that simple. I assumed they'd have some clever nautical name i can confirm as my uncle used to own a fishing trawler i spent many a day playing leapfrog over the bollards while they got ready to goto sea Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: MKKfish on January 03, 2008, 11:01:37 PM bollards please don't tell me it's that simple. I assumed they'd have some clever nautical name i can confirm as my uncle used to own a fishing trawler i spent many a day playing leapfrog over the bollards while they got ready to goto sea Sweet Jesus! are you trying to set yourself up here? Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Ironside on January 03, 2008, 11:12:26 PM when people are picking on me they are leaving easy targets like bainn and adamm alone
Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Bainn on January 04, 2008, 02:01:24 AM When people are picking on me, they are leaving easy targets like Bainn and AdamM alone. FYP Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: RED-DOG on January 04, 2008, 11:23:30 AM It's a capstan.
Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: gatso on January 04, 2008, 12:07:25 PM It's a capstan. Nah, a capstan is the thing that turns and pulls in ropes (for your anchor etc). MKKfish definitely right with bollard Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: Snatiramas on January 04, 2008, 02:45:56 PM It's a capstan. Nah, a capstan is the thing that turns and pulls in ropes (for your anchor etc). MKKfish definitely right with bollard Weren't they non tipped cigarettes???? Title: Re: what do you call the big metal things Post by: ifm on January 04, 2008, 03:02:37 PM It's a capstan. Nah, a capstan is the thing that turns and pulls in ropes (for your anchor etc). MKKfish definitely right with bollard Weren't they non tipped cigarettes???? I thought they were the drivers ??? |