Re: [Cal_Boats] Re:Correct terms, was: Headliner

Well, in a way that isn't entirely "wrong", since technically.... when you come out of the cabin and on deck.... you are "going topside". While we're at this.....The other direction would be "going below", not going "downstairs" <GRIN!>. But I too have seem far too many cases where someone (not very often on this list) wrote "Topside(s)" when they meant deck while describing what they had painted. If you are describing the paint scheme and use the term "topsides" that is referring to the TOP of the sides, in other words.... the sides of the hull between the waterline and the gunwales. Finally, the shaft that an inboard rudder pivots on is the "rudder shaft" or rudder "stock" not "rudder post", the rudder "post" is the timber on a wooden vessel at the aft end of the keel against which the rudder is attached (basically the trailing edge of a FULL-Keel that has the rudder attached to the keel.) I believe the term applies to either an outboard rudder or inboard rudder setup. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II former co-owner (with Dad) of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:38:15 -0700 drizzlelimu <dr… [at] yahoo.com> writes: Or "top sides" when they mean on deck. From: "Rodney G. Johnson" Date:03/25/2014 13:22 (GMT-08:00) To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Headliner ? And don't forget.... "tiller handle" when they mean TILLER. Can't get over how many times I've heard or read that one. Also: Swing-keel when htey mean Centerboard Full-keel when they mean Deep-fin keel Ceiling, when htey mean Overhead (ceiling on a boat is the covering for the inside of the hull, often cedar strips on a wooden boat) And the funniest one, (maybe caused by spell-check?) Wench, when they mean Winch (well ,at least I think they mean winch?) Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II former co-owner (with Dad) of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:19:10 -0400 "Harleigh Ewell" <hp… [at] hpewell.com> writes: Agreed. Here are a few of my favorite mistakes: Coarse for course Gail for gale Healed for heeled Loose for lose Stantion for stanchion Teather for tether Harleigh From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:39 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Headliner On 3/24/2014 8:07 PM, mi… [at] yahoo.com wrote: "Dorade" rather than "Dorado," named after the 1936 and 2013 Transpac winner http://dorade.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorade_(yacht) Here's my vote for helping each other use accurate terms. Sailing is perhaps unique in the number and oddness of its terminology, largely because it has such an extended history. On our local historical schooner, we have a fife rail, and when i was using the rigging model the other evening, I explained where the term comes from. It helps us to have some sense of our history. So also with Dorade, the most famous vessel of her day (the Cal 40 of her day, to be more specific). I get grumpy when I hear people speak of "incidences" when they mean incidents, and of "contingency" fees in my field of work when they mean "contingent" fees. Chris Campbell Fast-Growing Industry A New Player In The Booming Bottled Water Market. AlkameWater.com High blood pressure breakthrough Korean Biochemist makes high blood pressure breakthrough http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5331efd4b5d386fd41eb8st02duc