There were several long threads on a UK forum the other day about a few things we couldn't decide what were called.
The weight you place on a rode to hold it down. Chum is an old trade name. Angel, kellet (my favorite, because it can't refer to anything else), and Rider (also trade name) are also common, but none seem to be found in any widely accepted dictionary.
Kedge. The dictionaries list this either as a verb or as the anchor you use to do the verb (move the boat). But many seem to use it as a stylish alternative to "anchor" or "bower" (which is you main anchor). Or they use it to mean their storm anchor, which is just wrong, because a kedge is generally smaller. It is often a different type (alloy pivoting fluke).
Rode. Is it the connection between the boat and the anchor (or mooring or drogue), or does it signify a rope rode, as opposed to a chain rode? I've read many arguments. I like the first one, because otherwise, we have no generic term for that function; for example, we can refer to a shroud without specifying whether it is metal or synthetic).
I published a book on anchoring a while back, and I settled on using a glossary so that I could use terms consistently through sometimes complex discussions.
And any term you would like to add because you find it vague or used in conflicting ways!
The weight you place on a rode to hold it down. Chum is an old trade name. Angel, kellet (my favorite, because it can't refer to anything else), and Rider (also trade name) are also common, but none seem to be found in any widely accepted dictionary.
Kedge. The dictionaries list this either as a verb or as the anchor you use to do the verb (move the boat). But many seem to use it as a stylish alternative to "anchor" or "bower" (which is you main anchor). Or they use it to mean their storm anchor, which is just wrong, because a kedge is generally smaller. It is often a different type (alloy pivoting fluke).
Rode. Is it the connection between the boat and the anchor (or mooring or drogue), or does it signify a rope rode, as opposed to a chain rode? I've read many arguments. I like the first one, because otherwise, we have no generic term for that function; for example, we can refer to a shroud without specifying whether it is metal or synthetic).
I published a book on anchoring a while back, and I settled on using a glossary so that I could use terms consistently through sometimes complex discussions.
And any term you would like to add because you find it vague or used in conflicting ways!
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