All these boating jargon is confusing

[mthieme]

Re: All these boating jargon is confusing

I'm reading the launching and retrieval threads to properly launch my first soon to be boat. However, all the boating jargons has gotten me confused. There are talks about "fenders" and "transom savers" that I have no clue what they are referring to? Is there a dictionary somewhere on this site that will give a complete newbie understanding to what these boating terminology means?

Good thing we're not back int he days of square riggers!

Here are just a few sites to get you going...
http://www.tpub.com/content/advancement/14325/css/14325_185.htm
http://www.andrews.com/kysc/terms.html
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/indoc_term.htm

 

[rubinjames]

Re: All these boating jargon is confusing

Learned something. I have had boats and trailers for 40 yrs. I never knew the legs of the A frame where called booms.