Trivia

[Dave88]

It's also commonly spelt "Gunwale" and pronounced as - gunnel
It's a part of the boat anatomy and has nothing to do with guns and whales

[bootlegger]

Come on Guys this is an easy one. If you dont know the answer you arent a boat guy.

[bauchy]

is it the strip that goes around the deck?????

i dont know the name of any parts on my boat, just changed them if they were buggered. thats why its going to be called " ss boot boot "

[Sunbeam11]

I agree with Dave and Dave on both points.......but thats what really bugged me about that word...........the phonetic spelling being gunnel........
Sorry to jump the protocol here bauchy.......but on a personal quest for knowledge..... where the hell did the word come from anyway
Dave P .......you surely can help me here..... being a mariner of ancient times....
sorry.... a mariner knowing ancient times, is that where it come from????
hey dont get bogged down with this tho... next question please bauchy ??????

[Dave88]

Your go Bauchy

Sunbeam, this is a cut and paste from wikipedia:
"The gunwale (pronounced /ˈɡʌnəl/ "gunnel" to rhyme with "tunnel") is a nautical term describing the top edge of the side of a boat.
Wale is the same word as the skin injury, a weal, which, too, forms a ridge. Originally the gunwale was the "Gun ridge" on a sailing warship. This represented the strengthening wale or structural band added to the design of the ship, at and above the level of a gun deck. It was designed to accommodate the stresses imposed by the use of artillery."

Well I stand corrected, it does have something to do with guns after all

[Nick]

I always thought it was from gun rail and had morphed through the years of sailor slang to gunwhale or as its pronounced
gunnel

learn something new every day!

[Sunbeam11]

I like your work Dave..... thanks....you've put my mind at peace....I dont have to get my hearing checked afterall.
cheerr
Peter G

[Bob Vic]

I reckon the easy definition is 'that point where the deck meets the sides of the boat'.

[bauchy]

woohhhoooooo got one finally,

in the 1950 sid watt raced speed boats

his boat was called maxine! what was his other boats called????

simple question due to lack of mental energy today

brian

[Greg]

Pretty quiet on this one, so I'll have a go Brian.

Maxine II and Wanda.

Greg