A quick dash today to Rugby Boats at Stowe Hill Wharf for a pre-lockdown boat test. It was a blustery day, but sunny on and off, and when we got back a rainbow appeared. This boat test will help get us through the winter.
Hi Adam, I've been catching up with old CBs and enjoyed the test of Flutterby - I learnt the proper term for the lump of storage in front of the well-deck! It occurred to me there are lots of terms I don't know, such as cant, and (I think)front bend which was in that review, and why the boatman's beam is there. Could you, or someone, do a feature on this? and something on lock terminology would be good too - Brian on Harnser seems to know all the bits of a lock but I start to struggle after balance beam and paddle gear! Things like quoin, collar, etc. best wishes for lockdown and hope you have managed to winterise! Debby
Hi Adam,
ReplyDeleteI've been catching up with old CBs and enjoyed the test of Flutterby - I learnt the proper term for the lump of storage in front of the well-deck! It occurred to me there are lots of terms I don't know, such as cant, and (I think)front bend which was in that review, and why the boatman's beam is there. Could you, or someone, do a feature on this? and something on lock terminology would be good too - Brian on Harnser seems to know all the bits of a lock but I start to struggle after balance beam and paddle gear! Things like quoin, collar, etc.
best wishes for lockdown and hope you have managed to winterise!
Debby