12 oar CID: INLANDW.261 TID: INLANDW.10 USE: coxed twelve DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 12+ CID: INLANDW.261 TID: INLANDW.11 USE: coxed twelve DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 2 foot punt CID: INLANDW.866 TID: INLANDW.1 USE: semi-racer punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 2+ CID: INLANDW.260 TID: INLANDW.2 USE: coxed pair DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 2- CID: INLANDW.263 TID: INLANDW.3 USE: coxless pair DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 4 oar (coxed) CID: INLANDW.259 TID: INLANDW.4 USE: coxed four DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 4 oar (coxless) CID: INLANDW.262 TID: INLANDW.5 USE: coxless four DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 4+ CID: INLANDW.259 TID: INLANDW.6 USE: coxed four DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 4- CID: INLANDW.262 TID: INLANDW.7 USE: coxless four DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 8 oar CID: INLANDW.258 TID: INLANDW.8 USE: coxed eight DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 8+ CID: INLANDW.258 TID: INLANDW.9 USE: coxed eight DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Aberdeenshire Canal boat CID: INLANDW.12 TID: SN: Specific design for Aberdeenshire Canal, maximium size 57ft x 9ft. Little known. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 above decks watercraft component CID: INLANDW.13 TID: SN: Not to be used for indexing. Use a more specific term. The top edge of the highest deck on the vessel is the division between above and below decks. BT: watercraft component NT: back cabin back end rail beam (narrow boat) bed hole box mast bulkhead buttstrap cabin frame cabin slide cants chock (boat component) coaming cratch cratch board (horizontal) deck beam (narrow boat) deck board deck cloth deck lid deck plate deckspace dolly engine 'ole engine 'ole slide false cratch float (component) fore cabin gimbal girder chain girder strings gunwhale hawse eye hawse plate hawse timber headledge knee strings margin plank mast modesty flap plank (boat component) ram's head rigging rudder stock sidecloth strings sidecloths soap hole spar stanchion stand stay stem bar stem iron stempost sternpost swan's neck T stud table cupboard table flap tiller tiller bar tippet toe rail top cloth top cloth strings top timber tumblehome tunnel hook uprights ventilator DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Adelphi Canal boat CID: INLANDW.14 TID: SN: 1.5 ton boat, shape and size unknown, used on Adelphi Canal in Calow, Derbyshire in conjunction with the Adelphi Works. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 admiral class boat CID: INLANDW.15 TID: SN: Six pairs of boats built by Isaac Pimblott and Sons Ltd of Northwich and W.J. Yarwood of Northwich between 1957-60 for British Waterways North Western Division Southern Carrying Fleet. They were all named after former Admirals of the fleet. BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 adze CID: INLANDW.16 TID: SN: A tool with a long wooden handle and curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for chopping and shaping wood. BT: forming equipment woodworking equipment NT: carpenter's adze shipwright's adze DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 aft cockpit cruiser CID: INLANDW.17 TID: SN: Motor cruiser steered from the stern; type is popular with fishermen. BT: motor cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Aire and Calder compartment boat CID: INLANDW.18 TID: SN: They were developed for the Aire and Calder Navigation by P.H. Bartholomew and in use from 1865 until 1987. They are rectangular boxes 21ft x 15ft x 8ft drawing 6ft 6in with 35 tons, loading up to 40 tons. They were initially pushed in groups of 6 by a tug with a dummy bow. During the Twentieth Century most trains were towed with 19 boats (up to 30) linked. They were lifted out of the water to unload. UF: pan Tom Pudding BT: transport RT: jebus DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 aluminium boat CID: INLANDW.19 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is aluminium. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Ampton boat CID: INLANDW.469 TID: INLANDW.20 USE: Hampton boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 anchor CID: INLANDW.21 TID: SN: Devices dropped to the bottom of a body of water or to land and designed to bury themselves there in order to restrict the movement of watercraft or other floating objects. UF: ship's anchor BT: boat equipment NT: grapnel anchor kedge anchor mushroom anchor rond anchor stockless anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 anchor lamp CID: INLANDW.22 TID: SN: Cylindrical hanging lamp fastened with side rings for running up the mast or hung from the fore stay or a similar wire. Robustly constructed in brass tin or galvanised iron. Lens glass is fully circular either globe type or dioptric pattern. Wire glass protectors usually run from oil reservoir to upper body of lamp. BT: ship's lamp RT: fore stay not under command lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 anchor windlass CID: INLANDW.23 TID: SN: Hand or mechanical winch used to raise or lower the anchor of a vessel. BT: cargo handling system component ship's windlass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 angle furnace CID: INLANDW.24 TID: SN: A special furnace used to heat frames for iron or steel boats before they are shaped on a bending block. BT: boatbuilding equipment RT: bending block DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 anser pin CID: INLANDW.25 TID: SN: Metal bolt fitted through the hull side of a narrow boat to carry the tunnel hooks. BT: pin RT: tunnel hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 anvil CID: INLANDW.26 TID: SN: Heavy, usually steel or iron blocks on which metal is shaped by hand hammering or forging. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 apron (boat component) CID: INLANDW.27 TID: SN: The inner timber of the stempost. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: deadwood keel (boat component) keelson stempost sternpost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 apron (costume) CID: INLANDW.28 TID: SN: Aprons worn by late Nineteenth Century/early Twentieth Century boatwomen with a long front and no bib, some buttoned at the back and/or secured with a belt at the waist. UF: bib pinafore pinner BT: costume DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Arbury Canal boat CID: INLANDW.29 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. UF: Newdigate Canal boat BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Arisaig Canal boat CID: INLANDW.30 TID: SN: Locals recall a boat used on this artificial waterway connecting Loch Nan Eala with Arisaig Bay. Details not yet known. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Arun barge CID: INLANDW.31 TID: SN: Small Thames barges capable of using the Wey and Arun Canal and River Wey to the Thames. Size varied depending on where they traded. The boats were 12ft beam and 40ft to 70ft long and carried around 20 tons. The decks were clear of objects because of low bridge heights on the Wey and Arun Canal. Larger Arun Barges used the River below Arundel. BT: Thames barge RT: Thames sailing barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 auger CID: INLANDW.32 TID: SN: Hand tools with a long steel staff up to 2 inches diameter, used with a wood cross handle sometimes loose, used for boring holes in wood. Covers various patent patterns. BT: drilling equipment RT: platelayer's brace DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Aylsham Navigation wherry CID: INLANDW.33 TID: SN: A small Norfolk wherry, built to the size of the Aylsham Navigation. 12 ft 6 ins x 3 ft 6 ins max. BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 BACAT barge CID: INLANDW.34 TID: SN: Barges designed to work with BACAT ship. BT: transport NT: one hundred and forty ton barge three hundred and seventy ton barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 BACAT ship CID: INLANDW.35 TID: SN: A ship designed to carry 10 x one hundred and forty ton barges and 3 x three hundred and seventy ton barges. BACAT stands for Barge Aboard Catamaran BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 back band CID: INLANDW.36 TID: SN: Wide leather strap across the spine of the horse forming the main support for the trace chains or bobbin traces. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 back cabin CID: INLANDW.37 TID: SN: A canal narrow boat term describing the cabin at the stern of the boat in which the crew lived. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 back end rail CID: INLANDW.38 TID: SN: A curved metal bar, carrying a sliding metal ring, fitted across the front end of the engineroom of a canal narrow boat, often used to attach mooring lines. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 back flap CID: INLANDW.39 TID: SN: A type of hinge which allows hinged parts to sit back to back with no gap. Used in narrow boat cabins. BT: fastener RT: table flap DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 back stay CID: INLANDW.40 TID: SN: A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the stern of a vessel to support the mast. BT: stay DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bag hook CID: INLANDW.41 TID: SN: A single, curved metal hook with a short wooden handle, designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. UF: docker's hook hand hook sack hook BT: hook NT: double bag hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bailer CID: INLANDW.42 TID: SN: Shallow water container with a short wooden handle; kept on the roof of the stern cabin when not in use beside mop and water can. Sold as bailers for small watercraft from chandlers and adapted for use as 'dippers' on narrow boats. Corn scoops bought from ironmongers also adapted for this use. BT: boat equipment boat maintenance equipment RT: dipper DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bale boat CID: INLANDW.43 TID: SN: Canal flat with a wide deck designed to carry cotton on the Rochdale Canal. BT: Rochdale flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bale hook CID: INLANDW.44 TID: SN: A mechanical device with two points which is used with chains for lifting bales. BT: hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ballard CID: INLANDW.45 TID: SN: A type of ice breaking boat invented by Stephen Ballard in 1838 on the Hereford and Gloucester Canal. It involved a shovel type device being used to break the ice from below. BT: ice breaker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bank boat CID: INLANDW.775 TID: INLANDW.46 USE: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bank tub CID: INLANDW.47 TID: SN: A floating box with sliding seat and outrigger tethered to the bank and used for technique coaching. BT: training craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bantock boat CID: INLANDW.48 TID: SN: Boat with iron sides wooden bottoms but also single wooden side strake built up from the bottoms. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 barge CID: INLANDW.49 TID: SN: A craft with a boat shaped bow and with flat (transom) rounded or pointed sterns. Almost all 14 feet wide or wider, the length can vary considerably. UF: wide boat BT: cargo vessel NT: barges designed to work in multiple units float (boat) keel (boat) Lancaster Canal boat Leeds and Liverpool craft lighter luff barge Mersey barge Mersey flat Norfolk wherry North Eastern barge River Severn craft Scottish barge Thames barge western barge RT: narrow boat toe rail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 barge pole CID: INLANDW.50 TID: SN: Pole used for propelling or fending off a barge by pushing with the pole against a fixed point. Could have a variety of ends. Has a thicker diameter than a boat shaft. BT: boat equipment human powered propulsion system component RT: quant rypek DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 barge pot CID: INLANDW.641 TID: INLANDW.51 USE: Measham teapot DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 barges designed to work in multiple units CID: INLANDW.52 TID: SN: Use a more specific term. BT: barge NT: Fen lighter gang lighter Stour lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bargeware CID: INLANDW.641 TID: INLANDW.53 USE: Measham teapot DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Barnsley keel CID: INLANDW.54 TID: SN: Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Barnsley. Size 70ft x 14ft 6 inches. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 barrel pump CID: INLANDW.55 TID: SN: A pump designed to fit into the bung hole of a barrel and pump it out. BT: pump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Basingstoke barge CID: INLANDW.56 TID: SN: Like Wey Barges they were non-sailing Thames barges, 72ft 6in x 13ft 10in and carrying 80 tons on the River Thames, 50 tons on the Canal, less above Basingstoke. The last barge was built in 1935 ceasing trading in 1967. There were two main types 'odd'ns' used for day work with no cabin and 'reso's' with a cabin. BT: Thames barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bastard boat CID: INLANDW.57 TID: SN: Barge size but constructed in the style of narrow boats,a general term but specifically applied to the type operated on the Bridgewater Canal, Rochdale Canal and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 BCN boat CID: INLANDW.85 TID: INLANDW.58 USE: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 BCN boat number plate CID: INLANDW.59 TID: SN: Metal plate, indicating the gauging number of a craft on the BCN (Birmingham Canal Navigations). Early examples are oval with chiselled numbers from iron plate. Later examples in cast iron, three designs. BT: boat plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 beam (narrow boat) CID: INLANDW.60 TID: SN: Thick wooden planks 11 inches wide by 2 inches, set across the width of the hull of a narrow boat at gunwhale level to provide rigidity to the hull. They have cut out slots and notches to support the stands and mast. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: girder chain mast running planks stand DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 beater CID: INLANDW.638 TID: INLANDW.61 USE: maul DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bed hole CID: INLANDW.62 TID: SN: A cupboard space in a canal narrow boat cabin having a door which drops down to a horizontal position to form the base of a bed in the cabin. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bellows CID: INLANDW.63 TID: SN: Instruments or machines that produce a strong current of air by expansion or contraction of an air chamber, usually used to fan a fire in a hearth. BT: blacksmith's equipment founding equipment heating equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 belly band CID: INLANDW.64 TID: SN: Narrow leather strap with buckle fastener fitting under the ribcage of the horse, preventing the back band from lifting. UF: girth strap BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 below decks watercraft component CID: INLANDW.65 TID: SN: Not to be used for indexing. Use a more specific term. The top edge of the highest deck on the vessel is the division between above and below decks. BT: watercraft component NT: apron (boat component) belting bilge plate bilges bosom bar bottom board bulkhead buttstrap carling coffin plate deadwood floor frame futtocks grounds guard iron gusset hatches hog hold ice plates keel (boat component) keel bar keelson knee long board mast step oxter plate pillar plank (boat component) pump box rib rudder shearing shell plate shutts skin plank slide stealer stem bar stem iron stempost stern cupboard sternpost stopwater strake T pump thwart tumblehome DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 belt CID: INLANDW.66 TID: SN: Flexible straps or bands generally encircling the waist or hips or passing over the shoulder and usually having some type of fastener, such as a buckle; worn for decoration, support, or to carry such items as weapons, tools, or money. BT: costume NT: spiders web belt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 belting CID: INLANDW.67 TID: SN: The timber guard strips attached to larger vessels at deck level to protect from impact and abrasion. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bench shears CID: INLANDW.68 TID: SN: Large shears used in sheet metal work typically having one handle bent to go into a hole in the top of the workbench so that they rest on the surface when in use. BT: metalworking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bending block CID: INLANDW.69 TID: SN: A large iron casting punctured with square or round holes. On it vessels' frames are bent to shape, following the curve of the set iron, the frames are held by dogs, and the holes allow any shape to be manipulated. The frame bending is done by sledge or pneumatic hammers working on red-hot metal. BT: boatbuilding equipment RT: angle furnace DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bent iron CID: INLANDW.70 TID: SN: A caulking iron with a bend in it, used for reaching places that a straight iron cannot reach. BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 berthing tug CID: INLANDW.71 TID: SN: Manoeuvrable vessel used to put larger ships onto the correct berth or to turn them in small waterways. BT: tug DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 best and best punt CID: INLANDW.72 TID: SN: A single racing punt. BT: racing punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 best boat CID: INLANDW.73 TID: SN: Developed from the earlier wager boat. Lightweight with just sufficient room for a single occupant. Most best boats were of semicircular section, without a proper keel but with a type of fin placed aft of the sculler. The interior ends were lined with waterproof silk. After 1873 there was a sliding seat and full outriggers. BT: competitive craft human powered boat RT: wager whiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bevel CID: INLANDW.74 TID: SN: A tool marking a fixed angle other than 90 degrees. UF: bevel gauge BT: measuring equipment NT: boatbuilder's bevel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bevel board CID: INLANDW.75 TID: SN: Used in wooden boatbuilding. Has the angle of bevel of each frame of the boat marked on it. BT: boatbuilding equipment measuring equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bevel gauge CID: INLANDW.74 TID: INLANDW.76 USE: bevel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bib CID: INLANDW.28 TID: INLANDW.77 USE: apron (costume) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bilge plate CID: INLANDW.78 TID: SN: Metal shell plate on a vessel which joins the sides to the bottom, often curved. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bilge pump CID: INLANDW.79 TID: SN: Pump used to remove water from the bilges of a boat. Usually consisting of a long cylinder with a hand operated plunger. BT: boat equipment pump RT: bilges DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bilges CID: INLANDW.80 TID: SN: The lowest part of the internal spaces of a vessel, usually below the hold ceiling and cabin floor into which all leakage and rain water drains. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: bilge pump sounding rod DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 billy boy CID: INLANDW.81 TID: SN: Similar to keels in construction but much larger. Billy boys traded all over the North Sea and had more developed sailing rigs than both sloops and keels. Often clinker built in construction. BT: keel (boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 binnacle CID: INLANDW.896 TID: INLANDW.82 USE: ship's binnacle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Birkenhead flat CID: INLANDW.83 TID: SN: Used on the Mersey but not on the Bridgewater Canal as they were too big to go up Runcorn locks. BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Birmingham Canals tub boat CID: INLANDW.84 TID: SN: A British Waterways experimental design of 1957. Capacity up to 4 tons. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Birmingham day boat CID: INLANDW.85 TID: SN: Double ended and either open or with a simple cabin they retain the simplicity of design of the original Worsley mine boats. Built in wood, iron or steel or a combination they vary in size and capacity according to builder, company or cargo specification. The maximum size of a day boat using locks was 71ft 6in x 7ft 2in and loading 40 tons on a draught of 3ft 10in. UF: BCN boat joey boat BT: narrow boat NT: Bantock boat box cabin boat double ender Hampton boat hotholer round sterned day boat Rowley ragger station boat (Birmingham) tube boat RT: open boat open day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bit CID: INLANDW.86 TID: SN: An interchangeable tool used chiefly for boring holes, designed to be fitted into a brace. They fit into the brace with either a short, square tapered tang or have a flat tang for insertion into a wooden pad or the foot of a wooden brace. BT: drilling equipment RT: shipwright's brace DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bittern CID: INLANDW.87 TID: SN: A class of sailing dinghies 11.5 feet long, designed for the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads by Leslie Landamore. BT: recreational craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bitts CID: INLANDW.88 TID: SN: Pairs of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 black boat CID: INLANDW.1046 TID: INLANDW.89 USE: tanker boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 blacksmith's equipment CID: INLANDW.91 TID: SN: Equipment used as part of a blacksmith's regular work. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: forming and shaping equipment metalworking equipment NT: anvil bellows branding iron cold chisel cold set flattener fuller hardie hot chisel hot set leg vice mandrel nail header portable forge round punch set hammer square punch swage swage block tue iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 blinkers CID: INLANDW.92 TID: SN: Leather eye shades forming part of the headgear of the horse to prevent distraction by restricting vision to forwards only. Often decorated with brass with company name. UF: winkers BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 blopping board CID: INLANDW.93 TID: SN: Board fitted from the coaming top to the gunwhale of keels to enable stones to be slid over the side. BT: cargo handling system component RT: coaming gunwhale DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 blue top CID: INLANDW.94 TID: SN: A narrow boat with blue fibreglass hold covers Originally River class boats but some other narrow boats used the blue top hold covers and were refered to under the overall name. BT: narrow boat transport RT: river class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 blunt iron CID: INLANDW.870 TID: INLANDW.95 USE: set iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat equipment CID: INLANDW.96 TID: SN: Covers equipment found primarily on craft designed for use on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: anchor bailer barge pole bilge pump boat hook (attachment) boat lighting equipment boat plate boat shaft bollard bottle stove cabin block cabin mop cabin stool coal box crochet lace dipper fender hand bowl handspike oar paddle rally plaque ribbon plate ropework runner shackle stower strop water barrel windlass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat hook (attachment) CID: INLANDW.97 TID: SN: A hooked metal implement which fits onto the end of a shaft to form a boat hook (shaft). BT: boat equipment RT: boat hook (shaft) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat hook (shaft) CID: INLANDW.98 TID: SN: A boat shaft with a hooked end (sometimes a double hook) or a spike. BT: boat shaft NT: handy billy RT: boat hook (attachment) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat jack CID: INLANDW.99 TID: SN: Special jack used in boatyards to raise inland waterways craft. BT: boatbuilding equipment lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat lighting equipment CID: INLANDW.100 TID: SN: Lighting devices used on inland waterways craft having a vessel to contain the source of illumination, such as grease or oil; also those that have a separate energy source to which they are connected, such as gas or electricity. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: boat equipment NT: cabin lamp engine room lamp globe lamp tunnel lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat maintenance equipment CID: INLANDW.101 TID: SN: Equipment used in the ongoing maintenance of inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: maintenance and repairing equipment NT: bailer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat plate CID: INLANDW.102 TID: SN: An identifying plate with a name or number, used on inland waterways craft. UF: boat registration plate BT: boat equipment NT: BCN boat number plate Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate Thames boat number plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat registration plate CID: INLANDW.102 TID: INLANDW.103 USE: boat plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat repair equipment CID: INLANDW.104 TID: SN: Equipment and materials used for remedial repair work on inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: maintenance and repairing equipment NT: caulking equipment chalico pitch tar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat shaft CID: INLANDW.105 TID: SN: Shaft used on canal narrow boats for pushing off, hooking on or propelling the vessel. Of smaller diameter than a barge pole. BT: boat equipment NT: boat hook (shaft) cabin shaft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boat weighing machine CID: INLANDW.106 TID: SN: Three such machines were built to weigh loaded boats as part of the gauging process. They worked as inverted weighbridges. BT: weighing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatbuilder's adze CID: INLANDW.889 TID: INLANDW.107 USE: shipwright's adze DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatbuilder's bevel CID: INLANDW.108 TID: SN: A straight stock with an adjustable blade which can be set as required for testing and setting out workpieces to an angle. A boatbuilder's bevel usually has a hardwood stock, approx 12 inches long and has a long and a short blade slotted in at either end. BT: bevel boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatbuilder's chisel CID: INLANDW.109 TID: SN: A strong all iron chisel with a parallel blade from 0.75 to 2 inches wide. BT: boatbuilding equipment shipwright's chisel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatbuilder's cramp CID: INLANDW.110 TID: SN: A large G cramp, often sold as coachbuilder's cramps but in common usage in boatyards. BT: boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatbuilding equipment CID: INLANDW.111 TID: SN: Equipment in common use when constructing inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: construction equipment NT: angle furnace bending block bevel board boat jack boatbuilder's bevel boatbuilder's chisel boatbuilder's cramp bostocks carpenter's adze caulking equipment futtock saw game block gouge pitch ladle pitch mop plate furnace rove bunter saw scrieve board shearing hammer tar boiler timber dog tup DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatman's belt CID: INLANDW.963 TID: INLANDW.112 USE: spiders web belt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boatwoman's bonnet CID: INLANDW.113 TID: SN: Elaborate bonnet adapted from design of other working women's bonnets in mid Nineteenth Century. Made from cotton fabric with stiff brims formed by rows of corded quilting and with the main part of the bonnet formed by alternate rows of frilled tucks. A horse shoe shaped piece of material shaped it to the back of the head with a 'curtain' of material covering the neck. Sometimes edged with crochet lace and streamers of fabric. Had strings so that it could be tied under the chin. Also worn by children (less elaborate.) BT: costume DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bobbin CID: INLANDW.114 TID: SN: Spherical or barrel shaped roller threaded onto a ring used to assist the travel of booms or gaffs up and down masts. BT: mast and spar component RT: boom gaff mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bobbins CID: INLANDW.115 TID: SN: Spherical or barrel shaped hard wood rollers, threaded onto traces to prevent rubbing on the horse's flanks and to prevent damage to the harness from bridges. UF: rollers spoles BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 body drag CID: INLANDW.116 TID: SN: Three hooks joined together on a bar used to drag bodies out of the canal. BT: holding and gripping equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bollard CID: INLANDW.117 TID: SN: A short post on a deck or on a waterside (usually metal), used for securing ropes. BT: boat equipment docking equipment ship's equipment NT: bollard cleat ship's bollard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bollard cleat CID: INLANDW.118 TID: SN: A T shaped bollard which removes the need to use a knot. BT: bollard docking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bolt CID: INLANDW.119 TID: SN: Small metal rods used as fastener, having a head and often helical threading and being usually secured by a nut or riveting. BT: fastener NT: deck bolt eye bolt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bolt rope CID: INLANDW.120 TID: SN: Rope which is sewn all around the edge of a sail. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boning rod CID: INLANDW.121 TID: SN: A T shaped stake used when sighting levels and falls in excavations. BT: surveying equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boom CID: INLANDW.122 TID: SN: Long spar of wood or metal, usually circular in cross section, to which the lower edge of the sail is fastened. BT: mast and spar component RT: bobbin spar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boomie CID: INLANDW.123 TID: SN: Vessels related to Thames barges but with booms, a rig designed for larger sea passages. Nearly all were large barges based on East coast ports schooners with the bottoms cut off. BT: Thames barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bosom bar CID: INLANDW.124 TID: SN: Steel bar, often angle, used to both join and reinforce the joint - usually in the chine and gunwhale angles on narrow boats. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bostocks CID: INLANDW.125 TID: SN: Used to support a narrow boat on a slipway. Approximately 9 feet long, placed across the bottoms at the fore end and stern. Have a rounded foot resting on a block. BT: boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bottle screw CID: INLANDW.804 TID: INLANDW.126 USE: rigging screw DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bottle stove CID: INLANDW.127 TID: SN: Bottle-shaped cast iron stove widely used for heating in stern cabins of narrow boats; were eventually replaced by a patent heating and cooking range with side ovens. BT: boat equipment heating equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bottom board CID: INLANDW.128 TID: SN: Wooden board used as the bottom of a narrow boat, usually laid across the width of the boat ('athwartships'). BT: below decks watercraft component NT: cross board RT: tup DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bottom fuller CID: INLANDW.129 TID: SN: A shaping tool, triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. A bottom fuller would be inserted into an anvil for use in conjunction with a top fuller. BT: fuller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bottom swage CID: INLANDW.130 TID: SN: A swage fitted into the anvil to shape metal from below. BT: swage DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bow fender CID: INLANDW.131 TID: SN: Intricately made rope stem fender used on West Country boats or an intricately made rope stem fender for Yorkshire keels. UF: brighouse fender BT: fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bow hauled boat CID: INLANDW.132 TID: SN: A boat that is bow hauled is pulled by a person. BT: human powered boat transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 box boat CID: INLANDW.133 TID: SN: Box Boats are open, single ended craft 68ft x7ft carrying coal in boxes. Some were built with small day cabins. Variations included a shortened 60ft length for the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal. Some boats ran without boxes to carry other cargoes.All but one were unpowered. UF: starver BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 box cabin boat CID: INLANDW.134 TID: SN: A day boat with a cabin. BT: Birmingham day boat transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 box mast CID: INLANDW.135 TID: SN: Complete assembly including a towing mast and mast box. BT: above decks watercraft component equine powered propulsion system component RT: mast pin top mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 boxed trow CID: INLANDW.136 TID: SN: Like an open moulded trow but with bulkheads and the sides of the cargo space raised to the height of the fore and aft bulwarks and the cargo space part covered with raised side decks, leaving a central hatch that was covered by boards and sheets. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 brail CID: INLANDW.137 TID: SN: Rope which gathers up a sail to furl it. BT: rigging component RT: brail winch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 brail winch CID: INLANDW.138 TID: SN: Hand or mechanically driven drum to gather up the brail rope. BT: rigging component RT: brail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 branding iron CID: INLANDW.139 TID: SN: Applied hot (heated in a fire) to a wooden object to burn an impression. BT: blacksmith's equipment marking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 branding stamp CID: INLANDW.140 TID: SN: Applied with a hammer to wooden or metal objects, has sharp points to make an impression. BT: marking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 breaker CID: INLANDW.141 TID: SN: Wooden water barrel for fresh drinking water mounted horizontally in a stand. Kept on deck. Fitted with draw off cock or with large plug at top to allow water to be removed with ladle. BT: ship's equipment RT: water barrel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 breasting hook CID: INLANDW.1134 TID: INLANDW.142 USE: tunnel hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 breeching strings CID: INLANDW.560 TID: INLANDW.143 USE: knee strings DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bricklayer's flat CID: INLANDW.144 TID: SN: An unpowered low sided boat usually with a cabin for tools used for canal maintenance. BT: work flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bridgewater flat CID: INLANDW.145 TID: SN: Adaptation of the Mersey flat made for the owners and operators of the Bridgewater Canal, not a boat that a family would have lived aboard. UF: Duker flat BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bridgwater barge CID: INLANDW.726 TID: INLANDW.146 USE: Parrett barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bridgwater flatner CID: INLANDW.727 TID: INLANDW.147 USE: Parrett flatner DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bridle CID: INLANDW.148 TID: SN: System of head and face straps, forming attachment for the reins and bit. Incorportaes the blinkers. UF: head gear BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 brighouse fender CID: INLANDW.131 TID: INLANDW.149 USE: bow fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bristol Avon trow CID: INLANDW.151 TID: INLANDW.150 USE: Bristol barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bristol barge CID: INLANDW.151 TID: SN: A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast, particularly used in the stone trade of the Avon Gorge. UF: Bristol Avon trow stone barge BT: River Severn craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 broad boat CID: INLANDW.1210 TID: INLANDW.152 USE: Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Brunner CID: INLANDW.1167 TID: INLANDW.153 USE: Weaver packet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Buckby can CID: INLANDW.1160 TID: INLANDW.154 USE: watercan DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bucket dredger CID: INLANDW.155 TID: SN: A dredger with a continuous chain of scoops working in a central well. BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Bude Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.156 TID: SN: Tub boats 20ft x 5ft 6in x 2ft 9in carrying 4 or 5 tons. The majority were rectangular but a pointed bow was provided to lead each train which were steered by handspike from the second vessel. Bude Canal tub boats were provided with wheels to move them over the canal's inclines. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bulkhead CID: INLANDW.157 TID: SN: A vertical partition separating compartments on a vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component RT: bulkhead light DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bulkhead light CID: INLANDW.158 TID: SN: A lamp or lighting device fastened to a bulkhead, usually on a vessel. BT: lighting component RT: bulkhead DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bullseye CID: INLANDW.159 TID: SN: A hemispherical glass lens often fitted to the roof of a narrow boat. BT: lighting component RT: decklight DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 bunker lamp CID: INLANDW.160 TID: SN: Specialised oil lamp for illumination inside coal bunkers, boilers and between double hulls. Tinsmith made cone shaped oil reservoir with round wick burner in spout. Hanger hook of wire for suspension from pipes etc. BT: ship's lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Burnturk tub boat CID: INLANDW.161 TID: SN: Tubs carrying from 2 to 10 tons, bow hauled from the bank. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Burton Boat Company Canal boat CID: INLANDW.162 TID: SN: The 1795 Staffordshire Register of Boats records boats specific to this waterway which linked the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 button CID: INLANDW.163 TID: SN: Leather or plastic sheath to prevent it slipping through the crutches; adjustable on modern oars. BT: human powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 buttstrap CID: INLANDW.164 TID: SN: A metal plate which both joins and reinforces the join between a number of shell plates on a metal vessel. Usually of riveted construction. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 butty boat CID: INLANDW.165 TID: SN: An unpowered or 'dumb' narrow boat pulled by a motor narrow boat. BT: narrow boat unpowered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 butty tiller CID: INLANDW.166 TID: SN: The curved wooden lever fitted to the rudder of an unpowered narrow boat to provide steering leverage. BT: tiller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin block CID: INLANDW.167 TID: SN: Wedge shaped block used to support the rear most running planks on a narrow boat. BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin boat CID: INLANDW.168 TID: SN: Description for a long distance narrow boat with a living cabin- as referred to by day boatmen. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin frame CID: INLANDW.169 TID: SN: Timber structure providing the support and shape to a cabin (usually a canal narrow boat). BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin hand bowl CID: INLANDW.470 TID: INLANDW.170 USE: hand bowl DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin lamp CID: INLANDW.171 TID: SN: Small lamps for cabin illumination, either hanging or fixed to the wall, often oil lamps. BT: boat lighting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin mop CID: INLANDW.172 TID: SN: An implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning cabin roof decks and floors. Probably available for general use from ironmongers but adapted for use on narrow boats. UF: spike mop BT: boat equipment cleaning equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin shaft CID: INLANDW.173 TID: SN: Short shaft placed on a narrow boat roof for use where a longer boat shaft is not needed. BT: boat shaft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin slide CID: INLANDW.174 TID: SN: A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in a cabin roof. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cabin stool CID: INLANDW.175 TID: SN: Stool with rectangular top and lipped sides on the 2 longer sides. Solid sides down from 2 short ends with cut out curved triangular shape to form 2 legs. Usually decorated in the roses and castles style. Probably derived from painted kitchen stools sold in Victorian ironmongers. UF: narrow boat stool BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 camping boat CID: INLANDW.176 TID: SN: A craft fitted for overnight accommodation usually under canvas, often a narrow boat hold fitted for camping use. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 camping punt CID: INLANDW.177 TID: SN: Principally used on the River Thames. A punt hull with iron hoops holding a canvas cover and the internal seating converting to bed bases. BT: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 can CID: INLANDW.1160 TID: INLANDW.178 USE: watercan DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Canadian canoe CID: INLANDW.179 TID: SN: Native North American canoe originally made of birch bark, propelled by single ended paddles. BT: canoe DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 canal construction equipment CID: INLANDW.180 TID: SN: Equipment designed for canal construction. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: construction equipment NT: grafting spade puddler DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 canal flat CID: INLANDW.181 TID: SN: Unrigged, non sailing flats working on canals and under tow. They were between 68 to 72 feet long and 13' 6 inches to 14' 9 inches wide. UF: cut flat BT: Mersey flat NT: Birkenhead flat Bridgewater flat Manchester flat Preston flat Rochdale flat Shropshire Union flat Weaver flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 canal passenger boat CID: INLANDW.182 TID: SN: Boats designed and used for conveying passengers on inland waterways on a regular basis. BT: passenger vessel NT: long distance passenger boat market boat swift passenger boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 canal puffer CID: INLANDW.994 TID: INLANDW.183 USE: steam scow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Cann Quarry tub boat CID: INLANDW.184 TID: SN: Size unknown. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 canoe CID: INLANDW.185 TID: SN: A boat pointed fore and aft in imitation of native North American craft, propelled by small paddles with circular blades. BT: human powered boat recreational craft NT: Canadian canoe collapsible canoe kayak Rob Roy DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cant frame CID: INLANDW.186 TID: SN: Frames at the bow and stern which are angled or 'canted' to the keel. BT: frame DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cants CID: INLANDW.187 TID: SN: Raised wooden edge to deck area on canal narrow boats. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carbon fibre boat CID: INLANDW.188 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is carbon fibre. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cargo handling equipment CID: INLANDW.189 TID: SN: Equipment used regularly in handling cargoes carried by waterway. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: handling equipment NT: derrick derrick pole hand grab hook sack beater sack chute skid sling strop wherry wheelbarrow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cargo handling system component CID: INLANDW.190 TID: SN: Parts of a system used to handle waterway cargoes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: system component NT: anchor windlass blopping board derrick pole gin block grab bucket stower tripping bucket winch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cargo vessel CID: INLANDW.191 TID: SN: Vessel designed for carrying cargoes on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport craft NT: barge fly boat miscellaneous cargo craft types narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cargo weighing equipment CID: INLANDW.192 TID: SN: Equipment used for weighing cargoes carried on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: weighing equipment NT: sack scales DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carlin CID: INLANDW.195 TID: INLANDW.193 USE: carling DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carline CID: INLANDW.195 TID: INLANDW.194 USE: carling DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carling CID: INLANDW.195 TID: SN: Supports across the width of the boat for the deck and the beams supporting the hatchboards of a 'carlin hatch'. UF: carlin carline deck beam (carling) BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carpenter's adze CID: INLANDW.196 TID: SN: Long handled adzes whose blade is beveled on the inside; later adzes have pins on the head which are used for driving spikes. BT: adze boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carrying equipment CID: INLANDW.197 TID: SN: Equipment used for carrying in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: handling equipment NT: navvy's yoke ship's bucket DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 carvel built boat CID: INLANDW.198 TID: SN: A boat of a carvel construction with planks butting up to one another to give smooth sides to the boat. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cat's paw CID: INLANDW.472 TID: INLANDW.200 USE: hand grab DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 catcher CID: INLANDW.818 TID: INLANDW.199 USE: rond anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 caulking box CID: INLANDW.201 TID: SN: A wooden box with a sliding lid used to hold caulking irons. There may be a ring at one end of the box which can fit over a caulking mallet so that the box can be carried over the shoulder. BT: caulking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 caulking equipment CID: INLANDW.202 TID: SN: The equipment used to force and seal stranded oakum into the seams between planks on a wooden boat or ship. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: boat repair equipment boatbuilding equipment ship repair equipment shipbuilding equipment NT: caulking box caulking iron caulking mallet oakum oil box pitch ladle pitch mop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 caulking hammer CID: INLANDW.205 TID: INLANDW.203 USE: caulking mallet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 caulking iron CID: INLANDW.204 TID: SN: Steel tools usually with a large, thick, flat blade made as a single piece with a narrower handle and striking surface; used in conjunction with a caulking mallet to drive various materials into seams and crevices to make joints water and airtight. BT: caulking equipment NT: bent iron jerry iron making iron reaming iron set iron sharp iron spike iron trenail iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 caulking mallet CID: INLANDW.205 TID: SN: Long-headed wooden mallets used for driving caulking irons. The head is usually made of beech or lignum vitae. The ends of the head are usually circled with thick iron rings that can be moved back as the head wears down. UF: caulking hammer BT: caulking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ceiling plank CID: INLANDW.206 TID: SN: A plank which forms part of the lining or ceiling of the vessel's hold. BT: plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Cemlyn Canal boat CID: INLANDW.207 TID: SN: Approximate size 29ft x 9ft. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 centre steering cruiser CID: INLANDW.208 TID: SN: Motor cruiser steered from about half way aft where a bridge deck separates two parts of the accommodation and provides good visibility. BT: motor cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 centre thwart CID: INLANDW.209 TID: SN: The seat in the centre of a rowing boat. BT: thwart DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chain plate CID: INLANDW.210 TID: SN: A metal plate with a hole at its top, fastened vertically to the side of a vessel to form an anchoring point for standing rigging. BT: rigging component RT: deadeye lanyard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chalico CID: INLANDW.211 TID: SN: Mixture of gas tar, pitch, tallow, horse dung and horse or cow hair traditionally used by Midlands boatbuilders to treat the inside of the side planking on a boat, prior to the application of shearing. BT: boat repair equipment RT: shearing DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 channel clearance craft CID: INLANDW.212 TID: SN: Craft designed for clearing the channel on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: dredger ice breaker ice clearer surface debris clearer weed cutting boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Chelmer barge CID: INLANDW.213 TID: SN: Barge type specific to the rivers Chelmer and Blackwater and limited to 2ft draught. Boats were 60ft x16ft carrying up to 27 tons. Both double ended and transom sterned types existed. The hold extended from a stern deck right through to the stern port. Wooden horse drawn craft replaced by powered steel craft in the 1950's. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types RT: steam barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Chesterfield Canal boat CID: INLANDW.214 TID: SN: Chesterfield Boats are very high in the hold and built with a pair of large wooden breast pieces said to stop them putting their nose under the waves on the River Trent on which they traded. Chesterfield boats often carried simple sailing gear similar to that of Upper Trent Keels. Cabins were built under a flush decked stern. UF: cuckoo boat BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chipping hammer CID: INLANDW.215 TID: SN: Used for boat and boiler maintenance for removing rust and scale. BT: striking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chisel CID: INLANDW.216 TID: SN: A cutting tool with a long steel blade, coming to a sharp edge. Usually with a wooden handle. BT: cutting equipment NT: cold chisel mortise chisel shipwright's chisel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chock (boat component) CID: INLANDW.217 TID: SN: Shaped piece of timber set between the hawse timbers of a keel. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chopper (oar) CID: INLANDW.218 TID: SN: A type of oar. BT: oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 chronometer CID: INLANDW.219 TID: SN: Specialised timekeeper compensated for temperature variation and designed to maintain accuracy in shipboard conditions of humidity and continuous motion. UF: ship's clock BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cill scoop CID: INLANDW.930 TID: INLANDW.220 USE: sill scoop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Cinderford Canal boat CID: INLANDW.221 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clamshell CID: INLANDW.445 TID: INLANDW.222 USE: grab dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cleaning equipment CID: INLANDW.223 TID: SN: Equipment designed for cleaning in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: cabin mop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clew CID: INLANDW.224 TID: SN: The bottom corner of a fore and aft sail nearest the mast. BT: sail component RT: clewline DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clewline CID: INLANDW.225 TID: SN: A rope attached to the clews of a sail, other than a course, and used to pull the clews up and inwards when furling the sail. UF: clue line BT: rigging component RT: clew DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clinker built boat CID: INLANDW.226 TID: SN: A boat of clinker construction where the planks overlap one another. BT: transport NT: coxed twelve funny perfect peter boat rumtum shallop wager DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clinker eight CID: INLANDW.227 TID: SN: Similar to eight oared shell although heavier, but with overlapping planks of clinker build. This craft was seldom over 60 feet long and could be as short as 56 feet. The beam or width was from 24-27 inches and depth 8-9 inches. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clinker four CID: INLANDW.228 TID: SN: Racing boat of clinker construction with length of 38-42 feet, a beam of 23-24 inches and a depth of 8-9 inches. Clinker construction. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 clue line CID: INLANDW.225 TID: INLANDW.229 USE: clewline DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coal boat CID: INLANDW.1210 TID: INLANDW.230 USE: Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coal box CID: INLANDW.231 TID: SN: Wooden box often decorated used to contain the domestic fuel supply in the stern cabin of the narrow boat, which doubles as a step down into the cabin. BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Coalisland tub boat CID: INLANDW.232 TID: SN: Tub boats carrying 2 tons, 10ft x 4ft 6in. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coaming CID: INLANDW.233 TID: SN: The raised sides of a hatch. BT: above decks watercraft component NT: door coaming hatch coaming scuttle coaming RT: blopping board headledge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coastal four CID: INLANDW.234 TID: SN: Four-oared racing shell with coxswain wider in the bean than conventional racing shells to cope with sea conditions. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coastal single CID: INLANDW.235 TID: SN: Sculling boat wider in the beam than a conventional sculling boat to cope with sea conditions. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coaster CID: INLANDW.716 TID: INLANDW.236 USE: outside puffer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coffin plate CID: INLANDW.237 TID: SN: The plate joining two side plates over the keel of a vessel at the stern. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cold chisel CID: INLANDW.238 TID: SN: Used for cutting cold metal. BT: blacksmith's equipment chisel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cold set CID: INLANDW.239 TID: SN: A cutting tool for cold metal, usually with a wooden handle and a roughly triangular shaped metal head. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 collapsible canoe CID: INLANDW.240 TID: SN: A kayak that comes apart and stores in a bag. BT: canoe DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 college barge CID: INLANDW.241 TID: SN: Mainly static craft used by the Oxford colleges, and were moored along the banks. They were large, flat-bottomed vessels, approached by gangways, some having attached floats or landing stages on the riverside. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 committee boat CID: INLANDW.242 TID: SN: Boats used by a committee to inspect its waterway, a variety of craft were built for this purpose. BT: inspection boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 communication system component CID: INLANDW.243 TID: SN: A part of a system designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: system component NT: cox box signal flag DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 communications equipment CID: INLANDW.244 TID: SN: Equipment designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: diver's telephone horn klaxon ship's megaphone ship's telegraph siren speaking tube DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 competitive craft CID: INLANDW.245 TID: SN: Inland waterways craft designed for use in competition. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: best boat clinker eight clinker four coastal four coastal single coxed eight coxed four coxed pair coxed twelve coxless four coxless pair double scull frontloader funny half rater Norfolk dinghy Norfolk punt octuple outrigger pair outrigger scull perfect quadruple scull racing punt randan semi-racer punt single scull Thames rater triple scull tub pair wager Waveney One Design whiff Yare and Bure One Design DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 components CID: INLANDW.components TID: NT: fastener lighting component swan's neck system component watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 composite boat CID: INLANDW.248 TID: SN: A boat whose hull is constructed from metal with a wooden bottom. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Compstall Canal boat CID: INLANDW.249 TID: SN: Possibly a tub boat, size 22ft x 6ft 5 inches x 3ft 6 inches. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 concrete boat CID: INLANDW.250 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is concrete. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 construction equipment CID: INLANDW.251 TID: SN: Equipment designed for construction in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: boatbuilding equipment canal construction equipment sailmaking equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 containers CID: INLANDW.containers TID: NT: Measham teapot water tank watercan DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cooking equipment CID: INLANDW.252 TID: SN: Equipment designed for cooking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: heating equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coracle CID: INLANDW.253 TID: SN: A class of vessels wooden framed and covered with skin they vary in size and use but are of a size to be lifted and carried. BT: skin boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 costume CID: INLANDW.costume TID: NT: apron (costume) belt boatwoman's bonnet gansey DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 countersunk head nail CID: INLANDW.254 TID: SN: A type of nail commonly used for fastening iron guards to wooden vessels. Used where a level surface finish is required. UF: guard nail tram nail tramway nail BT: nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 countersunk head rivet CID: INLANDW.255 TID: SN: A type of rivet used where a level surface finish is required. BT: rivet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cowl ventilator CID: INLANDW.256 TID: SN: A type of ventilator fitted to ships and barges. BT: ventilator DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cox box CID: INLANDW.257 TID: SN: Used by a cox in competitive craft. BT: communication system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxed eight CID: INLANDW.258 TID: SN: An eight-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. UF: 8 oar 8+ BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxed four CID: INLANDW.259 TID: SN: A four-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. UF: 4 oar (coxed) 4+ BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxed pair CID: INLANDW.260 TID: SN: A pair-oar with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. UF: 2+ BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxed twelve CID: INLANDW.261 TID: SN: A twelve-oar with a coxswain. Used to pace the University crews at Putney as late as 1863. Two were owned by the London Rowing Club but they were eventually abandoned as they were unable to cope with rough water. UF: 12 oar 12+ BT: clinker built boat competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxless four CID: INLANDW.262 TID: SN: A four-oar racing shell without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. UF: 4 oar (coxless) 4- BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxless pair CID: INLANDW.263 TID: SN: A racing shell for two rowers without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. UF: 2- BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 coxwains CID: INLANDW.264 TID: SN: The seat at the stern of a rowing boat. BT: thwart DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cramp CID: INLANDW.273 TID: SN: Mechanical devices commonly used to hold items together or firmly in place while other operations are being performed. BT: holding and gripping equipment woodworking equipment NT: G cramp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crane CID: INLANDW.274 TID: SN: Machines for raising, shifting, or lowering heavy weights, usually by means of a projecting swinging arm. BT: lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crane barge CID: INLANDW.275 TID: SN: A craft permanently fitted with a crane generally in use for maintenance work. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cratch CID: INLANDW.276 TID: SN: This refers to the structure made up of the deck board, false cratch and horizontal cratch boards, covered in a canvas which makes a free standing structure either at the stem of a narrow boat or in the centre of a tanker boat. The cratch was sometimes used for storage. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: cratch board (horizontal) deck board false cratch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cratch board (horizontal) CID: INLANDW.277 TID: SN: The short length of boarding used to bridge between the deck board and false cratch to make the triangular frame structure of the cratch on a narrow boat. 3 or 4 boards are usually used on each side, sometimes marked with numbers for location purposes. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: cratch deck board false cratch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cratch board (triangular) CID: INLANDW.301 TID: INLANDW.278 USE: deck board DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cratch cloth CID: INLANDW.304 TID: INLANDW.279 USE: deck cloth DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cringle CID: INLANDW.280 TID: SN: A metal or rope eye sewn into the sail. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crochet lace CID: INLANDW.281 TID: SN: Produced by boatwomen to trim aprons and bonnets and also to make curtains for narrow boat cabins. BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crome CID: INLANDW.282 TID: SN: A long handled bent fork used for clearing weed on the Norfolk Broads. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Crooke mine boat CID: INLANDW.283 TID: SN: Boats used on the 1100 yard tunnel into the coal mine at Crooke on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. BT: mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cross board CID: INLANDW.284 TID: SN: A bottom board set across the width of the vessel. BT: bottom board DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Croydon Canal boat CID: INLANDW.285 TID: SN: Boats used on the Croydon Canal from 1809-1836, 60ft x 9ft, carrying 30-35 tons, construction unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cruiser CID: INLANDW.286 TID: SN: A craft permanently fitted with accommodation for overnight stays and primarily used for holidays, privately owned or hired. Fitted with beds or bunks and often with shower or bath. BT: recreational craft NT: motor cruiser sailing cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crupper CID: INLANDW.287 TID: SN: Leather loop strap to hold the base of the horse's tail to prevent entanglement with the reins and loss of control. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 crutches CID: INLANDW.288 TID: SN: U' shaped piece of metal inserted into the gunwhales of a rowing boat or a bracket on the end of an outrigger to provide a location and pivot point for the oar. BT: human powered propulsion system component RT: outrigger thole pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cuckoo boat CID: INLANDW.214 TID: INLANDW.289 USE: Chesterfield Canal boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 curry comb CID: INLANDW.290 TID: SN: Special curved back double toothed comb with separate handle for grooming short body hair on a horse. BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cut flat CID: INLANDW.181 TID: INLANDW.291 USE: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cutting equipment CID: INLANDW.292 TID: SN: Equipment designed for cutting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: forming and shaping equipment NT: chisel gouge saw sod cutter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 cutwater CID: INLANDW.535 TID: INLANDW.293 USE: jebus DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Cyfarthfa Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.294 TID: SN: Up to six boats pulled together steered by handspike from the second craft. The first boat having a shaped bow. Boats 14ft x 8ft 2in. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 day boat CID: INLANDW.709 TID: INLANDW.295 USE: open day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 day boat (leisure) CID: INLANDW.296 TID: SN: A craft fitted primarily for day cruising, privately owned or hired with a day cabin but often not fitted with bunks or showers. Crewed by hirer or private owner. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deadeye CID: INLANDW.297 TID: SN: A disc of wood bound with metal and pierced with 3 holes. Used in pairs for tightening standing rigging. BT: rigging component RT: chain plate lanyard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deadwood CID: INLANDW.298 TID: SN: Timber in the bow or stern to reinforce the join between stem/sternpost and keel. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: apron (boat component) keel (boat component) keelson stempost sternpost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck beam (carling) CID: INLANDW.195 TID: INLANDW.299 USE: carling DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck beam (narrow boat) CID: INLANDW.300 TID: SN: A beam of metal or wood across the width of the boat which forms the front gunwhale of the hold and carries the deck board. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: deck board deck cloth DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck board CID: INLANDW.301 TID: SN: The triangular shaped board fitted at the front of the hold of a canal narrow boat to support the running planks and cratch and to prevent water entering the hold. It has 2 metal 'tongues' to locate into the brackets on the deck beam. UF: cratch board (triangular) BT: above decks watercraft component RT: cratch cratch board (horizontal) deck beam (narrow boat) false cratch running planks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck bolt CID: INLANDW.302 TID: SN: Cheese headed bolt used to secure wooden planking to metal decking. BT: bolt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck bucket CID: INLANDW.303 TID: SN: Bucket designed for use in tasks on a ship's deck. BT: ship's bucket DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck cloth CID: INLANDW.304 TID: SN: Shaped tarpaulin cover for the deck board to waterproof the front end of the hold, trapped under a batten on the deck beam. UF: cratch cloth BT: above decks watercraft component RT: deck beam (narrow boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck iron CID: INLANDW.788 TID: INLANDW.305 USE: reaming iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck ledge CID: INLANDW.492 TID: INLANDW.306 USE: headledge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck lid CID: INLANDW.307 TID: SN: A hinged wooden or metal lid to cover the opening in the foredeck of a canal narrow boat. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck plank CID: INLANDW.308 TID: SN: One of the planks making up the deck of a vessel. BT: plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deck plate CID: INLANDW.309 TID: SN: Plate forming part of the deck of a metal vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 decklight CID: INLANDW.310 TID: SN: Glass block set into a deck to allow light to pass into below deck spaces. BT: lighting component RT: bullseye DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 deckspace CID: INLANDW.311 TID: SN: A large space in the bow of a canal narrow boat beneath the foredeck and accessed by the deck lid. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 derrick CID: INLANDW.312 TID: SN: Type of crane with suspended swinging jib. BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 derrick pole CID: INLANDW.313 TID: SN: A heavy pole, usually circular in cross section, with pulley blocks to assist in cargo handling. UF: ship's derrick BT: cargo handling equipment cargo handling system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diesel powered boat CID: INLANDW.314 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is a diesel engine. BT: transport NT: motor narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dipper CID: INLANDW.315 TID: SN: Bought from ironmongers - catalogue description refers to a corn scoop. Introduced as an alternative to handbowl in 1960s as a painted souvenir. Previously unpainted ones were used as bailers. BT: boat equipment RT: bailer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's airhose CID: INLANDW.317 TID: INLANDW.316 USE: diver's airline DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's airline CID: INLANDW.317 TID: SN: Reinforced flexible rubber tube, coupled together in sections for supply of (breathing) air from diver's airpump or compressor to the diver underwater. UF: diver's airhose BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's airpump CID: INLANDW.318 TID: SN: Device designed to supply fresh air to a diver whilst at work underwater. Traditionally it consisted of a hand cranked pump box fitted with piston pumps, non return valves and supply gauge. UF: diver's pump box BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's belt weight CID: INLANDW.319 TID: SN: Small block weight which slips into a pocket on or attaches to the belt worn by the diver to provide additional weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's breast weight CID: INLANDW.320 TID: SN: Heavy lead or gunmetal shaped weight, roped to the corselet. Forms part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's knife CID: INLANDW.321 TID: SN: Heavy duty knife for underwater emergency use and for clearing tangled rope work. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's pump box CID: INLANDW.318 TID: INLANDW.322 USE: diver's airpump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diver's telephone CID: INLANDW.323 TID: SN: Communciation system from shore or work boat to diver, comprises telephone unit cabling and microphone/telephone unit inside the diving helmet. BT: communications equipment diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving boots CID: INLANDW.324 TID: SN: Specialised heavy boots, forming part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. Often cast brass or gunmetal with leather straps. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving compressor CID: INLANDW.325 TID: SN: Powered air supply for diving use providing steady, oil free breathing air at low pressure to fill the diving dress. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving corselet CID: INLANDW.326 TID: SN: Lower part of the metal portion of the diving dress to which the helmet screws. BT: diving equipment RT: diving helmet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving dress CID: INLANDW.327 TID: SN: The complete outfit worn by a diver for working underwater to provide air and protection. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving equipment CID: INLANDW.328 TID: SN: Equipment in common use when diving in inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: diver's airline diver's airpump diver's belt weight diver's breast weight diver's knife diver's telephone diving boots diving compressor diving corselet diving dress diving helmet diving suit DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving helmet CID: INLANDW.329 TID: SN: Spherical metal vessel with screw in glass face windows and air linen connections. Locks onto the diving corselet which is bolted to the diving suit. BT: diving equipment RT: diving corselet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving suit CID: INLANDW.330 TID: SN: Rubber and canvas part of the diving dress which encloses the diver and provides an air pocket in which to work. Made in one piece,the diver enters through the neck aperture. BT: diving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 diving support craft CID: INLANDW.331 TID: SN: Any craft specifically equipped to pump air or provide assistance to divers. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 docker's hook CID: INLANDW.41 TID: INLANDW.332 USE: bag hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 docking equipment CID: INLANDW.333 TID: SN: Equipment designed for use in docking activities. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bollard bollard cleat roller fairlead ship's fairlead DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dodger CID: INLANDW.334 TID: SN: A short half-rigged fixed-seat boat used for pleasure boating at Eton. BT: human powered boat recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dog leg CID: INLANDW.818 TID: INLANDW.335 USE: rond anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dolly CID: INLANDW.336 TID: SN: Mushroom shaped bollard found on the back of canal motor narrow boats. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 door coaming CID: INLANDW.337 TID: SN: A raised wall below a door opening to keep water out. BT: coaming DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dory CID: INLANDW.338 TID: SN: Flat-bottomed inrigger rowing boat, American, but a common term. BT: human powered boat recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 double bag hook CID: INLANDW.339 TID: SN: A double metal hook attached to a short wooden handle. Designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. BT: bag hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 double bladed paddle CID: INLANDW.340 TID: SN: Blade at each end of the paddle. BT: paddle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 double crease iron CID: INLANDW.341 TID: SN: A caulking iron with a double groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. BT: making iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 double ender CID: INLANDW.342 TID: SN: Open boat with a fixing for the 'elum' at either end. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 double scull CID: INLANDW.343 TID: SN: Racing shell for two scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. UF: x2 BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dragon boat CID: INLANDW.344 TID: SN: Chinese canoe for up to 22 paddlers, coxswain and drummer. BT: human powered boat recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dredger CID: INLANDW.345 TID: SN: A craft designed to remove unwanted natural materials from the channel of a waterway. BT: channel clearance craft NT: bucket dredger grab dredger injection dredger scraper dredger spoon dredger suction dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dredging bucket CID: INLANDW.346 TID: SN: Bucket used as part of a dredging apparatus. BT: dredging equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dredging equipment CID: INLANDW.347 TID: SN: Equipment designed for use in dredging. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: maintenance and repairing equipment NT: dredging bucket dredging spoon mud scoop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dredging spoon CID: INLANDW.348 TID: SN: Metal or wooden spoon in a T-shaped handle suspended from a crane on a spoon dredging barge. The spoon is pushed into silt on the canal bottom and lifted by the crane dredging the canal. BT: dredging equipment RT: dydle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 drench horn CID: INLANDW.349 TID: SN: Hollowed out cow horn used for administering patent medication to horses to cure illness. BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Driffield keel CID: INLANDW.350 TID: SN: Variation of the Humber Keel, trading to Driffield. Size 61ft x 14ft 6 inches. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 drilling equipment CID: INLANDW.351 TID: SN: Equipment used for drilling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: forming and shaping equipment NT: auger bit platelayer's brace rock drill DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 driving whip CID: INLANDW.352 TID: SN: A whip used to drive the horse on, similar to but shorter than a smacking whip. BT: equine driving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dual steering cruiser CID: INLANDW.353 TID: SN: Larger motor cruiser which may be steered using a wheel and tiller from saloon or from a raised sun deck, according to the weather. BT: motor cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Dudley Canal tunnel boat CID: INLANDW.354 TID: SN: A short and very narrow boat was used in the limestone quarry tunnels. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Duker flat CID: INLANDW.145 TID: INLANDW.355 USE: Bridgewater flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 dydle CID: INLANDW.356 TID: SN: A long pole with a net on the end and a metal cutting edge, used for lifting soft mud on the Norfolk Broads. BT: waterway maintenance equipment RT: dredging spoon DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ear protectors CID: INLANDW.357 TID: SN: Decorative crochet covers for horse ears to prevent flying insects entering them. Usually fitted with tassels of coloured cotton for deterrent effect when the horse shakes its head. BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Eardington Forge Canal boat CID: INLANDW.358 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 electric powered boat CID: INLANDW.359 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is an electric engine. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 elum CID: INLANDW.835 TID: INLANDW.360 USE: rudder DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Emmets Canal boat CID: INLANDW.361 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 engine 'ole CID: INLANDW.363 TID: SN: The (usually) steel structure in front of the back cabin of a motorised narrow boat in which the engine is housed. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 engine 'ole slide CID: INLANDW.364 TID: SN: A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in an engine room roof. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 engine room lamp CID: INLANDW.362 TID: SN: Triangular or rectangular oil lamp with flat burner behind plain glass with reflector mirror often corrugated to further spread light. Fixes on bracket fitted in dark areas of ship's engine rooms etc. BT: boat lighting equipment ship's lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 engineering equipment CID: INLANDW.365 TID: SN: Equipment used for inland waterways engineering purposes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: pattern DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 engineers inspection boat CID: INLANDW.366 TID: SN: Boat specifically desgined for an engineering inspection rather than committee surveys. BT: inspection boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 equine animal powered boat CID: INLANDW.367 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is an equine animal. BT: transport NT: horse boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 equine driving equipment CID: INLANDW.368 TID: SN: Equipment used for driving horses,donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: equine equipment NT: driving whip smacking whip thrum twitch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 equine equipment CID: INLANDW.369 TID: SN: Includes equipment used for horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: back band belly band blinkers bobbins bridle crupper equine driving equipment equine maintenance equipment face piece gear halter hames harness horse bit horse collar horse shoe martingale muzzle quarter strap reins (driving) reins (general) spreader swingle tree DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 equine maintenance equipment CID: INLANDW.370 TID: SN: Includes equipment used for maintaining horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: equine equipment NT: curry comb drench horn ear protectors feed bag feed basket feed bowl feed tin frost cog frost nail horse shoe mane comb DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 equine powered propulsion system component CID: INLANDW.371 TID: SN: Includes propulsion system component used by horses, donkeys, mules, asses and hinnies. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: propulsion system component NT: back band belly band blinkers bobbins box mast bridle crupper face piece gear halter hames harness horse bit horse collar luby lutchet martingale mast box muzzle neddy quarter strap reins (driving) reins (general) spreader swingle tree tack line (towing line) top mast towing mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 eye bolt CID: INLANDW.372 TID: SN: Bolt with a forged ring or eye used to provide a securing point in wooden or metal structure. BT: bolt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 face piece CID: INLANDW.373 TID: SN: Decorative leather flap fitted with large brasses. It hangs centrally down the horse's forehead, between the eyes. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 false cratch CID: INLANDW.374 TID: SN: A roughly triangular timber framework fitted across the hold of a canal narrow boat to support the running planks, usually sited behind the deck board. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: cratch cratch board (horizontal) deck board running planks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 false martingale CID: INLANDW.630 TID: INLANDW.375 USE: martingale DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fastener CID: INLANDW.376 TID: SN: Grouping term for fasteners associated with inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: components NT: back flap bolt nail pin rivet rove rudder pintle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 feed bag CID: INLANDW.377 TID: SN: Heavy duty reinforced small sack of woven jute with suspension straps - as used generally for carthorses. Common on London area canals. UF: nose bag BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 feed basket CID: INLANDW.378 TID: SN: Woven willow work basket. Round in shape with a flat bottom. Commonly used on the River Wey navigation, Lower Grand Union Canal and Leicester Line of the Old Union Canal. BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 feed bowl CID: INLANDW.379 TID: SN: Heavy, large galvanised oval container for horse feed. Fitted with straps, usually leather, to allow the horse to feed on the move. Favoured on the Regents Canal for Shire horses. UF: nose bowl BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 feed can CID: INLANDW.381 TID: INLANDW.380 USE: feed tin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 feed tin CID: INLANDW.381 TID: SN: Light weight tinsmithed round container for horse feed, fitted with straps, usually leather, to allow the horse to feed on the move. Common throughout the narrow canal system. UF: feed can nose tin BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Fen lighter CID: INLANDW.382 TID: SN: Barges working in gangs up to 5 together, size varies from fen boats to larger Great Ouse varieties, barges up to 45ft in length. BT: barges designed to work in multiple units lighter RT: house lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Fen punt CID: INLANDW.383 TID: SN: Fenland open craft up to 18ft in length. BT: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fender CID: INLANDW.384 TID: SN: Protective and/or decorative pad or buffer fastened to a boat to prevent either damage to the boat or moorings. Often made of rope. BT: boat equipment NT: bow fender stem fender stern fender tip cat fender RT: ropework DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ferry CID: INLANDW.385 TID: SN: Any craft used to move goods and passengers over a set route. Principally crossing from one side of a canal or river to the other. BT: passenger vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fibreglass boat CID: INLANDW.386 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is fibreglass. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fid CID: INLANDW.387 TID: SN: A tapered, usually wooden, pin used in opening the strands of a rope when splicing rope ends or carrying out decorative ropework. BT: rope working equipment NT: hand fid DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fire fighting vessel CID: INLANDW.388 TID: SN: A craft designed to fight fire as its sole job. UF: fire float BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fire float CID: INLANDW.388 TID: INLANDW.389 USE: fire fighting vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 first boat CID: INLANDW.508 TID: INLANDW.390 USE: horse drawn narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fishing dinghy CID: INLANDW.391 TID: SN: Wooden rowing boat used to carry anglers. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fixed line powered boat CID: INLANDW.392 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is provided by a fixed line. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 flattener CID: INLANDW.393 TID: SN: A shaping tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It has a flat face fro 'flattening' the metal when it is struck. UF: flatter BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 flatter CID: INLANDW.393 TID: INLANDW.394 USE: flattener DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 float (boat) CID: INLANDW.396 TID: SN: Craft with no hold and an overall deck, used to carry cargoes too heavy or too big to go in a hold. UF: pontoon BT: barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 float (component) CID: INLANDW.397 TID: SN: The timbers that bind together the upper end of a rudder blade. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: rudder DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 float type gauging stick CID: INLANDW.395 TID: SN: A gauging stick consisting of a copper tube with a bracket where it could rest on the gunwhale. This bracket contained a float and a staff. This would protude out of the tube at eye level to indictae the number of 'dry inches'. BT: gauging stick measuring equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 floor CID: INLANDW.398 TID: SN: The lowest part of the framing of a vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: keel (boat component) keelson top timber DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 flush decked trow CID: INLANDW.399 TID: SN: A term used to describe a large wooden trow with a flat bottom, but with a full length level deck with hatches and full length bulwarks that traded in the Severn estuary below Gloucester. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fly boat CID: INLANDW.400 TID: SN: Became a term for boats working flat out aropund the clock, ie. 'working fly'. Usually horse drawn boats.Fly boats often have finer lines which allow them to slip through the water faster. Some loaded as little as 15 tons with a very rounded bilge. BT: cargo vessel NT: Leeds and Liverpool fly boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 foghorn CID: INLANDW.401 TID: SN: A device used to warn boats and ships in fog. BT: horn NT: ship's foghorn DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 folding gauging stick CID: INLANDW.402 TID: SN: A gauging stick that folded up for easier portability. BT: gauging stick measuring equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fore cabin CID: INLANDW.403 TID: SN: The (usually) small cabin set into the bow of a boat. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fore roller CID: INLANDW.404 TID: SN: A hand cranked roller on a keel, used for working the sails. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fore stay CID: INLANDW.405 TID: SN: A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the bow of a vessel to support the mast. BT: stay RT: anchor lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fore thwart CID: INLANDW.406 TID: SN: The seat placed across the width (beam) of a rowing boat at the bow. BT: thwart DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 foresail CID: INLANDW.407 TID: SN: A usually triangular sail, fitted at or near the bows of a vessel. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 forming and shaping equipment CID: INLANDW.408 TID: SN: Equipment used for forming and shaping in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: blacksmith's equipment cutting equipment drilling equipment forming equipment piercing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 forming equipment CID: INLANDW.409 TID: SN: Equipment used for forming in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: forming and shaping equipment NT: adze DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Forth and Clyde scow CID: INLANDW.410 TID: SN: Scow 60 ft long and 13ft 6 inches wide for use on the Forth and Clyde or Monklands Canal. BT: scow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 forward steering cruiser CID: INLANDW.411 TID: SN: Motor cruiser steered from the front. BT: motor cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 founding equipment CID: INLANDW.412 TID: SN: Equipment used for founding in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bellows pattern tue iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 frame CID: INLANDW.413 TID: SN: Part of the 'skeleton' of a vessel to which the outer skin is fastened. BT: below decks watercraft component NT: cant frame reverse frame stern frame RT: floor futtocks keel (boat component) keelson top timber DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 french chalk vice CID: INLANDW.414 TID: SN: Device for holding french chalk used to mark steel, stone or, timber with a straight line. Used by boatbuilders. BT: holding and gripping equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 frontloader CID: INLANDW.415 TID: SN: A boat in which the coxswain lies in the bows. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 frost cog CID: INLANDW.416 TID: SN: A screw in hardened point for horse shoes to provide grip on frozen ground or icy brickwork in winter. Fitted with a special tool into threaded holes in the shoe. BT: equine maintenance equipment RT: frost nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 frost nail CID: INLANDW.417 TID: SN: Special hardened pointed horseshoe nail to provide the same grip as a frost cog. Can be left in the shoe as it wears away becoming an ordinary nail holding the shoe in the hoof. BT: equine maintenance equipment RT: frost cog DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 full box trow CID: INLANDW.418 TID: SN: Trow with the hold built up and side decks flush with the bow. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 fuller CID: INLANDW.419 TID: SN: A shaping tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It is triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. It can be used in 2 pieces as a top and bottom fuller. BT: blacksmith's equipment NT: bottom fuller top fuller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 funny CID: INLANDW.420 TID: SN: A narrow clinker-built boat, mainly used on the upper reaches of the Thames. It accommodated a single person either for sculling matches or for training purposes, it had full outriggers and double ends and was well pointed at bow and stern. It was fairly deep for its length. NB- showed as inrigged in 'The Book of the Thames', 1859. BT: clinker built boat competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 futtock saw CID: INLANDW.421 TID: SN: The name of the saws used for sawing the futtocks in a boat or ship. They consist of a parallel web up to 5 feet long and 1.5 to 4.5 inches wide, coarse teeth shaped for ripping and perforations at the end to be held in a frame. BT: boatbuilding equipment saw shipbuilding equipment RT: futtocks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 futtocks CID: INLANDW.422 TID: SN: Pieces of timber forming the frame of a vessel, secured to each other by overlapping and fastening. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: frame futtock saw top timber DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 G cramp CID: INLANDW.423 TID: SN: A general term for cramps made in the form of the letter G, used for all types of holding and assembling. BT: cramp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gabbart CID: INLANDW.424 TID: SN: The typical Scottish sailing barge from which most Scottish Canal craft were developed. A long narrow flat vessel or lighter with a hatchway extending almost the full length of the decks, sometimes fitted with masts that may be lowered to pass under bridges.' (Youngs Nautical Dictionary 1863). Sloop rigged sailing craft, size 60ft x 13ft 6 inches, designed for the river Clyde. BT: Scottish barge RT: scow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gaff CID: INLANDW.425 TID: SN: A long spar of wood or metal. Usually circular in cross section, to which is fastened the upper edge of a sail. BT: mast and spar component RT: bobbin spar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 game block CID: INLANDW.426 TID: SN: A slotted block used to hold a plank while boring it from edge to edge. It was often made from an old rudder stock, the slot being cut by sawing into the hole for the tiller. The plank would be held in by a wedge and the whole block could be chocked up at an angle to suit the operator. the plank would be moved through the slot as the work progressed. BT: boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gang lighter CID: INLANDW.427 TID: SN: Boats working with other lighters in a specific train. BT: barges designed to work in multiple units DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gansey CID: INLANDW.428 TID: SN: Woollen jersey, name derived from 'Guernsey' type jersey knitted for boatmen as for fishermen. Worn on Leeds and Liverpool Canal and on Birmingham Canals. BT: costume DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 garboard strake CID: INLANDW.429 TID: SN: The lowest strake of planking adjoining the keel. BT: strake DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gate CID: INLANDW.430 TID: SN: Bar across a rowlock to retain an oar. BT: human powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gauging stick CID: INLANDW.431 TID: SN: A measuring device used to calculate the tonnage that a boat was carrying. A graduated stick would be placed over the side of the boat with a bracket resting on the gunwhale so that the 'dry inches' above the waterline could be measured. BT: measuring equipment NT: float type gauging stick folding gauging stick DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gear CID: INLANDW.432 TID: SN: Collective term for the harness, collar etc of a boat horse, mule or donkey. UF: tack (equine equipment) BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gig CID: INLANDW.433 TID: SN: Open rowing boat. Of clinker build with a straight sheer or sides below the gunwales. At one time popular on inland waterways and in harbours, especially on the Thames, although declining in popularity from the 1860s. BT: human powered boat recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gimbal CID: INLANDW.434 TID: SN: Pivoted rings used for keeping things, eg. a compass, horizontal in a moving vessel such as a ship. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: ship's compass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gin block CID: INLANDW.435 TID: SN: A single sheave open framed pulley block for cargo lifting purposes. BT: cargo handling system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 girder chain CID: INLANDW.436 TID: SN: A length of chain fitted across the width of the hold of a narrow boat,usually below the beams, and fitted with a rigging screw to enable the chain to be tightened or slackened. The chains and beams provide rigidity for the hold of the boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: rigging screw DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 girder strings CID: INLANDW.437 TID: SN: The strings used to secure the running planks of a narrow boat in place. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: running planks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 girth strap CID: INLANDW.64 TID: INLANDW.438 USE: belly band DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Glamorganshire Canal boat CID: INLANDW.439 TID: SN: Double ended boat 60ft x 8ft 6in loading to 20 tons on a draught of 2ft 9in often with a simple day cabin. BT: Welsh narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate CID: INLANDW.440 TID: SN: Painted tinplate sign with the boat registration number on it, roughly 1ft square with irregular corners. BT: boat plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat CID: INLANDW.441 TID: SN: Very little known. Cargo fly boat, 74ft 4 inches long. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 globe lamp CID: INLANDW.442 TID: SN: Lamps with a large globular glass surrounding an oil burner, usually with a circular oil reservoir below with shaped wire glass protectors affixed. BT: boat lighting equipment ship's lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gouge CID: INLANDW.443 TID: SN: Cutting chisels having a long, curved blade; used for hollowing out wood, or for making holes, channels, or grooves in wood or stone.Used by shipwrights. BT: boatbuilding equipment cutting equipment woodworking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grab bucket CID: INLANDW.444 TID: SN: A bucket in two halves, capable of being mechanically opened and closed to pick up loose materials. BT: cargo handling system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grab dredger CID: INLANDW.445 TID: SN: A dredger with a crane operated set of jaws lifting individual portions of materials. UF: clamshell BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grafting spade CID: INLANDW.446 TID: SN: A digging tool used for trenching. BT: canal construction equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Grand Union Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.447 TID: SN: Built in 1932 for the Grand Union Canal Company by Peter Brotherhood of Peterborough. 18ft x 7ft x 4ft 6in with a 10 ton capacity. Experimental and never used in service. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Grand Union Canal wide boat CID: INLANDW.448 TID: SN: 72ft x around 11ft wide built to narrow boat style usually 7ft wide at the bottoms with the hull widening above BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Grand Western and Chard Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.449 TID: SN: Tubs 26ft x 6ft 6in carried 10 tons on a draught of 2ft 3in. There were pointed bows on the first ones which carried 8 tons. In use on the Chard Canal until 1867. The last pair of boats operated on the Grand Western Canal Barge Section until 1924. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grapnel CID: INLANDW.452 TID: INLANDW.450 USE: grappling iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grapnel anchor CID: INLANDW.451 TID: SN: An anchor consisting of multiple prongs joined at their bases to a shank and ring. BT: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grappling iron CID: INLANDW.452 TID: SN: A hook with multiple prongs joined at their bases to a ring and shank, and measuring 10-15 inches overall. Used for retrieving things from the canal e.g. dead animals or rope and for moving sacks. UF: grapnel BT: salvaging equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ground anchor CID: INLANDW.818 TID: INLANDW.453 USE: rond anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 grounds CID: INLANDW.454 TID: SN: Timbers which support and on to which the shutts planking is fastened on a narrow boat. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: shutts DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 guard iron CID: INLANDW.455 TID: SN: Usually metal strips, convex in a D section, fastened to the sides and ends of wooden or metal vessels to provide protection from impact and abrasion. UF: rubbing strake BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 guard nail CID: INLANDW.254 TID: INLANDW.456 USE: countersunk head nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gun punt CID: INLANDW.457 TID: SN: Used for wildfowling, a double-ended flat bottomed dinghy evolved, normally clinker built of wood and mounting a fixed gun. Aim was usually by pointing the gun punt by means of extra paddles like table tennis bats. BT: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gunnel CID: INLANDW.459 TID: INLANDW.458 USE: gunwhale DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gunwhale CID: INLANDW.459 TID: SN: Pronounced 'gunnel' the upper edge or top side of a boat or ship above the waterline; so named as cannon on early warships were fired above the 'whale' or upper line. UF: gunnel BT: above decks watercraft component RT: blopping board DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 gusset CID: INLANDW.460 TID: SN: A metal plate, usually triangular, used to join two structural members to each other at right angles. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Gwauncaegurwen mine boat CID: INLANDW.461 TID: SN: Boats used to carry men and coal from the mine at Gwauncaegurwen at the head of the Upper Clydach River. BT: mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Haigh Canal boat CID: INLANDW.462 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 half boxed trow CID: INLANDW.463 TID: SN: Like an open moulded trow but with bulkheads and the sides of the cargo space raised to the height of the fore and aft bulwarks to give extra protection to the cargo. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 half rater CID: INLANDW.464 TID: SN: Cheaper and less extreme sailing boat for club racing on the Thames and Trent, derived from the Thames rater. BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 halter CID: INLANDW.465 TID: SN: Strap or rope by which to hold or lead a horse. A rope bridle fashioned to go behind the ears. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 halyard CID: INLANDW.466 TID: SN: A rope for raising or lowering yards up and down masts. BT: rigging component RT: mast yard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 halyard roller CID: INLANDW.467 TID: SN: The winch to which a halyard is put to assist in lowering or raising the yard. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hames CID: INLANDW.468 TID: SN: Wooden or metal curved bars made as a pair and fitted with tug hooks and rein rings. They fit into the collar with straps often shortened down or specially manufactured to give clearance on bridges. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Hampton boat CID: INLANDW.469 TID: SN: An over large open boat built to work on the Wolverhampton level of the BCN where there are no locks. UF: Ampton boat BT: Birmingham day boat wharf boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hand bowl CID: INLANDW.470 TID: SN: Metal vessel tapering outwards from base with tubular handle typically used on a narrow boats, frequently decorated. UF: cabin hand bowl BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hand fid CID: INLANDW.471 TID: SN: A smooth cone 10-24 inches long, made of lignum vitae, hard wood or bone. It is used for stretching ropes in canvas and for stretching and sizing rope rings and loops in sails. They are also used for opening the lay in ropes when splicing. BT: fid DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hand grab CID: INLANDW.472 TID: SN: A hand held tool with a short wooden handle and metal shaft with a flat oval shaped end, covered in small metal spikes. Designed for handling bagged goods. UF: cat's paw BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hand hook CID: INLANDW.41 TID: INLANDW.473 USE: bag hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 handling equipment CID: INLANDW.474 TID: SN: Equipment used for handling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: cargo handling equipment carrying equipment holding and gripping equipment lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 handspike CID: INLANDW.475 TID: SN: A bar of wood used as a lever for working lock paddles on the Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations. BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 handy billy CID: INLANDW.476 TID: SN: A ten-foot shaft or boat hook, used on Humber keels. BT: boat hook (shaft) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hanging knee CID: INLANDW.477 TID: SN: A knee fitted to support downwards loads. BT: knee DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hanging up plate CID: INLANDW.800 TID: INLANDW.478 USE: ribbon plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 harbourmaster unit CID: INLANDW.479 TID: SN: Large detachable motor used on experimental river class boats. BT: marine engine RT: river class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hardie CID: INLANDW.480 TID: SN: Fits in the square or 'hardie' hole in the anvil and is used for cutting hot iron at the anvil. UF: hardy BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hardy CID: INLANDW.480 TID: INLANDW.481 USE: hardie DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Harecastle mine boat CID: INLANDW.482 TID: SN: Small boats working on the narrow colliery branches cut under Harecastle Hill off the main line of the Trent and Mersey Canal. BT: mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 harness CID: INLANDW.483 TID: SN: System of straps, buckles, chains and hooks fitted to a horse in draught to enable it to pull a load. UF: trace harness BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hatch coaming CID: INLANDW.484 TID: SN: The raised 'wall' round a hatch opening. BT: coaming DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hatches CID: INLANDW.485 TID: SN: A small deck set in a well at the stern of an unpowered canal narrow boat, the doors to the back cabin open into this well deck to allow access to the back cabin. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hawse eye CID: INLANDW.486 TID: SN: A tubular metal fitting in the bow of a vessel, through which the anchor cable passes. UF: hawse port BT: above decks watercraft component RT: hawse plate hawse timber DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hawse plate CID: INLANDW.487 TID: SN: A plate at the bow of a metal vessel which is pierced, carrying the hawse eye, to allow the anchor cable to pass through it. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: hawse eye DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hawse port CID: INLANDW.486 TID: INLANDW.488 USE: hawse eye DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hawse timber CID: INLANDW.489 TID: SN: Substantial timbers at the stem pierced by the hawse eyes. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: chock (boat component) hawse eye DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 head collar CID: INLANDW.507 TID: INLANDW.490 USE: horse collar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 head gear CID: INLANDW.148 TID: INLANDW.491 USE: bridle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 headledge CID: INLANDW.492 TID: SN: Part of the wall round a hatch opening across the width of the vessel. UF: deck ledge BT: above decks watercraft component RT: coaming DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 heating equipment CID: INLANDW.493 TID: SN: Equipment used for heating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bellows bottle stove cooking equipment ship's forecastle stove DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hedging mitts CID: INLANDW.494 TID: SN: Protective leather mitten type gloves used for waterway work. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hellum CID: INLANDW.835 TID: INLANDW.495 USE: rudder DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 henpeeked CID: INLANDW.496 TID: SN: Non tidal keel with canvas hold cover supported on three lines of rails over the hold. Name refers to 'hen perches'. UF: umbrella BT: transport Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hockey stick icebreaker CID: INLANDW.497 TID: SN: A specific tool made from wood and metal in a large hockey stick shape. Used on the Midlands canals to break ice by hitting the frozen surface of the canal. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hodder CID: INLANDW.498 TID: SN: A heart shaped peat spade used for cutting channels. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hog CID: INLANDW.499 TID: SN: A substantial fore and aft timber fitted on top of a keelson. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: keelson DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hold CID: INLANDW.500 TID: SN: An unobstructed space in a vessel in which cargo is kept. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 holding and gripping equipment CID: INLANDW.501 TID: BT: handling equipment NT: body drag cramp french chalk vice ice tongs DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hook CID: INLANDW.502 TID: SN: A hook shaped implement, used for handling cargoes. BT: cargo handling equipment NT: bag hook bale hook timber hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horn CID: INLANDW.503 TID: SN: An instrument sounding a warning or other signal. BT: communications equipment NT: foghorn DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Horncastle keel CID: INLANDW.504 TID: SN: Variation on the Humber keel, trading on the Horncastle Canal. Size 54ft x 14ft. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse (component) CID: INLANDW.510 TID: SN: Raised track enabling pulley block carrying a sail control rope to travel athwartships over deck obstacles. BT: rigging component NT: main sheet horse DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse bit CID: INLANDW.505 TID: SN: Metal mouth piece (often sectional) which forms part of the headgear. Acts as an attachment for the reins to control the horse. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse boat CID: INLANDW.506 TID: SN: Boats propelled using (usually) either horses, mules or donkeys. BT: equine animal powered boat NT: horse drawn narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse collar CID: INLANDW.507 TID: SN: Padded leather ring construction to fit over the horse's shoulders. It transfers the horse's effort to the towing harness. UF: head collar neck collar BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse drawn narrow boat CID: INLANDW.508 TID: SN: Initially built in wood (oak and elm), later in iron or steel or a combination of metal and wood they maintain the basic narrow boat shape, double ended and flat bottomed but with a shorter bow and stern. Long distance boats trading anywhere on the narrow canal system had a back cabin at the rear of the cargo space, usually 10ft x 7ft max. From the 1870s some boats had small fore cabins as a result of improvements brought about by Canal Reformers (George Smith). On average, boats carried 25 - 30 tons on a draught of 3ft 6in. The first of two boats pulled by a horse could be referred to as a 'first boat' and the second as a 'last boat'. UF: first boat last boat BT: horse boat narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 horse shoe CID: INLANDW.509 TID: SN: Forged iron protection for the horse's hoof fixed with special tapered iron nails. Required for all horses working on hard towing path surfaces. Replaced at regular intervals by a specialist farrier (blacksmith). BT: equine equipment equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hot chisel CID: INLANDW.511 TID: SN: Long chisels, ground to a cutting edge of 30 degrees, which are not hardened or tempered and can be used in work on heated metal. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hot set CID: INLANDW.512 TID: SN: A cutting tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It is triangular in shape but with a sharp edge for cutting the metal when struck. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hotel boat CID: INLANDW.513 TID: SN: A craft crewed by the owners or their staff offering overnight accommodation in beds or bunks in separate cabins. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hotholer CID: INLANDW.514 TID: SN: Birmingham canal boat loading alongside foundry banks i.e. the hot holes. Often carrying slag etc. from blast furnaces. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 house lighter CID: INLANDW.515 TID: SN: The living boat of a gang of fen lighters. BT: transport RT: Fen lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hoy CID: INLANDW.516 TID: SN: The hoy was either a small boat acting as a tender, especially in rivers or estuaries, or a small coasting vessel under sail. The former type was a large rowing boat that ferried passengers to seagoing and estuarine vessels, especially where there was inadequate wharfage. BT: passenger vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 human powered boat CID: INLANDW.517 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is provided by a person. BT: transport NT: best boat bow hauled boat canoe clinker eight clinker four coastal four coastal single coxed eight coxed four coxed pair coxed twelve coxless four coxless pair dodger dory double scull dragon boat frontloader funny gig long boat (rowing) octuple outrigger pair outrigger scull perfect peter boat punt quadruple scull racing punt randan semi-racer punt shallop single scull skiff triple scull tub pair wager whiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 human powered propulsion system component CID: INLANDW.518 TID: SN: Equipment which is a component in a propulsion system where the power is supplied by a human. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: propulsion system component NT: barge pole button crutches gate oar outrigger paddle punting pole quant rowlock rypek sweep (oar) thole pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Humber keel CID: INLANDW.519 TID: SN: Keels trading inland and on the East coast of England but with trade based on the Humber estuary. Had fore and aft cabins, with the family cabin at the stern (aft). draught of 7ft 6 inches. BT: keel (boat) NT: Barnsley keel Driffield keel Horncastle keel Humber sloop Lincoln keel Manvers keel Sheffield keel Trent ketch RT: Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Humber sloop CID: INLANDW.520 TID: SN: With the hull of a Humber keel but a fore and aft sailing rig particularly associated with the Lincolnshire shore of the Humber. UF: sloop rigged keel BT: Humber keel sail propelled boat RT: Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hydraulic pump CID: INLANDW.521 TID: SN: Dock equipment. BT: pump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 hydraulic ram CID: INLANDW.522 TID: SN: An automatic pump in which a large volume of water flows through a valve which it periodicaly forces shut, the sudden pressure change being used to raise a smaller volume of water to a higher level. UF: jigger (ram) BT: lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ice breaker CID: INLANDW.523 TID: SN: A craft designed to break a channel through ice. UF: iceboat BT: channel clearance craft service craft NT: ballard side rocker top rocker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ice clearer CID: INLANDW.524 TID: SN: A craft designed to clear a channel of broken ice. BT: channel clearance craft service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ice plates CID: INLANDW.525 TID: SN: Thin sheets of iron tacked onto a canal narrow boat at the fore end and along the loaded and empty water lines for protection against ice. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ice tongs CID: INLANDW.526 TID: SN: Large tongs used for removing broken ice from the canal. BT: holding and gripping equipment waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 iceboat CID: INLANDW.523 TID: INLANDW.527 USE: ice breaker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 injection dredger CID: INLANDW.528 TID: SN: A dredger breaking up materials by water or air pumped into them and usually allowing a current to move them away. BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 inside flat CID: INLANDW.529 TID: SN: Sailing flats built for use on rivers. They ranged from 50 to 75 feet in length and had a capacity from 80 to 150 tons. BT: Mersey sailing flat NT: jigger flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 inspection boat CID: INLANDW.530 TID: SN: A craft specifically designed to carry canal staff or committees on an inspection of the waterway. BT: service craft NT: committee boat engineers inspection boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 iron boat CID: INLANDW.531 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is iron. BT: transport NT: iron spout iron trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 iron spout CID: INLANDW.532 TID: SN: Transom sterned non tidal keel made of iron and used on the Aire and Calder Navigation. BT: iron boat Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 iron trow CID: INLANDW.533 TID: SN: Built for Danks from iron, otherwise trow shaped boats. BT: iron boat trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jack plane CID: INLANDW.534 TID: SN: A plane used to smooth and prepare rough timber. BT: plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jebus CID: INLANDW.535 TID: SN: The bows of a train of compartment boats built as a separate craft. Equipped with a winch and pulleys to tension the train. Often pushed in front of the tug when the compartments are empty. Used to break the propeller wash of the tug and make the train steerable when loaded. UF: cutwater BT: transport RT: Aire and Calder compartment boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jerry iron CID: INLANDW.536 TID: SN: A caulking iron with a diagonal edge that tapers in thickness from front to back. Used to clear old oakum out of seams. BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jib CID: INLANDW.537 TID: SN: A triangular sail, usually fitted at or near the bow of a vessel. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jigger (mast) CID: INLANDW.650 TID: INLANDW.539 USE: mizzen DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jigger (ram) CID: INLANDW.522 TID: INLANDW.540 USE: hydraulic ram DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jigger flat CID: INLANDW.538 TID: SN: A ketch rigged flat two masted with booms and gaffs. BT: inside flat outside flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 joey boat CID: INLANDW.85 TID: INLANDW.541 USE: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 jointer plane CID: INLANDW.542 TID: SN: A long plane used to flatten edges that are to be joined. Usually around 24-26 inches long. BT: plane RT: trying plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 josher CID: INLANDW.543 TID: SN: Name for narrowboats owned and built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton at their Saltley dock in Birmingham. The name is derived form that of the founder, Joshua Fellows. BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 kayak CID: INLANDW.544 TID: SN: Inuit canoe originally made of sewn skins, propelled by double-ended paddle. BT: canoe RT: Rob Roy DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keb CID: INLANDW.545 TID: SN: An iron rake used to bring up coals and other items from the bottom of the canal. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 kedge anchor CID: INLANDW.546 TID: SN: A subsidiary anchor, used to adjust or reinforce position when moored. BT: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keel (boat component) CID: INLANDW.549 TID: SN: An external fore and aft timber fitted to vessels to import longitudinal strength to the hull and into which the garboard strake is fitted. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: apron (boat component) deadwood floor frame keelson stempost sternpost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keel (boat) CID: INLANDW.550 TID: SN: Keels are the typical boats of the waterways of North East England.The name 'keel' relates to their square sail. The original Viking construction from which they are descended is clinker but has now become carvel. BT: barge NT: billy boy Humber keel steam keel traffic boat Upper Trent keel Yorkshire keel RT: sounding pole DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keel bar CID: INLANDW.547 TID: SN: Metal bar forming the keel of a metal vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keel wherry CID: INLANDW.688 TID: INLANDW.548 USE: Norfolk keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 keelson CID: INLANDW.551 TID: SN: An internal fore and aft timber often fitted to vessels above the lowest frames in the hull to assist in securing these and imparting longitudinal strength to the hull. UF: kelsey kelson BT: below decks watercraft component RT: apron (boat component) floor frame hog mast mast step stand stempost sternpost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 kelsey CID: INLANDW.551 TID: INLANDW.552 USE: keelson DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 kelson CID: INLANDW.551 TID: INLANDW.553 USE: keelson DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Kennet barge CID: INLANDW.554 TID: SN: A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast and sized to fit the locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. BT: River Severn craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ketch rigged trow CID: INLANDW.555 TID: SN: A two masted trow with fore and aft mainsail, a gaff top sail, two or three head sails and a gaff sail on the mizzen mast. BT: sail propelled boat trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Kidwelly and Llanelli tub boat CID: INLANDW.556 TID: SN: 6 ton boats used throughout the life of the canal. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Kilbagie Canal boat CID: INLANDW.557 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 klaxon CID: INLANDW.558 TID: SN: A device designed to make a warning noise. BT: communications equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 knee CID: INLANDW.559 TID: SN: A wooden or metal bracket which joins or reinforces the joins between two or more parts of a boat. BT: below decks watercraft component NT: hanging knee lodging knee DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 knee strings CID: INLANDW.560 TID: SN: The short strings used to hold the sidecloths in place on the gunwhales of a narrow boat when they are rolled up. UF: breeching strings BT: above decks watercraft component RT: sidecloths DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Kymer tub boat CID: INLANDW.561 TID: SN: Tub boats used on this Camarthenshire canal to transport coal and limestone. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lace plate CID: INLANDW.800 TID: INLANDW.562 USE: ribbon plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Lancaster Canal boat CID: INLANDW.563 TID: SN: Boats 72ft x 14ft 6 inches, carrying up to 42 tons on the Lancaster Canal. Related to Leeds and Liverpool Canal long boats but different in design. BT: barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 land chain CID: INLANDW.564 TID: SN: A series of sized lengths, linked together in a chain to measure out a distance. BT: surveying equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lanyard CID: INLANDW.565 TID: SN: A line passed through the holes in a deadeye to tighten up standing rigging. BT: rigging component RT: chain plate deadeye DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 large Northwich CID: INLANDW.566 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat is one of 38 steel motor narrow boats built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1936/7. They were part of the Town class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: town class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 large Ricky CID: INLANDW.567 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat was one of 62 wooden butty boats built by Walkers of Rickmansworth between 1936-8. They formed part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: town class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 large Woolwich CID: INLANDW.568 TID: SN: This type of narrowboat is one of either 24 steel pairs of boats of 24 steel motor narrow boats built by Harland and Wolff of Woolwich in 1936/7. They are part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: town class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 last boat CID: INLANDW.508 TID: INLANDW.569 USE: horse drawn narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 launch CID: INLANDW.570 TID: SN: A passenger boat with inboard motor for leisure journeys on inland waterways;larger than a dinghy but smaller than a narrow boat; may be canopied. BT: passenger vessel recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 launch lamp CID: INLANDW.1116 TID: INLANDW.571 USE: tricolour lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 leading edge CID: INLANDW.609 TID: INLANDW.572 USE: luff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Lee barge CID: INLANDW.573 TID: SN: Open holded Thames barge with a stumpy rig built to fit the river Lee. BT: Thames barge NT: Lee lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Lee lighter CID: INLANDW.574 TID: SN: Unrigged version of Lee barge,72' long by 13'x15' wide. BT: Lee barge Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 leeboard CID: INLANDW.575 TID: SN: A large board, hinged from the hull sides of a sailing vessel, used to reduce travel to leeward when sailing. BT: rigging component RT: leeboard clam DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 leeboard clam CID: INLANDW.576 TID: SN: Winch for pulling leeboards up when not in use. BT: rigging component RT: leeboard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 leech CID: INLANDW.577 TID: SN: The after edge (furthest from the mast) of a sail. BT: sail component RT: sprit DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Leeds and Liverpool craft CID: INLANDW.578 TID: SN: Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: barge NT: Leeds and Liverpool fly boat Leeds and Liverpool long boat Leeds and Liverpool short boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Leeds and Liverpool fly boat CID: INLANDW.579 TID: SN: For 'express' use along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches but with finer lines than usual craft for extra speed. BT: fly boat Leeds and Liverpool craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Leeds and Liverpool long boat CID: INLANDW.580 TID: SN: Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 72ft x 14ft 3 inches for use between Liverpool and Wigan where the locks are only 62ft long. Draws on original use of the canal by River Douglas flats. UF: Liverpool sider BT: Leeds and Liverpool craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Leeds and Liverpool short boat CID: INLANDW.581 TID: SN: Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches in order to fit the locks between Wigan and Leeds. Draws on original keel and flat influences. BT: Leeds and Liverpool craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 leg vice CID: INLANDW.582 TID: SN: Any of the various blacksmithing vices that have one long leg which is attached to a bench (and often supported at the foot) and a simple spring mechanism to hold the jaws open. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 letter flag CID: INLANDW.583 TID: SN: A flag which represents a letter in flag code. BT: signal flag DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 letterbox ventilator CID: INLANDW.584 TID: SN: Small cast metal ventilator fixed to the cabin sides of some narrow boats. BT: ventilator DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lewis CID: INLANDW.585 TID: SN: Metal devices consisting of dovetail tenons; used to hoist heavy units of masonry. BT: lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 life belt CID: INLANDW.586 TID: SN: A ring of buoyant material, used to help someone stay afloat in water. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 life jacket CID: INLANDW.587 TID: SN: A buoyant garment worn over the upper body to enable a person to stay afloat in water. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lifesaving and protective equipment CID: INLANDW.588 TID: SN: Equipment designed for lifesaving and protective purposes in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: hedging mitts life belt life jacket pitch hood puddling boots waders DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lifting equipment CID: INLANDW.589 TID: SN: Equipment designed for lifting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: handling equipment NT: boat jack crane hydraulic ram lewis winch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lightener CID: INLANDW.1054 TID: INLANDW.590 USE: Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lighter CID: INLANDW.591 TID: SN: Generally a boat for transferring cargo from a large boat to another craft or the bank. BT: barge NT: Fen lighter Stour lighter Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lighting component CID: INLANDW.592 TID: SN: Objects which are components of an ionland waterways object with a lighting function.. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: components NT: bulkhead light bullseye decklight portlight DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Lincoln keel CID: INLANDW.593 TID: SN: Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Lincoln. Size 74ft 9 inches x 15ft. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lining piece CID: INLANDW.595 TID: INLANDW.594 USE: lining plank DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lining plank CID: INLANDW.595 TID: SN: Large wooden plank fixed inside the top edge of a wooden narrow boat to give stiffness and longitudinal strength and support to the inboard edge of the gunwhale. UF: lining piece BT: plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Liskeard and Looe Union boat CID: INLANDW.596 TID: SN: 57ft x 10f (lock size) (proposed as a tub boat canal). Very little known. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Liverpool sider CID: INLANDW.580 TID: INLANDW.597 USE: Leeds and Liverpool long boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Llechryd Canal boat CID: INLANDW.598 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lock lifter CID: INLANDW.599 TID: SN: Fitted with an A frame for lifting and transporting lock gates. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lock windlass CID: INLANDW.1193 TID: INLANDW.600 USE: windlass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lodging knee CID: INLANDW.601 TID: SN: A shaped bracket of either timber or metal which both joins and reinforces the join between component of the vessel's structure. BT: knee DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 long board CID: INLANDW.602 TID: SN: Fore and aft plank in the bottom of a wooden vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 long boat (rowing) CID: INLANDW.603 TID: SN: The longest and largest of several boats carried by a sea-going ship. It could be used, however, on tidal rivers and estuaries, propelled by ten oars, often double-banked. This meant that two rowers shared the same thwart or bench. BT: human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 long distance passenger boat CID: INLANDW.604 TID: SN: Many canal routes had long distance passenger boats until the coming of the railways. Boats would include a first class saloon and either one or two other classes. BT: canal passenger boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 longboat CID: INLANDW.674 TID: INLANDW.605 USE: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 loobey CID: INLANDW.608 TID: INLANDW.606 USE: luby DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 louvre ventilator CID: INLANDW.607 TID: SN: Pressed metal ventilators. BT: ventilator DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 luby CID: INLANDW.608 TID: SN: A forged metal pin fitted to the top of a narrow boat top mast, fitted with rearward pivotting pin and return spring to act as a safety device to prevent the horse being pulled into the canal should the boat overtake the horse. UF: loobey BT: equine powered propulsion system component RT: top mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 luff CID: INLANDW.609 TID: SN: The leading edge of a fore and aft sail. (As a verb 'to luff' is to turn closer to the wind). UF: leading edge BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 luff barge CID: INLANDW.610 TID: SN: Squat, round-fronted or bowed barge in use during the early nineteenth century on the Thames and the Medway. BT: barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 luggage boat CID: INLANDW.627 TID: INLANDW.611 USE: market boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 lutchet CID: INLANDW.612 TID: SN: An open backed support for a towing mast, usually found on keels. BT: equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 macon CID: INLANDW.613 TID: SN: A type of oar. BT: oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 main course CID: INLANDW.614 TID: SN: The largest sail of a suit of sails for a square rigged vessel. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 main sail CID: INLANDW.615 TID: SN: The largest sail of a suit of sails for a fore and aft rigged vessel. BT: sail component RT: top sail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 main sheet CID: INLANDW.616 TID: SN: The rope which controls the largest sail. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 main sheet horse CID: INLANDW.617 TID: SN: A wooden or metal bar fixed athwartships (across the width of the vessel) to the deck of a sailing vessel on to which the main sheet is fastened, usually being able to slide along the horse. BT: horse (component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 maintenance and repairing equipment CID: INLANDW.618 TID: SN: Equipment designed for use in maintenance and repair in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: boat maintenance equipment boat repair equipment dredging equipment ship repair equipment waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 making iron CID: INLANDW.619 TID: SN: A flat or grooved edge iron used to compress the oakum in the seam. BT: caulking iron NT: double crease iron single crease iron treble crease iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mall CID: INLANDW.638 TID: INLANDW.620 USE: maul DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Manchester flat CID: INLANDW.621 TID: SN: Adaptation of the Mersey flat. Manchester flats sailed along the Bridgewater Canal. BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mandrel CID: INLANDW.622 TID: SN: Cylindrical tapered rods of iron or wood designed to hold a hollow part while it is being forged or turned. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mane comb CID: INLANDW.623 TID: SN: Grooming comb for untangling mane and tail hair. BT: equine maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Manvers keel CID: INLANDW.624 TID: SN: Variation of the Humber keel, trading principally to Manvers Main colliery on the Dearne and Dove Canal. Size 58ft x 14ft 10 inches. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 margin plank CID: INLANDW.625 TID: SN: The outermost plank of a wooden deck. BT: above decks watercraft component plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 marine engine CID: INLANDW.626 TID: SN: An engine designed for use in boats or ships. BT: motive power producing equipment NT: harbourmaster unit DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 market boat CID: INLANDW.627 TID: SN: Carrying goods and passengers over short distances, principally to markets. UF: luggage boat BT: canal passenger boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 marking equipment CID: INLANDW.628 TID: SN: Equipment designed for marking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: branding iron branding stamp punch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 marline spike CID: INLANDW.629 TID: SN: A pointed iron spike 6-18 inches long, usually pierced at the head. Used for opening the strands of ropes when splicing. BT: rope working equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 martingale CID: INLANDW.630 TID: SN: Decorative shaped leather connecting strap, usually fitted with brasses. Hangs between the horse's fore legs. Fixed to lower point of the collar and belly band. UF: false martingale BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast CID: INLANDW.631 TID: SN: Vertical pole, often supported by stays and shrouds, providing an anchor point for sails or towing. BT: above decks watercraft component NT: mizzen pole mast polka mast RT: bobbin halyard mast step shroud spar stand stay yard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast and spar component CID: INLANDW.632 TID: SN: Objects which are components of mast and spar systems. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: wind powered propulsion system component NT: bobbin boom gaff sprit tabernacle top mast truck (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast box CID: INLANDW.633 TID: SN: Heavily constructed wooden box, approx 6ft x 10 x 10 with a hollow centre to house and support a sliding towing mast on canal narrow boats. BT: equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast flat CID: INLANDW.645 TID: INLANDW.634 USE: Mersey sailing flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast pin CID: INLANDW.635 TID: SN: Metal pin used to secure the top mast into the box mast at the required height on narrow boats. BT: pin RT: box mast top mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mast step CID: INLANDW.636 TID: SN: A shaped depression or block cut into or mounted on the keelson, into which the heel of the mast is fixed. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: keelson DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 masthead lamp CID: INLANDW.637 TID: SN: Lamp with plain or dioptric lens in large lamp fitted with side rings for running up the mast. Usually half round form with flat back and door. BT: navigation lamp ship's lamp RT: stern lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 maul CID: INLANDW.638 TID: SN: A term for various tools used for driving. UF: beater mall mawl BT: shipbuilding equipment striking equipment NT: ship maul hammer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mawl CID: INLANDW.638 TID: INLANDW.639 USE: maul DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 meag CID: INLANDW.640 TID: SN: Used to cut the roots of plants on the Norfolk Broads. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Measham teapot CID: INLANDW.641 TID: SN: Distinctive eathernware design with dark brown glaze and cream/red flowers in relief, often with a small plaque bearing a greetings message. Larger teapots sometimes have small teapot incorporated into the lid. Sold at Measham to boaters, but not produced by Masons of Swadlincote. Often given to other boaters as gifts. Other items of Measham ware include tobacco jars, jugs etc. 'Bargeware' and 'barge pots' are often used to describe Measham ware by land based people. UF: barge pot bargeware BT: containers DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 measuring equipment CID: INLANDW.642 TID: SN: Objects which are used for measuring in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bevel bevel board float type gauging stick folding gauging stick gauging stick rope gauge shipwright's plumb bob shipwright's plumb line sounding pole sounding rod weighing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Mersey barge CID: INLANDW.643 TID: SN: Motor craft and earlier steam powered craft used in and around the Mersey Estuary- the first on the Weaver in 1911. Larger craft replaced steam powered boats in the 1940s, carrying up to 285 tons. BT: barge NT: Rochdale Canal steam packet Weaver packet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Mersey flat CID: INLANDW.644 TID: SN: The family of craft of the Mersey estuary and local rivers. They included sailing flats, unpowered flats, canal flats and coastal flats. BT: barge NT: canal flat Mersey sailing flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Mersey sailing flat CID: INLANDW.645 TID: SN: They went up the St Helens Canal, the Weaver, the Mersey and Irwell Navigation and the Runcorn and Latchford Canal. Up to mid C18 they were doubled ended and square sailed. From mid C18 to mid C19 they developed a transom stern and fore and aft rig. From mid C19 returned to a double ended shape but with a fore and aft rig. All around 72ft x 14ft. UF: mast flat BT: Mersey flat sail propelled boat NT: inside flat outside flat Weaver sailing flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 metalworking equipment CID: INLANDW.646 TID: SN: Objects which are used for metalworking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bench shears blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 middle Northwich CID: INLANDW.647 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat is one of 8 steel pairs built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1935/6. They are part of the Star Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: star class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mine boat CID: INLANDW.648 TID: SN: Craft principally designed to work underground in quarries and mines, generally short and narrow but boat shaped rather than rectangular. BT: transport NT: Crooke mine boat Gwauncaegurwen mine boat Harecastle mine boat Nent Force mine boat Speedwell mine boat Worsley mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 miscellaneous cargo craft types CID: INLANDW.649 TID: SN: Miscellaneous cargo craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: cargo vessel NT: Aberdeenshire Canal boat Adelphi Canal boat Arbury Canal boat Arisaig Canal boat bastard boat Burton Boat Company Canal boat Cemlyn Canal boat Chelmer barge Cinderford Canal boat Compstall Canal boat Croydon Canal boat Dudley Canal tunnel boat Eardington Forge Canal boat Emmets Canal boat Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat Grand Union Canal wide boat Haigh Canal boat Kilbagie Canal boat Liskeard and Looe Union boat Llechryd Canal boat Muirkirk Canal boat Severner Sir Nigel Gresley Canal boat Somerset turf boat Somerset withy boat Stevenston Canal boat Thorne and Hatfield Canal boat Tremadoc Canal boat Wilson House Canal boat Woodeaves Canal boat Worcester and Birmingham Canal barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mizzen CID: INLANDW.650 TID: SN: The after most (nearest the stern or rear of a vessel) mast. UF: jigger (mast) BT: mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 modesty flap CID: INLANDW.651 TID: SN: A hinged flap inside a narrow boat cabin which divides the side bed from the main bed. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 monkey boat CID: INLANDW.674 TID: INLANDW.652 USE: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 monkey's fist CID: INLANDW.653 TID: SN: A ball of rope made by knotting around a weight, with a loop at one end. Acts as a toggle as part of a towing line and gives weight to a line when it is thrown. BT: ropework DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Monmouthshire Canal boat CID: INLANDW.654 TID: SN: 60ft x 8ft 6.9in all the boats were built with cabins. BT: Welsh narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mooring pin CID: INLANDW.655 TID: SN: Metal pin to tie mooring ropes to. It is either fixed to the boat or hammered into the bank. BT: pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mortise chisel CID: INLANDW.656 TID: SN: A general term for various chisels used for mortising (creating a hole to receive a projection and make a joint). All have an extra strong blade, a stout handle to take the blows of the mallet and the blades are characterised by being thicker back-to-front than other chisels in order to resist bending when levering out the waste in a deep mortice. BT: chisel woodworking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 motive power producing equipment CID: INLANDW.657 TID: SN: Equipment used for producing motive pwer in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: power producing equipment NT: marine engine oar paddle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 motor boat CID: INLANDW.661 TID: INLANDW.658 USE: motor narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 motor boat tiller CID: INLANDW.659 TID: SN: Removable metal tube fitted to the rudder stock to provide steering leverage. BT: tiller RT: motor narrow boat tiller bar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 motor cruiser CID: INLANDW.660 TID: SN: A craft permanently fitted with accommodation for overnight stays and primarily used for holidays, privately owned or hired. Fitted with beds or bunks and often with shower or bath. Powered by an engine. BT: cruiser NT: aft cockpit cruiser centre steering cruiser dual steering cruiser forward steering cruiser DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 motor narrow boat CID: INLANDW.661 TID: SN: The first English trials of motor narrow boats took place just before the 1st World War, 1914-1918, and mostly involved conversion of horse boats. From the 1920s new motor boats were built with a counter stern and an underwater shape designed to maximize the efficiency of the propeller. UF: motor boat BT: diesel powered boat narrow boat RT: motor boat tiller pigeon box DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 moulded boat CID: INLANDW.662 TID: SN: A boat constructed by moulding. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 moulding plane CID: INLANDW.663 TID: SN: A class of thin-bodied planes with variously shaped soles and blades whose cutting edges form many various mouldings. BT: plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 moving and transport equipment CID: INLANDW.664 TID: SN: Equipment used for moving and transporting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: towing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mud hopper CID: INLANDW.665 TID: SN: A craft designed to carry the waste products of inland waterway maintenance work primarily dredgings. BT: waste disposal vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mud scoop CID: INLANDW.666 TID: SN: A leather bag held by a round iron frame on the end of a long pole. Used for hand dredging of the canal. BT: dredging equipment waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Muirkirk Canal boat CID: INLANDW.667 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mule CID: INLANDW.668 TID: SN: Mule rigged spritsail barge with a gaff rigged mizzen. BT: Thames barge RT: boomie stumpy barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mushroom anchor CID: INLANDW.669 TID: SN: An anchor consisting of a straight length with a bowl shape at the end (like an inverted mushroom). BT: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 mushroom ventilator CID: INLANDW.670 TID: SN: A tube fitted vertically to the deck of a boat with a moveable hemispherical cover to allow fresh air to enter enclosed spaces. BT: ventilator DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 muzzle CID: INLANDW.671 TID: SN: Basket of wire or leather to fit over the horse's mouth or muzzle to prevent grazing when under way. Also fitted to horses liable to bite or snap. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 nail CID: INLANDW.672 TID: SN: A slender and usually pointed and headed fastener, designed for impact driven insertion. BT: fastener NT: countersunk head nail shearing nail spike trenail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 nail header CID: INLANDW.673 TID: SN: Tools used to hold nail rods while making nail heads in wrought nail making. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 narrow boat CID: INLANDW.674 TID: SN: Craft designed for use on narrow canals. Boat shaped and carrying between 14 and 40 tons. The principal dimensions are 70ft x 7ft wide though over length and narrow and broad versions exist. UF: longboat monkey boat narrowboat BT: cargo vessel NT: admiral class boat Birmingham day boat blue top box boat butty boat Chesterfield Canal boat horse drawn narrow boat josher motor narrow boat river class boat royalty class boat Runcorn six planker star class boat station boat (British Waterways) steam narrow boat tanker boat town class boat Welsh narrow boat wharf boat RT: barge Severner Worsley mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 narrow boat stool CID: INLANDW.175 TID: INLANDW.676 USE: cabin stool DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 narrowboat CID: INLANDW.674 TID: INLANDW.677 USE: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 navigating equipment CID: INLANDW.678 TID: SN: Equipment used for navigating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: sextant ship's binnacle ship's compass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 navigation lamp CID: INLANDW.679 TID: SN: General term for the lamps used to identify the direction a ship is facing. BT: ship's lamp NT: masthead lamp not under command lamp port lamp starboard lamp stern lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 navvy's yoke CID: INLANDW.680 TID: SN: Wooden yoke used in canal construction work. BT: carrying equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Neath Canal boat CID: INLANDW.681 TID: SN: 60ft x 8ft 10in loading to 24 tons on a draught of 2ft 9in. Mostly open and capable of hanging the rudder at either end. BT: Welsh narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 neck collar CID: INLANDW.507 TID: INLANDW.682 USE: horse collar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 neddy CID: INLANDW.683 TID: SN: A short towing mast found on keels. BT: equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Nent Force mine boat CID: INLANDW.684 TID: SN: Boats used to carry lead ore out of the Nent Force level mines in Cumberland. BT: mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Newbury barge CID: INLANDW.685 TID: SN: Craft 109 feet long, with a 17 foot beam and a 3 foot 6 inch draught when loaded with 110 tons. Based on the Kennet Navigation in Newbury. They were flat bottomed with a rounded head. BT: western barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Newdigate Canal boat CID: INLANDW.29 TID: INLANDW.686 USE: Arbury Canal boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Norfolk dinghy CID: INLANDW.687 TID: SN: A class of 14 feet dinghy; 86 were built for Norfolk and Suffolk Broads racing; clinker built; gunter rig. BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Norfolk keel CID: INLANDW.688 TID: SN: Preceded the Norfolk wherry and was the common cargo carrier on the Broads. Square rigged, transom sterned and clinker built craft. Around 54ft x 14ft, carrying 30 tons but also came in a variety of sizes. Succeeded by the wherry after 1800 which could be sailed with fewer crew. UF: keel wherry BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Norfolk punt CID: INLANDW.689 TID: SN: Restricted class of racing boats concentrated on Barton Broad. BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Norfolk wherry CID: INLANDW.690 TID: SN: Double ended vessels with the mast stepped well forward carrying around 25 tons on a 4ft draught. Painted black with a single gaff sail. Mostly clinker built.'Wherry' means boat and it acquired its local meaning in Norfolk and Suffolk. UF: wherry BT: barge NT: Aylsham Navigation wherry Norfolk keel North Walsham and Dilham Canal wherry reedlighter River Ant wherry River Bure wherry River Waveney wherry steam wherry Thames wherry RT: quant wherry wheelbarrow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 North Eastern barge CID: INLANDW.691 TID: SN: A range of steel and iron barges motor and dumb which gradually developed away from the keel shape to form a hull type of their own. BT: barge NT: North Eastern motor barge Nottingham pan Trent pan DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 North Eastern motor barge CID: INLANDW.692 TID: SN: Originally the motor barges used in the North East were converted from keels but took on their own construction and design when iron and steel motors were developed. Sizes varied from 51ft 6 inches on the Calder and Hebble Navigation to 180ft long on the Aire and Calder Navigation. BT: North Eastern barge NT: Trent motor barge RT: steam keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 North Walsham and Dilham Canal wherry CID: INLANDW.693 TID: SN: A small type of Norfolk wherry built to the size of the North Walsham and Dilham Canal. 50 ft x 12 ft x 3 ft 6 ins max. BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 nose bag CID: INLANDW.377 TID: INLANDW.694 USE: feed bag DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 nose bowl CID: INLANDW.379 TID: INLANDW.695 USE: feed bowl DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 nose tin CID: INLANDW.381 TID: INLANDW.696 USE: feed tin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 not under command lamp CID: INLANDW.697 TID: SN: Similar in appearance to an anchor lamp but has a red lens. BT: navigation lamp RT: anchor lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Nottingham pan CID: INLANDW.698 TID: SN: Nottingham pans going to Burton on Trent, Leicester and Grantham were 72ft x 14ft dumb boats. BT: North Eastern barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 number flag CID: INLANDW.699 TID: SN: A flag bearing a number, used for communication. BT: signal flag DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oakum CID: INLANDW.700 TID: SN: Oiled plant fibre used to seal joints or fill crevices in wooden boat hulls and decks. BT: caulking equipment RT: shearing DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oar CID: INLANDW.701 TID: SN: Long slender shafts, usually wood, shaped to a round handle or grip at one end and flat-tipped blade at the other; for propelling vessels. BT: boat equipment human powered propulsion system component motive power producing equipment NT: chopper (oar) macon pencil (oar) scull smoothie sweep (oar) RT: crutches thole pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oar propelled boat CID: INLANDW.702 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of oars. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 octuple CID: INLANDW.703 TID: SN: Racing shell rigged for eight scullers with cox. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oil boat CID: INLANDW.1046 TID: INLANDW.704 USE: tanker boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oil box CID: INLANDW.705 TID: SN: A block of wood measuring about 7 x 3 x3 inches, with a short handle fixed at one end. The centre of the block is hollowed out and filled with linseed oil. Used for dipping caulking irons to prevent them from becoming sticky from contact with oakum and so sticking in the seams. BT: caulking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 one hundred and forty ton barge CID: INLANDW.706 TID: SN: A one hundred and forty ton barge carried by a BACAT ship. BT: BACAT barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 one hundred and seventy ton compartment boat CID: INLANDW.707 TID: SN: Pans in trains of three pushed by tugs to Ferrybridge Power Station. 56ft x 17ft 3in x 9ft 6in they carry up to one hundred and seventy tons. Lifted out of the water to unload. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 open boat CID: INLANDW.708 TID: SN: Boat with little or no decking. BT: transport RT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 open day boat CID: INLANDW.709 TID: SN: A boat with no cabin. UF: day boat BT: transport NT: Potteries day boat RT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 open moulded trow CID: INLANDW.710 TID: SN: The basic form of trow with an open cargo space soemtimes protected by vertical canvas sidecloths hanging from wooden rails. They did not normally trade beyond Bridgwater or Cardiff. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 opening iron CID: INLANDW.788 TID: INLANDW.711 USE: reaming iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 outrigger CID: INLANDW.712 TID: SN: A metal framework or carbon-fibre reinforced arm to support crutches which is placed approximately 30 inches from the centre of the boat. BT: human powered propulsion system component RT: crutches DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 outrigger pair CID: INLANDW.713 TID: SN: Oars supported by full outriggers of drawn steel, so that the rowlocks were some distance from the sides of the boat, was either of clinker build or a shell. It was 30-34 feet long, with a beam of 14-16 inches and depth of 7-8 inches. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 outrigger scull CID: INLANDW.714 TID: SN: Propelled by a person using two sculls or short oars, one in each hand. Outrigger sculls were 25-30 feet long, with a 10-13 inch beam and 5.5-6 inches deep. BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 outside flat CID: INLANDW.715 TID: SN: Sailing flats built for coastal use. They ranged from 50 to 75 feet in length and had a capacity from 80 to 150 tons. BT: Mersey sailing flat NT: jigger flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 outside puffer CID: INLANDW.716 TID: SN: Generally 66ft x 18ft 6 inches, carrying up to 120 tons with a maximum draught of 9ft 6 inches.They usually had bulwarks around the deck. In line with the gauge of the Crinan Canal and the bridges of the Forth and Clyde. Maximum size was 85ft to make full use of the Crinan Canal locks. Boats also used in Outer Hebrides and Ireland. UF: coaster BT: Scottish barge RT: shorehead puffer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oxter plate CID: INLANDW.717 TID: SN: The lower plates of a counter stern. UF: uxter plate BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 oyster skiff CID: INLANDW.718 TID: SN: A large clinker-built boat seen on Essex rivers and estuaries. It was used mainly in the oyster fisheries. It was frequently pointed at both ends or double-ended and might step a short mast, to be used either for rowing or sailing. BT: skiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 packet boat CID: INLANDW.719 TID: SN: Principally carrying mail, packets and also passengers. BT: passenger vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 paddle CID: INLANDW.720 TID: SN: Roughly spoon shaped hand held device used to propel such vessels as canoes and coracles. BT: boat equipment human powered propulsion system component motive power producing equipment NT: double bladed paddle single bladed paddle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 paddle propelled boat CID: INLANDW.721 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of paddles. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 paddle wheel propelled boat CID: INLANDW.722 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a paddle wheel. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pan CID: INLANDW.18 TID: INLANDW.723 USE: Aire and Calder compartment boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pan head rivet CID: INLANDW.724 TID: SN: A rivet with a truncated conical head (roughly saucepan shaped). BT: rivet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Parnalls Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.725 TID: SN: Isolated Cornish Canal with boats 6ft x 4ft x 1ft. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Parrett barge CID: INLANDW.726 TID: SN: Flat bottom with up to 8 side strakes up to 52ft long. Short fore and aft decks were fitted. UF: Bridgwater barge BT: tide or current powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Parrett flatner CID: INLANDW.727 TID: SN: Boats of the Parrett up to 20 feet long, similar to a Parrett barge. Flat bottom with two wide side strakes. UF: Bridgwater flatner BT: tide or current powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Parrett Shoe tub boat CID: INLANDW.728 TID: SN: 20ft x 8ft x 3ft carrying 5 tons used in trains. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 passenger vessel CID: INLANDW.729 TID: SN: Vessel designed to carry passengers on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport craft NT: canal passenger boat ferry hoy launch packet boat shallop state barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pattern CID: INLANDW.730 TID: SN: A model from which a mould is made for casting. BT: engineering equipment founding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 peak CID: INLANDW.731 TID: SN: The upper aft corner (furthest from the mast) of a four edged sail. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pegging noose CID: INLANDW.1041 TID: INLANDW.732 USE: tack line (rigging component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pencil (oar) CID: INLANDW.733 TID: SN: A type of oar. BT: oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 perfect CID: INLANDW.734 TID: SN: A fixed-seat, fixed-pin, clinker coxed pair used at Eton. Called a 'perfection' before 1894. BT: clinker built boat competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 peter boat CID: INLANDW.735 TID: SN: Thames rowing or sailing boat used for fishing, decked fore and aft. It was clinker built, double-ended. It included a watertight box built into the hull for live fish. BT: clinker built boat human powered boat recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 petrol powered boat CID: INLANDW.736 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is a petrol engine. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Pidcocks Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.737 TID: SN: Tub boats used in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire carrying between Middle Forge and the tin plate works at Lydney. Size unknown. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 piercing equipment CID: INLANDW.738 TID: SN: Equipment used for piercing in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: forming and shaping equipment NT: sailmaker's awl DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pigeon box CID: INLANDW.739 TID: SN: Box-shaped ventilator above the engine room of a motor narrow boat. BT: ventilator RT: motor narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 piling flat CID: INLANDW.740 TID: SN: A maintenance craft concerned with piling the waterways, carrying a crane or piling hammer and a frame to hold piles whilst they are hammered in. BT: work flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pillar CID: INLANDW.741 TID: SN: A solid metal bar set vertically to support the upper decks of a multi decked vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pin CID: INLANDW.742 TID: SN: Small fastener with a pointed or tapered end made of various materials used for pinning something down or fastening something together. BT: fastener NT: anser pin mast pin mooring pin tiller pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pinafore CID: INLANDW.28 TID: INLANDW.743 USE: apron (costume) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pinner CID: INLANDW.28 TID: INLANDW.744 USE: apron (costume) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pit saw CID: INLANDW.745 TID: SN: Large two-man saws used to saw boards from the lengths of logs which are placed over big pits. The saws are operated by one man standing on the log and the other standing in the pit. BT: saw DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pitch CID: INLANDW.746 TID: SN: A sticky black resinous substance made from tar, used for waterproofing in boat and shipbuilding. BT: boat repair equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pitch hood CID: INLANDW.747 TID: SN: Projector canvas hood for head and upper torso used by workers moving pitch which is very dusty. It has a clear screen face and a breathing apparatus to filter air built into it. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pitch ladle CID: INLANDW.748 TID: SN: A long handled ladle with a spouted bowl used for pouring pitch into the seams of a deck after caulking. BT: boatbuilding equipment caulking equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pitch mop CID: INLANDW.749 TID: SN: A small tufted brush on the end of a long handle. The mop is dipped into hot pitch and then brushed along the outer planks of a boat of ship to fill the seams after caulking. BT: boatbuilding equipment caulking equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 plane CID: INLANDW.750 TID: SN: A tool consisting of a block containing a cutting edge. Used to smooth and shape wood. BT: woodworking equipment NT: jack plane jointer plane moulding plane rebate plane roughing plane smoothing plane trying plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 plank (boat component) CID: INLANDW.751 TID: SN: Usually a long flat, rectangular shaped piece of timber. A key component in wooden boatbuilding. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component NT: ceiling plank deck plank lining plank margin plank running planks skin plank waterway plank DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 plate furnace CID: INLANDW.752 TID: SN: Used to heat plates before shaping on a former or die, eg. for a metal hull. Have various size hearths. BT: boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 platelayer's brace CID: INLANDW.753 TID: SN: A large iron crank with an auger welded to the end of a long foot. Used by platelayer's for boring holes in railway sleepers and also in common use by shipwrights. BT: drilling equipment RT: auger shipwright's brace DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pleasure punt CID: INLANDW.754 TID: SN: Flat bottomed, propelled by a pole. It is 26-28 feet long, 33 inches in the beam and 12-14 inches deep. BT: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pole mast CID: INLANDW.755 TID: SN: A short mast on a sailing vessel, made in one piece. BT: mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 polka mast CID: INLANDW.756 TID: SN: A short top mast on a sailing vessel. BT: mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pontoon CID: INLANDW.396 TID: INLANDW.757 USE: float (boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 port lamp CID: INLANDW.758 TID: SN: A quarter round lamp with a red lens in front of the burner. BT: navigation lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 portable forge CID: INLANDW.759 TID: SN: A small freestanding forge. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 portlight CID: INLANDW.760 TID: SN: A metal frame with a glass insert which allows light to enter enclosed compartments in the hull or superstructure of a vessel. BT: lighting component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Potteries day boat CID: INLANDW.761 TID: SN: An open boat used for carrying bulk good on short journeys in the Potteries area. BT: open day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 power producing equipment CID: INLANDW.762 TID: SN: Equipment used to produce power in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: motive power producing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Preston flat CID: INLANDW.763 TID: SN: Adaptation of the Mersey flat, Preston flats sailed up the canal to Preston Brook where cargoes were transferred to narrow craft. BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pricker CID: INLANDW.853 TID: INLANDW.764 USE: sailmaker's awl DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 propeller boat CID: INLANDW.765 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a propeller. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 propulsion system component CID: INLANDW.766 TID: SN: Objects which form part of a propulsion system in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: system component NT: equine powered propulsion system component human powered propulsion system component wind powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 puddler CID: INLANDW.767 TID: SN: Tool used for homogenising the clay and water mix to render it watertight. UF: punner BT: canal construction equipment RT: puddling boots DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 puddling boots CID: INLANDW.768 TID: SN: Heavy hobnail boots used for treading down clay in the bed of a canal when building or mending waterways. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment RT: puddler DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pulley block CID: INLANDW.897 TID: INLANDW.769 USE: ship's block DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pump CID: INLANDW.770 TID: SN: A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move fluids. BT: pumping equipment NT: barrel pump bilge pump hydraulic pump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pump box CID: INLANDW.771 TID: SN: A wooden box fixed vertically into the hold of a canal narrow boat to allow the T pump to be inserted into the bilges when the boat is loaded. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: T pump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pumping equipment CID: INLANDW.772 TID: SN: Equipment used for pumping in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: pump DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 punch CID: INLANDW.773 TID: SN: Tools used to make indentations or perforations in various materials; usually in the form of a steel rod whose end may take a variety of shapes; used for marking, blanking, and decoration. BT: marking equipment NT: round punch rove bunter square punch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 punner CID: INLANDW.767 TID: INLANDW.774 USE: puddler DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 punt CID: INLANDW.775 TID: SN: Originally punts were flat bottomed, square ended recreational craft for a few people, one of whom propelled the punt with a pole. Later developed into types for camping, wildfowling and sailing. UF: bank boat BT: human powered boat recreational craft NT: camping punt Fen punt gun punt pleasure punt rough punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 punt pole propelled boat CID: INLANDW.776 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a punt pole. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 punting pole CID: INLANDW.777 TID: SN: Pole designed to propel a punt. BT: human powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 pusher CID: INLANDW.778 TID: SN: A tug specifically designed to push craft but occasionally pulling them. BT: tug DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 quadruple scull CID: INLANDW.779 TID: SN: Racing shell for four scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. UF: x4 BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 quant CID: INLANDW.780 TID: SN: A long pole for propelling wherries by hand. BT: human powered propulsion system component RT: barge pole Norfolk wherry rypek DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 quarter strap CID: INLANDW.781 TID: SN: Leather strap supporting the spreader or swingle tree across the horse's hind quarters. Often fitted with small brass harness decorations or studs. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 racing punt CID: INLANDW.782 TID: SN: Some punts were also propelled by sculls or paddles, while a few stepped a single mast and carried sail. The racing punt was about 30 feet long, 18 inches in the beam (14.5 inches measured across the bottom of the punt inside) and 6-7 inches deep. BT: competitive craft human powered boat NT: best and best punt semi-racer punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 railway boat CID: INLANDW.984 TID: INLANDW.783 USE: station boat (Birmingham) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rally plaque CID: INLANDW.784 TID: SN: Small, usually metal, plate commemorating participation in a canal rally. Designed for display. BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ram's head CID: INLANDW.785 TID: SN: This refers to either the top of the stock of a wooden rudder on horse narrow boat or butty boat or to the Z shaped metal bar attached to the top of the rudder post on motor narrow boats. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: rudder stock swan's neck DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 randan CID: INLANDW.786 TID: SN: A development of the Thames wherry and also gave its name to the system by which it was propelled. This combined sculling and rowing in the same craft, for it had three hands and a cox. Stroke and bow were oarsmen, while the second person sculled. This method of propulsion was widely used from the mid-nineteenth century, for both speed and convenience. BT: competitive craft human powered boat RT: Thames wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ratline CID: INLANDW.787 TID: SN: Thin lines tied between the shrouds of a sailing vessel, forming a ladder to allow a crew to get up the mast. BT: rigging component RT: shroud DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reaming iron CID: INLANDW.788 TID: SN: A wedge shaped blade with either a fantail or square shoulder, used for opening a tight seam before caulking. UF: deck iron opening iron BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rebate plane CID: INLANDW.789 TID: SN: Wood or metal planes which are flat across the sole, in which the cutting iron extends to the extreme edge on one or both sides; they are used for forming and cleaning up rebates (a rebate is a rectangular recess or step along the edge of a piece of wood or other materials). BT: plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 recreational craft CID: INLANDW.790 TID: SN: Craft designed for recreational use on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: bittern camping boat canoe college barge cruiser day boat (leisure) dodger dory dragon boat fishing dinghy gig hotel boat launch peter boat punt skiff slipper launch trail boat trip boat Yarmouth One Design yeoman DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reed barge CID: INLANDW.792 TID: INLANDW.791 USE: reedlighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reedlighter CID: INLANDW.792 TID: SN: Double ended open boats used in the smallest broadland cuts to carry roofing reeds from the marsh to drying grounds. Also used as lightening craft. UF: reed barge BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reef point CID: INLANDW.793 TID: SN: A short rope sewn into a sail to tie up the sail when it has been rolled up or 'reefed'. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Regents Canal barge CID: INLANDW.794 TID: SN: A class of unrigged Thames barge built to fit the locks on the Regent's Canal using the wide waterway through London and up to the paper mills on the Southern Grand Union (Grand Junction). UF: Regents Canal lighter BT: Thames barge RT: Thames sailing barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Regents Canal lighter CID: INLANDW.794 TID: INLANDW.795 USE: Regents Canal barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reins (driving) CID: INLANDW.796 TID: SN: Run along the horse's flanks through rings on the harness and are used to drive the horse. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reins (general) CID: INLANDW.797 TID: SN: Ropes or leather straps that come over the collar and are used for controlling or leading the horse. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 reverse frame CID: INLANDW.798 TID: SN: An angle frame set in a metal vessel with its toe to the outer shell plating. BT: frame DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rib CID: INLANDW.799 TID: SN: A thin frame in a lightly constructed vessel such as a canoe. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ribbon plate CID: INLANDW.800 TID: SN: China souvenir plates with lace-effect edging, hung for decorative purposes in canal narrow boat cabins. A ribbon was often threaded through the 'lace holes' to add to the decorative effect. UF: hanging up plate lace plate BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rigger's screw CID: INLANDW.801 TID: SN: A strong iron cramp with a central screw. Used to hold and compress wire strands when splicing wire ropes. BT: rope working equipment sailmaking equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rigging CID: INLANDW.802 TID: SN: The ropes, cables and associated equipment which locates masts and spars on a sailing vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component ship's equipment RT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rigging component CID: INLANDW.803 TID: SN: Component object in a the rigging of craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: wind powered propulsion system component NT: brail brail winch chain plate clewline deadeye fore roller halyard halyard roller horse (component) lanyard leeboard leeboard clam main sheet ratline rigging screw running block sheet roller shroud slab line starting block stay stayfall stayfall block tack line (rigging component) tack roller yard RT: rigging DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rigging screw CID: INLANDW.804 TID: SN: Metal device with 2 opposite turning screw threads which is used to tighten rigging on a sailing vessel. UF: bottle screw BT: rigging component RT: girder chain DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 River Ant wherry CID: INLANDW.805 TID: SN: Norfolk wherries sized up to 50ft x 12ft. BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 River Bure wherry CID: INLANDW.806 TID: SN: Norfolk wherries up to 54ft x 12ft 8in. BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 river class boat CID: INLANDW.807 TID: SN: Type of steel narrow boat built for British Waterways in the 1950s by E.C. Jones and Son of Brentford and Thames Launch Works Ltd of Teddington. They were mainly named after English Rivers with 3 letters in their name. They all had 'blue tops' to cover the hold. All were butty boats except two. BT: narrow boat RT: blue top harbourmaster unit DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 River Severn craft CID: INLANDW.808 TID: SN: Craft based primarily on the River Severn. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: barge NT: Bristol barge Kennet barge Severn flat Severn wherry Stroud barge trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 river shaft CID: INLANDW.844 TID: INLANDW.809 USE: rypek DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 River Waveney wherry CID: INLANDW.810 TID: SN: Norfolk wherries up to 70ft x 16ft. BT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rivet CID: INLANDW.811 TID: SN: Headed pin like or bolt like fastener of some malleable material used for uniting 2 or more pieces by passing the shank through the hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head. BT: fastener NT: countersunk head rivet pan head rivet round head rivet RT: buttstrap DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Rob Roy CID: INLANDW.812 TID: SN: A kayak type of canoe developed by McGregor and fitted with a sail. BT: canoe RT: kayak DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Rochdale Canal steam packet CID: INLANDW.813 TID: SN: An iron hulled steam packet boat. The fleet was closed down by the Rochdale Canal Company in 1921 due to rising costs. BT: Mersey barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Rochdale flat CID: INLANDW.814 TID: SN: Flat designed to fit the locks of the Rochdale canal. BT: canal flat NT: bale boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rock drill CID: INLANDW.815 TID: SN: A larger version of a chisel for making tunnels.High-powered pneumatic or electrically driven devices or machines used for boring holes into rock. UF: star drill BT: drilling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 roller fairlead CID: INLANDW.816 TID: BT: docking equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rollers CID: INLANDW.115 TID: INLANDW.817 USE: bobbins DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rond anchor CID: INLANDW.818 TID: SN: A hook-shaped anchor for mooring to banks. UF: catcher dog leg ground anchor ryepeck BT: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rope gauge CID: INLANDW.819 TID: SN: A sliding measuring device for rope. BT: measuring equipment rope working equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rope working equipment CID: INLANDW.820 TID: SN: Equipment use for working rope in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: fid marline spike rigger's screw rope gauge serving mallet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ropework CID: INLANDW.821 TID: SN: Decorative and/or functional rope features found on inland waterways craft. BT: boat equipment NT: monkey's fist turk's head RT: fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rose on puffer CID: INLANDW.822 TID: SN: A canal puffer given bulwarks to cover it for shore head work. BT: Scottish barge RT: shorehead puffer steam scow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rough bunter CID: INLANDW.830 TID: INLANDW.823 USE: rove bunter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rough punt CID: INLANDW.824 TID: SN: The original punt which was used for fishing on inland lakes and backwaters; able to move slowly through still waters without too much wash or disturbance, it had ample space for fishing gear. BT: punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 roughing plane CID: INLANDW.825 TID: SN: Planes with a single cutting iron, used for rough-shaping or preliminary planing; suited for rougher work than the jack plane. BT: plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 round head rivet CID: INLANDW.826 TID: SN: A rivet with a hemispherical head. UF: snap head rivet BT: rivet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 round punch CID: INLANDW.827 TID: SN: Cylindrical metal rod that can be struck to make a round hole in the material being worked upon. BT: blacksmith's equipment punch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 round sterned day boat CID: INLANDW.828 TID: SN: Birmingham day boat with a bow and stern defined as different shapes. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rove CID: INLANDW.829 TID: SN: A disc with a square hole cut in its centre to fit over a spike. BT: fastener RT: rove bunter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rove bunter CID: INLANDW.830 TID: SN: A punch for driving roves over spikes. UF: rough bunter BT: boatbuilding equipment punch RT: rove DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Rowley ragger CID: INLANDW.831 TID: SN: Boats built for the quarry industry carrying granite or rowley rag stone from Rowley Regis. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rowlock CID: INLANDW.832 TID: SN: A bracket which swivels on the end of an outrigger to support an oar. BT: human powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 royalty class boat CID: INLANDW.833 TID: SN: A group of narrow boats built originally as protoypes for Associated Canal Carriers Ltd in 1929 (becoming Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in 1934) and then 6 pairs of boats (steel motors and wooden butty boats) in 1931/2. They were named after British monarchs. BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rubbing strake CID: INLANDW.455 TID: INLANDW.834 USE: guard iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rudder CID: INLANDW.835 TID: SN: A blade of metal or wood, hung on hinges at the stern of the vessel to control its direction of travel. UF: elum hellum BT: below decks watercraft component RT: butty tiller float (component) rudder pintle swan's neck tiller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rudder pintle CID: INLANDW.836 TID: SN: Metal hook and eye on which the rudder is hung and pivots. A common term on narrow boats and canal craft. BT: fastener RT: rudder rudder stock DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rudder stock CID: INLANDW.837 TID: SN: A heavy near vertical timber of a rudder to which the blade and rudder pintle are fastened. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: ram's head rudder rudder pintle swan's neck turk's head DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rumtum CID: INLANDW.838 TID: SN: A form of whiff with roughly the same dimensions, used for 'rum-tum' races on the Thames. They were fitted with sliding seats and full outriggers. Rum-tum racing was introduced during the second half of the nineteenth century. Clinker built. BT: clinker built boat whiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Runcorn six planker CID: INLANDW.839 TID: SN: Carrying up to 30 tons of coal operated by Jonah Horsefield and Jo Southern. Many built by Simpson Davies of Runcorn. Their 'six plank' construction gave them a deeper hold than most narrow boats to take advantage of the deeper waters on the Bridgewater Canal. BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 runner CID: INLANDW.840 TID: SN: Rope from the winch or hoist to work cargo with hooks or strop. BT: boat equipment RT: strop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 running block CID: INLANDW.841 TID: SN: A semi circular wooden block with a hole in its centre, used as a guide for the towing rope on narrow boats, using a portable T stud in the cabin roof. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 running planks CID: INLANDW.842 TID: SN: A series of portable planks approx 11 inches by 2 inches, set end to end to form a walkway from the cabin to the bow of a canal narrow boat. UF: top planks BT: plank (boat component) RT: false cratch girder strings stand tippet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ryepeck CID: INLANDW.818 TID: INLANDW.843 USE: rond anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 rypek CID: INLANDW.844 TID: SN: A pole with a v shaped metal head, used for propelling a vessel. UF: river shaft BT: human powered propulsion system component RT: thole pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sack beater CID: INLANDW.845 TID: SN: Wooden handle with a vertical set head used to beat sacks hardened by wetting (e.g. cement) or by over long pressures (grain, etc.). Beating makes it easier to pick up and move the sacks. BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sack chute CID: INLANDW.846 TID: SN: Inclined or vertical troughs or shafts, for conveying sacks to a lower level. BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sack hook CID: INLANDW.41 TID: INLANDW.847 USE: bag hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sack scales CID: INLANDW.848 TID: SN: Scales used mostly in warehouses for weighing sacks readied for delivery to cutomers. BT: cargo weighing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sail cloth CID: INLANDW.849 TID: SN: Long strips of material (eg. Canvas, nylon, flax) sewn together to make sails. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sail component CID: INLANDW.850 TID: SN: Objects and areas that are the components of a sail. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: wind powered propulsion system component NT: bolt rope clew cringle foresail jib leech luff main course main sail peak reef point sail cloth tack (sail component) throat (sail component) top sail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sail propelled boat CID: INLANDW.851 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of sail. BT: transport NT: bittern half rater Humber sloop ketch rigged trow Mersey sailing flat Norfolk dinghy Norfolk punt sailing cruiser sloop rigged trow smack rigged trow square rigged trow Thames barge Thames rater trow Waveney One Design Yare and Bure One Design Yarmouth One Design yeoman DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sailing cruiser CID: INLANDW.852 TID: SN: A craft permanently fitted with accommodation for overnight stays and primarily used for holidays, privately owned or hired. Fitted with beds or bunks and often with shower or bath. Powered by sail. BT: cruiser sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sailmaker's awl CID: INLANDW.853 TID: SN: Sharp metal points with wood handles; used to make small holes in the sail canvas. UF: pricker BT: piercing equipment sailmaking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sailmaker's palm CID: INLANDW.854 TID: SN: A ring of leather worn around the hand. A metal plate is mounted in it to hold the back of the needle steady when pushing it through tough canvas or rope. BT: sailmaking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sailmaking equipment CID: INLANDW.855 TID: SN: Equipment used for making sails. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: construction equipment NT: rigger's screw sailmaker's awl sailmaker's palm serving mallet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 salvage vessel CID: INLANDW.856 TID: SN: A craft specifically designed for the refloating, rescue or removal of other vessels. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 salvaging equipment CID: INLANDW.857 TID: SN: Equipment used for salvaging in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: grappling iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 saw CID: INLANDW.858 TID: SN: A strip of thin metal with teeth cut along the edge. BT: boatbuilding equipment cutting equipment shipbuilding equipment woodworking equipment NT: futtock saw pit saw DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Scotch boat CID: INLANDW.1032 TID: INLANDW.859 USE: swift passenger boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Scottish barge CID: INLANDW.860 TID: SN: Craft designed for Scottish inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: barge NT: gabbart outside puffer rose on puffer scow shorehead puffer Victualling Inshore Craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 scow CID: INLANDW.861 TID: SN: Built for canals of central Scotland. Related to gabbarts but with fuller lines and squarer build to take advantage of stiller canal waters. Double ended with a stern cabin but not family boats. Open holds with hatch boards for perishable goods. Carry 70-80 tons on a draught of 5-6ft. BT: Scottish barge NT: Forth and Clyde scow steam scow Union scow RT: gabbart DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 scraper dredger CID: INLANDW.862 TID: SN: A dredger pushing materials across the bed of a waterway to a point where it can be removed or flushed away. BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 scrieve board CID: INLANDW.863 TID: SN: The means by which frame shapes are transferred from the measured drawings to the shipyard bending blocks. The board can be a vast blackboard made to the depth and half the beam of the vessel so that the frames can be marked on full size. All the frames can be accommodated, only one side needing to be shown. BT: boatbuilding equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 scull CID: INLANDW.864 TID: SN: Short oars used in pairs for singles, doubles and quads. BT: oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 scuttle coaming CID: INLANDW.865 TID: SN: The raised wall around an opening in the deck of a vessel (a scuttle) to prevent the ingress of water. BT: coaming DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 semi-racer punt CID: INLANDW.866 TID: SN: Between 28 and 30 feet long, 2 feet in the beam and 9.5 inches deep. A double racing punt. UF: 2 foot punt BT: competitive craft human powered boat racing punt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 service craft CID: INLANDW.867 TID: SN: Craft designed to provide a specific service on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: crane barge diving support craft fire fighting vessel ice breaker ice clearer inspection boat lock lifter salvage vessel tender Thames Waterman cutter tug weed cutting boat work flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 serving mallet CID: INLANDW.868 TID: SN: A tool used for serving rope, i.e binding a rope with yarn or to protecting a length of rope with close turns of spun yarn. It has a groove 'score' along the top used for 'riding' the rope to be served. Another type has a T-shaped head which is hollowed on one side to bear on the rope. A modern version is made in gunmetal with a hard-wood roller to hold the yarn. The score is held against the rope and the yarn passed over the head and round the handle under the neck of the tool. As the tool is turned round and round the rope, each turn is held taut. BT: rope working equipment sailmaking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 set hammer CID: INLANDW.869 TID: SN: A round or square faced tool which would be struck to produce a definite square or rounded shape. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 set iron CID: INLANDW.870 TID: SN: An 'ordinary' caulking iron with either a sharp or blunt fantail blade, used for driving the oakum into the seam. UF: blunt iron straight iron BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Severn barge CID: INLANDW.1120 TID: INLANDW.871 USE: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Severn flat CID: INLANDW.872 TID: SN: A wooden sailing vessel, related to an up river trow, but designed for use in shallow water. BT: River Severn craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Severn frigate CID: INLANDW.1120 TID: INLANDW.873 USE: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Severn wherry CID: INLANDW.874 TID: SN: A small open boat used for passengers or light goods, propelled by oars or by sail when the wind was favourable. BT: River Severn craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Severner CID: INLANDW.875 TID: SN: The name derives from the 'Severn and Canal Carrying Co', craft used on the River Severn and Worcester and Birmingham Canals. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types RT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sextant CID: INLANDW.876 TID: SN: Astronomical instruments that measure angular distances, especially the altitude of celestial bodies, in order to determine the longitude and latitude of ships at sea. BT: navigating equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shackle CID: INLANDW.877 TID: SN: A u shaped joining device completed by a bolt or retained pin across its tines (points). BT: boat equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shallop CID: INLANDW.878 TID: SN: Thames rowing boat manned by 6 or 8 liveried oarsmen, the stretch-limo of its day. Often fitted with a tilt or cover for passengers. An early clinker built craft name, used before the mid Nineteenth Century. BT: clinker built boat human powered boat passenger vessel RT: Thames wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sharp iron CID: INLANDW.879 TID: SN: Looks similar to the set iron but with a sharp edge for cutting out unwanted threads of oakum. BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shearing CID: INLANDW.880 TID: SN: Narrow and thin boards of hardwood fastened to the inside of the outer hull planking of a wooden vessel to add rigidity and provide a stop to prevent the caulking being driven right through the seams between the planking. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: chalico shearing nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shearing hammer CID: INLANDW.881 TID: SN: About the size of an ordinary joiner's hammer, the head has a chequered striking face for hitting rose head nails, for a plain face would be liable to slip. The opposite side, where one would expect a claw or a flat pein, is lengthened into a round tapered spike, although blunt ended, this is a counterbalance. BT: boatbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shearing nail CID: INLANDW.882 TID: SN: Short, galvanised, rose headed nail used to secure shearing. BT: nail RT: shearing DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sheet roller CID: INLANDW.883 TID: SN: A hand operated winch to handle the sheet on a sailing vessel. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Sheffield keel CID: INLANDW.884 TID: SN: Variation of the Humber keel, trading up to the Sheffield Basin using Tinsley locks. Sized 61ft x 15ft 6 inches, draft of 7ft to 7ft 6 inches. Carried 110 tons. BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shell plate CID: INLANDW.885 TID: SN: One of the many metal plates which when fastened together make up the skin of a vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: buttstrap DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship maul hammer CID: INLANDW.886 TID: SN: A round faced hammer with a chamfered neck, oval eye and heavy tapering pin at the other end. Used for driving trenails and spikes. BT: maul shipbuilding equipment RT: trenail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship repair equipment CID: INLANDW.887 TID: SN: Equipment and materials used for remedial repair work on sea going and larger inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: maintenance and repairing equipment NT: caulking equipment ship's scraper spike lifter tar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's anchor CID: INLANDW.21 TID: INLANDW.894 USE: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's bell CID: INLANDW.895 TID: SN: Cast bronze bracket mounted bell usually engraved with name of ship and date, used for rigging watches and signalling in fog. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's binnacle CID: INLANDW.896 TID: SN: Mounting unit to protect ship's compass. Often lit with oil or electric lights and fitted with iron spheres and correcting magnets to give true compass bearings. UF: binnacle BT: navigating equipment ship's equipment RT: ship's compass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's block CID: INLANDW.897 TID: SN: Frames that contain one or more pulleys. UF: pulley block BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's bollard CID: INLANDW.898 TID: SN: Iron or wooden round or square mooring stump with swollen top section (cap) fixed to deck of ship for making off mooring lines. BT: bollard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's bosuns chair CID: INLANDW.899 TID: SN: Wooden plank seat fitted into a rope yoke usually secured by knots under the holes in the plank. Used for transferring crew from ship to ship or shore especially in emergencies and for overside maintenance work. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's bucket CID: INLANDW.900 TID: SN: Galvanised iron tapered bucket with round section rod handle fashioned with a loop for tying a rope for hauling aboard after filling overside. BT: carrying equipment ship's equipment NT: deck bucket DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's capstan CID: INLANDW.901 TID: SN: Vertically mounted winding drum hand or mechanically powered usually applied to raising anchor chain but also used for warping vessel when docking or locking. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's clock CID: INLANDW.219 TID: INLANDW.902 USE: chronometer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's compass CID: INLANDW.903 TID: SN: Direction finding navigation instrument with magnetic north seeking needle mounted on pivot. Usually mounted in gimbal frame to maintain level. Bezel marked with points of compass and degrees. Modern versions have oil bath casing. BT: navigating equipment ship's equipment RT: gimbal ship's binnacle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's davit CID: INLANDW.904 TID: SN: Rotating suspension arm for swinging out deck mounted anchor over side. Anchor is lifted off deck with a set of purchase blocks hung from a shackle at davit end. Can also be used as a rotating or pivotted suspension arm for swinging out and lowering ship's lifeboat over side of ship. Lifeboat is suspended at bow and stern between two davits each having a set of purchase blocks hung from a shackle at davit end. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's derrick CID: INLANDW.313 TID: INLANDW.905 USE: derrick pole DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's equipment CID: INLANDW.906 TID: SN: Covers equipment found on sea going vessels and larger craft used on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: bitts bollard breaker chronometer rigging roller fairlead shackle ship's bell ship's binnacle ship's block ship's bosuns chair ship's bucket ship's capstan ship's compass ship's davit ship's fairlead ship's fender ship's foghorn ship's forecastle stove ship's lamp ship's log (book) ship's log (Walker's Patent) ship's megaphone ship's telegraph ship's wheel ship's windlass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's fairlead CID: INLANDW.907 TID: SN: A fitting for the edge of the deck of a ship to take mooring ropes or lines through before making them off to bitts, bollards or the capstan. BT: docking equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's fender CID: INLANDW.908 TID: SN: A soft pliant cushion to absorb impact between vessel and dock or lock walls. Also positioned to cushion vessels under tow or being manouvered. Traditionally made up from knitted rope/wicker work or modern type air filled plastic. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's foghorn CID: INLANDW.909 TID: SN: A portable foghorn carried on a ship. BT: foghorn ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's forecastle stove CID: INLANDW.910 TID: SN: Specialised cabin heating and cooking range shaped to fit into taper of forepeak. Crew quarters are often located here in tugs, yachts and smaller vessels. BT: heating equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's lamp CID: INLANDW.911 TID: SN: Lamps designed for use on board ship. BT: ship's equipment NT: anchor lamp bunker lamp engine room lamp globe lamp masthead lamp navigation lamp tricolour lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's log (book) CID: INLANDW.912 TID: SN: Diary kept of ship's sailings, ports of call, cargoes, dockings, etc. References usually made to weather, speed travelled, time spent in port, repairs, crew details and similar. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's log (Walker's Patent) CID: INLANDW.913 TID: SN: Patented overside recording instrument to measure distance sailed for working out ship's speed. Brass rocket shaped body with rotating propellor end drives internal gearing to counter wheels. Measurement recorded in nautical miles. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's megaphone CID: INLANDW.914 TID: SN: Tinsmith made cone with mouthpiece and handle for projecting and amplifying commands and instructions for ship to ship or to shore. BT: communications equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's scraper CID: INLANDW.915 TID: SN: Usually a wooden handled too with a triangular metal end.Used for scraping the bottom of vessels. BT: ship repair equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's telegraph CID: INLANDW.916 TID: SN: Instrument usually from a ship's bridge or wheelhouse which communicates to the engine room via wires to a repeater mechanism the speed and direction (forward or reverse) required by the Chief Officer or pilot of a ship. BT: communications equipment ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's wheel CID: INLANDW.917 TID: SN: Any circular device used to steer a ship linked to the rudder by rope, chains, rods, or hyraulics, or a combination of these. BT: ship's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ship's windlass CID: INLANDW.918 TID: SN: A mechanism with a crank handle used for winding anchors or sails. BT: ship's equipment NT: anchor windlass DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipbuilding equipment CID: INLANDW.888 TID: SN: Equipment and materials used for building sea going and larger inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: construction equipment NT: caulking equipment futtock saw maul pitch ladle pitch mop rigger's screw saw scrieve board ship maul hammer shipwright's adze shipwright's brace shipwright's chisel tar boiler timber dog DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipwright's adze CID: INLANDW.889 TID: SN: Very broad, flat adzes having a spur or punch on the back of the head which can be used as a nail set. UF: boatbuilder's adze BT: adze shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipwright's brace CID: INLANDW.890 TID: SN: A homemade wooden brace used for light work. They have a shallow sweep and a square tapered socket which can take wooden pads which would hold awls or bits. BT: shipbuilding equipment RT: bit platelayer's brace DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipwright's chisel CID: INLANDW.891 TID: SN: A heavy type of chisel with long blades - from 24 to 36 inches long with 1.5 to 2 inch wide cutting edges. BT: chisel shipbuilding equipment NT: boatbuilder's chisel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipwright's plumb bob CID: INLANDW.892 TID: SN: Weights to be suspended from one end of plumb lines to determine verticality or to aid in locating points on the ground during surveying. BT: measuring equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shipwright's plumb line CID: INLANDW.893 TID: SN: Cords, strings, or other lines which, when used in conjunction with plumb bobs suspended from one end, are used to determine verticality or to aid in locating points on the ground during surveying. BT: measuring equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shore knife CID: INLANDW.919 TID: SN: Used for cutting the edges of dykes. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shorehead puffer CID: INLANDW.920 TID: SN: Iron boats 66ft x 15-16ft, carrying 80 tons on a 7ft draught, working up the Clyde and onto the Forth and Clyde Canal. Had finer lines to make them handle better at sea.These puffers have fixed bulwarks and a quarter deck. BT: Scottish barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Shropshire Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.921 TID: SN: Tub boats in trains of up to 20 generally steered from the towpath with a shaft on to the leading boat. They vary in capacity up to 10 tons. The usual given size is 19ft 9in x 6ft 2in x 3ft boats working in the 1920's at Coalport and on the Donnington Wood and Duke of Sutherlands Canal. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Shropshire Union flat CID: INLANDW.922 TID: SN: An adaptation of the Mersey flat, used by the Shropshire Union. They had their own white and blue colour scheme. BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shroud CID: INLANDW.923 TID: SN: The rope or wire which runs from the masthead to the deck at the side of the vessel and supports the mast. BT: rigging component RT: ratline DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shunting tug CID: INLANDW.924 TID: SN: A small tug used to put barges in position for unloading or making up trains of tub boats. BT: tug DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 shutts CID: INLANDW.925 TID: SN: Planking in the bottom of the hold of a narrow boat, forming a level platform. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: grounds DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 side rocker CID: INLANDW.926 TID: SN: Icebreaker rocked from a bar or rope on the side gunwhales of the boat. BT: ice breaker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sidecloth strings CID: INLANDW.927 TID: SN: The ropes used to pull the sidecloths up and into place on a narrow boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: sidecloths DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sidecloths CID: INLANDW.928 TID: SN: Strips of waterproofed canvas or other material fastened to the gunwhales of a canal narrow boat to prevent water entering the cargo space of the boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: knee strings sidecloth strings DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 signal flag CID: INLANDW.929 TID: SN: Flag used for communication between vessels. BT: communication system component NT: letter flag number flag DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sill scoop CID: INLANDW.930 TID: SN: A leather bag with a fattened surface on one side. Used on a long pole to clear the sill of a lock so that the lock gate can meet with it. UF: cill scoop BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 single bladed paddle CID: INLANDW.931 TID: SN: One bladed paddle BT: paddle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 single crease iron CID: INLANDW.932 TID: SN: A caulking iron with a single groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. BT: making iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 single scull CID: INLANDW.933 TID: SN: Racing shell for one sculler without cox. Scullers use two oars each. UF: x1 BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Sir Nigel Gresley Canal boat CID: INLANDW.934 TID: SN: This canal served coalmines which brought coal into Newcastle under Lyme. Little is known about the boats but they are believed to have only been lightly loaded (6 tons). BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 siren CID: INLANDW.935 TID: SN: A device making a long warning sound. BT: communications equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 skid CID: INLANDW.936 TID: SN: A wooden square or rectangular platform with eyes in the corners where chains and ropes can be attached so that cargoes can be moved on it. BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 skiff CID: INLANDW.937 TID: SN: On the Thames a boat with a wide stern built to carry several persons; in the North it signifies a sculler's racing boat. BT: human powered boat recreational craft NT: oyster skiff Thames skiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 skin boat CID: INLANDW.938 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is skin. BT: transport NT: coracle DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 skin plank CID: INLANDW.939 TID: SN: A plank of the outer skin of a wooden vessel. BT: below decks watercraft component plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 slab line CID: INLANDW.940 TID: SN: A line used to spill wind out of square sails on keels. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 slide CID: INLANDW.941 TID: SN: A seat which moves on wheels on parallel rails. Used in competitive craft. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sling CID: INLANDW.942 TID: SN: Hoist components usually consisting of looped lines used to hold securely something to be hoisted, lowered, carried, or suspended. BT: cargo handling equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 slipper launch CID: INLANDW.943 TID: SN: Motor or steam launch with stern which slopes down to the waterline. Traditional to the upper Thames. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sloop rigged keel CID: INLANDW.520 TID: INLANDW.944 USE: Humber sloop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sloop rigged trow CID: INLANDW.945 TID: SN: A single masted trow with a fore and aft main sail, no top sail and one or two head sails. BT: sail propelled boat trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 smack rigged trow CID: INLANDW.946 TID: SN: A single masted trow with a fore and aft main sail, a gaff top sail and two or three head sails. BT: sail propelled boat trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 smacking whip CID: INLANDW.947 TID: SN: Horse whip used for encouraging the animal from a distance. Has a wooden handle with a long plaited leather or cord tapered thong with a knot at the end. BT: equine driving equipment RT: thrum DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 small Northwich CID: INLANDW.948 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat is one of 12 iron composite pairs built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1935. They formed part of the Star Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: star class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 small Ricky CID: INLANDW.949 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat is one of 18 wooden pairs built during 1935/6 by Walkers of Rickmansworth. They formed part of the Star Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: star class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 small Woolwich CID: INLANDW.950 TID: SN: This type of narrow boat was one of either 24 iron composite pairs or 18 steel composite pairs built by Harland and Wolff of Woolwich in 1935. They formed part of the Star Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. BT: star class boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 smoothie CID: INLANDW.951 TID: SN: A type of oar. BT: oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 smoothing plane CID: INLANDW.952 TID: SN: Shortest and most generally used plane. Stock is about 6.5-9 in long and 2.25-3.25 in wide, its upper edge rouned and chamfered for easy handling, the flat sole is sometimes plated with lignum vitae or metal, double cutting iron. Primarily used for smoothing and producing a finished surface but often used as a all-round bench plane. BT: plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 snap head rivet CID: INLANDW.826 TID: INLANDW.953 USE: round head rivet DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 soap hole CID: INLANDW.954 TID: SN: A small space built into the rear bulkhead of a canal narrow boat cabin in which soap and/or the windlass were often stored. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sod cutter CID: INLANDW.955 TID: SN: A navvy's tool BT: cutting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Somerset turf boat CID: INLANDW.956 TID: SN: The bottom was a single slab within clinker sides. Turf boats were 17' to 30' in length. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Somerset withy boat CID: INLANDW.957 TID: SN: Flat bottomed made from planks clinker sides around 10ft long. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sounding pole CID: INLANDW.958 TID: SN: An eighteen feet long pole, measured in feet by alternate sections of black and white and used to gauge depth on keels. BT: measuring equipment RT: keel (boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sounding rod CID: INLANDW.959 TID: SN: Used to check the depth of water in tanks and bilges where it is not visible. BT: measuring equipment RT: bilges DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spar CID: INLANDW.960 TID: SN: A strong thick pole used for a mast, gaff or boom on a vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: boom gaff mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 speaking tube CID: INLANDW.961 TID: SN: Equipment with a mouthpiece/listening device directly linked to another part of the ship. Most often from the driving postion of a ship to the engine room. Seperate tubes would link to other specific places such as the Captain's cabin for emergency calls. BT: communications equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Speedwell mine boat CID: INLANDW.962 TID: SN: Used in the navigable level of the Speedwell mine near Castleton in Derbyshire. BT: mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spiders web belt CID: INLANDW.963 TID: SN: Flexible band encircling the waist to hold up a pair of trousers. Heavily decorated with embroidery design which looks like a spiders web. UF: boatman's belt BT: belt DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spike CID: INLANDW.964 TID: SN: A hand forged nail, usually square in cross section, with a point at one end and a head at the other. Length and size of section is variable. BT: nail RT: spike lifter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spike iron CID: INLANDW.965 TID: SN: A narrow bladed caulking iron, tapering down at the end. Used for caulking in narrow spaces. BT: caulking iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spike lifter CID: INLANDW.966 TID: SN: A shipwright's wrecking or repair tool. A prying bar fitted with a device to grip the head of spikes to enable them to be easily drawn out. BT: ship repair equipment RT: spike DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spike mop CID: INLANDW.172 TID: INLANDW.967 USE: cabin mop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spoles CID: INLANDW.115 TID: INLANDW.968 USE: bobbins DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spoon dredger CID: INLANDW.969 TID: SN: A dredger with a single scoop, usually human powered lifted by a small hand crane. BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 spreader CID: INLANDW.970 TID: SN: Wood or iron bar connecting the traces to the towing line. They are suspended behind the horse through staples at each end. The towing line attaches to the centre of the chain or trackstring. UF: stretcher trace stick track bar track stick BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sprit CID: INLANDW.971 TID: SN: A long spar of metal or wood, usually circular in cross section, hung by its lower end from a chain from the lower end of the mast of a Thames barge. Its top end is attached to the head of the sail at its outer corner. BT: mast and spar component RT: leech DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 square punch CID: INLANDW.972 TID: SN: Cylindrical metal rod with a square end that can be struck to make a square hole in the metal being worked upon. BT: blacksmith's equipment punch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 square rigged trow CID: INLANDW.973 TID: SN: The early rig was one square sail on a single mast, often with a topsail on a topmast as well, and sometimes with a sprit sail on a mizzen mast. The main masts could usually be lowered to pass under bridges and the mizzen masts lifted out. BT: sail propelled boat trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stackie barge CID: INLANDW.974 TID: SN: Designed for the hay and straw traffic. Of fairly shallow draught and could sail into riverside creeks to take on their cargoes. The mate or crewman of a stackie barge was often perched on top of the cargo and shouted directions to the helmsman. BT: Thames barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stanchion CID: INLANDW.975 TID: SN: A upright wooden or metal post to which a handrail or rope is often attached. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stand CID: INLANDW.976 TID: SN: A wooden plank, rectangular in cross section and tapering from one end to the other, set vertically on top of the keelson and supported in a slot cut out of the beam in a narrow boat. The stand is used to support the running planks above the hold. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: mast running planks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 star class boat CID: INLANDW.977 TID: SN: A group of 82 pairs of narrow boats ordered by the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in 1935. They were all named after stars, planets and constellations. They were designed to carry bulk cargoes. BT: narrow boat NT: middle Northwich small Northwich small Ricky small Woolwich DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 star drill CID: INLANDW.815 TID: INLANDW.978 USE: rock drill DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 starboard lamp CID: INLANDW.979 TID: SN: A quarter round lamp with a green lens in front of the burner. BT: navigation lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 starting block CID: INLANDW.980 TID: SN: A metal pulley block used to start a boat from rest, usually out of a lock. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 starvationer CID: INLANDW.1200 TID: INLANDW.981 USE: Worsley mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 starver CID: INLANDW.133 TID: INLANDW.982 USE: box boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 state barge CID: INLANDW.983 TID: SN: Usually higher at the poop than at the prow. Elaborately carved, painted, gilded and decked with banners and pennants. About half its length might be covered by a roof or awning. BT: passenger vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 station boat (Birmingham) CID: INLANDW.984 TID: SN: Boats with finer lines built by and for the railway companies for use principally associated with interchange basins. UF: railway boat BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 station boat (British Waterways) CID: INLANDW.985 TID: SN: A group of 12 narrow boats transferred from use at British Railways interchange basins to the British Waterways North Western Divison Southern Carrying Fleet in 1954. They were refitted during 1955-7 and named after railway stations. BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stay CID: INLANDW.986 TID: SN: A rope or wire running fore and aft on a vessel to support a spar. BT: above decks watercraft component rigging component NT: back stay fore stay RT: mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stayfall CID: INLANDW.987 TID: SN: A tackle on the fore stay for raising and lowering the mast of a keel. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stayfall block CID: INLANDW.988 TID: SN: The name for the pulley block forming the stayfall tackle. BT: rigging component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stealer CID: INLANDW.989 TID: SN: A piece of timber inserted into the ends of a strake of planking to allow good fastenings to be made to the frames. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam barge CID: INLANDW.990 TID: SN: Miscellaneous group of boats built specifically for steam power usually replacing a regional sailing craft and often keeping some but not all the characteristics of that vessel. BT: steam powered boat RT: Chelmer barge steam keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam keel CID: INLANDW.991 TID: SN: Keels powered by steam and developed from the 1850s by the Aire and Calder Navigation Company. Varied in size, depending on where they traded. Basically they acted as cargo carrying tugs. BT: keel (boat) steam powered boat RT: North Eastern motor barge steam barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam narrow boat CID: INLANDW.992 TID: SN: From the 1860s there were various experiments with steam power. The Grand Junction Canal Company developed a fleet which was taken on and perfected by Fellows Morton and Clayton. Several early steamers were converted horse boats made of wood, later most steamers were iron sided and wooden bottomed (composite construction) with counter sterns rounded off. The steam plant boiler and engine plus coal supply cut carrying down to 19 tons but allowed the steamer plenty of power to pull a butty or unpowered craft. BT: narrow boat steam powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam powered boat CID: INLANDW.993 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is a steam engine. BT: transport NT: steam barge steam keel steam narrow boat steam wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam scow CID: INLANDW.994 TID: SN: Related to Forth and Clyde scows. Size 60ft x 13ft 6 inches, carrying 80 tons on 6-7ft draught. Flush decked with no bulwarks and little sheer. Tug worked only on the canal. UF: canal puffer BT: scow RT: outside puffer rose on puffer DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steam wherry CID: INLANDW.995 TID: SN: Small steam barges built for the Norfolk Broads' Southern Rivers. BT: Norfolk wherry steam powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 steel boat CID: INLANDW.996 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is steel. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stem bar CID: INLANDW.997 TID: SN: A bar of metal which makes the forward end of a metal vessel and to which the hull plating is fastened - it can also also refer to the metal guard placed over the stempost of a wooden vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component RT: stem iron stempost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stem fender CID: INLANDW.998 TID: SN: A round fender fastened to the stem (front) of a boat, designed to take the impact of knocking sills. BT: fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stem iron CID: INLANDW.999 TID: SN: The metal guard placed over the stempost of a wooden vessel. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component RT: stem bar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stempost CID: INLANDW.1000 TID: SN: A vertical or near vertical piece of timber (or metal on metal boats) forming the very end of the bow of a vessel and shaped to cut through water cleanly. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component RT: apron (boat component) deadwood keel (boat component) keelson stem bar stem iron sternpost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stern cupboard CID: INLANDW.1001 TID: SN: A small cupboard set into the extreme stern of a canal narrow boat, often used for storing food. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stern fender CID: INLANDW.1002 TID: SN: A small round fender, fitted next to the tip cat fender on a motor narrow boat to protect the rudder. BT: fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stern frame CID: INLANDW.1003 TID: SN: The metal bar which carries the rudder and propellor housing of a metal vessel. BT: frame DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stern lamp CID: INLANDW.1004 TID: SN: Similar in appearance to masthead lamps but usually smaller. BT: navigation lamp RT: masthead lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sternpost CID: INLANDW.1005 TID: SN: A vertical or near vertical piece of timber (or metal on metal boats) forming the very end of the stern of a vessel and shaped to cut through water cleanly. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component RT: apron (boat component) deadwood keel (boat component) keelson stempost DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Stevenston Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1006 TID: SN: Boats carrying coal from mines at Stevenston in Ayrshire to Saltcoats harbour. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stockless anchor CID: INLANDW.1007 TID: SN: An anchor with a pivoting double hooked base. BT: anchor DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stone barge CID: INLANDW.151 TID: INLANDW.1008 USE: Bristol barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stopwater CID: INLANDW.1009 TID: SN: A dowel inserted into a joint in a wooden vessel to prevent the ingress of water. BT: below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Stour lighter CID: INLANDW.1010 TID: SN: Barges 46 ft 9 ins x 10 ft 6 ins working in pairs the second craft acting as a rudder to the first carrying 13 tons each on a draught of 2'5. BT: barges designed to work in multiple units lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stower CID: INLANDW.1011 TID: SN: Wooden shafts fitted with 2 metal tines at one end. BT: boat equipment cargo handling system component RT: rypek DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 straight iron CID: INLANDW.870 TID: INLANDW.1012 USE: set iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 strake CID: INLANDW.1013 TID: SN: The name given to a 'run' of planking stretching from the stem of a vessel to its stern. A strake is usually made up of several planks end to end. BT: below decks watercraft component NT: garboard strake top strake whale strake RT: tup DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stretcher CID: INLANDW.970 TID: INLANDW.1014 USE: spreader DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 striking equipment CID: INLANDW.1015 TID: SN: Equipment designed for striking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: chipping hammer maul DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 strop CID: INLANDW.1016 TID: SN: Short length of rope spliced into a circle for use as a sling or to form the eye of a block BT: boat equipment cargo handling equipment RT: runner DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Stroud barge CID: INLANDW.1017 TID: SN: A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow with a double ended hull and a single mast. Large ones were sized to fit the locks on the Stroudwater Canal and smaller ones could also fit the locks on the Thames and Severn Canal. BT: River Severn craft trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stumpies CID: INLANDW.1019 TID: INLANDW.1018 USE: stumpy barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 stumpy barge CID: INLANDW.1019 TID: SN: A Thames barge with no topsail. When mizzen masts were introduced stumpies had gaff rigged mizzens. UF: stumpies BT: Thames barge RT: boomie mule DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 suction dredger CID: INLANDW.1020 TID: SN: A dredger removing material by vacuum or pumped suction to land or boat for later dumping. BT: dredger DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 suction plant CID: INLANDW.1021 TID: SN: A floating platform designed to clear debris from mud hoppers by suction. BT: waste disposal vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 surface debris clearer CID: INLANDW.1022 TID: SN: A craft designed to lift debris from the surface of water. BT: channel clearance craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 surveying equipment CID: INLANDW.1023 TID: SN: Equipment designed for surveying in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: boning rod land chain DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swage CID: INLANDW.1024 TID: SN: A blacksmith's tool used for shaping hot iron. BT: blacksmith's equipment NT: bottom swage top swage DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swage block CID: INLANDW.1025 TID: SN: Iron block containing a variety of shaped holes which are used to shape hot metal. BT: blacksmith's equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swan's neck CID: INLANDW.1027 TID: SN: This refers to either a Z shaped metal bar fitted to the top of the rudder stock of a motor narrow boat to which the tiller bar is fastened or, on a butty boat, the ropework running from the top of the tiller to the top end of the rudder BT: components RT: ram's head rudder rudder stock tiller tiller bar tiller pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Swansea Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1026 TID: SN: 65 ft x 7 ft 6 ins carying 20 tons on 2 ft 9 ins draught. BT: Welsh narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swape CID: INLANDW.1030 TID: INLANDW.1028 USE: sweep (oar) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sweep (oar) CID: INLANDW.1030 TID: SN: A very large oar used on barges or lighters, approx. 18-20 feet long. UF: swape BT: human powered propulsion system component oar DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sweep (tiller) CID: INLANDW.1067 TID: INLANDW.1031 USE: tiller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 sweep propelled boat CID: INLANDW.1029 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a sweep. BT: transport NT: Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swift passenger boat CID: INLANDW.1032 TID: SN: Based on a Scotish design up to 14mph overshort distances along a canal. UF: Scotch boat BT: canal passenger boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swimhead lighter CID: INLANDW.1054 TID: INLANDW.1033 USE: Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 swingle tree CID: INLANDW.1034 TID: SN: Wood or iron bar (as stretcher) but is fitted with a central hook, often on swivel, to take the loop at the end of the towing line, making the connection easily unhooked. BT: equine equipment equine powered propulsion system component towing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 system component CID: INLANDW.1035 TID: SN: Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: components NT: cargo handling system component communication system component propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 T pump CID: INLANDW.1036 TID: SN: A portable tubular metal hand operated pump used to empty water out of the hold of a canal narrow boat. BT: below decks watercraft component RT: pump box DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 T stud CID: INLANDW.1037 TID: SN: A 'T' shaped forged metal stud fixed at the bow and stern of a narrow boat to fasten ropes to. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tabernacle CID: INLANDW.1038 TID: SN: An open backed wooden or metal structure which houses the lower end of a deck mounted mast. BT: mast and spar component RT: mast shroud stay DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 table cupboard CID: INLANDW.1039 TID: SN: A cupboard space in a canal narrow boat cabin having a door which drops down to a horizontal position to form a table. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: table flap DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 table flap CID: INLANDW.1040 TID: SN: Bottom hinged cupboard door in a narrow boat cabin which hinges down to a horizontal position to form a table. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: back flap table cupboard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tack (equine equipment) CID: INLANDW.432 TID: INLANDW.1044 USE: gear DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tack (sail component) CID: INLANDW.1045 TID: SN: The lower forward corner of a sail. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tack line (rigging component) CID: INLANDW.1041 TID: SN: The tack line is used to pull the tack area of a sail tight UF: pegging noose BT: rigging component RT: tack roller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tack line (towing line) CID: INLANDW.1042 TID: SN: The length of a towing line from the toggle to the eye which is used initially to start a horse boat out of a lock. When the toggle reaches the tubling the tack line falls slack and the towing line takes the full weight of the boat. BT: equine powered propulsion system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tack roller CID: INLANDW.1043 TID: SN: A hand operated winch for handling the tack line on a sailing vessel. BT: rigging component RT: tack line (rigging component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tanker boat CID: INLANDW.1046 TID: SN: Narrow boat specially built to carry liquid cargoes in bulk. The hold is a tank with flush decks over. UF: black boat oil boat tar boat BT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tar CID: INLANDW.1047 TID: SN: Bituminous substance used to waterproof boats and as a protective surface for wood and metals. Tar is a brittle substance when cool. BT: boat repair equipment ship repair equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tar boat CID: INLANDW.1046 TID: INLANDW.1048 USE: tanker boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tar boiler CID: INLANDW.1049 TID: SN: Copper or similar vessel used to heat tar to its molten state for application. BT: boatbuilding equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Tavistock Canal tub boat CID: INLANDW.1050 TID: SN: Used to carry copper ore, limestone and slate from Morwhellham Quay to the River Tavy. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tender CID: INLANDW.1051 TID: SN: A small craft which attends a larger one, often providing a crew or passenger transfer function. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames barge CID: INLANDW.1052 TID: SN: The barge type related to the Thames estuary and associated waterways. Defined by spritsail rig. The largest loaded around 300 tons but 175 was closer to the average. Size varied depending on the rivers off the main estuary, which they used. The rig of the Thames barges can usually be lowered to 'shoot' bridges across the navigation. Stumpies and Mules were specific variations of barge sailing gear. BT: barge sail propelled boat NT: Arun barge Basingstoke barge boomie Lee barge mule Regents Canal barge stackie barge stumpy barge Thames sailing barge West Country barge Wey barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames boat number plate CID: INLANDW.1053 TID: SN: Small oval sign with two screw holes enamelled. Gives registration information. Colours vary from year to year. BT: boat plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames lighter CID: INLANDW.1054 TID: SN: The current or tide providing the power the sweep was used for direction rather than propulsion. Have a punt ended shape known as 'swimhead', size varied considerably. UF: lightener swimhead lighter BT: lighter sweep propelled boat tide or current powered boat NT: Lee lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames rater CID: INLANDW.1055 TID: SN: Restricted class of fast, light sailing boats developed to control and rationalise expenditure by Thames racing enthusiasts. BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames sailing barge CID: INLANDW.1056 TID: SN: The class of barges characterised the Thames estuary and the waterways relating to the River Thames. Developed for local conditions on the Thames and nearby shallow estuaries; usually spritsail yawl with leeboards. BT: Thames barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames skiff CID: INLANDW.1057 TID: SN: Used on the upper reaches of the river, had a pointed stem and high or extended sides. Dimensions averaged between 24-26 feet in length, between 3 feet 9 inches and 4 feet in beam and about 12 inches in depth. BT: skiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames Waterman cutter CID: INLANDW.1058 TID: SN: Used by the Worshipful Company of Watermen. BT: service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thames wherry CID: INLANDW.1059 TID: SN: Long and wide with high pointed stem, often sheated in iron. Some were pointed at both ends and could be rowed in either direction, usually manned by professional watermen. Taxi service for the tidal Thames. Dates from prior to 1514 when Watermen's Company empowered to licence watermen. BT: Norfolk wherry RT: randan Severn wherry shallop DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 thole pin CID: INLANDW.1060 TID: SN: A pin inserted into the gunwhale of a rowing boat over which fits the oar. It acts as a pivot and securing point. BT: human powered propulsion system component RT: crutches DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Thorne and Hatfield Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1061 TID: SN: 28ft x 6ft clinker built, carrying peat/turf. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 three hundred and seventy ton barge CID: INLANDW.1062 TID: SN: Three hundred and seventy ton barge carried by a BACAT ship. BT: BACAT barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 throat (sail component) CID: INLANDW.1063 TID: SN: The upper foremost corner (nearest to the mast) of a four edged sail. BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 thrum CID: INLANDW.1064 TID: SN: The thrum (usually silk) is attached to the end of the leather or cord thong of the smacking whip and produces a high pitched 'crack'. BT: equine driving equipment RT: smacking whip DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 thwart CID: INLANDW.1065 TID: SN: A plank set across the width of a vessel, usually used as a seat in rowing boats. BT: below decks watercraft component NT: centre thwart coxwains fore thwart DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tide or current powered boat CID: INLANDW.1066 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is provided by a tide or current. BT: transport NT: Parrett barge Parrett flatner Thames lighter DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tiller CID: INLANDW.1067 TID: SN: The lever by which the rudder is turned. UF: sweep (tiller) BT: above decks watercraft component NT: butty tiller motor boat tiller RT: ram's head rudder rudder stock swan's neck tiller pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tiller bar CID: INLANDW.1068 TID: SN: A metal tube (sometimes brass) fitted with a wooden handle at one end and open at the other end, which is slid onto the swan's neck of a motor narrow boat to provide the leverage needed to turn the rudder to steer the boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: motor boat tiller swan's neck DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tiller pin CID: INLANDW.1069 TID: SN: Decorative pin (often brass) fitted through the tiller of a motor narrow boat to secure it to the swan's neck. BT: pin RT: swan's neck tiller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 timber dog CID: INLANDW.1070 TID: SN: Iron rods with the ends turned down at opposing right angles, they are driven into timbers for temporary fastening, eg. during boat construction. BT: boatbuilding equipment shipbuilding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 timber hook CID: INLANDW.1071 TID: SN: Hooks for securing and lifting baulks of timber. BT: hook DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tip cat fender CID: INLANDW.1072 TID: SN: A banana shaped fender, fastened to the stern end of a motor narrow boat to protect the rudder. BT: fender DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tippet CID: INLANDW.1073 TID: SN: A long cloth, about a foot wide, used on top of the running planks on a narrow boat to protect the top cloth. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: running planks top cloth DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 titanium boat CID: INLANDW.1074 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is titanium. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 toe rail CID: INLANDW.1075 TID: SN: An obstacle placed on the sides of the deck of a barge to prevent crew falling overboard. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Tom Pudding CID: INLANDW.18 TID: INLANDW.1076 USE: Aire and Calder compartment boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tools and equipment CID: INLANDW.tools and equipment TID: NT: boat equipment cleaning equipment communications equipment construction equipment diving equipment docking equipment engineering equipment equine equipment forming and shaping equipment founding equipment handling equipment heating equipment lifesaving and protective equipment maintenance and repairing equipment marking equipment measuring equipment metalworking equipment moving and transport equipment navigating equipment power producing equipment pumping equipment rope working equipment salvaging equipment ship's equipment striking equipment surveying equipment woodworking equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top cloth CID: INLANDW.1080 TID: SN: The large cloth that fits over the sidecloths and entire hold on a narrow boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: tippet top cloth strings DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top cloth strings CID: INLANDW.1081 TID: SN: The ropes used to hold the top cloth in place on a narrow boat. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: top cloth DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top fuller CID: INLANDW.1082 TID: SN: A shaping tool, triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. BT: fuller DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top mast CID: INLANDW.1083 TID: SN: Sliding section of mast fitted into the mast box on a canal narrow boat and adjustable in height. BT: equine powered propulsion system component mast and spar component RT: box mast luby mast pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top planks CID: INLANDW.842 TID: INLANDW.1084 USE: running planks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top rocker CID: INLANDW.1085 TID: SN: Icebreaker rocked from a bar or rope in the centre of the boat usuallly with a platform built on the boats sides to increase the cntre of graveity and enhance the rocking motion BT: ice breaker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top sail CID: INLANDW.1086 TID: SN: A sail positioned above the main sail. UF: tops'le BT: sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top strake CID: INLANDW.1087 TID: SN: The highest run of planking in a hull side. BT: strake DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top swage CID: INLANDW.1088 TID: SN: The swage used by the blacksmith to shape metal from above. BT: swage DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 top timber CID: INLANDW.1089 TID: SN: The uppermost timber of a multi part frame. BT: above decks watercraft component RT: frame futtocks DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tops'le CID: INLANDW.1086 TID: INLANDW.1090 USE: top sail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Torrington tub boat CID: INLANDW.1091 TID: SN: Boats carrying limestone, coal and agricultural produce from Torrington to the River Torridge in Devon. BT: tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 towed boat CID: INLANDW.1092 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the using another vehicle to tow it. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 towing equipment CID: INLANDW.1093 TID: SN: Equipment designed for towing on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: moving and transport equipment NT: swingle tree towing mast warp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 towing mast CID: INLANDW.1094 TID: SN: General term to describe fixed or removable masts on inland waterways craft. BT: equine powered propulsion system component towing equipment RT: top mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 town class boat CID: INLANDW.1095 TID: SN: A large class of 86 pairs of narrow boats ordered by the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in 1936. They were named after towns and were designed to carry cased goods. BT: narrow boat NT: large Northwich large Ricky large Woolwich DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trace harness CID: INLANDW.483 TID: INLANDW.1096 USE: harness DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trace stick CID: INLANDW.970 TID: INLANDW.1097 USE: spreader DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 track bar CID: INLANDW.970 TID: INLANDW.1098 USE: spreader DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 track stick CID: INLANDW.970 TID: INLANDW.1099 USE: spreader DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tractor tug CID: INLANDW.1100 TID: SN: A tug specifically designed to pull craft over distances desgined with a good shape to go through the water but with less manouverability than other tugs. BT: tug DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 traffic boat CID: INLANDW.1101 TID: SN: Any keel with a covered hold whether by hatchboards or cloths. BT: keel (boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trail boat CID: INLANDW.1102 TID: SN: Privately owned boats designed to be moved between waterways on a trailer and launched generally on slipways. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 training craft CID: INLANDW.1103 TID: SN: Craft designed for crews to train in on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: bank tub tub pair DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tram nail CID: INLANDW.254 TID: INLANDW.1104 USE: countersunk head nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tramway nail CID: INLANDW.254 TID: INLANDW.1105 USE: countersunk head nail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 transport CID: INLANDW.transport TID: NT: Aire and Calder compartment boat aluminium boat BACAT barge BACAT ship blue top bow hauled boat box cabin boat cabin boat carbon fibre boat carvel built boat channel clearance craft clinker built boat competitive craft composite boat concrete boat diesel powered boat electric powered boat equine animal powered boat fibreglass boat fixed line powered boat henpeeked house lighter human powered boat iron boat jebus mine boat moulded boat oar propelled boat one hundred and seventy ton compartment boat open boat open day boat paddle propelled boat paddle wheel propelled boat petrol powered boat propeller boat punt pole propelled boat recreational craft sail propelled boat service craft skin boat steam powered boat steel boat sweep propelled boat tide or current powered boat titanium boat towed boat training craft transport craft tub boat unpowered boat waste disposal vessel water wheel propelled boat wind powered boat wooden boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 transport craft CID: INLANDW.1106 TID: SN: Craft designed for transporting items, humans or animals on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: cargo vessel passenger vessel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 treble crease iron CID: INLANDW.1107 TID: SN: A caulking iron with a treble groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. BT: making iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 treenail CID: INLANDW.1110 TID: INLANDW.1108 USE: trenail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Tremadoc Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1109 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trenail CID: INLANDW.1110 TID: SN: Wooden peg used to fasten planks and frames together in a wooden vessel. UF: treenail trunnel BT: nail RT: ship maul hammer trenail iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trenail iron CID: INLANDW.1111 TID: SN: Similar to the spike iron but with a blunt edge, used for splitting and spreading the head of a trenail before inserting caulking material. BT: caulking iron RT: trenail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Trent catch CID: INLANDW.1113 TID: INLANDW.1112 USE: Trent ketch DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Trent ketch CID: INLANDW.1113 TID: SN: Variation on the Humber keel, with a sharper stern and usually 74ft x 14ft with a 5ft 6 inch draught for use on the shallower River Trent. UF: Trent catch BT: Humber keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Trent motor barge CID: INLANDW.1114 TID: SN: Motor barges built for use on the Trent with boats from 142ft x 17ft 6 inches, carrying 250 tons being built after 1954. Smaller craft were used above Nottingham. BT: North Eastern motor barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Trent pan CID: INLANDW.1115 TID: SN: Dumb (unpowered) boats built from the 1920s to fit new locks on the Trent. Trent pans were 82ft 6 inches x 14ft. BT: North Eastern barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tricolour lamp CID: INLANDW.1116 TID: SN: Combination lamp for small vessels combining red/green and white lenses in single body. Oil or electric types designed to be hung from a small mast. UF: launch lamp BT: ship's lamp DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trip boat CID: INLANDW.1117 TID: SN: A leisure craft crewed by staff run primarily for short cruises or day trips to the public characterised by large numbers of seats on deck. BT: recreational craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 triple scull CID: INLANDW.1118 TID: SN: Racing shell for three scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. UF: x3 BT: competitive craft human powered boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tripping bucket CID: INLANDW.1119 TID: SN: A bucket whose point of suspension is below its centre of gravity so that unless it is secured upright it automatically tips to empty its contents. BT: cargo handling system component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trow CID: INLANDW.1120 TID: SN: The wooden sailing vessel of the Rivers Severn and Wye, typically 60 to 70 feet long and 12 to 20 feet beam, with a shallow draught and a flat bottom. Originally a trow had a square rig with decks forward and aft only, and an open cargo space amidships. During the Nineteenth Century those trows trading below Gloucester tended to adopt a fore and aft rig and a more enclosed hold, but some remained open. Trows made use of the wind and tide where possible and in confined waters could be towed by gangs of men, and later horses. UF: Severn barge Severn frigate BT: River Severn craft sail propelled boat NT: boxed trow flush decked trow full box trow half boxed trow iron trow ketch rigged trow open moulded trow sloop rigged trow smack rigged trow square rigged trow Stroud barge up river trow Wich barge RT: Bristol barge Kennet barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 truck (boat component) CID: INLANDW.1123 TID: SN: A small circular wooden cap on top of a mast. BT: mast and spar component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trunnel CID: INLANDW.1110 TID: INLANDW.1124 USE: trenail DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 trying plane CID: INLANDW.1125 TID: SN: Long planes, 22 to 24 inches long, used for smoothing boards. BT: plane RT: jointer plane DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tub boat CID: INLANDW.1126 TID: SN: Rectangular Craft designed to carry cargo as part of a train of similar vessels. BT: transport NT: Birmingham Canals tub boat Bude Canal tub boat Burnturk tub boat Cann Quarry tub boat Coalisland tub boat Cyfarthfa Canal tub boat Grand Union Canal tub boat Grand Western and Chard Canal tub boat Kidwelly and Llanelli tub boat Kymer tub boat Parnalls Canal tub boat Parrett Shoe tub boat Pidcocks Canal tub boat Shropshire Canal tub boat Tavistock Canal tub boat Torrington tub boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tub pair CID: INLANDW.1127 TID: SN: Half-outrigged gig for two rowers for training. BT: competitive craft human powered boat training craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tube boat CID: INLANDW.1128 TID: SN: A boat modified by removal of its hold cross beams to provide a clear and unobstructed space to carry bundles of steel tubes. They were mostly owned by Stewarts and Lloyds and used at their works at Coombeswood on the Birmingham Canal Navigation. They were a variety of both wooden and metal boats, single and double ended boats, open Birmingham boats and former long distance boats. BT: Birmingham day boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tue iron CID: INLANDW.1129 TID: SN: A nozzle through which an air blast is delivered to a forge or blast furnace fire. UF: tuyere BT: blacksmith's equipment founding equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tug CID: INLANDW.1130 TID: SN: A craft built specifically to move other craft, generally with a powerful engine and crew accommodation but no space to carry cargo or passengers. BT: service craft NT: berthing tug pusher shunting tug tractor tug DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tumblehome CID: INLANDW.1131 TID: SN: The inward slope of either the hull sides of a vessel (to lower its centre of gravity) or, more commonly with inland waterways craft, the inward slope of the cabin sides in order to ease passage through low bridges. BT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tunnel boat CID: INLANDW.1200 TID: INLANDW.1132 USE: Worsley mine boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tunnel brush CID: INLANDW.1133 TID: SN: A brush in 3 parts, designed for use in Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tunnel hook CID: INLANDW.1134 TID: SN: Metal hook fitted to the hull sides of a horse or butty narrow boat to enable boats to be towed in trains without interfering with the rudder movement. Also used when joining 2 narrow boats side by side on wide waterways. UF: breasting hook BT: above decks watercraft component RT: anser pin DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tunnel lamp CID: INLANDW.1135 TID: SN: Generally oil powered lamp with 170 degree glass and reflector used as a warning lamp at the bows of a boat in a tunnel. Some later lamps were converted for low voltage electricity. BT: boat lighting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tup CID: INLANDW.1136 TID: SN: A punch or set held by a wire handle, is held against a bolt head for the final drives of the maul. In narrowboat work it was used to fasten the bottoms to the bottom strakes. BT: boatbuilding equipment RT: bottom board strake DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 turk's head CID: INLANDW.1137 TID: SN: A woven knot of rope, used round the rudder stock of the tiller to decorate and protect it from knocks on locks. BT: ropework RT: rudder stock DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 tuyere CID: INLANDW.1129 TID: INLANDW.1138 USE: tue iron DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 twitch CID: INLANDW.1139 TID: SN: Horse whip used for driving the animal when walking alongside. The wooden handle has a short loop of leather attached for 'smacking' against the flanks of the horse to keep it moving. BT: equine driving equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 umbrella CID: INLANDW.496 TID: INLANDW.1140 USE: henpeeked DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 underwater viewer CID: INLANDW.1141 TID: SN: A long tin cylinder, glazed at one end that is placed in the water so that underwater brick work can be inspected from the canal bank. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Union scow CID: INLANDW.1142 TID: SN: Scow 60 ft long and 12 ft 6 inches wide for use on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, round bilged, double ended. BT: scow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 unpowered boat CID: INLANDW.1143 TID: SN: A boat which is designed without a motive power source. BT: transport NT: butty boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 up river trow CID: INLANDW.1144 TID: SN: A trow which traded on the river above Gloucester, usually with an open hold and a square rig. BT: trow RT: Severn flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Upper Thames barge CID: INLANDW.1175 TID: INLANDW.1145 USE: West Country barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Upper Trent keel CID: INLANDW.1146 TID: SN: Square sailed and limited to the river above Keadby. 60 ft x 14 ft on a draught of 2 ft 6 ins.Open hold with no hatch boards. BT: keel (boat) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 uprights CID: INLANDW.1147 TID: SN: Long and thin diagonal braces that fit between the top of the gunwhale on a narrow boat and the underside of the running planks. They at intervals along the hold of a narrow boat to give rigidity to the running planks when the cloths are tied tightly over them. BT: above decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 uxter plate CID: INLANDW.717 TID: INLANDW.1148 USE: oxter plate DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 ventilator CID: INLANDW.1149 TID: SN: An opening in a vessel's structure to admit fresh air. Usually covered to keep out water. BT: above decks watercraft component NT: cowl ventilator letterbox ventilator louvre ventilator mushroom ventilator pigeon box DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 VIC CID: INLANDW.1151 TID: INLANDW.1150 USE: Victualling Inshore Craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Victualling Inshore Craft CID: INLANDW.1151 TID: SN: Admiralty designed craft of the Second World War period powered and based on an outside puffer in design. UF: VIC BT: Scottish barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 waders CID: INLANDW.1152 TID: SN: Large water proof boots. BT: lifesaving and protective equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wager CID: INLANDW.1153 TID: SN: So called because heavy wagers were often laid on the events in which they appeared. Lightweight with just sufficient room for a single occupant. Clinker built craft. Name used before mid Nineteenth Century. BT: clinker built boat competitive craft human powered boat RT: best boat whiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wale strake CID: INLANDW.1180 TID: INLANDW.1154 USE: whale strake DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 warp CID: INLANDW.1155 TID: SN: The name given to the rope used for towing a vessel. BT: towing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 waste disposal vessel CID: INLANDW.1156 TID: SN: Craft designed for waste disposal on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: transport NT: mud hopper suction plant DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 water barrel CID: INLANDW.1157 TID: SN: Small barrel with a supporting frame, containing fresh water carried on certain types of canal boat, often decorated. BT: boat equipment RT: breaker DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 water tank CID: INLANDW.1158 TID: SN: Metal container for holding water, has many forms and sizes. BT: containers DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 water wheel propelled boat CID: INLANDW.1159 TID: SN: A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a water wheel. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 watercan CID: INLANDW.1160 TID: SN: Large drinking water container with hinged lid, spout and cross handle; usually kept on narrowboat roof in front of chimney, often decorated. Sometimes called 'Buckby cans' as they could be bought at a shop at Buckby locks on the Grand Junction Canal. UF: Buckby can can BT: containers DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 watercraft component CID: INLANDW.1161 TID: BT: components NT: above decks watercraft component below decks watercraft component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 waterway maintenance equipment CID: INLANDW.1163 TID: SN: Equipment designed for maintenance on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: maintenance and repairing equipment NT: crome dydle hockey stick icebreaker hodder ice tongs keb meag mud scoop shore knife sill scoop tunnel brush underwater viewer weed rake DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 waterway plank CID: INLANDW.1164 TID: SN: A raised plank around the edge of a wooden deck which forms a sort of gutter. BT: plank (boat component) DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Waveney One Design CID: INLANDW.1165 TID: SN: A class of racing half decked sloops for Suffolk waterways; 22.75 feet long; 290 square foot sail; carvel built; gunter rigged. BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Weaver flat CID: INLANDW.1166 TID: SN: Adaptation of the Mersey flat used on the River Weaver and in the Mersey estuary. BT: canal flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Weaver packet CID: INLANDW.1167 TID: SN: Steam and motor barges of the River Weaver. They succeeded the Weaver sailing flats. They were used mainly to carry salt and chemical products for the Salt Union or Brunner, Mond and Co. Brunner Mond built up their own fleet of slightly larger packets and they were known as 'Brunners'. UF: Brunner BT: Mersey barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Weaver sailing flat CID: INLANDW.1168 TID: SN: Used on the Weaver from the mid Eighteenth to mid Nineteenth Century, originally bow hauled and later horse towed. The sailing flats were put out of business in the 1870s by steam packets towing dumb barges, many of which were ex- sailing flats. BT: Mersey sailing flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 weed cutter CID: INLANDW.1170 TID: INLANDW.1169 USE: weed cutting boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 weed cutting boat CID: INLANDW.1170 TID: SN: A craft designed to cut weed under water. UF: weed cutter weedboat BT: channel clearance craft service craft DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 weed rake CID: INLANDW.1171 TID: SN: Large rake used to pull floating weeds to the bank side to be pulled out of the water. Especially associated with bank maintenance. BT: waterway maintenance equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 weedboat CID: INLANDW.1170 TID: INLANDW.1172 USE: weed cutting boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 weighing equipment CID: INLANDW.1173 TID: SN: Equipment designed for weighing in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: measuring equipment NT: boat weighing machine cargo weighing equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Welsh narrow boat CID: INLANDW.1174 TID: SN: Craft of the canals of the South Wales valleys. Double ended boats around 60ft x 9ft loading 20-25 tons and varying draughts. Simple cabins or open boats. BT: narrow boat NT: Glamorganshire Canal boat Monmouthshire Canal boat Neath Canal boat Swansea Canal boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 West Country barge CID: INLANDW.1175 TID: SN: Used on Thames - modern update of Western barge with a pointed bow and wide transom stern. UF: Upper Thames barge BT: Thames barge RT: Thames sailing barge western barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 West Country boat CID: INLANDW.1177 TID: INLANDW.1176 USE: West Country keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 West Country keel CID: INLANDW.1177 TID: SN: Generally non-tidal boats 57ft 6 inches x 14ft 2 inches, draught 3ft 11 inches.Particularly applied to barges on the Calder and Hebble Navigation. UF: West Country boat BT: Yorkshire keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 western barge CID: INLANDW.1178 TID: SN: The general term for barges related to the medieval type used on the River Thames and its connections above London. Originally, they were square sailed and man or horse towed above the tideway. Punt shaped bows and sterns later developed into a pointed bow and transom stern. Depending on how far inland they were to be used they varied in size from 40 to 140 tons. West Country Barges 80ft x 12ft were used through the Thames and Severn Canal off the Upper Thames until the 1840s when the locks were shortened. 60ft x 12ft boats used the river and canal to carry salt from Droitwich. BT: barge NT: Newbury barge RT: West Country barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Wey barge CID: INLANDW.1179 TID: SN: Wey Barges were built like unrigged Thames barges. They were around 73ft x 13ft 10in and carried 85 tons on the Thames, less on the River Wey. BT: Thames barge RT: Thames sailing barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 whale strake CID: INLANDW.1180 TID: SN: A strake of planking thicker than the skin planking. UF: wale strake BT: strake RT: skin plank DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wharf boat CID: INLANDW.1181 TID: SN: An over large open boat built to work specific lengths of canal without the use of locks, usually on narrow canals. BT: narrow boat NT: Hampton boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wherry CID: INLANDW.690 TID: INLANDW.1182 USE: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wherry wheelbarrow CID: INLANDW.1183 TID: SN: Used for unloading cargoes such as stone from wherries. The barrow had no legs so that it could be rested on the 11 inch wide planks on the side of the boat. Made with wood and strengthened with iron bands. BT: cargo handling equipment RT: Norfolk wherry DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 whiff CID: INLANDW.1184 TID: SN: Narrow sculling boat used for racing or training, fitted with outriggers. It superseded the older type of wager boat and was in turn replaced by the best boat and modern shell. Mainly of clinker build, but light and handy the average whiff was 20-23 feet long, 16-18 inches wide and 6 inches deep from keel to the top of the stem. BT: competitive craft human powered boat NT: rumtum whiff gig RT: best boat wager DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 whiff gig CID: INLANDW.1185 TID: SN: Version of the whiff. Carried a passenger. Only 19 feet long but at least 2 feet 8 inches in the beam and 12 inches deep. BT: whiff DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 white boat CID: INLANDW.1207 TID: INLANDW.1186 USE: Yare and Bure One Design DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Wich barge CID: INLANDW.1187 TID: SN: A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast. Particularly used to carry salt from Droitwich to Bristol and sized to fit the locks of the Droitwich Canal. BT: trow DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wide boat CID: INLANDW.49 TID: INLANDW.1188 USE: barge DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Wilson House Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1189 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 winch CID: INLANDW.1190 TID: SN: A hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or motor. BT: cargo handling system component lifting equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wind powered boat CID: INLANDW.1191 TID: SN: A boat whose motive power source is provided by the wind. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wind powered propulsion system component CID: INLANDW.1192 TID: SN: Objects that make up a wind powered propulsion system designed for inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: propulsion system component NT: mast and spar component rigging component sail component DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 windlass CID: INLANDW.1193 TID: SN: Removable crank handle fitted to the end of a shaft to provide manual leverage to rotate the shaft against a load for operating sluice and paddle gear. UF: lock windlass BT: boat equipment DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 winkers CID: INLANDW.92 TID: INLANDW.1194 USE: blinkers DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Woodeaves Canal boat CID: INLANDW.1195 TID: SN: Size and shape unknown. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 wooden boat CID: INLANDW.1196 TID: SN: A boat whose main construction material is wood. BT: transport DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 woodworking equipment CID: INLANDW.1197 TID: SN: Equipment designed for working with wood in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. BT: tools and equipment NT: adze cramp gouge mortise chisel plane saw DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Worcester and Birmingham Canal barge CID: INLANDW.1198 TID: SN: A example of this vessel, built to barge dimensions to work along the Birmingham to Tardebigge section, is recorded in the 1795 Warwickshire Boat Register. BT: miscellaneous cargo craft types DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 work flat CID: INLANDW.1199 TID: SN: A craft specifically for maintenance purposes, ranging from a flat punt to one with cabin and workshop. Rectangular. BT: service craft NT: bricklayer's flat piling flat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Worsley mine boat CID: INLANDW.1200 TID: SN: Double ended wooden craft with many wooden frames. They were designed to work in the 46 mile underground Worsley mines canal system. In three main sizes - 36 ftx4 ft.x2 ft. 6 inches carrying 8 tons, 55ft boats loading 10 tons in containers (used for onward transport to Manchester) and narrower, shallower boats only 19 inches deep, limited to 2 tons. They are thought to be the forerunners of the narrow boat and were also known as 'starvationers', because the 'ribs showed'. UF: starvationer tunnel boat BT: mine boat RT: narrow boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 x1 CID: INLANDW.933 TID: INLANDW.1201 USE: single scull DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 x2 CID: INLANDW.343 TID: INLANDW.1202 USE: double scull DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 x3 CID: INLANDW.1118 TID: INLANDW.1203 USE: triple scull DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 x4 CID: INLANDW.779 TID: INLANDW.1204 USE: quadruple scull DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 yard CID: INLANDW.1205 TID: SN: A horizontal spar of wood or metal, often circular in cross section,from which a square sail is hung. UF: yard arm BT: rigging component RT: halyard mast DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 yard arm CID: INLANDW.1205 TID: INLANDW.1206 USE: yard DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Yare and Bure One Design CID: INLANDW.1207 TID: SN: A class of racing half deckers designed by Ernest Woods; carvel built in wood or GRP; gunter rig; about 100 built; 20 feet long and bowsprit. UF: white boat BT: competitive craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Yarmouth One Design CID: INLANDW.1208 TID: SN: Obsolete class of larger sailing dinghy carrying lugsail and jib. BT: recreational craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 yeoman CID: INLANDW.1209 TID: SN: A class of 20 feet half deckers designed by Leslie Landamore in GRP to control maintenance costs; Bermuda rigged sloop. BT: recreational craft sail propelled boat DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01 Yorkshire keel CID: INLANDW.1210 TID: SN: Divided between tidal and non-tidal types. The non tidal Yorkshire keels worked on the Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations.The tidal Yorkshire keels worked on the Humber and the Mersey and were a foot less deep in the hold than Humber keels. UF: broad boat coal boat BT: keel (boat) NT: henpeeked iron spout West Country keel DC: 1990-01-01 DTI: 1990-01-01