Friday, December 30, 2011

London Boat Show


This showcase of British & international boating is opening it's doors next Friday the 6th of January. There will be plenty for all different types of boating people from dinghies up to ocean going superyachts. So why not put the date in your diary and blow those winter blues away.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Site Closed

Hey Guys and Gals,

Sorry to inform you all..

Due to financial conflicts, I closed my website Boyle's Boats at http://www.boylesboats.com..

I am still building boats via "words of mouths"..

Till I find another reliable site hosting, I may be back on network..

Thanks

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Nautical - Powell's Books


http://www.powells.com/section/nautical/
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books.

Link is to the Nautical section.

Glossary of Select Terms Found at the Library of Congress

Here: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/Boatbuilding.html

Barnegat Bay sneakbox: A small, round-bottom waterfowling boat of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, origin.

Bateau (pl. Bateaux): A flat-bottomed boat with flaring sides and raked bow and stern.

Bayman-skills: The abilities necessary to perform water-related tasks in regions such as Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, where marine industry is both land and water-based.

Birch-bark canoe: A canoe with hull covered by one or more pieces of stitched birch-bark.

Boom: A spar used to extend the foot of a sail.

Bushwack boat: A boat propelled by pulling surrounding plant growth or overhanging trees.

Canal boat: A boat designed for use on narrow, man-made waterways and used primarily for hauling bulk loads.

Canoe: A light, narrow boat with pointed, usually symmetric ends typically propelled by hand-held paddle.

Caulking: The process or material used to make the joint between two planks watertight.

Clinker-built: See "Lap-streak."

Corking: See "Caulking."

Crab garvey: A small, flat-bottomed boat commonly found along the New Jersey coast with broad, square ends used for catching and transporting crabs.

Cross-planking: The process of installing bottom planks perpendicular to a boat's centerline.

Cypress: The wood derived from a variety of evergreen tree of the pine family unique to swampland.

Deck: A horizontal surface in a boat.

Deck gear: All items necessary for the operation of a watercraft kept within immediate reach of the crew.

Decoy: An imitation waterfowl, usually carved from wood, used by a hunter to lure prey.

Double-ender: A boat with symmetric, or nearly symmetric, bow and stern.

Ferry: A boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, or goods.

Fiberglass: A synthetic material that, when combined with resin, grows hard and waterproof. Commonly utilized in boat construction.

Flanger: A small, flat-bottomed boat.

Frame: A transverse rib-like structure to which planking is attached.

Framing: The process of constructing a frame.

Guide boat: A boat designed primarily for guiding.

Guiding: The act of leading a party, usually a hunting party, through hazardous and or inaccessible terrain.

Gun boat: A military boat laden with one or more large artillery pieces.

Hull: The body of a boat exclusive of upper decks and rigging.

Jig: A frame or guide upon which a boat's superstructure is constructed.

Johnboat: A narrow, flat-bottomed, square-ended boat used primarily on inland waterways.

Kayak: A decked, canoe-like boat of Eskimo origin.

Lap-streak (strake): A method of hull planking in which each plank overlaps the next by a short distance.

Lofting: The process of enlarging to full size the contours and dimensions of a hull as represented by blueprint.

Marine railway: A segment of track used to transport large boats short distances from land to water.

Marine propeller: A forged, screw-like device fastened to the end of a boat engine's drive shaft, converting engine rotation to forward or reverse thrust.

Mast: A vertical spar extending from a deck supporting both mast and rigging.

Outboard motor: A small, usually stern-mounted, single thrust unit containing an engine, drive shaft, and propeller.

Oyster tonging: The process of lifting oysters from their beds using oyster tongs.

Oyster tongs: A scissors-like tool used to capture and lift oysters from their beds below the water line.

Pirogue: A canoe-like boat primarily of the dugout variety.

Plank canoe: A canoe with hull composed of planks.

Planking: The strips of timber composing a boat's exterior hull structure.

Plywood: A composite wood product formed of several veneers of varying wood types.

Pondbox: A small, square, one-man waterfowling boat not intended for transportation.

Quahog: A thick-shelled, American clam.

Railbird: A variety of waterfowl common to New Jersey marshlands.

Rib: A lateral member of a boat's superstructure usually steam-bent and evenly spaced.

Rigging: All running and standing lines used to control and support sails and spars.

Shipfitting: The process of arranging structural members prior to welding or riveting. Commonly associated with naval ship construction.

Skiff: A small, light rowing or sailing boat.

Skipjack: A wide, sail-powered, oyster dredging boat found primarily on the Chesapeake Bay.

Sneakbox: See "Barnegat Bay sneakbox."

Stern: The rear segment of a boat.

Strip canoe: A canoe with hull composed of narrow, wooden slats.

Through hull: Any hardware that penetrates the hull so as to necessitate the removal of a hull cross-section.

Tow boat: A boat used to pull barges, bulk loads, or other boats.

Wangan boat: A boat used for carrying provisions.

Monday, April 4, 2011

My Devlin Egret's first splash.

Finally launched my Egret on saturday at Lake Woodlands in The Woodlands, Tx , North of Houston.  Rowed with my wife.  Will sail later this week.  First time to row also,  wasn't as easy as it looks..  Took me a while to find a rhythem and feel coordindated.  Wore my self out.  I look forward to sailing and taking it easy..  Pics of the launch are at this link  http://ronnieo72.multiply.com/photos
 
Ronnie

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

GOING SOUTH (AKA Cleaning house)

As time grows nearer I have a lot of extra stuff to try and sell.

Just to mention a few,

2  ABI Bronze Ports- 7 x 14 w/ screens

1 roll of High Density Vinyl sound proofing (approx 1/4" x 48' x 25')

1ea. Navman Digital Depth Sounder & Knot meter w/ plastic thru hulls

All items are brand new, in the box.

If any one is interested, contact me at dltheobald@woh.rr.com for more details.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL.

CB