Orcadian Boat Terms
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. |