Name
|
Description
|
| Bilge-kods |
Bilge keels. |
| Helwel (holywale) |
The rubbing strake, fitted on the outside of the gunwale. |
| Huddeens-Hoodends |
Where the ends of the planks attach to the stem or sternpost. |
| Hunnyspot |
Breasthook |
| Keeldright |
A sacrificial keel fitted to the main keel to take the wear when hauling on a stony beach. |
| Mullack |
A piece of wood attached to the keel/stem at the forefoot to protect from hitting against rocks. This was popular in Rackwick, for obvious reasons. |
| Pump-thaft |
A hollow thaft that conducts the bilge-water over the side from the pump. |
| Sailing-thaft |
Thwart that supports the mainmast. |
| Shangie |
A loop of rope cow-hitched round the mast to hold the bottom end of the spreet. |
| Skare |
Scarf (joint in a plank). |
| Slates |
Wooden protective wear-plates nailed to the square section of the oar where it bears between the thole pins. |
| Spreet |
Sprit that holds up the peak of the sail. |
| Strake |
Stroke (plank). |
| Thaft |
Thwart. |
| Thowls |
Thole pins. |
| Timmers |
Timbers (the ribs). |
| Tomeboy |
A forked piece of wood inserted in the thowl socket for hauling fishing lines over – otherwise the line would cut into the wood of the gunwale. |
| Tulfers |
The bottom boards. |
| Wiring |
The stringer that supports the thafts. |
