Aberdeenshire Canal boat PT Specific design for Aberdeenshire Canal, maximium size 57ft x 9ft. Little known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT transport PT 1990-01-01 NT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL NT d4e76 craft by construction NL NT d4e97 craft by context NL NT d4e131 craft by function NL NT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL NT d4e183 craft by material NL NT d4e227 craft by motive power NL NT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL above decks watercraft component PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT back cabin PT NT back end rail PT NT beam (narrow boat) PT NT bed hole PT NT box mast PT NT bulkhead PT NT buttstrap PT NT cabin frame PT NT cabin slide PT NT cants PT NT chock (boat component) PT NT coaming PT NT cratch PT NT cratch board (horizontal) PT NT deck beam (narrow boat) PT NT deck board PT NT deck cloth PT NT deck lid PT NT deck plate PT NT deckspace PT NT dolly PT NT engine 'ole PT NT engine 'ole slide PT NT false cratch PT NT float (component) PT NT fore cabin PT NT gimbal PT NT girder chain PT NT girder strings PT NT gunwhale PT NT hawse eye PT NT hawse plate PT NT hawse timber PT NT headledge PT NT knee strings PT NT margin plank PT NT mast PT NT modesty flap PT NT plank (boat component) PT NT ram's head PT NT rigging PT NT rudder stock PT NT sidecloth strings PT NT sidecloths PT NT soap hole PT NT spar PT NT stanchion PT NT stand PT NT stay PT NT stem bar PT NT stem iron PT NT stempost PT NT sternpost PT NT T stud PT NT table cupboard PT NT table flap PT NT tiller PT NT tiller bar PT NT tippet PT NT toe rail PT NT top cloth PT NT top cloth strings PT NT top timber PT NT tumblehome PT NT tunnel hook PT NT uprights PT NT ventilator PT BT watercraft component PT BT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL components PT 1990-01-01 NT swan's neck PT NT d4e11 component by general context NL NT d4e26 component by specific context NL Adelphi Canal boat PT 1.5 ton boat, shape and size unknown, used on Adelphi Canal in Calow, Derbyshire in conjunction with the Adelphi Works. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT admiral class boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL adze PT A tool with a long wooden handle and curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for chopping and shaping wood. 1990-01-01 NT carpenter's adze PT NT shipwright's adze PT BT forming equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT tools and equipment PT 1990-01-01 NT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL NT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL NT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL aft cockpit cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from the stern; type is popular with fishermen. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT Aire and Calder compartment boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.723 pan UF INLANDW.1076 Tom Pudding BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL RT jebus PT INLANDW.723 pan ND 1990-01-01 USE Aire and Calder compartment boat INLANDW.1076 Tom Pudding ND 1990-01-01 USE Aire and Calder compartment boat aluminium boat PT A boat whose main construction material is aluminium. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL anchor PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.894 ship's anchor NT grapnel anchor PT NT kedge anchor PT NT mushroom anchor PT NT rond anchor PT NT stockless anchor PT BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.894 ship's anchor ND 1990-01-01 USE anchor anchor lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's lamp PT RT fore stay PT RT not under command lamp PT anchor windlass PT Hand or mechanical winch used to raise or lower the anchor of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT BT ship's windlass PT angle furnace PT A special furnace used to heat frames for iron or steel boats before they are shaped on a bending block. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT RT bending block PT anser pin PT Metal bolt fitted through the hull side of a narrow boat to carry the tunnel hooks. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT RT tunnel hook PT anvil PT Heavy, usually steel or iron blocks on which metal is shaped by hand hammering or forging. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT apron (boat component) PT The inner timber of the stempost. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT deadwood PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT apron (costume) PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.77 bib UF INLANDW.743 pinafore UF INLANDW.744 pinner BT costume PT INLANDW.77 bib ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) INLANDW.743 pinafore ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) INLANDW.744 pinner ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) costume PT 1990-01-01 NT apron (costume) PT NT belt PT NT boatwoman's bonnet PT NT gansey PT Arbury Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.686 Newdigate Canal boat BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT INLANDW.686 Newdigate Canal boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Arbury Canal boat Arisaig Canal boat PT Locals recall a boat used on this artificial waterway connecting Loch Nan Eala with Arisaig Bay. Details not yet known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Arun barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT RT Thames sailing barge PT auger PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT drilling equipment PT RT platelayer's brace PT Aylsham Navigation wherry PT A small Norfolk wherry, built to the size of the Aylsham Navigation. 12 ft 6 ins x 3 ft 6 ins max. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT BACAT barge PT Barges designed to work with BACAT ship. 1990-01-01 NT one hundred and forty ton barge PT NT three hundred and seventy ton barge PT BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL BACAT ship PT 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 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL back band PT Wide leather strap across the spine of the horse forming the main support for the trace chains or bobbin traces. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT back cabin PT A canal narrow boat term describing the cabin at the stern of the boat in which the crew lived. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT back end rail PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT back flap PT A type of hinge which allows hinged parts to sit back to back with no gap. Used in narrow boat cabins. 1990-01-01 BT fastener PT RT table flap PT back stay PT A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the stern of a vessel to support the mast. 1990-01-01 BT stay PT bag hook PT A single, curved metal hook with a short wooden handle, designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.332 docker's hook UF INLANDW.473 hand hook UF INLANDW.847 sack hook NT double bag hook PT BT hook PT INLANDW.332 docker's hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook INLANDW.473 hand hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook INLANDW.847 sack hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook bailer PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT boat maintenance equipment PT RT dipper PT containers PT 1990-01-01 NT Measham teapot PT NT water tank PT NT watercan PT bale boat PT Canal flat with a wide deck designed to carry cotton on the Rochdale Canal. 1990-01-01 BT Rochdale flat PT bale hook PT A mechanical device with two points which is used with chains for lifting bales. 1990-01-01 BT hook PT ballard PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ice breaker PT bank tub PT A floating box with sliding seat and outrigger tethered to the bank and used for technique coaching. 1990-01-01 BT training craft PT Bantock boat PT Boat with iron sides wooden bottoms but also single wooden side strake built up from the bottoms. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1188 wide boat NT barges designed to work in multiple units PT NT float (boat) PT NT keel (boat) PT NT Lancaster Canal boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT NT lighter PT NT luff barge PT NT Mersey barge PT NT Mersey flat PT NT Norfolk wherry PT NT North Eastern barge PT NT River Severn craft PT NT Scottish barge PT NT Thames barge PT NT western barge PT BT cargo vessel PT RT narrow boat PT RT toe rail PT INLANDW.1188 wide boat ND 1990-01-01 USE barge barge pole PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT quant PT RT rypek PT barges designed to work in multiple units PT Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Fen lighter PT NT gang lighter PT NT Stour lighter PT BT barge PT Barnsley keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Barnsley. Size 70ft x 14ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT barrel pump PT A pump designed to fit into the bung hole of a barrel and pump it out. 1990-01-01 BT pump PT Basingstoke barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT bastard boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT BCN boat number plate PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat plate PT beam (narrow boat) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT girder chain PT RT mast PT RT running planks PT RT stand PT bed hole PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT bellows PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT founding equipment PT BT heating equipment PT belly band PT Narrow leather strap with buckle fastener fitting under the ribcage of the horse, preventing the back band from lifting. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.438 girth strap BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.438 girth strap ND 1990-01-01 USE belly band below decks watercraft component PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT apron (boat component) PT NT belting PT NT bilge plate PT NT bilges PT NT bosom bar PT NT bottom board PT NT bulkhead PT NT buttstrap PT NT carling PT NT coffin plate PT NT deadwood PT NT floor PT NT frame PT NT futtocks PT NT grounds PT NT guard iron PT NT gusset PT NT hatches PT NT hog PT NT hold PT NT ice plates PT NT keel bar PT NT keel (boat component) PT NT keelson PT NT knee PT NT long board PT NT mast step PT NT oxter plate PT NT pillar PT NT plank (boat component) PT NT pump box PT NT rib PT NT rudder PT NT shearing PT NT shell plate PT NT shutts PT NT skin plank PT NT slide PT NT stealer PT NT stem bar PT NT stem iron PT NT stempost PT NT stern cupboard PT NT sternpost PT NT stopwater PT NT strake PT NT T pump PT NT thwart PT NT tumblehome PT BT watercraft component PT BT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL belt PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT spiders web belt PT BT costume PT belting PT The timber guard strips attached to larger vessels at deck level to protect from impact and abrasion. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bench shears PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT metalworking equipment PT bending block PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT RT angle furnace PT bent iron PT A caulking iron with a bend in it, used for reaching places that a straight iron cannot reach. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT berthing tug PT Manoeuvrable vessel used to put larger ships onto the correct berth or to turn them in small waterways. 1990-01-01 BT tug PT best and best punt PT A single racing punt. 1990-01-01 BT racing punt PT best boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT RT wager PT RT whiff PT bevel PT A tool marking a fixed angle other than 90 degrees. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.76 bevel gauge NT boatbuilder's bevel PT BT measuring equipment PT INLANDW.76 bevel gauge ND 1990-01-01 USE bevel bevel board PT Used in wooden boatbuilding. Has the angle of bevel of each frame of the boat marked on it. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT measuring equipment PT bilge plate PT Metal shell plate on a vessel which joins the sides to the bottom, often curved. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bilge pump PT Pump used to remove water from the bilges of a boat. Usually consisting of a long cylinder with a hand operated plunger. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT pump PT RT bilges PT bilges PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT bilge pump PT RT sounding rod PT billy boy PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT keel (boat) PT Birkenhead flat PT Used on the Mersey but not on the Bridgewater Canal as they were too big to go up Runcorn locks. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT Birmingham Canals tub boat PT A British Waterways experimental design of 1957. Capacity up to 4 tons. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Birmingham day boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.58 BCN boat UF INLANDW.541 joey boat NT Bantock boat PT NT box cabin boat PT NT double ender PT NT Hampton boat PT NT hotholer PT NT round sterned day boat PT NT Rowley ragger PT NT station boat (Birmingham) PT NT tube boat PT BT narrow boat PT RT open boat PT RT open day boat PT INLANDW.58 BCN boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Birmingham day boat INLANDW.541 joey boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Birmingham day boat bit PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT drilling equipment PT RT shipwright's brace PT bittern PT A class of sailing dinghies 11.5 feet long, designed for the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads by Leslie Landamore. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT bitts PT Pairs of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT blacksmith's equipment PT Equipment used as part of a blacksmith's regular work. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anvil PT NT bellows PT NT branding iron PT NT cold chisel PT NT cold set PT NT flattener PT NT fuller PT NT hardie PT NT hot chisel PT NT hot set PT NT leg vice PT NT mandrel PT NT nail header PT NT portable forge PT NT round punch PT NT set hammer PT NT square punch PT NT swage PT NT swage block PT NT tue iron PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT BT metalworking equipment PT blinkers PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1194 winkers BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1194 winkers ND 1990-01-01 USE blinkers blopping board PT Board fitted from the coaming top to the gunwhale of keels to enable stones to be slid over the side. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT RT coaming PT RT gunwhale PT blue top PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT narrow boat PT BT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL RT river class boat PT boat equipment PT Covers equipment found primarily on craft designed for use on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anchor PT NT bailer PT NT barge pole PT NT bilge pump PT NT boat hook (attachment) PT NT boat lighting equipment PT NT boat plate PT NT boat shaft PT NT bollard PT NT bottle stove PT NT cabin block PT NT cabin mop PT NT cabin stool PT NT coal box PT NT crochet lace PT NT dipper PT NT fender PT NT hand bowl PT NT handspike PT NT oar PT NT paddle PT NT rally plaque PT NT ribbon plate PT NT ropework PT NT runner PT NT shackle PT NT stower PT NT strop PT NT water barrel PT NT windlass PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL boat hook (attachment) PT A hooked metal implement which fits onto the end of a shaft to form a boat hook (shaft). 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT boat hook (shaft) PT boat hook (shaft) PT A boat shaft with a hooked end (sometimes a double hook) or a spike. 1990-01-01 NT handy billy PT BT boat shaft PT RT boat hook (attachment) PT boat jack PT Special jack used in boatyards to raise inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT lifting equipment PT boat lighting equipment PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT cabin lamp PT NT engine room lamp PT NT globe lamp PT NT tunnel lamp PT BT boat equipment PT boat maintenance equipment PT Equipment used in the ongoing maintenance of inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bailer PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT boat plate PT An identifying plate with a name or number, used on inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.103 boat registration plate NT BCN boat number plate PT NT Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate PT NT Thames boat number plate PT BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.103 boat registration plate ND 1990-01-01 USE boat plate boat repair equipment PT Equipment and materials used for remedial repair work on inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT caulking equipment PT NT chalico PT NT pitch PT NT tar PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT boat shaft PT Shaft used on canal narrow boats for pushing off, hooking on or propelling the vessel. Of smaller diameter than a barge pole. 1990-01-01 NT boat hook (shaft) PT NT cabin shaft PT BT boat equipment PT boat weighing machine PT Three such machines were built to weigh loaded boats as part of the gauging process. They worked as inverted weighbridges. 1990-01-01 BT weighing equipment PT boatbuilder's bevel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT bevel PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT boatbuilder's chisel PT A strong all iron chisel with a parallel blade from 0.75 to 2 inches wide. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT shipwright's chisel PT boatbuilder's cramp PT A large G cramp, often sold as coachbuilder's cramps but in common usage in boatyards. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT boatbuilding equipment PT Equipment in common use when constructing inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT angle furnace PT NT bending block PT NT bevel board PT NT boat jack PT NT boatbuilder's bevel PT NT boatbuilder's chisel PT NT boatbuilder's cramp PT NT bostocks PT NT carpenter's adze PT NT caulking equipment PT NT futtock saw PT NT game block PT NT gouge PT NT pitch ladle PT NT pitch mop PT NT plate furnace PT NT rove bunter PT NT saw PT NT scrieve board PT NT shearing hammer PT NT tar boiler PT NT timber dog PT NT tup PT BT construction equipment PT boatwoman's bonnet PT 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.) 1990-01-01 BT costume PT bobbin PT Spherical or barrel shaped roller threaded onto a ring used to assist the travel of booms or gaffs up and down masts. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT boom PT RT gaff PT RT mast PT bobbins PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.817 rollers UF INLANDW.968 spoles BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.817 rollers ND 1990-01-01 USE bobbins INLANDW.968 spoles ND 1990-01-01 USE bobbins body drag PT Three hooks joined together on a bar used to drag bodies out of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT bollard PT A short post on a deck or on a waterside (usually metal), used for securing ropes. 1990-01-01 NT bollard cleat PT NT ship's bollard PT BT boat equipment PT BT docking equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT bollard cleat PT A T shaped bollard which removes the need to use a knot. 1990-01-01 BT bollard PT BT docking equipment PT bolt PT Small metal rods used as fastener, having a head and often helical threading and being usually secured by a nut or riveting. 1990-01-01 NT deck bolt PT NT eye bolt PT BT fastener PT bolt rope PT Rope which is sewn all around the edge of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT boning rod PT A T shaped stake used when sighting levels and falls in excavations. 1990-01-01 BT surveying equipment PT boom PT Long spar of wood or metal, usually circular in cross section, to which the lower edge of the sail is fastened. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT bobbin PT RT spar PT boomie PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT bosom bar PT Steel bar, often angle, used to both join and reinforce the joint - usually in the chine and gunwhale angles on narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bostocks PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT bottle stove PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT heating equipment PT bottom board PT Wooden board used as the bottom of a narrow boat, usually laid across the width of the boat ('athwartships'). 1990-01-01 NT cross board PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT tup PT bottom fuller PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT fuller PT bottom swage PT A swage fitted into the anvil to shape metal from below. 1990-01-01 BT swage PT bow fender PT Intricately made rope stem fender used on West Country boats or an intricately made rope stem fender for Yorkshire keels. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.149 brighouse fender BT fender PT INLANDW.149 brighouse fender ND 1990-01-01 USE bow fender bow hauled boat PT A boat that is bow hauled is pulled by a person. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT human powered boat PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL box boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.982 starver BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.982 starver ND 1990-01-01 USE box boat box cabin boat PT A day boat with a cabin. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT Birmingham day boat PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL box mast PT Complete assembly including a towing mast and mast box. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT RT mast pin PT RT top mast PT boxed trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL brail PT Rope which gathers up a sail to furl it. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT brail winch PT brail winch PT Hand or mechanically driven drum to gather up the brail rope. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT brail PT branding iron PT Applied hot (heated in a fire) to a wooden object to burn an impression. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT marking equipment PT branding stamp PT Applied with a hammer to wooden or metal objects, has sharp points to make an impression. 1990-01-01 BT marking equipment PT breaker PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT RT water barrel PT bricklayer's flat PT An unpowered low sided boat usually with a cabin for tools used for canal maintenance. 1990-01-01 BT work flat PT Bridgewater flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.355 Duker flat BT canal flat PT INLANDW.355 Duker flat ND 1990-01-01 USE Bridgewater flat bridle PT System of head and face straps, forming attachment for the reins and bit. Incorportaes the blinkers. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.491 head gear BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.491 head gear ND 1990-01-01 USE bridle Bristol barge PT A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast, particularly used in the stone trade of the Avon Gorge. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.150 Bristol Avon trow UF INLANDW.1008 stone barge BT River Severn craft PT INLANDW.150 Bristol Avon trow ND 1990-01-01 USE Bristol barge INLANDW.1008 stone barge ND 1990-01-01 USE Bristol barge bucket dredger PT A dredger with a continuous chain of scoops working in a central well. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT Bude Canal tub boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT bulkhead PT A vertical partition separating compartments on a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT bulkhead light PT bulkhead light PT A lamp or lighting device fastened to a bulkhead, usually on a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT bulkhead PT bullseye PT A hemispherical glass lens often fitted to the roof of a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT decklight PT bunker lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's lamp PT Burnturk tub boat PT Tubs carrying from 2 to 10 tons, bow hauled from the bank. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Burton Boat Company Canal boat PT The 1795 Staffordshire Register of Boats records boats specific to this waterway which linked the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT button PT Leather or plastic sheath to prevent it slipping through the crutches; adjustable on modern oars. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT buttstrap PT A metal plate which both joins and reinforces the join between a number of shell plates on a metal vessel. Usually of riveted construction. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT butty boat PT An unpowered or 'dumb' narrow boat pulled by a motor narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT unpowered boat PT butty tiller PT The curved wooden lever fitted to the rudder of an unpowered narrow boat to provide steering leverage. 1990-01-01 BT tiller PT cabin block PT Wedge shaped block used to support the rear most running planks on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT cabin boat PT Description for a long distance narrow boat with a living cabin- as referred to by day boatmen. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL cabin frame PT Timber structure providing the support and shape to a cabin (usually a canal narrow boat). 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT cabin lamp PT Small lamps for cabin illumination, either hanging or fixed to the wall, often oil lamps. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT cabin mop PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.967 spike mop BT boat equipment PT BT cleaning equipment PT INLANDW.967 spike mop ND 1990-01-01 USE cabin mop cabin shaft PT Short shaft placed on a narrow boat roof for use where a longer boat shaft is not needed. 1990-01-01 BT boat shaft PT cabin slide PT A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in a cabin roof. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT cabin stool PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.676 narrow boat stool BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.676 narrow boat stool ND 1990-01-01 USE cabin stool camping boat PT A craft fitted for overnight accommodation usually under canvas, often a narrow boat hold fitted for camping use. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT camping punt PT Principally used on the River Thames. A punt hull with iron hoops holding a canvas cover and the internal seating converting to bed bases. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT Canadian canoe PT Native North American canoe originally made of birch bark, propelled by single ended paddles. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT canal construction equipment PT Equipment designed for canal construction. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT grafting spade PT NT puddler PT BT construction equipment PT canal flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.291 cut flat NT Birkenhead flat PT NT Bridgewater flat PT NT Manchester flat PT NT Preston flat PT NT Rochdale flat PT NT Shropshire Union flat PT NT Weaver flat PT BT Mersey flat PT INLANDW.291 cut flat ND 1990-01-01 USE canal flat canal passenger boat PT Boats designed and used for conveying passengers on inland waterways on a regular basis. 1990-01-01 NT long distance passenger boat PT NT market boat PT NT swift passenger boat PT BT passenger vessel PT Cann Quarry tub boat PT Size unknown. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT canoe PT A boat pointed fore and aft in imitation of native North American craft, propelled by small paddles with circular blades. 1990-01-01 NT Canadian canoe PT NT collapsible canoe PT NT kayak PT NT Rob Roy PT BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT cant frame PT Frames at the bow and stern which are angled or 'canted' to the keel. 1990-01-01 BT frame PT cants PT Raised wooden edge to deck area on canal narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT carbon fibre boat PT A boat whose main construction material is carbon fibre. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL cargo handling equipment PT Equipment used regularly in handling cargoes carried by waterway. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT derrick PT NT derrick pole PT NT hand grab PT NT hook PT NT sack beater PT NT sack chute PT NT skid PT NT sling PT NT strop PT NT wherry wheelbarrow PT BT handling equipment PT cargo handling system component PT Parts of a system used to handle waterway cargoes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anchor windlass PT NT blopping board PT NT derrick pole PT NT gin block PT NT grab bucket PT NT stower PT NT tripping bucket PT NT winch PT BT system component PT cargo vessel PT Vessel designed for carrying cargoes on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT barge PT NT fly boat PT NT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT NT narrow boat PT BT transport craft PT cargo weighing equipment PT Equipment used for weighing cargoes carried on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT sack scales PT BT weighing equipment PT carling PT Supports across the width of the boat for the deck and the beams supporting the hatchboards of a 'carlin hatch'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.193 carlin UF INLANDW.194 carline UF INLANDW.299 deck beam (carling) BT below decks watercraft component PT INLANDW.193 carlin ND 1990-01-01 USE carling INLANDW.194 carline ND 1990-01-01 USE carling INLANDW.299 deck beam (carling) ND 1990-01-01 USE carling carpenter's adze PT Long handled adzes whose blade is beveled on the inside; later adzes have pins on the head which are used for driving spikes. 1990-01-01 BT adze PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT carrying equipment PT Equipment used for carrying in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT navvy's yoke PT NT ship's bucket PT BT handling equipment PT carvel built boat PT A boat of a carvel construction with planks butting up to one another to give smooth sides to the boat. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL caulking box PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT caulking equipment PT caulking equipment PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT caulking box PT NT caulking iron PT NT caulking mallet PT NT oakum PT NT oil box PT NT pitch ladle PT NT pitch mop PT BT boat repair equipment PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT ship repair equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT caulking iron PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT bent iron PT NT jerry iron PT NT making iron PT NT reaming iron PT NT set iron PT NT sharp iron PT NT spike iron PT NT trenail iron PT BT caulking equipment PT caulking mallet PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.203 caulking hammer BT caulking equipment PT INLANDW.203 caulking hammer ND 1990-01-01 USE caulking mallet ceiling plank PT A plank which forms part of the lining or ceiling of the vessel's hold. 1990-01-01 BT plank (boat component) PT Cemlyn Canal boat PT Approximate size 29ft x 9ft. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT centre steering cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from about half way aft where a bridge deck separates two parts of the accommodation and provides good visibility. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT centre thwart PT The seat in the centre of a rowing boat. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT chain plate PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT deadeye PT RT lanyard PT chalico PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat repair equipment PT RT shearing PT channel clearance craft PT Craft designed for clearing the channel on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT dredger PT NT ice breaker PT NT ice clearer PT NT surface debris clearer PT NT weed cutting boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL Chelmer barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT RT steam barge PT Chesterfield Canal boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.289 cuckoo boat BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.289 cuckoo boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Chesterfield Canal boat chipping hammer PT Used for boat and boiler maintenance for removing rust and scale. 1990-01-01 BT striking equipment PT chisel PT A cutting tool with a long steel blade, coming to a sharp edge. Usually with a wooden handle. 1990-01-01 NT cold chisel PT NT mortise chisel PT NT shipwright's chisel PT BT cutting equipment PT chock (boat component) PT Shaped piece of timber set between the hawse timbers of a keel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT chopper (oar) PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT chronometer PT Specialised timekeeper compensated for temperature variation and designed to maintain accuracy in shipboard conditions of humidity and continuous motion. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.902 ship's clock BT ship's equipment PT INLANDW.902 ship's clock ND 1990-01-01 USE chronometer Cinderford Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT cleaning equipment PT Equipment designed for cleaning in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cabin mop PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL clew PT The bottom corner of a fore and aft sail nearest the mast. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT clewline PT clewline PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.229 clue line BT rigging component PT RT clew PT INLANDW.229 clue line ND 1990-01-01 USE clewline clinker built boat PT A boat of clinker construction where the planks overlap one another. 1990-01-01 NT coxed twelve PT NT funny PT NT perfect PT NT peter boat PT NT rumtum PT NT shallop PT NT wager PT BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL clinker eight PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT clinker four PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coal box PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT Coalisland tub boat PT Tub boats carrying 2 tons, 10ft x 4ft 6in. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT coaming PT The raised sides of a hatch. 1990-01-01 NT door coaming PT NT hatch coaming PT NT scuttle coaming PT BT above decks watercraft component PT RT blopping board PT RT headledge PT coastal four PT Four-oared racing shell with coxswain wider in the bean than conventional racing shells to cope with sea conditions. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coastal single PT Sculling boat wider in the beam than a conventional sculling boat to cope with sea conditions. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coffin plate PT The plate joining two side plates over the keel of a vessel at the stern. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT cold chisel PT Used for cutting cold metal. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT chisel PT cold set PT A cutting tool for cold metal, usually with a wooden handle and a roughly triangular shaped metal head. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT collapsible canoe PT A kayak that comes apart and stores in a bag. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT college barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT committee boat PT Boats used by a committee to inspect its waterway, a variety of craft were built for this purpose. 1990-01-01 BT inspection boat PT communication system component PT A part of a system designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cox box PT NT signal flag PT BT system component PT communications equipment PT Equipment designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT diver's telephone PT NT horn PT NT klaxon PT NT ship's megaphone PT NT ship's telegraph PT NT siren PT NT speaking tube PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL competitive craft PT Inland waterways craft designed for use in competition. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT best boat PT NT clinker eight PT NT clinker four PT NT coastal four PT NT coastal single PT NT coxed eight PT NT coxed four PT NT coxed pair PT NT coxed twelve PT NT coxless four PT NT coxless pair PT NT double scull PT NT frontloader PT NT funny PT NT half rater PT NT Norfolk dinghy PT NT Norfolk punt PT NT octuple PT NT outrigger pair PT NT outrigger scull PT NT perfect PT NT quadruple scull PT NT racing punt PT NT randan PT NT semi-racer punt PT NT single scull PT NT Thames rater PT NT triple scull PT NT tub pair PT NT wager PT NT Waveney One Design PT NT whiff PT NT Yare and Bure One Design PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL composite boat PT A boat whose hull is constructed from metal with a wooden bottom. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL Compstall Canal boat PT Possibly a tub boat, size 22ft x 6ft 5 inches x 3ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT concrete boat PT A boat whose main construction material is concrete. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL construction equipment PT Equipment designed for construction in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boatbuilding equipment PT NT canal construction equipment PT NT sailmaking equipment PT NT shipbuilding equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL cooking equipment PT Equipment designed for cooking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 BT heating equipment PT coracle PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT skin boat PT countersunk head nail PT A type of nail commonly used for fastening iron guards to wooden vessels. Used where a level surface finish is required. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.456 guard nail UF INLANDW.1104 tram nail UF INLANDW.1105 tramway nail BT nail PT INLANDW.456 guard nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail INLANDW.1104 tram nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail INLANDW.1105 tramway nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail countersunk head rivet PT A type of rivet used where a level surface finish is required. 1990-01-01 BT rivet PT cowl ventilator PT A type of ventilator fitted to ships and barges. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT cox box PT Used by a cox in competitive craft. 1990-01-01 BT communication system component PT coxed eight PT An eight-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.8 8 oar UF INLANDW.9 8+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.8 8 oar ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed eight INLANDW.9 8+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed eight coxed four PT A four-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.4 4 oar (coxed) UF INLANDW.6 4+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.4 4 oar (coxed) ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed four INLANDW.6 4+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed four coxed pair PT A pair-oar with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.2 2+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.2 2+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed pair coxed twelve PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.10 12 oar UF INLANDW.11 12+ BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.10 12 oar ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed twelve INLANDW.11 12+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed twelve coxless four PT A four-oar racing shell without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.7 4- UF INLANDW.5 4 oar (coxless) BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.7 4- ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless four INLANDW.5 4 oar (coxless) ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless four coxless pair PT A racing shell for two rowers without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.3 2- BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.3 2- ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless pair coxwains PT The seat at the stern of a rowing boat. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT cramp PT Mechanical devices commonly used to hold items together or firmly in place while other operations are being performed. 1990-01-01 NT G cramp PT BT holding and gripping equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT crane PT Machines for raising, shifting, or lowering heavy weights, usually by means of a projecting swinging arm. 1990-01-01 BT lifting equipment PT crane barge PT A craft permanently fitted with a crane generally in use for maintenance work. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT cratch PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck board PT RT false cratch PT cratch board (horizontal) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT deck board PT RT false cratch PT cringle PT A metal or rope eye sewn into the sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT crochet lace PT Produced by boatwomen to trim aprons and bonnets and also to make curtains for narrow boat cabins. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT crome PT A long handled bent fork used for clearing weed on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Crooke mine boat PT Boats used on the 1100 yard tunnel into the coal mine at Crooke on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT cross board PT A bottom board set across the width of the vessel. 1990-01-01 BT bottom board PT Croydon Canal boat PT Boats used on the Croydon Canal from 1809-1836, 60ft x 9ft, carrying 30-35 tons, construction unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT cruiser PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT motor cruiser PT NT sailing cruiser PT BT recreational craft PT crupper PT Leather loop strap to hold the base of the horse's tail to prevent entanglement with the reins and loss of control. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT crutches PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT outrigger PT RT thole pin PT curry comb PT Special curved back double toothed comb with separate handle for grooming short body hair on a horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT cutting equipment PT Equipment designed for cutting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT chisel PT NT gouge PT NT saw PT NT sod cutter PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT Cyfarthfa Canal tub boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT day boat (leisure) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT deadeye PT A disc of wood bound with metal and pierced with 3 holes. Used in pairs for tightening standing rigging. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT chain plate PT RT lanyard PT deadwood PT Timber in the bow or stern to reinforce the join between stem/sternpost and keel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT deck beam (narrow boat) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT deck board PT RT deck cloth PT deck board PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.278 cratch board (triangular) BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck beam (narrow boat) PT RT false cratch PT RT running planks PT INLANDW.278 cratch board (triangular) ND 1990-01-01 USE deck board deck bolt PT Cheese headed bolt used to secure wooden planking to metal decking. 1990-01-01 BT bolt PT deck bucket PT Bucket designed for use in tasks on a ship's deck. 1990-01-01 BT ship's bucket PT deck cloth PT Shaped tarpaulin cover for the deck board to waterproof the front end of the hold, trapped under a batten on the deck beam. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.279 cratch cloth BT above decks watercraft component PT RT deck beam (narrow boat) PT INLANDW.279 cratch cloth ND 1990-01-01 USE deck cloth deck lid PT A hinged wooden or metal lid to cover the opening in the foredeck of a canal narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT deck plank PT One of the planks making up the deck of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT plank (boat component) PT deck plate PT Plate forming part of the deck of a metal vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT decklight PT Glass block set into a deck to allow light to pass into below deck spaces. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT bullseye PT deckspace PT A large space in the bow of a canal narrow boat beneath the foredeck and accessed by the deck lid. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT derrick PT Type of crane with suspended swinging jib. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT derrick pole PT A heavy pole, usually circular in cross section, with pulley blocks to assist in cargo handling. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.905 ship's derrick BT cargo handling equipment PT BT cargo handling system component PT INLANDW.905 ship's derrick ND 1990-01-01 USE derrick pole diesel powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is a diesel engine. 1990-01-01 NT motor narrow boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL dipper PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT bailer PT diver's airline PT Reinforced flexible rubber tube, coupled together in sections for supply of (breathing) air from diver's airpump or compressor to the diver underwater. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.316 diver's airhose BT diving equipment PT INLANDW.316 diver's airhose ND 1990-01-01 USE diver's airline diver's airpump PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.322 diver's pump box BT diving equipment PT INLANDW.322 diver's pump box ND 1990-01-01 USE diver's airpump diver's belt weight PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's breast weight PT Heavy lead or gunmetal shaped weight, roped to the corselet. Forms part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's knife PT Heavy duty knife for underwater emergency use and for clearing tangled rope work. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's telephone PT Communciation system from shore or work boat to diver, comprises telephone unit cabling and microphone/telephone unit inside the diving helmet. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT BT diving equipment PT diving boots PT Specialised heavy boots, forming part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. Often cast brass or gunmetal with leather straps. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving compressor PT Powered air supply for diving use providing steady, oil free breathing air at low pressure to fill the diving dress. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving corselet PT Lower part of the metal portion of the diving dress to which the helmet screws. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT RT diving helmet PT diving dress PT The complete outfit worn by a diver for working underwater to provide air and protection. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving equipment PT Equipment in common use when diving in inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT diver's airline PT NT diver's airpump PT NT diver's belt weight PT NT diver's breast weight PT NT diver's knife PT NT diver's telephone PT NT diving boots PT NT diving compressor PT NT diving corselet PT NT diving dress PT NT diving helmet PT NT diving suit PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL diving helmet PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT RT diving corselet PT diving suit PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving support craft PT Any craft specifically equipped to pump air or provide assistance to divers. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT docking equipment PT Equipment designed for use in docking activities. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bollard PT NT bollard cleat PT NT roller fairlead PT NT ship's fairlead PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL dodger PT A short half-rigged fixed-seat boat used for pleasure boating at Eton. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT dolly PT Mushroom shaped bollard found on the back of canal motor narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT door coaming PT A raised wall below a door opening to keep water out. 1990-01-01 BT coaming PT dory PT Flat-bottomed inrigger rowing boat, American, but a common term. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT double bag hook PT A double metal hook attached to a short wooden handle. Designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. 1990-01-01 BT bag hook PT double bladed paddle PT Blade at each end of the paddle. 1990-01-01 BT paddle PT double crease iron PT A caulking iron with a double groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. 1990-01-01 BT making iron PT double ender PT Open boat with a fixing for the 'elum' at either end. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT double scull PT Racing shell for two scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1202 x2 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.1202 x2 ND 1990-01-01 USE double scull dragon boat PT Chinese canoe for up to 22 paddlers, coxswain and drummer. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT dredger PT A craft designed to remove unwanted natural materials from the channel of a waterway. 1990-01-01 NT bucket dredger PT NT grab dredger PT NT injection dredger PT NT scraper dredger PT NT spoon dredger PT NT suction dredger PT BT channel clearance craft PT dredging bucket PT Bucket used as part of a dredging apparatus. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT dredging equipment PT Equipment designed for use in dredging. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT dredging bucket PT NT dredging spoon PT NT mud scoop PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT dredging spoon PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT RT dydle PT drench horn PT Hollowed out cow horn used for administering patent medication to horses to cure illness. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Driffield keel PT Variation of the Humber Keel, trading to Driffield. Size 61ft x 14ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT drilling equipment PT Equipment used for drilling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT auger PT NT bit PT NT platelayer's brace PT NT rock drill PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT driving whip PT A whip used to drive the horse on, similar to but shorter than a smacking whip. 1990-01-01 BT equine driving equipment PT dual steering cruiser PT Larger motor cruiser which may be steered using a wheel and tiller from saloon or from a raised sun deck, according to the weather. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT Dudley Canal tunnel boat PT A short and very narrow boat was used in the limestone quarry tunnels. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT dydle PT A long pole with a net on the end and a metal cutting edge, used for lifting soft mud on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT RT dredging spoon PT ear protectors PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Eardington Forge Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT electric powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is an electric engine. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL Emmets Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT engine room lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT BT ship's lamp PT engine 'ole PT The (usually) steel structure in front of the back cabin of a motorised narrow boat in which the engine is housed. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT engine 'ole slide PT A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in an engine room roof. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT engineering equipment PT Equipment used for inland waterways engineering purposes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT pattern PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL engineers inspection boat PT Boat specifically desgined for an engineering inspection rather than committee surveys. 1990-01-01 BT inspection boat PT equine animal powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is an equine animal. 1990-01-01 NT horse boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL equine driving equipment PT Equipment used for driving horses,donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT driving whip PT NT smacking whip PT NT thrum PT NT twitch PT BT equine equipment PT equine equipment PT Includes equipment used for horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back band PT NT belly band PT NT blinkers PT NT bobbins PT NT bridle PT NT crupper PT NT equine driving equipment PT NT equine maintenance equipment PT NT face piece PT NT gear PT NT halter PT NT hames PT NT harness PT NT horse bit PT NT horse collar PT NT horse shoe PT NT martingale PT NT muzzle PT NT quarter strap PT NT reins (driving) PT NT reins (general) PT NT spreader PT NT swingle tree PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL equine maintenance equipment PT Includes equipment used for maintaining horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT curry comb PT NT drench horn PT NT ear protectors PT NT feed bag PT NT feed basket PT NT feed bowl PT NT feed tin PT NT frost cog PT NT frost nail PT NT horse shoe PT NT mane comb PT BT equine equipment PT equine powered propulsion system component PT Includes propulsion system component used by horses, donkeys, mules, asses and hinnies. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back band PT NT belly band PT NT blinkers PT NT bobbins PT NT box mast PT NT bridle PT NT crupper PT NT face piece PT NT gear PT NT halter PT NT hames PT NT harness PT NT horse bit PT NT horse collar PT NT luby PT NT lutchet PT NT martingale PT NT mast box PT NT muzzle PT NT neddy PT NT quarter strap PT NT reins (driving) PT NT reins (general) PT NT spreader PT NT swingle tree PT NT tack line (towing line) PT NT top mast PT NT towing mast PT BT propulsion system component PT eye bolt PT Bolt with a forged ring or eye used to provide a securing point in wooden or metal structure. 1990-01-01 BT bolt PT face piece PT Decorative leather flap fitted with large brasses. It hangs centrally down the horse's forehead, between the eyes. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT false cratch PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck board PT RT running planks PT fastener PT Grouping term for fasteners associated with inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back flap PT NT bolt PT NT nail PT NT pin PT NT rivet PT NT rove PT NT rudder pintle PT BT components PT BT d4e11 component by general context NL feed bag PT Heavy duty reinforced small sack of woven jute with suspension straps - as used generally for carthorses. Common on London area canals. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.694 nose bag BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.694 nose bag ND 1990-01-01 USE feed bag feed basket PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT feed bowl PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.695 nose bowl BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.695 nose bowl ND 1990-01-01 USE feed bowl feed tin PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.380 feed can UF INLANDW.696 nose tin BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.380 feed can ND 1990-01-01 USE feed tin INLANDW.696 nose tin ND 1990-01-01 USE feed tin Fen lighter PT Barges working in gangs up to 5 together, size varies from fen boats to larger Great Ouse varieties, barges up to 45ft in length. 1990-01-01 BT barges designed to work in multiple units PT BT lighter PT RT house lighter PT Fen punt PT Fenland open craft up to 18ft in length. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT fender PT Protective and/or decorative pad or buffer fastened to a boat to prevent either damage to the boat or moorings. Often made of rope. 1990-01-01 NT bow fender PT NT stem fender PT NT stern fender PT NT tip cat fender PT BT boat equipment PT RT ropework PT ferry PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT fibreglass boat PT A boat whose main construction material is fibreglass. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL fid PT A tapered, usually wooden, pin used in opening the strands of a rope when splicing rope ends or carrying out decorative ropework. 1990-01-01 NT hand fid PT BT rope working equipment PT fire fighting vessel PT A craft designed to fight fire as its sole job. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.389 fire float BT service craft PT INLANDW.389 fire float ND 1990-01-01 USE fire fighting vessel fishing dinghy PT Wooden rowing boat used to carry anglers. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT fixed line powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by a fixed line. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL flattener PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.394 flatter BT blacksmith's equipment PT INLANDW.394 flatter ND 1990-01-01 USE flattener float type gauging stick PT 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'. 1990-01-01 BT gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT float (boat) PT Craft with no hold and an overall deck, used to carry cargoes too heavy or too big to go in a hold. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.757 pontoon BT barge PT INLANDW.757 pontoon ND 1990-01-01 USE float (boat) float (component) PT The timbers that bind together the upper end of a rudder blade. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT rudder PT floor PT The lowest part of the framing of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT top timber PT flush decked trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL fly boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT BT cargo vessel PT foghorn PT A device used to warn boats and ships in fog. 1990-01-01 NT ship's foghorn PT BT horn PT folding gauging stick PT A gauging stick that folded up for easier portability. 1990-01-01 BT gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT fore cabin PT The (usually) small cabin set into the bow of a boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT fore roller PT A hand cranked roller on a keel, used for working the sails. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT fore stay PT A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the bow of a vessel to support the mast. 1990-01-01 BT stay PT RT anchor lamp PT fore thwart PT The seat placed across the width (beam) of a rowing boat at the bow. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT foresail PT A usually triangular sail, fitted at or near the bows of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT forming and shaping equipment PT Equipment used for forming and shaping in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT blacksmith's equipment PT NT cutting equipment PT NT drilling equipment PT NT forming equipment PT NT piercing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL forming equipment PT Equipment used for forming in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT adze PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT Forth and Clyde scow PT Scow 60 ft long and 13ft 6 inches wide for use on the Forth and Clyde or Monklands Canal. 1990-01-01 BT scow PT forward steering cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from the front. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT founding equipment PT Equipment used for founding in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bellows PT NT pattern PT NT tue iron PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL frame PT Part of the 'skeleton' of a vessel to which the outer skin is fastened. 1990-01-01 NT cant frame PT NT reverse frame PT NT stern frame PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT floor PT RT futtocks PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT top timber PT french chalk vice PT Device for holding french chalk used to mark steel, stone or, timber with a straight line. Used by boatbuilders. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT frontloader PT A boat in which the coxswain lies in the bows. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT frost cog PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT RT frost nail PT frost nail PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT RT frost cog PT full box trow PT Trow with the hold built up and side decks flush with the bow. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT fuller PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT bottom fuller PT NT top fuller PT BT blacksmith's equipment PT funny PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT futtock saw PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT saw PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT RT futtocks PT futtocks PT Pieces of timber forming the frame of a vessel, secured to each other by overlapping and fastening. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT frame PT RT futtock saw PT RT top timber PT G cramp PT A general term for cramps made in the form of the letter G, used for all types of holding and assembling. 1990-01-01 BT cramp PT gabbart PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Scottish barge PT RT scow PT gaff PT A long spar of wood or metal. Usually circular in cross section, to which is fastened the upper edge of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT bobbin PT RT spar PT game block PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT gang lighter PT Boats working with other lighters in a specific train. 1990-01-01 BT barges designed to work in multiple units PT gansey PT Woollen jersey, name derived from 'Guernsey' type jersey knitted for boatmen as for fishermen. Worn on Leeds and Liverpool Canal and on Birmingham Canals. 1990-01-01 BT costume PT garboard strake PT The lowest strake of planking adjoining the keel. 1990-01-01 BT strake PT gate PT Bar across a rowlock to retain an oar. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT gauging stick PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT float type gauging stick PT NT folding gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT gear PT Collective term for the harness, collar etc of a boat horse, mule or donkey. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1044 tack (equine equipment) BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1044 tack (equine equipment) ND 1990-01-01 USE gear gig PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT gimbal PT Pivoted rings used for keeping things, eg. a compass, horizontal in a moving vessel such as a ship. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT ship's compass PT gin block PT A single sheave open framed pulley block for cargo lifting purposes. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT girder chain PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT rigging screw PT girder strings PT The strings used to secure the running planks of a narrow boat in place. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT running planks PT Glamorganshire Canal boat PT Double ended boat 60ft x 8ft 6in loading to 20 tons on a draught of 2ft 9in often with a simple day cabin. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate PT Painted tinplate sign with the boat registration number on it, roughly 1ft square with irregular corners. 1990-01-01 BT boat plate PT Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat PT Very little known. Cargo fly boat, 74ft 4 inches long. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT globe lamp PT Lamps with a large globular glass surrounding an oil burner, usually with a circular oil reservoir below with shaped wire glass protectors affixed. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT BT ship's lamp PT gouge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT cutting equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT grab bucket PT A bucket in two halves, capable of being mechanically opened and closed to pick up loose materials. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT grab dredger PT A dredger with a crane operated set of jaws lifting individual portions of materials. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.222 clamshell BT dredger PT INLANDW.222 clamshell ND 1990-01-01 USE grab dredger grafting spade PT A digging tool used for trenching. 1990-01-01 BT canal construction equipment PT Grand Union Canal tub boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Grand Union Canal wide boat PT 72ft x around 11ft wide built to narrow boat style usually 7ft wide at the bottoms with the hull widening above 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Grand Western and Chard Canal tub boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT grapnel anchor PT An anchor consisting of multiple prongs joined at their bases to a shank and ring. 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT grappling iron PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.450 grapnel BT salvaging equipment PT INLANDW.450 grapnel ND 1990-01-01 USE grappling iron grounds PT Timbers which support and on to which the shutts planking is fastened on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT shutts PT guard iron PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.834 rubbing strake BT below decks watercraft component PT INLANDW.834 rubbing strake ND 1990-01-01 USE guard iron gun punt PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT gunwhale PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.458 gunnel BT above decks watercraft component PT RT blopping board PT INLANDW.458 gunnel ND 1990-01-01 USE gunwhale gusset PT A metal plate, usually triangular, used to join two structural members to each other at right angles. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT Gwauncaegurwen mine boat PT Boats used to carry men and coal from the mine at Gwauncaegurwen at the head of the Upper Clydach River. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT Haigh Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT half boxed trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL half rater PT Cheaper and less extreme sailing boat for club racing on the Thames and Trent, derived from the Thames rater. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT halter PT Strap or rope by which to hold or lead a horse. A rope bridle fashioned to go behind the ears. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT halyard PT A rope for raising or lowering yards up and down masts. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT mast PT RT yard PT halyard roller PT The winch to which a halyard is put to assist in lowering or raising the yard. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT hames PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT Hampton boat PT An over large open boat built to work on the Wolverhampton level of the BCN where there are no locks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.20 Ampton boat BT Birmingham day boat PT BT wharf boat PT INLANDW.20 Ampton boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Hampton boat hand bowl PT Metal vessel tapering outwards from base with tubular handle typically used on a narrow boats, frequently decorated. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.170 cabin hand bowl BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.170 cabin hand bowl ND 1990-01-01 USE hand bowl hand fid PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT fid PT hand grab PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.200 cat's paw BT cargo handling equipment PT INLANDW.200 cat's paw ND 1990-01-01 USE hand grab handling equipment PT Equipment used for handling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cargo handling equipment PT NT carrying equipment PT NT holding and gripping equipment PT NT lifting equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL handspike PT A bar of wood used as a lever for working lock paddles on the Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT handy billy PT A ten-foot shaft or boat hook, used on Humber keels. 1990-01-01 BT boat hook (shaft) PT hanging knee PT A knee fitted to support downwards loads. 1990-01-01 BT knee PT harbourmaster unit PT Large detachable motor used on experimental river class boats. 1990-01-01 BT marine engine PT RT river class boat PT hardie PT Fits in the square or 'hardie' hole in the anvil and is used for cutting hot iron at the anvil. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.481 hardy BT blacksmith's equipment PT INLANDW.481 hardy ND 1990-01-01 USE hardie Harecastle mine boat PT Small boats working on the narrow colliery branches cut under Harecastle Hill off the main line of the Trent and Mersey Canal. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT harness PT System of straps, buckles, chains and hooks fitted to a horse in draught to enable it to pull a load. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1096 trace harness BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1096 trace harness ND 1990-01-01 USE harness hatch coaming PT The raised 'wall' round a hatch opening. 1990-01-01 BT coaming PT hatches PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT hawse eye PT A tubular metal fitting in the bow of a vessel, through which the anchor cable passes. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.488 hawse port BT above decks watercraft component PT RT hawse plate PT RT hawse timber PT INLANDW.488 hawse port ND 1990-01-01 USE hawse eye hawse plate PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT hawse eye PT hawse timber PT Substantial timbers at the stem pierced by the hawse eyes. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT chock (boat component) PT RT hawse eye PT headledge PT Part of the wall round a hatch opening across the width of the vessel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.306 deck ledge BT above decks watercraft component PT RT coaming PT INLANDW.306 deck ledge ND 1990-01-01 USE headledge heating equipment PT Equipment used for heating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bellows PT NT bottle stove PT NT cooking equipment PT NT ship's forecastle stove PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL hedging mitts PT Protective leather mitten type gloves used for waterway work. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT henpeeked PT Non tidal keel with canvas hold cover supported on three lines of rails over the hold. Name refers to 'hen perches'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1140 umbrella BT transport PT BT Yorkshire keel PT BT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL INLANDW.1140 umbrella ND 1990-01-01 USE henpeeked hockey stick icebreaker PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT hodder PT A heart shaped peat spade used for cutting channels. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT hog PT A substantial fore and aft timber fitted on top of a keelson. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keelson PT hold PT An unobstructed space in a vessel in which cargo is kept. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT holding and gripping equipment PT 1990-01-01 NT body drag PT NT cramp PT NT french chalk vice PT NT ice tongs PT BT handling equipment PT hook PT A hook shaped implement, used for handling cargoes. 1990-01-01 NT bag hook PT NT bale hook PT NT timber hook PT BT cargo handling equipment PT horn PT An instrument sounding a warning or other signal. 1990-01-01 NT foghorn PT BT communications equipment PT Horncastle keel PT Variation on the Humber keel, trading on the Horncastle Canal. Size 54ft x 14ft. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT horse bit PT Metal mouth piece (often sectional) which forms part of the headgear. Acts as an attachment for the reins to control the horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT horse boat PT Boats propelled using (usually) either horses, mules or donkeys. 1990-01-01 NT horse drawn narrow boat PT BT equine animal powered boat PT horse collar PT Padded leather ring construction to fit over the horse's shoulders. It transfers the horse's effort to the towing harness. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.490 head collar UF INLANDW.682 neck collar BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.490 head collar ND 1990-01-01 USE horse collar INLANDW.682 neck collar ND 1990-01-01 USE horse collar horse drawn narrow boat PT 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'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.390 first boat UF INLANDW.569 last boat BT horse boat PT BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.390 first boat ND 1990-01-01 USE horse drawn narrow boat INLANDW.569 last boat ND 1990-01-01 USE horse drawn narrow boat horse shoe PT 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). 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine maintenance equipment PT horse (component) PT Raised track enabling pulley block carrying a sail control rope to travel athwartships over deck obstacles. 1990-01-01 NT main sheet horse PT BT rigging component PT hot chisel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT hot set PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT hotel boat PT A craft crewed by the owners or their staff offering overnight accommodation in beds or bunks in separate cabins. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT hotholer PT Birmingham canal boat loading alongside foundry banks i.e. the hot holes. Often carrying slag etc. from blast furnaces. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT house lighter PT The living boat of a gang of fen lighters. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL RT Fen lighter PT hoy PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT human powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by a person. 1990-01-01 NT best boat PT NT bow hauled boat PT NT canoe PT NT clinker eight PT NT clinker four PT NT coastal four PT NT coastal single PT NT coxed eight PT NT coxed four PT NT coxed pair PT NT coxed twelve PT NT coxless four PT NT coxless pair PT NT dodger PT NT dory PT NT double scull PT NT dragon boat PT NT frontloader PT NT funny PT NT gig PT NT long boat (rowing) PT NT octuple PT NT outrigger pair PT NT outrigger scull PT NT perfect PT NT peter boat PT NT punt PT NT quadruple scull PT NT racing punt PT NT randan PT NT semi-racer punt PT NT shallop PT NT single scull PT NT skiff PT NT triple scull PT NT tub pair PT NT wager PT NT whiff PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL human powered propulsion system component PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT barge pole PT NT button PT NT crutches PT NT gate PT NT oar PT NT outrigger PT NT paddle PT NT punting pole PT NT quant PT NT rowlock PT NT rypek PT NT sweep (oar) PT NT thole pin PT BT propulsion system component PT Humber keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Barnsley keel PT NT Driffield keel PT NT Horncastle keel PT NT Humber sloop PT NT Lincoln keel PT NT Manvers keel PT NT Sheffield keel PT NT Trent ketch PT BT keel (boat) PT RT Yorkshire keel PT Humber sloop PT With the hull of a Humber keel but a fore and aft sailing rig particularly associated with the Lincolnshire shore of the Humber. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.944 sloop rigged keel BT Humber keel PT BT sail propelled boat PT RT Yorkshire keel PT INLANDW.944 sloop rigged keel ND 1990-01-01 USE Humber sloop hydraulic pump PT Dock equipment. 1990-01-01 BT pump PT hydraulic ram PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.540 jigger (ram) BT lifting equipment PT INLANDW.540 jigger (ram) ND 1990-01-01 USE hydraulic ram ice breaker PT A craft designed to break a channel through ice. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.527 iceboat NT ballard PT NT side rocker PT NT top rocker PT BT channel clearance craft PT BT service craft PT INLANDW.527 iceboat ND 1990-01-01 USE ice breaker ice clearer PT A craft designed to clear a channel of broken ice. 1990-01-01 BT channel clearance craft PT BT service craft PT ice plates PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT ice tongs PT Large tongs used for removing broken ice from the canal. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT BT waterway maintenance equipment PT injection dredger PT A dredger breaking up materials by water or air pumped into them and usually allowing a current to move them away. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT inside flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT jigger flat PT BT Mersey sailing flat PT inspection boat PT A craft specifically designed to carry canal staff or committees on an inspection of the waterway. 1990-01-01 NT committee boat PT NT engineers inspection boat PT BT service craft PT iron boat PT A boat whose main construction material is iron. 1990-01-01 NT iron spout PT NT iron trow PT BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL iron spout PT Transom sterned non tidal keel made of iron and used on the Aire and Calder Navigation. 1990-01-01 BT iron boat PT BT Yorkshire keel PT iron trow PT Built for Danks from iron, otherwise trow shaped boats. 1990-01-01 BT iron boat PT BT trow PT jack plane PT A plane used to smooth and prepare rough timber. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT jebus PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.293 cutwater BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL RT Aire and Calder compartment boat PT INLANDW.293 cutwater ND 1990-01-01 USE jebus jerry iron PT A caulking iron with a diagonal edge that tapers in thickness from front to back. Used to clear old oakum out of seams. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT jib PT A triangular sail, usually fitted at or near the bow of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT jigger flat PT A ketch rigged flat two masted with booms and gaffs. 1990-01-01 BT inside flat PT BT outside flat PT jointer plane PT A long plane used to flatten edges that are to be joined. Usually around 24-26 inches long. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT RT trying plane PT josher PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL kayak PT Inuit canoe originally made of sewn skins, propelled by double-ended paddle. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT RT Rob Roy PT keb PT An iron rake used to bring up coals and other items from the bottom of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT kedge anchor PT A subsidiary anchor, used to adjust or reinforce position when moored. 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT keel bar PT Metal bar forming the keel of a metal vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT keel (boat component) PT An external fore and aft timber fitted to vessels to import longitudinal strength to the hull and into which the garboard strake is fitted. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT deadwood PT RT floor PT RT frame PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT keel (boat) PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT billy boy PT NT Humber keel PT NT steam keel PT NT traffic boat PT NT Upper Trent keel PT NT Yorkshire keel PT BT barge PT RT sounding pole PT keelson PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.552 kelsey UF INLANDW.553 kelson BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT floor PT RT frame PT RT hog PT RT mast PT RT mast step PT RT stand PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT INLANDW.552 kelsey ND 1990-01-01 USE keelson INLANDW.553 kelson ND 1990-01-01 USE keelson Kennet barge PT A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast and sized to fit the locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. 1990-01-01 BT River Severn craft PT ketch rigged trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT sail propelled boat PT BT trow PT BT d4e496 trow by rig type NL Kidwelly and Llanelli tub boat PT 6 ton boats used throughout the life of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Kilbagie Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT klaxon PT A device designed to make a warning noise. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT knee PT A wooden or metal bracket which joins or reinforces the joins between two or more parts of a boat. 1990-01-01 NT hanging knee PT NT lodging knee PT BT below decks watercraft component PT knee strings PT The short strings used to hold the sidecloths in place on the gunwhales of a narrow boat when they are rolled up. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.143 breeching strings BT above decks watercraft component PT RT sidecloths PT INLANDW.143 breeching strings ND 1990-01-01 USE knee strings Kymer tub boat PT Tub boats used on this Camarthenshire canal to transport coal and limestone. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Lancaster Canal boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT barge PT land chain PT A series of sized lengths, linked together in a chain to measure out a distance. 1990-01-01 BT surveying equipment PT lanyard PT A line passed through the holes in a deadeye to tighten up standing rigging. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT chain plate PT RT deadeye PT large Northwich PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT large Ricky PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT large Woolwich PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT launch PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT BT recreational craft PT Lee barge PT Open holded Thames barge with a stumpy rig built to fit the river Lee. 1990-01-01 NT Lee lighter PT BT Thames barge PT Lee lighter PT Unrigged version of Lee barge,72' long by 13'x15' wide. 1990-01-01 BT Lee barge PT BT Thames lighter PT leeboard PT A large board, hinged from the hull sides of a sailing vessel, used to reduce travel to leeward when sailing. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT leeboard clam PT leeboard clam PT Winch for pulling leeboards up when not in use. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT leeboard PT leech PT The after edge (furthest from the mast) of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT sprit PT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool long boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool short boat PT BT barge PT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT fly boat PT BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT Leeds and Liverpool long boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.597 Liverpool sider BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT INLANDW.597 Liverpool sider ND 1990-01-01 USE Leeds and Liverpool long boat Leeds and Liverpool short boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT leg vice PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT letter flag PT A flag which represents a letter in flag code. 1990-01-01 BT signal flag PT letterbox ventilator PT Small cast metal ventilator fixed to the cabin sides of some narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT lewis PT Metal devices consisting of dovetail tenons; used to hoist heavy units of masonry. 1990-01-01 BT lifting equipment PT life belt PT A ring of buoyant material, used to help someone stay afloat in water. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT life jacket PT A buoyant garment worn over the upper body to enable a person to stay afloat in water. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT lifesaving and protective equipment PT Equipment designed for lifesaving and protective purposes in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT hedging mitts PT NT life belt PT NT life jacket PT NT pitch hood PT NT puddling boots PT NT waders PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL lifting equipment PT Equipment designed for lifting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boat jack PT NT crane PT NT hydraulic ram PT NT lewis PT NT winch PT BT handling equipment PT lighter PT Generally a boat for transferring cargo from a large boat to another craft or the bank. 1990-01-01 NT Fen lighter PT NT Stour lighter PT NT Thames lighter PT BT barge PT lighting component PT Objects which are components of an ionland waterways object with a lighting function.. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bulkhead light PT NT bullseye PT NT decklight PT NT portlight PT BT components PT BT d4e26 component by specific context NL Lincoln keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Lincoln. Size 74ft 9 inches x 15ft. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT lining plank PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.594 lining piece BT plank (boat component) PT INLANDW.594 lining piece ND 1990-01-01 USE lining plank Liskeard and Looe Union boat PT 57ft x 10f (lock size) (proposed as a tub boat canal). Very little known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Llechryd Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT lock lifter PT Fitted with an A frame for lifting and transporting lock gates. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT lodging knee PT A shaped bracket of either timber or metal which both joins and reinforces the join between component of the vessel's structure. 1990-01-01 BT knee PT long board PT Fore and aft plank in the bottom of a wooden vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT long boat (rowing) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT long distance passenger boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT canal passenger boat PT louvre ventilator PT Pressed metal ventilators. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT luby PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.606 loobey BT equine powered propulsion system component PT RT top mast PT INLANDW.606 loobey ND 1990-01-01 USE luby luff PT The leading edge of a fore and aft sail. (As a verb 'to luff' is to turn closer to the wind). 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.572 leading edge BT sail component PT INLANDW.572 leading edge ND 1990-01-01 USE luff luff barge PT Squat, round-fronted or bowed barge in use during the early nineteenth century on the Thames and the Medway. 1990-01-01 BT barge PT lutchet PT An open backed support for a towing mast, usually found on keels. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT macon PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT main course PT The largest sail of a suit of sails for a square rigged vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT main sail PT The largest sail of a suit of sails for a fore and aft rigged vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT top sail PT main sheet PT The rope which controls the largest sail. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT main sheet horse PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT horse (component) PT maintenance and repairing equipment PT Equipment designed for use in maintenance and repair in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boat maintenance equipment PT NT boat repair equipment PT NT dredging equipment PT NT ship repair equipment PT NT waterway maintenance equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL making iron PT A flat or grooved edge iron used to compress the oakum in the seam. 1990-01-01 NT double crease iron PT NT single crease iron PT NT treble crease iron PT BT caulking iron PT Manchester flat PT Adaptation of the Mersey flat. Manchester flats sailed along the Bridgewater Canal. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT mandrel PT Cylindrical tapered rods of iron or wood designed to hold a hollow part while it is being forged or turned. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT mane comb PT Grooming comb for untangling mane and tail hair. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Manvers keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading principally to Manvers Main colliery on the Dearne and Dove Canal. Size 58ft x 14ft 10 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT margin plank PT The outermost plank of a wooden deck. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT plank (boat component) PT marine engine PT An engine designed for use in boats or ships. 1990-01-01 NT harbourmaster unit PT BT motive power producing equipment PT market boat PT Carrying goods and passengers over short distances, principally to markets. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.611 luggage boat BT canal passenger boat PT INLANDW.611 luggage boat ND 1990-01-01 USE market boat marking equipment PT Equipment designed for marking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT branding iron PT NT branding stamp PT NT punch PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL marline spike PT A pointed iron spike 6-18 inches long, usually pierced at the head. Used for opening the strands of ropes when splicing. 1990-01-01 BT rope working equipment PT martingale PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.375 false martingale BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.375 false martingale ND 1990-01-01 USE martingale mast PT Vertical pole, often supported by stays and shrouds, providing an anchor point for sails or towing. 1990-01-01 NT mizzen PT NT pole mast PT NT polka mast PT BT above decks watercraft component PT RT bobbin PT RT halyard PT RT mast step PT RT shroud PT RT spar PT RT stand PT RT stay PT RT yard PT mast and spar component PT Objects which are components of mast and spar systems. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bobbin PT NT boom PT NT gaff PT NT sprit PT NT tabernacle PT NT top mast PT NT truck (boat component) PT BT wind powered propulsion system component PT mast box PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT mast pin PT Metal pin used to secure the top mast into the box mast at the required height on narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT RT box mast PT RT top mast PT mast step PT A shaped depression or block cut into or mounted on the keelson, into which the heel of the mast is fixed. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keelson PT masthead lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT BT ship's lamp PT RT stern lamp PT maul PT A term for various tools used for driving. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.61 beater UF INLANDW.620 mall UF INLANDW.639 mawl NT ship maul hammer PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT BT striking equipment PT INLANDW.61 beater ND 1990-01-01 USE maul INLANDW.620 mall ND 1990-01-01 USE maul INLANDW.639 mawl ND 1990-01-01 USE maul meag PT Used to cut the roots of plants on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Measham teapot PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.51 barge pot UF INLANDW.53 bargeware BT containers PT INLANDW.51 barge pot ND 1990-01-01 USE Measham teapot INLANDW.53 bargeware ND 1990-01-01 USE Measham teapot measuring equipment PT Objects which are used for measuring in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bevel PT NT bevel board PT NT float type gauging stick PT NT folding gauging stick PT NT gauging stick PT NT rope gauge PT NT shipwright's plumb bob PT NT shipwright's plumb line PT NT sounding pole PT NT sounding rod PT NT weighing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL Mersey barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Rochdale Canal steam packet PT NT Weaver packet PT BT barge PT Mersey flat PT The family of craft of the Mersey estuary and local rivers. They included sailing flats, unpowered flats, canal flats and coastal flats. 1990-01-01 NT canal flat PT NT Mersey sailing flat PT BT barge PT Mersey sailing flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.634 mast flat NT inside flat PT NT outside flat PT NT Weaver sailing flat PT BT Mersey flat PT BT sail propelled boat PT INLANDW.634 mast flat ND 1990-01-01 USE Mersey sailing flat metalworking equipment PT Objects which are used for metalworking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bench shears PT NT blacksmith's equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL middle Northwich PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT star class boat PT mine boat PT Craft principally designed to work underground in quarries and mines, generally short and narrow but boat shaped rather than rectangular. 1990-01-01 NT Crooke mine boat PT NT Gwauncaegurwen mine boat PT NT Harecastle mine boat PT NT Nent Force mine boat PT NT Speedwell mine boat PT NT Worsley mine boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Miscellaneous cargo craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Aberdeenshire Canal boat PT NT Adelphi Canal boat PT NT Arbury Canal boat PT NT Arisaig Canal boat PT NT bastard boat PT NT Burton Boat Company Canal boat PT NT Cemlyn Canal boat PT NT Chelmer barge PT NT Cinderford Canal boat PT NT Compstall Canal boat PT NT Croydon Canal boat PT NT Dudley Canal tunnel boat PT NT Eardington Forge Canal boat PT NT Emmets Canal boat PT NT Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat PT NT Grand Union Canal wide boat PT NT Haigh Canal boat PT NT Kilbagie Canal boat PT NT Liskeard and Looe Union boat PT NT Llechryd Canal boat PT NT Muirkirk Canal boat PT NT Severner PT NT Sir Nigel Gresley Canal boat PT NT Somerset turf boat PT NT Somerset withy boat PT NT Stevenston Canal boat PT NT Thorne and Hatfield Canal boat PT NT Tremadoc Canal boat PT NT Wilson House Canal boat PT NT Woodeaves Canal boat PT NT Worcester and Birmingham Canal barge PT BT cargo vessel PT mizzen PT The after most (nearest the stern or rear of a vessel) mast. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.539 jigger (mast) BT mast PT INLANDW.539 jigger (mast) ND 1990-01-01 USE mizzen modesty flap PT A hinged flap inside a narrow boat cabin which divides the side bed from the main bed. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT monkey's fist PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ropework PT Monmouthshire Canal boat PT 60ft x 8ft 6.9in all the boats were built with cabins. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT mooring pin PT Metal pin to tie mooring ropes to. It is either fixed to the boat or hammered into the bank. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT mortise chisel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT chisel PT BT woodworking equipment PT motive power producing equipment PT Equipment used for producing motive pwer in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT marine engine PT NT oar PT NT paddle PT BT power producing equipment PT motor boat tiller PT Removable metal tube fitted to the rudder stock to provide steering leverage. 1990-01-01 BT tiller PT RT motor narrow boat PT RT tiller bar PT motor cruiser PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT aft cockpit cruiser PT NT centre steering cruiser PT NT dual steering cruiser PT NT forward steering cruiser PT BT cruiser PT motor narrow boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.658 motor boat BT diesel powered boat PT BT narrow boat PT RT motor boat tiller PT RT pigeon box PT INLANDW.658 motor boat ND 1990-01-01 USE motor narrow boat moulded boat PT A boat constructed by moulding. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL moulding plane PT A class of thin-bodied planes with variously shaped soles and blades whose cutting edges form many various mouldings. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT moving and transport equipment PT Equipment used for moving and transporting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT towing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL mud hopper PT A craft designed to carry the waste products of inland waterway maintenance work primarily dredgings. 1990-01-01 BT waste disposal vessel PT mud scoop PT A leather bag held by a round iron frame on the end of a long pole. Used for hand dredging of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Muirkirk Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT mule PT Mule rigged spritsail barge with a gaff rigged mizzen. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT RT boomie PT RT stumpy barge PT mushroom anchor PT An anchor consisting of a straight length with a bowl shape at the end (like an inverted mushroom). 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT mushroom ventilator PT A tube fitted vertically to the deck of a boat with a moveable hemispherical cover to allow fresh air to enter enclosed spaces. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT muzzle PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT nail PT A slender and usually pointed and headed fastener, designed for impact driven insertion. 1990-01-01 NT countersunk head nail PT NT shearing nail PT NT spike PT NT trenail PT BT fastener PT nail header PT Tools used to hold nail rods while making nail heads in wrought nail making. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT narrow boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.605 longboat UF INLANDW.652 monkey boat UF INLANDW.677 narrowboat NT Birmingham day boat PT NT blue top PT NT box boat PT NT butty boat PT NT Chesterfield Canal boat PT NT horse drawn narrow boat PT NT motor narrow boat PT NT Runcorn six planker PT NT steam narrow boat PT NT tanker boat PT NT Welsh narrow boat PT NT wharf boat PT NT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL BT cargo vessel PT RT barge PT RT Severner PT RT Worsley mine boat PT INLANDW.605 longboat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat INLANDW.652 monkey boat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat INLANDW.677 narrowboat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat navigating equipment PT Equipment used for navigating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT sextant PT NT ship's binnacle PT NT ship's compass PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL navigation lamp PT General term for the lamps used to identify the direction a ship is facing. 1990-01-01 NT masthead lamp PT NT not under command lamp PT NT port lamp PT NT starboard lamp PT NT stern lamp PT BT ship's lamp PT navvy's yoke PT Wooden yoke used in canal construction work. 1990-01-01 BT carrying equipment PT Neath Canal boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT neddy PT A short towing mast found on keels. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT Nent Force mine boat PT Boats used to carry lead ore out of the Nent Force level mines in Cumberland. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT Newbury barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT western barge PT Norfolk dinghy PT A class of 14 feet dinghy; 86 were built for Norfolk and Suffolk Broads racing; clinker built; gunter rig. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Norfolk keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.548 keel wherry BT Norfolk wherry PT INLANDW.548 keel wherry ND 1990-01-01 USE Norfolk keel Norfolk punt PT Restricted class of racing boats concentrated on Barton Broad. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Norfolk wherry PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1182 wherry NT Aylsham Navigation wherry PT NT Norfolk keel PT NT North Walsham and Dilham Canal wherry PT NT reedlighter PT NT River Ant wherry PT NT River Bure wherry PT NT River Waveney wherry PT NT steam wherry PT NT Thames wherry PT BT barge PT RT quant PT RT wherry wheelbarrow PT INLANDW.1182 wherry ND 1990-01-01 USE Norfolk wherry North Eastern barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT North Eastern motor barge PT NT Nottingham pan PT NT Trent pan PT BT barge PT North Eastern motor barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Trent motor barge PT BT North Eastern barge PT RT steam keel PT North Walsham and Dilham Canal wherry PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT not under command lamp PT Similar in appearance to an anchor lamp but has a red lens. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT RT anchor lamp PT Nottingham pan PT Nottingham pans going to Burton on Trent, Leicester and Grantham were 72ft x 14ft dumb boats. 1990-01-01 BT North Eastern barge PT number flag PT A flag bearing a number, used for communication. 1990-01-01 BT signal flag PT oakum PT Oiled plant fibre used to seal joints or fill crevices in wooden boat hulls and decks. 1990-01-01 BT caulking equipment PT RT shearing PT oar PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT chopper (oar) PT NT macon PT NT pencil (oar) PT NT scull PT NT smoothie PT NT sweep (oar) PT BT boat equipment PT BT human powered propulsion system component PT BT motive power producing equipment PT RT crutches PT RT thole pin PT oar propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of oars. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL octuple PT Racing shell rigged for eight scullers with cox. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT oil box PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT caulking equipment PT one hundred and forty ton barge PT A one hundred and forty ton barge carried by a BACAT ship. 1990-01-01 BT BACAT barge PT one hundred and seventy ton compartment boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL open boat PT Boat with little or no decking. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL RT Birmingham day boat PT open day boat PT A boat with no cabin. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.295 day boat NT Potteries day boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL RT Birmingham day boat PT INLANDW.295 day boat ND 1990-01-01 USE open day boat open moulded trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL outrigger PT A metal framework or carbon-fibre reinforced arm to support crutches which is placed approximately 30 inches from the centre of the boat. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT crutches PT outrigger pair PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT outrigger scull PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT outside flat PT Sailing flats built for coastal use. They ranged from 50 to 75 feet in length and had a capacity from 80 to 150 tons. 1990-01-01 NT jigger flat PT BT Mersey sailing flat PT outside puffer PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.236 coaster BT Scottish barge PT RT shorehead puffer PT INLANDW.236 coaster ND 1990-01-01 USE outside puffer oxter plate PT The lower plates of a counter stern. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1148 uxter plate BT below decks watercraft component PT INLANDW.1148 uxter plate ND 1990-01-01 USE oxter plate oyster skiff PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT skiff PT packet boat PT Principally carrying mail, packets and also passengers. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT paddle PT Roughly spoon shaped hand held device used to propel such vessels as canoes and coracles. 1990-01-01 NT double bladed paddle PT NT single bladed paddle PT BT boat equipment PT BT human powered propulsion system component PT BT motive power producing equipment PT paddle propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of paddles. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL paddle wheel propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a paddle wheel. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL pan head rivet PT A rivet with a truncated conical head (roughly saucepan shaped). 1990-01-01 BT rivet PT Parnalls Canal tub boat PT Isolated Cornish Canal with boats 6ft x 4ft x 1ft. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Parrett barge PT Flat bottom with up to 8 side strakes up to 52ft long. Short fore and aft decks were fitted. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.146 Bridgwater barge BT tide or current powered boat PT INLANDW.146 Bridgwater barge ND 1990-01-01 USE Parrett barge Parrett flatner PT Boats of the Parrett up to 20 feet long, similar to a Parrett barge. Flat bottom with two wide side strakes. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.147 Bridgwater flatner BT tide or current powered boat PT INLANDW.147 Bridgwater flatner ND 1990-01-01 USE Parrett flatner Parrett Shoe tub boat PT 20ft x 8ft x 3ft carrying 5 tons used in trains. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT passenger vessel PT Vessel designed to carry passengers on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT canal passenger boat PT NT ferry PT NT hoy PT NT launch PT NT packet boat PT NT shallop PT NT state barge PT BT transport craft PT pattern PT A model from which a mould is made for casting. 1990-01-01 BT engineering equipment PT BT founding equipment PT peak PT The upper aft corner (furthest from the mast) of a four edged sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT pencil (oar) PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT perfect PT A fixed-seat, fixed-pin, clinker coxed pair used at Eton. Called a 'perfection' before 1894. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT peter boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT petrol powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is a petrol engine. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL Pidcocks Canal tub boat PT Tub boats used in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire carrying between Middle Forge and the tin plate works at Lydney. Size unknown. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT piercing equipment PT Equipment used for piercing in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT sailmaker's awl PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT pigeon box PT Box-shaped ventilator above the engine room of a motor narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT RT motor narrow boat PT piling flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT work flat PT pillar PT A solid metal bar set vertically to support the upper decks of a multi decked vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT pin PT Small fastener with a pointed or tapered end made of various materials used for pinning something down or fastening something together. 1990-01-01 NT anser pin PT NT mast pin PT NT mooring pin PT NT tiller pin PT BT fastener PT pit saw PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT saw PT pitch PT A sticky black resinous substance made from tar, used for waterproofing in boat and shipbuilding. 1990-01-01 BT boat repair equipment PT pitch hood PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT pitch ladle PT A long handled ladle with a spouted bowl used for pouring pitch into the seams of a deck after caulking. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT caulking equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT pitch mop PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT caulking equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT plane PT A tool consisting of a block containing a cutting edge. Used to smooth and shape wood. 1990-01-01 NT jack plane PT NT jointer plane PT NT moulding plane PT NT rebate plane PT NT roughing plane PT NT smoothing plane PT NT trying plane PT BT woodworking equipment PT plank (boat component) PT Usually a long flat, rectangular shaped piece of timber. A key component in wooden boatbuilding. 1990-01-01 NT ceiling plank PT NT deck plank PT NT lining plank PT NT margin plank PT NT running planks PT NT skin plank PT NT waterway plank PT BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT plate furnace PT Used to heat plates before shaping on a former or die, eg. for a metal hull. Have various size hearths. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT platelayer's brace PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT drilling equipment PT RT auger PT RT shipwright's brace PT pleasure punt PT Flat bottomed, propelled by a pole. It is 26-28 feet long, 33 inches in the beam and 12-14 inches deep. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT pole mast PT A short mast on a sailing vessel, made in one piece. 1990-01-01 BT mast PT polka mast PT A short top mast on a sailing vessel. 1990-01-01 BT mast PT port lamp PT A quarter round lamp with a red lens in front of the burner. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT portable forge PT A small freestanding forge. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT portlight PT A metal frame with a glass insert which allows light to enter enclosed compartments in the hull or superstructure of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT Potteries day boat PT An open boat used for carrying bulk good on short journeys in the Potteries area. 1990-01-01 BT open day boat PT power producing equipment PT Equipment used to produce power in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT motive power producing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL Preston flat PT Adaptation of the Mersey flat, Preston flats sailed up the canal to Preston Brook where cargoes were transferred to narrow craft. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT propeller boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a propeller. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL propulsion system component PT Objects which form part of a propulsion system in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT equine powered propulsion system component PT NT human powered propulsion system component PT NT wind powered propulsion system component PT BT system component PT puddler PT Tool used for homogenising the clay and water mix to render it watertight. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.774 punner BT canal construction equipment PT RT puddling boots PT INLANDW.774 punner ND 1990-01-01 USE puddler puddling boots PT Heavy hobnail boots used for treading down clay in the bed of a canal when building or mending waterways. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT RT puddler PT pump PT A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move fluids. 1990-01-01 NT barrel pump PT NT bilge pump PT NT hydraulic pump PT BT pumping equipment PT pump box PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT T pump PT pumping equipment PT Equipment used for pumping in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT pump PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL punch PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT round punch PT NT rove bunter PT NT square punch PT BT marking equipment PT punt PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.46 bank boat NT camping punt PT NT Fen punt PT NT gun punt PT NT pleasure punt PT NT rough punt PT BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT INLANDW.46 bank boat ND 1990-01-01 USE punt punt pole propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a punt pole. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL punting pole PT Pole designed to propel a punt. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT pusher PT A tug specifically designed to push craft but occasionally pulling them. 1990-01-01 BT tug PT quadruple scull PT Racing shell for four scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1204 x4 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.1204 x4 ND 1990-01-01 USE quadruple scull quant PT A long pole for propelling wherries by hand. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT barge pole PT RT Norfolk wherry PT RT rypek PT quarter strap PT Leather strap supporting the spreader or swingle tree across the horse's hind quarters. Often fitted with small brass harness decorations or studs. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT racing punt PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT best and best punt PT NT semi-racer punt PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT rally plaque PT Small, usually metal, plate commemorating participation in a canal rally. Designed for display. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT ram's head PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT rudder stock PT RT swan's neck PT randan PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT RT Thames wherry PT ratline PT Thin lines tied between the shrouds of a sailing vessel, forming a ladder to allow a crew to get up the mast. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT shroud PT reaming iron PT A wedge shaped blade with either a fantail or square shoulder, used for opening a tight seam before caulking. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.305 deck iron UF INLANDW.711 opening iron BT caulking iron PT INLANDW.305 deck iron ND 1990-01-01 USE reaming iron INLANDW.711 opening iron ND 1990-01-01 USE reaming iron rebate plane PT 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). 1990-01-01 BT plane PT recreational craft PT Craft designed for recreational use on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bittern PT NT camping boat PT NT canoe PT NT college barge PT NT cruiser PT NT day boat (leisure) PT NT dodger PT NT dory PT NT dragon boat PT NT fishing dinghy PT NT gig PT NT hotel boat PT NT launch PT NT peter boat PT NT punt PT NT skiff PT NT slipper launch PT NT trail boat PT NT trip boat PT NT Yarmouth One Design PT NT yeoman PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL reedlighter PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.791 reed barge BT Norfolk wherry PT INLANDW.791 reed barge ND 1990-01-01 USE reedlighter reef point PT A short rope sewn into a sail to tie up the sail when it has been rolled up or 'reefed'. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT Regents Canal barge PT 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). 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.795 Regents Canal lighter BT Thames barge PT RT Thames sailing barge PT INLANDW.795 Regents Canal lighter ND 1990-01-01 USE Regents Canal barge reins (driving) PT Run along the horse's flanks through rings on the harness and are used to drive the horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT reins (general) PT Ropes or leather straps that come over the collar and are used for controlling or leading the horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT reverse frame PT An angle frame set in a metal vessel with its toe to the outer shell plating. 1990-01-01 BT frame PT rib PT A thin frame in a lightly constructed vessel such as a canoe. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT ribbon plate PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.478 hanging up plate UF INLANDW.562 lace plate BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.478 hanging up plate ND 1990-01-01 USE ribbon plate INLANDW.562 lace plate ND 1990-01-01 USE ribbon plate rigger's screw PT A strong iron cramp with a central screw. Used to hold and compress wire strands when splicing wire ropes. 1990-01-01 BT rope working equipment PT BT sailmaking equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT rigging PT The ropes, cables and associated equipment which locates masts and spars on a sailing vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT ship's equipment PT RT rigging component PT rigging component PT Component object in a the rigging of craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT brail PT NT brail winch PT NT chain plate PT NT clewline PT NT deadeye PT NT fore roller PT NT halyard PT NT halyard roller PT NT horse (component) PT NT lanyard PT NT leeboard PT NT leeboard clam PT NT main sheet PT NT ratline PT NT rigging screw PT NT running block PT NT sheet roller PT NT shroud PT NT slab line PT NT starting block PT NT stay PT NT stayfall PT NT stayfall block PT NT tack line (rigging component) PT NT tack roller PT NT yard PT BT wind powered propulsion system component PT RT rigging PT rigging screw PT Metal device with 2 opposite turning screw threads which is used to tighten rigging on a sailing vessel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.126 bottle screw BT rigging component PT RT girder chain PT INLANDW.126 bottle screw ND 1990-01-01 USE rigging screw River Ant wherry PT Norfolk wherries sized up to 50ft x 12ft. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT River Bure wherry PT Norfolk wherries up to 54ft x 12ft 8in. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT river class boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL RT blue top PT RT harbourmaster unit PT River Severn craft PT Craft based primarily on the River Severn. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Bristol barge PT NT Kennet barge PT NT Severn flat PT NT Severn wherry PT NT Stroud barge PT NT trow PT BT barge PT River Waveney wherry PT Norfolk wherries up to 70ft x 16ft. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT rivet PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT countersunk head rivet PT NT pan head rivet PT NT round head rivet PT BT fastener PT RT buttstrap PT Rob Roy PT A kayak type of canoe developed by McGregor and fitted with a sail. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT RT kayak PT Rochdale Canal steam packet PT An iron hulled steam packet boat. The fleet was closed down by the Rochdale Canal Company in 1921 due to rising costs. 1990-01-01 BT Mersey barge PT Rochdale flat PT Flat designed to fit the locks of the Rochdale canal. 1990-01-01 NT bale boat PT BT canal flat PT rock drill PT A larger version of a chisel for making tunnels.High-powered pneumatic or electrically driven devices or machines used for boring holes into rock. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.978 star drill BT drilling equipment PT INLANDW.978 star drill ND 1990-01-01 USE rock drill roller fairlead PT 1990-01-01 BT docking equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT rond anchor PT A hook-shaped anchor for mooring to banks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.199 catcher UF INLANDW.335 dog leg UF INLANDW.453 ground anchor UF INLANDW.843 ryepeck BT anchor PT INLANDW.199 catcher ND 1990-01-01 USE rond anchor INLANDW.335 dog leg ND 1990-01-01 USE rond anchor INLANDW.453 ground anchor ND 1990-01-01 USE rond anchor INLANDW.843 ryepeck ND 1990-01-01 USE rond anchor rope gauge PT A sliding measuring device for rope. 1990-01-01 BT measuring equipment PT BT rope working equipment PT rope working equipment PT Equipment use for working rope in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT fid PT NT marline spike PT NT rigger's screw PT NT rope gauge PT NT serving mallet PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL ropework PT Decorative and/or functional rope features found on inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 NT monkey's fist PT NT turk's head PT BT boat equipment PT RT fender PT rose on puffer PT A canal puffer given bulwarks to cover it for shore head work. 1990-01-01 BT Scottish barge PT RT shorehead puffer PT RT steam scow PT rough punt PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT roughing plane PT Planes with a single cutting iron, used for rough-shaping or preliminary planing; suited for rougher work than the jack plane. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT round head rivet PT A rivet with a hemispherical head. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.953 snap head rivet BT rivet PT INLANDW.953 snap head rivet ND 1990-01-01 USE round head rivet round punch PT Cylindrical metal rod that can be struck to make a round hole in the material being worked upon. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT punch PT round sterned day boat PT Birmingham day boat with a bow and stern defined as different shapes. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT rove PT A disc with a square hole cut in its centre to fit over a spike. 1990-01-01 BT fastener PT RT rove bunter PT rove bunter PT A punch for driving roves over spikes. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.823 rough bunter BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT punch PT RT rove PT INLANDW.823 rough bunter ND 1990-01-01 USE rove bunter Rowley ragger PT Boats built for the quarry industry carrying granite or rowley rag stone from Rowley Regis. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT rowlock PT A bracket which swivels on the end of an outrigger to support an oar. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT royalty class boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL rudder PT A blade of metal or wood, hung on hinges at the stern of the vessel to control its direction of travel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.360 elum UF INLANDW.495 hellum BT below decks watercraft component PT RT butty tiller PT RT float (component) PT RT rudder pintle PT RT swan's neck PT RT tiller PT INLANDW.360 elum ND 1990-01-01 USE rudder INLANDW.495 hellum ND 1990-01-01 USE rudder rudder pintle PT Metal hook and eye on which the rudder is hung and pivots. A common term on narrow boats and canal craft. 1990-01-01 BT fastener PT RT rudder PT RT rudder stock PT rudder stock PT A heavy near vertical timber of a rudder to which the blade and rudder pintle are fastened. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT ram's head PT RT rudder PT RT rudder pintle PT RT swan's neck PT RT turk's head PT rumtum PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT whiff PT Runcorn six planker PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT runner PT Rope from the winch or hoist to work cargo with hooks or strop. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT strop PT running block PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT running planks PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1084 top planks BT plank (boat component) PT RT false cratch PT RT girder strings PT RT stand PT RT tippet PT INLANDW.1084 top planks ND 1990-01-01 USE running planks rypek PT A pole with a v shaped metal head, used for propelling a vessel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.809 river shaft BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT thole pin PT INLANDW.809 river shaft ND 1990-01-01 USE rypek sack beater PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT sack chute PT Inclined or vertical troughs or shafts, for conveying sacks to a lower level. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT sack scales PT Scales used mostly in warehouses for weighing sacks readied for delivery to cutomers. 1990-01-01 BT cargo weighing equipment PT sail cloth PT Long strips of material (eg. Canvas, nylon, flax) sewn together to make sails. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT sail component PT Objects and areas that are the components of a sail. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bolt rope PT NT clew PT NT cringle PT NT foresail PT NT jib PT NT leech PT NT luff PT NT main course PT NT main sail PT NT peak PT NT reef point PT NT sail cloth PT NT tack (sail component) PT NT throat (sail component) PT NT top sail PT BT wind powered propulsion system component PT sail propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of sail. 1990-01-01 NT bittern PT NT half rater PT NT Humber sloop PT NT ketch rigged trow PT NT Mersey sailing flat PT NT Norfolk dinghy PT NT Norfolk punt PT NT sailing cruiser PT NT sloop rigged trow PT NT smack rigged trow PT NT square rigged trow PT NT Thames barge PT NT Thames rater PT NT trow PT NT Waveney One Design PT NT Yare and Bure One Design PT NT Yarmouth One Design PT NT yeoman PT BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL sailing cruiser PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT cruiser PT BT sail propelled boat PT sailmaker's awl PT Sharp metal points with wood handles; used to make small holes in the sail canvas. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.764 pricker BT piercing equipment PT BT sailmaking equipment PT INLANDW.764 pricker ND 1990-01-01 USE sailmaker's awl sailmaker's palm PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT sailmaking equipment PT sailmaking equipment PT Equipment used for making sails. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT rigger's screw PT NT sailmaker's awl PT NT sailmaker's palm PT NT serving mallet PT BT construction equipment PT salvage vessel PT A craft specifically designed for the refloating, rescue or removal of other vessels. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT salvaging equipment PT Equipment used for salvaging in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT grappling iron PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL saw PT A strip of thin metal with teeth cut along the edge. 1990-01-01 NT futtock saw PT NT pit saw PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT cutting equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT Scottish barge PT Craft designed for Scottish inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT gabbart PT NT outside puffer PT NT rose on puffer PT NT scow PT NT shorehead puffer PT NT Victualling Inshore Craft PT BT barge PT scow PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Forth and Clyde scow PT NT steam scow PT NT Union scow PT BT Scottish barge PT RT gabbart PT scraper dredger PT A dredger pushing materials across the bed of a waterway to a point where it can be removed or flushed away. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT scrieve board PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT scull PT Short oars used in pairs for singles, doubles and quads. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT scuttle coaming PT The raised wall around an opening in the deck of a vessel (a scuttle) to prevent the ingress of water. 1990-01-01 BT coaming PT semi-racer punt PT Between 28 and 30 feet long, 2 feet in the beam and 9.5 inches deep. A double racing punt. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1 2 foot punt BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT BT racing punt PT INLANDW.1 2 foot punt ND 1990-01-01 USE semi-racer punt service craft PT Craft designed to provide a specific service on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT crane barge PT NT diving support craft PT NT fire fighting vessel PT NT ice breaker PT NT ice clearer PT NT inspection boat PT NT lock lifter PT NT salvage vessel PT NT tender PT NT Thames Waterman cutter PT NT tug PT NT weed cutting boat PT NT work flat PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL serving mallet PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT rope working equipment PT BT sailmaking equipment PT set hammer PT A round or square faced tool which would be struck to produce a definite square or rounded shape. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT set iron PT An 'ordinary' caulking iron with either a sharp or blunt fantail blade, used for driving the oakum into the seam. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.95 blunt iron UF INLANDW.1012 straight iron BT caulking iron PT INLANDW.95 blunt iron ND 1990-01-01 USE set iron INLANDW.1012 straight iron ND 1990-01-01 USE set iron Severn flat PT A wooden sailing vessel, related to an up river trow, but designed for use in shallow water. 1990-01-01 BT River Severn craft PT Severn wherry PT A small open boat used for passengers or light goods, propelled by oars or by sail when the wind was favourable. 1990-01-01 BT River Severn craft PT Severner PT The name derives from the 'Severn and Canal Carrying Co', craft used on the River Severn and Worcester and Birmingham Canals. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT RT narrow boat PT sextant PT Astronomical instruments that measure angular distances, especially the altitude of celestial bodies, in order to determine the longitude and latitude of ships at sea. 1990-01-01 BT navigating equipment PT shackle PT A u shaped joining device completed by a bolt or retained pin across its tines (points). 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT shallop PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT human powered boat PT BT passenger vessel PT RT Thames wherry PT sharp iron PT Looks similar to the set iron but with a sharp edge for cutting out unwanted threads of oakum. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT shearing PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT chalico PT RT shearing nail PT shearing hammer PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT shearing nail PT Short, galvanised, rose headed nail used to secure shearing. 1990-01-01 BT nail PT RT shearing PT sheet roller PT A hand operated winch to handle the sheet on a sailing vessel. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT Sheffield keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT shell plate PT One of the many metal plates which when fastened together make up the skin of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT buttstrap PT ship maul hammer PT A round faced hammer with a chamfered neck, oval eye and heavy tapering pin at the other end. Used for driving trenails and spikes. 1990-01-01 BT maul PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT RT trenail PT ship repair equipment PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT caulking equipment PT NT ship's scraper PT NT spike lifter PT NT tar PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT shipbuilding equipment PT Equipment and materials used for building sea going and larger inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT caulking equipment PT NT futtock saw PT NT maul PT NT pitch ladle PT NT pitch mop PT NT rigger's screw PT NT saw PT NT scrieve board PT NT ship maul hammer PT NT shipwright's adze PT NT shipwright's brace PT NT shipwright's chisel PT NT tar boiler PT NT timber dog PT BT construction equipment PT shipwright's adze PT Very broad, flat adzes having a spur or punch on the back of the head which can be used as a nail set. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.107 boatbuilder's adze BT adze PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT INLANDW.107 boatbuilder's adze ND 1990-01-01 USE shipwright's adze shipwright's brace PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT shipbuilding equipment PT RT bit PT RT platelayer's brace PT shipwright's chisel PT A heavy type of chisel with long blades - from 24 to 36 inches long with 1.5 to 2 inch wide cutting edges. 1990-01-01 NT boatbuilder's chisel PT BT chisel PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT shipwright's plumb bob PT Weights to be suspended from one end of plumb lines to determine verticality or to aid in locating points on the ground during surveying. 1990-01-01 BT measuring equipment PT shipwright's plumb line PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT measuring equipment PT ship's bell PT Cast bronze bracket mounted bell usually engraved with name of ship and date, used for rigging watches and signalling in fog. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's binnacle PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.82 binnacle BT navigating equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT RT ship's compass PT INLANDW.82 binnacle ND 1990-01-01 USE ship's binnacle ship's block PT Frames that contain one or more pulleys. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.769 pulley block BT ship's equipment PT INLANDW.769 pulley block ND 1990-01-01 USE ship's block ship's bollard PT Iron or wooden round or square mooring stump with swollen top section (cap) fixed to deck of ship for making off mooring lines. 1990-01-01 BT bollard PT ship's bosuns chair PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's bucket PT Galvanised iron tapered bucket with round section rod handle fashioned with a loop for tying a rope for hauling aboard after filling overside. 1990-01-01 NT deck bucket PT BT carrying equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's capstan PT Vertically mounted winding drum hand or mechanically powered usually applied to raising anchor chain but also used for warping vessel when docking or locking. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's compass PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT navigating equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT RT gimbal PT RT ship's binnacle PT ship's davit PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's equipment PT Covers equipment found on sea going vessels and larger craft used on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bitts PT NT bollard PT NT breaker PT NT chronometer PT NT rigging PT NT roller fairlead PT NT shackle PT NT ship's bell PT NT ship's binnacle PT NT ship's block PT NT ship's bosuns chair PT NT ship's bucket PT NT ship's capstan PT NT ship's compass PT NT ship's davit PT NT ship's fairlead PT NT ship's fender PT NT ship's foghorn PT NT ship's forecastle stove PT NT ship's lamp PT NT ship's log (book) PT NT ship's log (Walker's Patent) PT NT ship's megaphone PT NT ship's telegraph PT NT ship's wheel PT NT ship's windlass PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL ship's fairlead PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT docking equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's fender PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's foghorn PT A portable foghorn carried on a ship. 1990-01-01 BT foghorn PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's forecastle stove PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT heating equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's lamp PT Lamps designed for use on board ship. 1990-01-01 NT anchor lamp PT NT bunker lamp PT NT engine room lamp PT NT globe lamp PT NT masthead lamp PT NT navigation lamp PT NT tricolour lamp PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's log (book) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's log (Walker's Patent) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's megaphone PT Tinsmith made cone with mouthpiece and handle for projecting and amplifying commands and instructions for ship to ship or to shore. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's scraper PT Usually a wooden handled too with a triangular metal end.Used for scraping the bottom of vessels. 1990-01-01 BT ship repair equipment PT ship's telegraph PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT ship's wheel PT Any circular device used to steer a ship linked to the rudder by rope, chains, rods, or hyraulics, or a combination of these. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT ship's windlass PT A mechanism with a crank handle used for winding anchors or sails. 1990-01-01 NT anchor windlass PT BT ship's equipment PT shore knife PT Used for cutting the edges of dykes. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT shorehead puffer PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Scottish barge PT Shropshire Canal tub boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Shropshire Union flat PT An adaptation of the Mersey flat, used by the Shropshire Union. They had their own white and blue colour scheme. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT shroud PT The rope or wire which runs from the masthead to the deck at the side of the vessel and supports the mast. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT ratline PT shunting tug PT A small tug used to put barges in position for unloading or making up trains of tub boats. 1990-01-01 BT tug PT shutts PT Planking in the bottom of the hold of a narrow boat, forming a level platform. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT grounds PT side rocker PT Icebreaker rocked from a bar or rope on the side gunwhales of the boat. 1990-01-01 BT ice breaker PT sidecloth strings PT The ropes used to pull the sidecloths up and into place on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT sidecloths PT sidecloths PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT knee strings PT RT sidecloth strings PT signal flag PT Flag used for communication between vessels. 1990-01-01 NT letter flag PT NT number flag PT BT communication system component PT sill scoop PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.220 cill scoop BT waterway maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.220 cill scoop ND 1990-01-01 USE sill scoop single bladed paddle PT One bladed paddle 1990-01-01 BT paddle PT single crease iron PT A caulking iron with a single groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. 1990-01-01 BT making iron PT single scull PT Racing shell for one sculler without cox. Scullers use two oars each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1201 x1 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.1201 x1 ND 1990-01-01 USE single scull Sir Nigel Gresley Canal boat PT 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). 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT siren PT A device making a long warning sound. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT skid PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT skiff PT On the Thames a boat with a wide stern built to carry several persons; in the North it signifies a sculler's racing boat. 1990-01-01 NT oyster skiff PT NT Thames skiff PT BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT skin boat PT A boat whose main construction material is skin. 1990-01-01 NT coracle PT BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL skin plank PT A plank of the outer skin of a wooden vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT BT plank (boat component) PT slab line PT A line used to spill wind out of square sails on keels. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT slide PT A seat which moves on wheels on parallel rails. Used in competitive craft. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT sling PT Hoist components usually consisting of looped lines used to hold securely something to be hoisted, lowered, carried, or suspended. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT slipper launch PT Motor or steam launch with stern which slopes down to the waterline. Traditional to the upper Thames. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT sloop rigged trow PT A single masted trow with a fore and aft main sail, no top sail and one or two head sails. 1990-01-01 BT sail propelled boat PT BT trow PT BT d4e496 trow by rig type NL smack rigged trow PT A single masted trow with a fore and aft main sail, a gaff top sail and two or three head sails. 1990-01-01 BT sail propelled boat PT BT trow PT BT d4e496 trow by rig type NL smacking whip PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine driving equipment PT RT thrum PT small Northwich PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT star class boat PT small Ricky PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT star class boat PT small Woolwich PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT star class boat PT smoothie PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT smoothing plane PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT soap hole PT A small space built into the rear bulkhead of a canal narrow boat cabin in which soap and/or the windlass were often stored. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT sod cutter PT A navvy's tool 1990-01-01 BT cutting equipment PT Somerset turf boat PT The bottom was a single slab within clinker sides. Turf boats were 17' to 30' in length. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Somerset withy boat PT Flat bottomed made from planks clinker sides around 10ft long. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT sounding pole PT An eighteen feet long pole, measured in feet by alternate sections of black and white and used to gauge depth on keels. 1990-01-01 BT measuring equipment PT RT keel (boat) PT sounding rod PT Used to check the depth of water in tanks and bilges where it is not visible. 1990-01-01 BT measuring equipment PT RT bilges PT spar PT A strong thick pole used for a mast, gaff or boom on a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT boom PT RT gaff PT RT mast PT speaking tube PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT Speedwell mine boat PT Used in the navigable level of the Speedwell mine near Castleton in Derbyshire. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT spiders web belt PT Flexible band encircling the waist to hold up a pair of trousers. Heavily decorated with embroidery design which looks like a spiders web. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.112 boatman's belt BT belt PT INLANDW.112 boatman's belt ND 1990-01-01 USE spiders web belt spike PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT nail PT RT spike lifter PT spike iron PT A narrow bladed caulking iron, tapering down at the end. Used for caulking in narrow spaces. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT spike lifter PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT ship repair equipment PT RT spike PT spoon dredger PT A dredger with a single scoop, usually human powered lifted by a small hand crane. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT spreader PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1014 stretcher UF INLANDW.1097 trace stick UF INLANDW.1098 track bar UF INLANDW.1099 track stick BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1014 stretcher ND 1990-01-01 USE spreader INLANDW.1097 trace stick ND 1990-01-01 USE spreader INLANDW.1098 track bar ND 1990-01-01 USE spreader INLANDW.1099 track stick ND 1990-01-01 USE spreader sprit PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT leech PT square punch PT Cylindrical metal rod with a square end that can be struck to make a square hole in the metal being worked upon. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT punch PT square rigged trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT sail propelled boat PT BT trow PT BT d4e496 trow by rig type NL stackie barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT stanchion PT A upright wooden or metal post to which a handrail or rope is often attached. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT stand PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT mast PT RT running planks PT star class boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT middle Northwich PT NT small Northwich PT NT small Ricky PT NT small Woolwich PT BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL starboard lamp PT A quarter round lamp with a green lens in front of the burner. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT starting block PT A metal pulley block used to start a boat from rest, usually out of a lock. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT state barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT station boat (Birmingham) PT Boats with finer lines built by and for the railway companies for use principally associated with interchange basins. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.783 railway boat BT Birmingham day boat PT INLANDW.783 railway boat ND 1990-01-01 USE station boat (Birmingham) station boat (British Waterways) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL stay PT A rope or wire running fore and aft on a vessel to support a spar. 1990-01-01 NT back stay PT NT fore stay PT BT above decks watercraft component PT BT rigging component PT RT mast PT stayfall PT A tackle on the fore stay for raising and lowering the mast of a keel. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT stayfall block PT The name for the pulley block forming the stayfall tackle. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT stealer PT A piece of timber inserted into the ends of a strake of planking to allow good fastenings to be made to the frames. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT steam barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT steam powered boat PT RT Chelmer barge PT RT steam keel PT steam keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT keel (boat) PT BT steam powered boat PT RT North Eastern motor barge PT RT steam barge PT steam narrow boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT steam powered boat PT steam powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is a steam engine. 1990-01-01 NT steam barge PT NT steam keel PT NT steam narrow boat PT NT steam wherry PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL steam scow PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.183 canal puffer BT scow PT RT outside puffer PT RT rose on puffer PT INLANDW.183 canal puffer ND 1990-01-01 USE steam scow steam wherry PT Small steam barges built for the Norfolk Broads' Southern Rivers. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT BT steam powered boat PT steel boat PT A boat whose main construction material is steel. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL stem bar PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT stem iron PT RT stempost PT stem fender PT A round fender fastened to the stem (front) of a boat, designed to take the impact of knocking sills. 1990-01-01 BT fender PT stem iron PT The metal guard placed over the stempost of a wooden vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT stem bar PT stempost PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT deadwood PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stem bar PT RT stem iron PT RT sternpost PT stern cupboard PT A small cupboard set into the extreme stern of a canal narrow boat, often used for storing food. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT stern fender PT A small round fender, fitted next to the tip cat fender on a motor narrow boat to protect the rudder. 1990-01-01 BT fender PT stern frame PT The metal bar which carries the rudder and propellor housing of a metal vessel. 1990-01-01 BT frame PT stern lamp PT Similar in appearance to masthead lamps but usually smaller. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT RT masthead lamp PT sternpost PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT deadwood PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT Stevenston Canal boat PT Boats carrying coal from mines at Stevenston in Ayrshire to Saltcoats harbour. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT stockless anchor PT An anchor with a pivoting double hooked base. 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT stopwater PT A dowel inserted into a joint in a wooden vessel to prevent the ingress of water. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT Stour lighter PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT barges designed to work in multiple units PT BT lighter PT stower PT Wooden shafts fitted with 2 metal tines at one end. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT cargo handling system component PT RT rypek PT strake PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT garboard strake PT NT top strake PT NT whale strake PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT tup PT striking equipment PT Equipment designed for striking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT chipping hammer PT NT maul PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL strop PT Short length of rope spliced into a circle for use as a sling or to form the eye of a block 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT cargo handling equipment PT RT runner PT Stroud barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT River Severn craft PT BT trow PT stumpy barge PT A Thames barge with no topsail. When mizzen masts were introduced stumpies had gaff rigged mizzens. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1018 stumpies BT Thames barge PT RT boomie PT RT mule PT INLANDW.1018 stumpies ND 1990-01-01 USE stumpy barge suction dredger PT A dredger removing material by vacuum or pumped suction to land or boat for later dumping. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT suction plant PT A floating platform designed to clear debris from mud hoppers by suction. 1990-01-01 BT waste disposal vessel PT surface debris clearer PT A craft designed to lift debris from the surface of water. 1990-01-01 BT channel clearance craft PT surveying equipment PT Equipment designed for surveying in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boning rod PT NT land chain PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL swage PT A blacksmith's tool used for shaping hot iron. 1990-01-01 NT bottom swage PT NT top swage PT BT blacksmith's equipment PT swage block PT Iron block containing a variety of shaped holes which are used to shape hot metal. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT Swansea Canal boat PT 65 ft x 7 ft 6 ins carying 20 tons on 2 ft 9 ins draught. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT swan's neck PT 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 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT components PT RT ram's head PT RT rudder PT RT rudder stock PT RT tiller PT RT tiller bar PT RT tiller pin PT sweep propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a sweep. 1990-01-01 NT Thames lighter PT BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL sweep (oar) PT A very large oar used on barges or lighters, approx. 18-20 feet long. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1028 swape BT human powered propulsion system component PT BT oar PT INLANDW.1028 swape ND 1990-01-01 USE sweep (oar) swift passenger boat PT Based on a Scotish design up to 14mph overshort distances along a canal. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.859 Scotch boat BT canal passenger boat PT INLANDW.859 Scotch boat ND 1990-01-01 USE swift passenger boat swingle tree PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT BT towing equipment PT system component PT Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cargo handling system component PT NT communication system component PT NT propulsion system component PT BT components PT BT d4e26 component by specific context NL T pump PT A portable tubular metal hand operated pump used to empty water out of the hold of a canal narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT pump box PT T stud PT A 'T' shaped forged metal stud fixed at the bow and stern of a narrow boat to fasten ropes to. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT tabernacle PT An open backed wooden or metal structure which houses the lower end of a deck mounted mast. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT mast PT RT shroud PT RT stay PT table cupboard PT A cupboard space in a canal narrow boat cabin having a door which drops down to a horizontal position to form a table. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT table flap PT table flap PT Bottom hinged cupboard door in a narrow boat cabin which hinges down to a horizontal position to form a table. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT back flap PT RT table cupboard PT tack line (rigging component) PT The tack line is used to pull the tack area of a sail tight 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.732 pegging noose BT rigging component PT RT tack roller PT INLANDW.732 pegging noose ND 1990-01-01 USE tack line (rigging component) tack line (towing line) PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT tack roller PT A hand operated winch for handling the tack line on a sailing vessel. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT tack line (rigging component) PT tack (sail component) PT The lower forward corner of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT tanker boat PT Narrow boat specially built to carry liquid cargoes in bulk. The hold is a tank with flush decks over. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.89 black boat UF INLANDW.704 oil boat UF INLANDW.1048 tar boat BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.89 black boat ND 1990-01-01 USE tanker boat INLANDW.704 oil boat ND 1990-01-01 USE tanker boat INLANDW.1048 tar boat ND 1990-01-01 USE tanker boat tar PT Bituminous substance used to waterproof boats and as a protective surface for wood and metals. Tar is a brittle substance when cool. 1990-01-01 BT boat repair equipment PT BT ship repair equipment PT tar boiler PT Copper or similar vessel used to heat tar to its molten state for application. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT Tavistock Canal tub boat PT Used to carry copper ore, limestone and slate from Morwhellham Quay to the River Tavy. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT tender PT A small craft which attends a larger one, often providing a crew or passenger transfer function. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT Thames barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Arun barge PT NT Basingstoke barge PT NT boomie PT NT Lee barge PT NT mule PT NT Regents Canal barge PT NT stackie barge PT NT stumpy barge PT NT Thames sailing barge PT NT West Country barge PT NT Wey barge PT BT barge PT BT sail propelled boat PT Thames boat number plate PT Small oval sign with two screw holes enamelled. Gives registration information. Colours vary from year to year. 1990-01-01 BT boat plate PT Thames lighter PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.590 lightener UF INLANDW.1033 swimhead lighter NT Lee lighter PT BT lighter PT BT sweep propelled boat PT BT tide or current powered boat PT INLANDW.590 lightener ND 1990-01-01 USE Thames lighter INLANDW.1033 swimhead lighter ND 1990-01-01 USE Thames lighter Thames rater PT Restricted class of fast, light sailing boats developed to control and rationalise expenditure by Thames racing enthusiasts. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Thames sailing barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT Thames skiff PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT skiff PT Thames Waterman cutter PT Used by the Worshipful Company of Watermen. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT Thames wherry PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT RT randan PT RT Severn wherry PT RT shallop PT thole pin PT A pin inserted into the gunwhale of a rowing boat over which fits the oar. It acts as a pivot and securing point. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT crutches PT Thorne and Hatfield Canal boat PT 28ft x 6ft clinker built, carrying peat/turf. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT three hundred and seventy ton barge PT Three hundred and seventy ton barge carried by a BACAT ship. 1990-01-01 BT BACAT barge PT throat (sail component) PT The upper foremost corner (nearest to the mast) of a four edged sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT thrum PT 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'. 1990-01-01 BT equine driving equipment PT RT smacking whip PT thwart PT A plank set across the width of a vessel, usually used as a seat in rowing boats. 1990-01-01 NT centre thwart PT NT coxwains PT NT fore thwart PT BT below decks watercraft component PT tide or current powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by a tide or current. 1990-01-01 NT Parrett barge PT NT Parrett flatner PT NT Thames lighter PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL tiller PT The lever by which the rudder is turned. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1031 sweep (tiller) NT butty tiller PT NT motor boat tiller PT BT above decks watercraft component PT RT ram's head PT RT rudder PT RT rudder stock PT RT swan's neck PT RT tiller pin PT INLANDW.1031 sweep (tiller) ND 1990-01-01 USE tiller tiller bar PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT motor boat tiller PT RT swan's neck PT tiller pin PT Decorative pin (often brass) fitted through the tiller of a motor narrow boat to secure it to the swan's neck. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT RT swan's neck PT RT tiller PT timber dog PT Iron rods with the ends turned down at opposing right angles, they are driven into timbers for temporary fastening, eg. during boat construction. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT timber hook PT Hooks for securing and lifting baulks of timber. 1990-01-01 BT hook PT tip cat fender PT A banana shaped fender, fastened to the stern end of a motor narrow boat to protect the rudder. 1990-01-01 BT fender PT tippet PT A long cloth, about a foot wide, used on top of the running planks on a narrow boat to protect the top cloth. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT running planks PT RT top cloth PT titanium boat PT A boat whose main construction material is titanium. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL toe rail PT An obstacle placed on the sides of the deck of a barge to prevent crew falling overboard. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT barge PT top cloth PT The large cloth that fits over the sidecloths and entire hold on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT tippet PT RT top cloth strings PT top cloth strings PT The ropes used to hold the top cloth in place on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT top cloth PT top fuller PT A shaping tool, triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. 1990-01-01 BT fuller PT top mast PT Sliding section of mast fitted into the mast box on a canal narrow boat and adjustable in height. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT BT mast and spar component PT RT box mast PT RT luby PT RT mast pin PT top rocker PT 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 1990-01-01 BT ice breaker PT top sail PT A sail positioned above the main sail. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1090 tops'le BT sail component PT INLANDW.1090 tops'le ND 1990-01-01 USE top sail top strake PT The highest run of planking in a hull side. 1990-01-01 BT strake PT top swage PT The swage used by the blacksmith to shape metal from above. 1990-01-01 BT swage PT top timber PT The uppermost timber of a multi part frame. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT frame PT RT futtocks PT Torrington tub boat PT Boats carrying limestone, coal and agricultural produce from Torrington to the River Torridge in Devon. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT towed boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the using another vehicle to tow it. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL towing equipment PT Equipment designed for towing on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT swingle tree PT NT towing mast PT NT warp PT BT moving and transport equipment PT towing mast PT General term to describe fixed or removable masts on inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT BT towing equipment PT RT top mast PT town class boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT large Northwich PT NT large Ricky PT NT large Woolwich PT BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL tractor tug PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT tug PT traffic boat PT Any keel with a covered hold whether by hatchboards or cloths. 1990-01-01 BT keel (boat) PT trail boat PT Privately owned boats designed to be moved between waterways on a trailer and launched generally on slipways. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT training craft PT Craft designed for crews to train in on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bank tub PT NT tub pair PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL transport craft PT Craft designed for transporting items, humans or animals on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cargo vessel PT NT passenger vessel PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL treble crease iron PT A caulking iron with a treble groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. 1990-01-01 BT making iron PT Tremadoc Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT trenail PT Wooden peg used to fasten planks and frames together in a wooden vessel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1108 treenail UF INLANDW.1124 trunnel BT nail PT RT ship maul hammer PT RT trenail iron PT INLANDW.1108 treenail ND 1990-01-01 USE trenail INLANDW.1124 trunnel ND 1990-01-01 USE trenail trenail iron PT Similar to the spike iron but with a blunt edge, used for splitting and spreading the head of a trenail before inserting caulking material. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT RT trenail PT Trent ketch PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1112 Trent catch BT Humber keel PT INLANDW.1112 Trent catch ND 1990-01-01 USE Trent ketch Trent motor barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT North Eastern motor barge PT Trent pan PT Dumb (unpowered) boats built from the 1920s to fit new locks on the Trent. Trent pans were 82ft 6 inches x 14ft. 1990-01-01 BT North Eastern barge PT tricolour lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.571 launch lamp BT ship's lamp PT INLANDW.571 launch lamp ND 1990-01-01 USE tricolour lamp trip boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT triple scull PT Racing shell for three scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1203 x3 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.1203 x3 ND 1990-01-01 USE triple scull tripping bucket PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT trow PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.871 Severn barge UF INLANDW.873 Severn frigate NT full box trow PT NT iron trow PT NT Stroud barge PT NT up river trow PT NT Wich barge PT NT d4e470 trow by hull type NL NT d4e496 trow by rig type NL BT River Severn craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT RT Bristol barge PT RT Kennet barge PT INLANDW.871 Severn barge ND 1990-01-01 USE trow INLANDW.873 Severn frigate ND 1990-01-01 USE trow truck (boat component) PT A small circular wooden cap on top of a mast. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT trying plane PT Long planes, 22 to 24 inches long, used for smoothing boards. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT RT jointer plane PT tub boat PT Rectangular Craft designed to carry cargo as part of a train of similar vessels. 1990-01-01 NT Birmingham Canals tub boat PT NT Bude Canal tub boat PT NT Burnturk tub boat PT NT Cann Quarry tub boat PT NT Coalisland tub boat PT NT Cyfarthfa Canal tub boat PT NT Grand Union Canal tub boat PT NT Grand Western and Chard Canal tub boat PT NT Kidwelly and Llanelli tub boat PT NT Kymer tub boat PT NT Parnalls Canal tub boat PT NT Parrett Shoe tub boat PT NT Pidcocks Canal tub boat PT NT Shropshire Canal tub boat PT NT Tavistock Canal tub boat PT NT Torrington tub boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL tub pair PT Half-outrigged gig for two rowers for training. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT BT training craft PT tube boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT tue iron PT A nozzle through which an air blast is delivered to a forge or blast furnace fire. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1138 tuyere BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT founding equipment PT INLANDW.1138 tuyere ND 1990-01-01 USE tue iron tug PT A craft built specifically to move other craft, generally with a powerful engine and crew accommodation but no space to carry cargo or passengers. 1990-01-01 NT berthing tug PT NT pusher PT NT shunting tug PT NT tractor tug PT BT service craft PT tumblehome PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT tunnel brush PT A brush in 3 parts, designed for use in Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT tunnel hook PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.142 breasting hook BT above decks watercraft component PT RT anser pin PT INLANDW.142 breasting hook ND 1990-01-01 USE tunnel hook tunnel lamp PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT tup PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT RT bottom board PT RT strake PT turk's head PT A woven knot of rope, used round the rudder stock of the tiller to decorate and protect it from knocks on locks. 1990-01-01 BT ropework PT RT rudder stock PT twitch PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT equine driving equipment PT underwater viewer PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Union scow PT Scow 60 ft long and 12 ft 6 inches wide for use on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, round bilged, double ended. 1990-01-01 BT scow PT unpowered boat PT A boat which is designed without a motive power source. 1990-01-01 NT butty boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL up river trow PT A trow which traded on the river above Gloucester, usually with an open hold and a square rig. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT RT Severn flat PT Upper Trent keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT keel (boat) PT uprights PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT ventilator PT An opening in a vessel's structure to admit fresh air. Usually covered to keep out water. 1990-01-01 NT cowl ventilator PT NT letterbox ventilator PT NT louvre ventilator PT NT mushroom ventilator PT NT pigeon box PT BT above decks watercraft component PT Victualling Inshore Craft PT Admiralty designed craft of the Second World War period powered and based on an outside puffer in design. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1150 VIC BT Scottish barge PT INLANDW.1150 VIC ND 1990-01-01 USE Victualling Inshore Craft waders PT Large water proof boots. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT wager PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT RT best boat PT RT whiff PT warp PT The name given to the rope used for towing a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT towing equipment PT waste disposal vessel PT Craft designed for waste disposal on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT mud hopper PT NT suction plant PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL water barrel PT Small barrel with a supporting frame, containing fresh water carried on certain types of canal boat, often decorated. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT breaker PT water tank PT Metal container for holding water, has many forms and sizes. 1990-01-01 BT containers PT water wheel propelled boat PT A boat that is designed to be propelled by the use of a water wheel. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL watercan PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.154 Buckby can UF INLANDW.178 can BT containers PT INLANDW.154 Buckby can ND 1990-01-01 USE watercan INLANDW.178 can ND 1990-01-01 USE watercan watercraft component PT 1990-01-01 NT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL BT components PT BT d4e26 component by specific context NL waterway maintenance equipment PT Equipment designed for maintenance on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT crome PT NT dydle PT NT hockey stick icebreaker PT NT hodder PT NT ice tongs PT NT keb PT NT meag PT NT mud scoop PT NT shore knife PT NT sill scoop PT NT tunnel brush PT NT underwater viewer PT NT weed rake PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT waterway plank PT A raised plank around the edge of a wooden deck which forms a sort of gutter. 1990-01-01 BT plank (boat component) PT Waveney One Design PT A class of racing half decked sloops for Suffolk waterways; 22.75 feet long; 290 square foot sail; carvel built; gunter rigged. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Weaver flat PT Adaptation of the Mersey flat used on the River Weaver and in the Mersey estuary. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT Weaver packet PT 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'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.153 Brunner BT Mersey barge PT INLANDW.153 Brunner ND 1990-01-01 USE Weaver packet Weaver sailing flat PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Mersey sailing flat PT weed cutting boat PT A craft designed to cut weed under water. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1169 weed cutter UF INLANDW.1172 weedboat BT channel clearance craft PT BT service craft PT INLANDW.1169 weed cutter ND 1990-01-01 USE weed cutting boat INLANDW.1172 weedboat ND 1990-01-01 USE weed cutting boat weed rake PT Large rake used to pull floating weeds to the bank side to be pulled out of the water. Especially associated with bank maintenance. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT weighing equipment PT Equipment designed for weighing in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boat weighing machine PT NT cargo weighing equipment PT BT measuring equipment PT Welsh narrow boat PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Glamorganshire Canal boat PT NT Monmouthshire Canal boat PT NT Neath Canal boat PT NT Swansea Canal boat PT BT narrow boat PT West Country barge PT Used on Thames - modern update of Western barge with a pointed bow and wide transom stern. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1145 Upper Thames barge BT Thames barge PT RT Thames sailing barge PT RT western barge PT INLANDW.1145 Upper Thames barge ND 1990-01-01 USE West Country barge West Country keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1176 West Country boat BT Yorkshire keel PT INLANDW.1176 West Country boat ND 1990-01-01 USE West Country keel western barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT Newbury barge PT BT barge PT RT West Country barge PT Wey barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT RT Thames sailing barge PT whale strake PT A strake of planking thicker than the skin planking. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1154 wale strake BT strake PT RT skin plank PT INLANDW.1154 wale strake ND 1990-01-01 USE whale strake wharf boat PT An over large open boat built to work specific lengths of canal without the use of locks, usually on narrow canals. 1990-01-01 NT Hampton boat PT BT narrow boat PT wherry wheelbarrow PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT RT Norfolk wherry PT whiff PT 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. 1990-01-01 NT rumtum PT NT whiff gig PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT RT best boat PT RT wager PT whiff gig PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT whiff PT Wich barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT Wilson House Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT winch PT A hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or motor. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT BT lifting equipment PT wind powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by the wind. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL wind powered propulsion system component PT Objects that make up a wind powered propulsion system designed for inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT mast and spar component PT NT rigging component PT NT sail component PT BT propulsion system component PT windlass PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.600 lock windlass BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.600 lock windlass ND 1990-01-01 USE windlass Woodeaves Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT wooden boat PT A boat whose main construction material is wood. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL woodworking equipment PT Equipment designed for working with wood in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT adze PT NT cramp PT NT gouge PT NT mortise chisel PT NT plane PT NT saw PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL Worcester and Birmingham Canal barge PT 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. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT work flat PT A craft specifically for maintenance purposes, ranging from a flat punt to one with cabin and workshop. Rectangular. 1990-01-01 NT bricklayer's flat PT NT piling flat PT BT service craft PT Worsley mine boat PT 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'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.981 starvationer UF INLANDW.1132 tunnel boat BT mine boat PT RT narrow boat PT INLANDW.981 starvationer ND 1990-01-01 USE Worsley mine boat INLANDW.1132 tunnel boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Worsley mine boat yard PT A horizontal spar of wood or metal, often circular in cross section,from which a square sail is hung. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1206 yard arm BT rigging component PT RT halyard PT RT mast PT INLANDW.1206 yard arm ND 1990-01-01 USE yard Yare and Bure One Design PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1186 white boat BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT INLANDW.1186 white boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Yare and Bure One Design Yarmouth One Design PT Obsolete class of larger sailing dinghy carrying lugsail and jib. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT yeoman PT A class of 20 feet half deckers designed by Leslie Landamore in GRP to control maintenance costs; Bermuda rigged sloop. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Yorkshire keel PT 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. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.152 broad boat UF INLANDW.230 coal boat NT henpeeked PT NT iron spout PT NT West Country keel PT BT keel (boat) PT INLANDW.152 broad boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Yorkshire keel INLANDW.230 coal boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Yorkshire keel d4e11 component by general context NL NT fastener PT BT components PT d4e26 component by specific context NL NT lighting component PT NT system component PT NT watercraft component PT BT components PT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL NT box cabin boat PT NT cabin boat PT NT house lighter PT NT open boat PT NT open day boat PT BT transport PT d4e76 craft by construction NL NT carvel built boat PT NT clinker built boat PT NT moulded boat PT BT transport PT d4e97 craft by context NL NT Aire and Calder compartment boat PT NT BACAT barge PT NT BACAT ship PT NT jebus PT NT mine boat PT NT one hundred and seventy ton compartment boat PT NT tub boat PT BT transport PT d4e131 craft by function NL NT channel clearance craft PT NT competitive craft PT NT recreational craft PT NT service craft PT NT training craft PT NT transport craft PT NT waste disposal vessel PT BT transport PT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL NT blue top PT NT henpeeked PT BT transport PT d4e183 craft by material NL NT aluminium boat PT NT carbon fibre boat PT NT composite boat PT NT concrete boat PT NT fibreglass boat PT NT iron boat PT NT skin boat PT NT steel boat PT NT titanium boat PT NT wooden boat PT BT transport PT d4e227 craft by motive power NL NT diesel powered boat PT NT electric powered boat PT NT equine animal powered boat PT NT fixed line powered boat PT NT human powered boat PT NT petrol powered boat PT NT steam powered boat PT NT tide or current powered boat PT NT unpowered boat PT NT wind powered boat PT BT transport PT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL NT bow hauled boat PT NT oar propelled boat PT NT paddle propelled boat PT NT paddle wheel propelled boat PT NT propeller boat PT NT punt pole propelled boat PT NT sail propelled boat PT NT sweep propelled boat PT NT towed boat PT NT water wheel propelled boat PT BT transport PT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL NT admiral class boat PT NT josher PT NT river class boat PT NT royalty class boat PT NT star class boat PT NT station boat (British Waterways) PT NT town class boat PT BT narrow boat PT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL NT boat equipment PT NT equine equipment PT NT ship's equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL NT metalworking equipment PT NT rope working equipment PT NT woodworking equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL NT cleaning equipment PT NT communications equipment PT NT construction equipment PT NT diving equipment PT NT docking equipment PT NT engineering equipment PT NT forming and shaping equipment PT NT founding equipment PT NT handling equipment PT NT heating equipment PT NT lifesaving and protective equipment PT NT maintenance and repairing equipment PT NT marking equipment PT NT measuring equipment PT NT moving and transport equipment PT NT navigating equipment PT NT power producing equipment PT NT pumping equipment PT NT salvaging equipment PT NT striking equipment PT NT surveying equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT d4e470 trow by hull type NL NT boxed trow PT NT flush decked trow PT NT half boxed trow PT NT open moulded trow PT BT trow PT d4e496 trow by rig type NL NT ketch rigged trow PT NT sloop rigged trow PT NT smack rigged trow PT NT square rigged trow PT BT trow PT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL NT above decks watercraft component PT NT below decks watercraft component PT BT watercraft component PT