The MASTER is back!!

cSickNick · #1 05-07-2007, 04:23 PM

Simple answer ....

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"Portholes

Sometimes, novice seamen will ask, "how come holes on the starboard side are called portholes instead of starboard-holes?" Many old salts are ready with explanations, but actually the name "porthole" has nothing to do with its location. The word originated during the reign of Henry V of England [1485]. It seems the good king insisted on mounting cannon to large for his ships, and therefore the conventional methods of securing the weapons on the forecastle and aftcastle could not be used.

A French shipbuilder named James Baker was commissioned to solve the problem, and solve it he did by piercing the ship's sides so the cannon could be mounted inside the fore and aft castles.

The French word "porte", meaning door, was used to designate the revolutionary invention. "Porte" was anglicized to "port" and later corrupted to porthole. Eventually, it came to mean any opening in a ship's side whether for cannon or not."

FELLOW-SHIP · #2 05-07-2007, 04:45 PM

Shoot I would have passed you on that 6 pack license with just this one answer. Your Da Man.

FellowShip

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Capt Chuck · #3 05-07-2007, 05:48 PM

Congrats Master NicK !, You won't get off that easy with me so, heres one for ya. I missed this question on my Boatswain's mate 2 rating exam............

Q: Where is the ships "Flower" located ?
A: After you give up

Ed · #4 05-07-2007, 11:23 PM

Congrats OUZO on passing the masters exam! Did Jimmy take the upgrade with you??

I am dropping off my paperwork at Coast Guard Group Boston this week. I think getting all the paperwork together was harder than passing the exam in December.

cSickNick · #5 05-08-2007, 03:57 PM

Thank's Ed,

Congrat's to you also!!

Jimmy was not interested in the Master Upgrade. As history shows in the news recently, Greeks are not the best captains

We do OK when it comes to fishing though ...

- Nick

nestorpr · #6 05-09-2007, 12:24 PM

Congrats Nick!! Now someone please tell me where the hell is the "Flower" located, huh?

Capt Chuck · #7 05-09-2007, 12:40 PM

A. The "Ships Flower" is located on the bridge. The center of the compass card is called the "Rose" Used to take relative bearings on landmarks or Ships

FELLOW-SHIP · #8 05-08-2007, 10:08 AM

Q: Where is the ships "Flower" located ?

That’s a easy one. Where ever the prettiest girl is sitting.

FellowShip

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Finster · #9 05-10-2007, 08:42 AM

OK, I have one for all you nautical wizards. Give me the defination of "poop". I think it was in deck general section of the OUPV.

This should be an easy one for Spidercrab.

FELLOW-SHIP · #10 05-10-2007, 09:43 AM

I always thought that the poop deck was the deck that the deck hands took a Poop from but I was corrected by I believe it was Don Herman of Hermco. If I can remember correctly he said it was for the Dainties (what ever that means) where is Don when you need his professional input about important stuff like this.

FellowShip

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My motto: Just for the Grins