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Posted 06 November 2009 20:59
2nd Officer

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Hi.

To all you "old salts"and others   Please tell me when does a BOAT become a SHIP

If I am wrong I may have to wash  dishes for some time

Alex

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Posted 06 November 2009 21:00
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Boat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat

Ship - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship


David
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You do not know what you do not know!
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Posted 06 November 2009 21:00
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You can fit a boat on a ship, but you cannot fit a ship on a boat.

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Posted 06 November 2009 21:01
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All I know is that you can put a boat on a ship.  But you CANNOT put a ship on a boat!
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Posted 06 November 2009 21:08
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Yawn !!!

brillo

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Posted 06 November 2009 21:13
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Brillo

Is it past your bedtime.lol.

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Oceana, Fjords , June 2009. Ventura, Med, Oct 2008. Photo's: Click on WWW
 
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Posted 06 November 2009 21:20
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Hi

I think it would be a good idea to get the marigolds out

Alex

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Posted 06 November 2009 22:19
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It all depends - either whatever floats your boat OR whatever dips your ship?

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Posted 07 November 2009 06:28
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A SHIP is a vessel I board in Southampton to go cruise to the Mediterranean, etc and back for a fortnight or more.

A BOAT is Bridleway Open to All Traffic, where I can enjoy a walk in sometimes pleasant and peaceful scenary.

Derek “The Monocled Mutineer” Kane

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Posted 07 November 2009 07:45
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I always thought that anything over 100 feet long was a ship, unless it's a yacht, a yacht being a vessel not used for making revenue, which is why the Royal Yacht Btitannia was a yacht and not a ship.

Ann

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