Alan S. Glos
Well-Known Member
I look at a lot of ads for sailboats, sailboat parts and other nautical items on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and the like and they are often filled with interesting terms. to wit:
"Sunfish" (A generic term for any small sailboat)
"17 Foot Sunfish" (An unfortunate Sunfish strung out on steroids)
"Wench" (A round device to pull in ropes, and easy on the eyes to boot! Often comes in pairs)
"Rutter" (A device that clamps on the back of a boat used for steering or a male deer looking for a mate. Hey, I do live in rural NY!)
"Sale pole" (Any metal or wood pole that a sale <see below> is attached to)
"Haul" (The body of the boat without the rutter or the sale poles)
"Trailor" (A platform with wheels to haul a haul from point 'a' to 'b')
"Keel thingy" (Technical term for a daggerboard, centerboard or fixed keel or something on the bottom of a haul)
"Sale" (the cloth thingy that catches wind and moves the haul across the water)
"Neds work" (Assuming you can get it off the bottom of the lake)
"Solid haul" (Waterlogged)
Colorful. Feel free to add to the list. I am sure I missed some.
Holiday Greetings.
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
"Sunfish" (A generic term for any small sailboat)
"17 Foot Sunfish" (An unfortunate Sunfish strung out on steroids)
"Wench" (A round device to pull in ropes, and easy on the eyes to boot! Often comes in pairs)
"Rutter" (A device that clamps on the back of a boat used for steering or a male deer looking for a mate. Hey, I do live in rural NY!)
"Sale pole" (Any metal or wood pole that a sale <see below> is attached to)
"Haul" (The body of the boat without the rutter or the sale poles)
"Trailor" (A platform with wheels to haul a haul from point 'a' to 'b')
"Keel thingy" (Technical term for a daggerboard, centerboard or fixed keel or something on the bottom of a haul)
"Sale" (the cloth thingy that catches wind and moves the haul across the water)
"Neds work" (Assuming you can get it off the bottom of the lake)
"Solid haul" (Waterlogged)
Colorful. Feel free to add to the list. I am sure I missed some.
Holiday Greetings.
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY