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Two scuppers cut into either side of this outdoor stairwell prevent water from building up and making the stairs slippery. A scupper is an opening in the side walls of a vessel or an open-air structure, which allows water to drain instead of pooling within the bulwark or gunwales of a vessel, or within the curbing or walls of a building. Ship's ...
Bilge compartment in a steel hulled ship (looking down) Bilge compartment and pump. The bilge / b ɪ l dʒ / of a ship or boat is the part of the hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water. The "turn of the bilge" is the transition from the bottom of a hull to the sides of a hull.
The metal sheathing of Cutty Sark, made from the copper alloy Muntz metal. Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline.
Ship found at the bottom of Lake Superior more than 100 years after it went missing. Tribune. Christa Lawler, Star Tribune. May 2, 2024 at 3:56 PM.
Sampson post: a strong vertical post which supports a ship's windlass and the heel of its bowsprit, also used to making off mooring lines. Scuppers: gaps in the bulwarks permitting water to drain off the deck. Shackle: a U-shaped fitting secured by a removable pin for securely connecting chains, lines, and other fittings. Known as a "snap ...
Put him in the scuppers with a hosepipe on him. [12] Pull out the plug and wet him all over. [12] Tie him to the taffrail when she's yardarm under [12] Heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowline. [12] Scrape the hair off his chest with a hoop-iron razor. [2] Give 'im a dose of salt and water. [2] Stick on his back a mustard plaster. [2]
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