Nautical questions

[kenshin393]

Just got Andreas captain Kidd and I was wondering what the cylindrical objects in the rack below the rail are? C'mon you salty sea-dogs. Give us a clue,ta!

 

[billyturnip]

They are belaying pins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belaying_pin

 

[kenshin393]

Cheers matey! Avast! Etc etc

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers matey! Avast! Etc etc

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, only too pleased to help me old shipmate, arrrrr.

 

[DaddyO]

That they be indeed Billy my bonny lad, that they be.

 

[Helm]

Often used as weapons I believe from my reading
Steve

 

[billyturnip]

Often used as weapons I believe from my reading
Steve

And other uses during drunken messdeck parties no doubt.

 

[MalcC]

alternatively known as nut cruncher's. or to put it mildly, for whacking one's cranium.

Malc

 

[kenshin393]

I might paint mine up as large bavarian sausages, kept in a handy place for peckish mariners.
Hoist the plank ye swabs! Pieces of fo'csle! Shiver me wotsits!

 

[MalcC]

They're the wurst.
And be careful of your wotsits, you might get them swabbed.

Malc

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Extra points if you find the one containing the painting of the fallen Madonna with the big ****ies.....by van Klomp.

 

[Joe55]

Was it the one the Nazi's got?

 

[billyturnip]

Was it the one the Nazi's got?

View attachment 196619

 

[OldTaff]

I could think up all kinds of comments for this picture, but I fear the moderators would blank them out! Also, I know how young some of you are Ahem!

Alan

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Thufferin' thucketash!

 

[OldTaff]

I tort I taw a puddy tat!