Not exactly Scrabble...

[Randi]

SCRABBLE. A badly written log. This term is used by the translators of the Bible at David's feigned madness, when he "scrabbled on the doors of the gate." The Sailor's Word-Book

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Pick a word, pick a color, give the coordinates of the starting point, specify if horizontal or vertical, and note if reversed.

[Morgan]

I'm back from time with family. Hope you all had a great holiday. Looks like my computer is limping along for a few more days.
Good job on the grid.

[Randi]

Welcome back!

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A6 down ANCHORED

My ship has spent the past two months anchored off Honolulu
According to Wikipedia, Honolulu is Hawaiian for "sheltered harbor" or "calm port"

[pommystuart]

Anchored, you think that was anchored, Shenandoah will have been anchored in Montivideo from Jan when I took over till mid June.

We will then be (B05-12) Underway.

[Morgan]

G 04 across First in the mailbox Seed Catalog. Kind of a nice harbinger of spring (with or without the space.)

[pommystuart]

C06-01) Combat. We hope our ships do not go into combat.
(We hope they just go out on a pleasure (C06-11) Cruise )

[Randi]

A2 down PLANTS

We have snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures forecasted for at least the next week, so I am not worrying about gardening for the moment. I just have a deck, so gardening is limited.
Also, over the past couple of years, I have noticed that the more ambitious my plans are, the worse they turn out.

[pommystuart]

(E10 back E04) Bumboat
A bumboat is a small boat used to transport supplies to ships that are anchored away from shore. The term may come from the Dutch word boomschuit, which means "canoe", and "boat".

[Morgan]

D02 Across North Pole With modern navigational systems (including a compas) my magnetic personality, (ha), even the flow of electricity and occurrence of lightning, I am wonderering, intrigued about the movement of the north pole and the potential for the magnetic fieldto flip. WIll Stuart get a new sleigh-riding neighbor?

[pommystuart]

It's been two days since last entry so I give you

The (F11 back F04) Uluburun Shipwreck is a Late Bronze Age shipwreck dated to the late 14th century BC, discovered close to the east shore of Uluburun (Grand Cape), Turkey, in the Mediterranean Sea.
The shipwreck was discovered in the summer of 1982 by Mehmed Çakir, a local sponge diver from Yalıkavak, a village near Bodrum.

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(A01 down) Ratlin
Nautical term
A ratlin (also Ratline) is a small, horizontal rope that runs between the shrouds of a sailing ship, forming a ladder-like structure. Ratlines are used for climbing the mast to stow sails, perform repairs, or keep watch.

[Randi]

That reminds me of the comment made by

J1 up KEVIN

"It is a rule of seamanship to always hold on to the shrouds (vertical standing rigging to which the ratlines are attached) because the ratlines sometime break, causing one's stomach to leap (more the higher you are). Or worse."

[pommystuart]

Sorry to get another in but it does fit with Randis entry. (when I get the start cell correct)

(O20) (O14) up with no space or punctuation) Lubbershole
A lubber's hole is a hole in the platform of a square-rigged ship's mast that allows sailors to climb to the top using the ratlins and without going over the futtock shrouds.

Thats it for a few more days.

[Morgan]

C 03 Down BOWLINE One of few mariner knots I know.

[pommystuart]

(A02-5) Port (A5-8) tack

[Morgan]

F 02 down SCHOONER .A favorite

[pommystuart]

On the boat theme can I offer you a (B16 back) Butty ? To go with your schooner (also a drink measure in some parts of Australia 425 ml (15 imp fl oz)?

Real meaning of butty.
A Butty narrowboat is an unpowered narrowboat that is towed behind a powered narrowboat. Butty boats were commonly used in pairs to carry cargo, and were especially common in the days of working boats.

[Randi]

J1 down KETTLES

According to The Sailor's Word-Book a kettle is "The brass or metal box of a compass."

[pommystuart]

(A08-15) Keelboat


How many remember that coin?

(E15 down) Tugboat, (Something you may need if your keelboat polers go on strike)

[Morgan]

J 15 backwards ARK Early water vessel.

[pommystuart]

Not as far back as the Arc but (K13-19) Ketches were used from the 17th century to the 1990s for a variety of purposes, including coastal trade, fishing, and naval service.