Mar 16, 2018 #1 Star0210 Guru Joined May 7, 2016 Messages 906 Location US Vessel Name Sea Star Vessel Make 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS Or rather...first thing I learned and retained. I have no idea what made me think of this. It was “hawse hole”.
Or rather...first thing I learned and retained. I have no idea what made me think of this. It was “hawse hole”.
Mar 16, 2018 #2 menzies Guru Joined May 11, 2014 Messages 7,233 Location USA Vessel Name SONAS Vessel Make Grand Alaskan 53 Ah, but why is called a hawsehole, when a hawser is passed through it - why not hawserhole?
Mar 16, 2018 #3 sbu22 Guru Joined Mar 16, 2011 Messages 1,253 Location US Vessel Name Panache Vessel Make Viking 43 Double Cabin '76 From late Middle English "halse" from Old Norse "hals" - the neck (bow) of a ship.
Mar 16, 2018 #4 RT Firefly Enigma Joined Oct 21, 2007 Messages 16,606 Location Bumpkin? Greetings, Hawsehole? I thought that was a nasty name for.....Never mind...
Mar 16, 2018 #5 OP OP Star0210 Guru Joined May 7, 2016 Messages 906 Location US Vessel Name Sea Star Vessel Make 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS RT Firefly said: Greetings, Hawsehole? I thought that was a nasty name for.....Never mind... Click to expand... Lolol. Probably why I remember it.
RT Firefly said: Greetings, Hawsehole? I thought that was a nasty name for.....Never mind... Click to expand... Lolol. Probably why I remember it.
Mar 16, 2018 #6 Moonfish Guru Commercial Member Joined Nov 19, 2011 Messages 1,586 Location USA Vessel Name Traveler Vessel Make Cheoy Lee 46 LRC The first thing I learned here was you have to have tough skin if you're going to do any posting!
Mar 16, 2018 #7 dhmeissner Guru Joined Sep 26, 2012 Messages 1,569 Location North America Vessel Name The Promise Vessel Make Roughwater 35 Moonfish said: The first thing I learned here was you have to have tough skin if you're going to do any posting! Click to expand...
Moonfish said: The first thing I learned here was you have to have tough skin if you're going to do any posting! Click to expand...
Mar 16, 2018 #8 OP OP Star0210 Guru Joined May 7, 2016 Messages 906 Location US Vessel Name Sea Star Vessel Make 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS Moonfish said: The first thing I learned here was you have to have tough skin if you're going to do any posting! Click to expand... True that!!
Moonfish said: The first thing I learned here was you have to have tough skin if you're going to do any posting! Click to expand... True that!!
Mar 16, 2018 #9 markpierce Master and Commander Joined Sep 25, 2010 Messages 12,557 Location USA Vessel Name Carquinez Coot Vessel Make penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6 Star0210 said: Or rather...first thing I learned and retained. I have no idea what made me think of this. It was “hawse hole”. Click to expand... Was it the first time successfully tying my shoe laces, or was it following my plastic tug boat in the street gutter during a heavy rain?
Star0210 said: Or rather...first thing I learned and retained. I have no idea what made me think of this. It was “hawse hole”. Click to expand... Was it the first time successfully tying my shoe laces, or was it following my plastic tug boat in the street gutter during a heavy rain?