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Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear. A setting pole or quant (quant pole) is a pole, handled by a crew member, to move boats, barges (in which case it is also called a barge pole) or punts by pushing the craft in the desired direction. The pole is used to push against the river or sea bed or, in some cases, the bank of the river.
It is usual to carry one or two spare poles in a race, so that one can keep punting if a pole gets stuck or is dropped. A punt pole differs from the Fenland quant in that it does not have a cross piece at the top, and from the more generally used setting pole in that it only has a metal shoe on one end. [5]
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This memorial nickel shows the use of setting poles on Lewis & Clark's Keelboat. The keelboat could be propelled by oars, sails, poles and towlines. When using the setting poles, the crew put the poles in the bottom of the river and pushed off while walking from the bow to the stern. Towlines were used by men, horses, or oxen pulling the boat. [9]
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Quant may refer to: Quant (surname) Quant pole, used to propel a barge; A financial jargon term for: Quantitative analyst, someone who applies mathematical techniques to financial investment; Quantitative fund, an investment fund managed by use of numerical methods; Quantitative investing, investing using such techniques
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