They are not Pontoons!
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Posted: Sep 11, 2013 - 03:20 PM
"But if it happens after the crew fell off & I'm drifting miles away, does it make a sound?"
The water bombers,(flying boats) that operated in the summers for forest fire suppression called the small floats,(whoops, I better term them "appendages") at the end of the wings sponsons. The lower portion of the aircraft, that provided buoyancy was the hull.
http://www.bombardier.com…amphibious-aircraft.html
Edited by Edchris177 on Sep 11, 2013 - 03:21 PM.
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Posted: Sep 11, 2013 - 04:11 PM
Other than calling our hulls "pontoons" the other comment that makes me cringe equally and frequently is telling me that my Shiba Inu "looks like a fox". If I had a dollar for each time I've heard both I'd be stinking rich! -
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Posted: Sep 11, 2013 - 04:22 PM
I actually heard one of he America's cup announcer say "lee-ward". Ugh
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Posted: Sep 11, 2013 - 05:43 PM
This thread is, well, entertaining. Carry on.
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Posted: Sep 11, 2013 - 09:38 PM
Here is a pontoon boat
It's just missing that stick... You know, the stick you hang this funny looking flapping fabric. And what's the deal with that bunch of cables and ropes all over the place? Oh yeah, how about theze piece of plywood you stick in the center of the pontoon. Have no idea what's for...
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 07:48 AM
And why does every non-catsailor call ALL beach cats, Hobiecats?? My mother does that all the time and it drives me nuts! That's like calling all refrigerators Fridgidairs or something
Which reminds me about pronouncing windward and leeward properly. I live in Norfolk, VA and you can always tell the out-of-towners by the way they mispronounce local city names:
Norfolk - they say nor-folk, it should be norfuck or for the old timers, Nahfuck
Suffolk - they say Suf-folk, should be Suffuck
Portsmouth - they say Ports-mouth, should be Portsmuth -
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 08:24 AM
guy at McD's was actually afraid that my shiba (sitting quiet and still) was a wolf dog and would jump out of the passenger seat into the drive up window and kill him. he wouldn't open the window all the way to prevent that from happening
(sorry for the hijack)
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 08:25 AM
Have ya tried the decaffeinated coffee?
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 01:24 PM
Yes..."Hobie Cat" = Generic term for Beach Cat. -
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 05:26 PM
Oh well that explains it. The next time someone tells me to go Nahfuck myself I will react differently.
I HATE it when someone calls my 5.7 a hobiecat (one word said that way). Yes I know that all catamarans are hobie 16s but mine is WAY bigger than that. And faster. Plus the pontoons are shaped way different.
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 - 07:11 PM
Of course when I stay over in Jolly Olde England they pronounce those (original English) names quite differently, & get agitated about how you usurpers butcher the Queens English.
God forbid an overnighter in Scotland, or anywhere in Newfoundland, you may assume they speak some foreign tongue. Robin Williams did a good skit on that.
Hell, even you 'Mericans pronounce things wildly different, depending on where in the Lower 48 you are. Just ask an Atlanta Belle, a Bostonian, & someone from Jersey where they park their car. Our cab driver in New Orleans,(or should I say Nawlins)was a linguistic experience
The Aussies & the Kiwis have their own unique slant, but they have an excuse...have you ever tried taking while upside down?
Some of the weirdest is in the Caribbean, trying to figure out the air traffic control guy in Mo Bay is always an exercise in linguistic gymnastics.
In the end, who really cares, & what does it matter? There are beautiful girls everywhere & most countries make good beer. If they have Beachcats to boot, it's win/win.
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Posted: Sep 13, 2013 - 07:43 AM
Well dang so it would confuse many of you if I asked what kind of coke you want?
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Posted: Sep 13, 2013 - 11:28 AM
No, that one's easy:
"What kind of coke do you want?"
"Beer."
"Oh..."
'Nuff said. Some things transcend pronunciation barriers.
Tom
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Posted: Sep 13, 2013 - 08:06 PM
One more pontoon boat
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Posted: Sep 13, 2013 - 08:11 PM
And this
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