Monty by Jim Meddick for August 31, 2021

I’m wondering what he is smoking in that pipe.

In other words, watch your step.

You’ll know when you’ve reached the end. That last step’s a beaut!

‘Spanish burton’ is a pulley system. Thanks, Alexa.

Bollards are the posts that you tie the warps(docklines) to.

“And therefore three cheers for Nantucket; and come a stove boat and stove body when they will, for stave my soul Jove himself cannot.” —Melville. Stove: smashed, destroyed (by the whale’s fluke, in this case).

You’ll know he’s the genuine article if he quotes Quint re: the body of Mary Lee… ;-)

Bollards? No, it’s true!

In this case, getting ‘stove in’ means getting hurt. A boat that’s had a hole knocked in it has been stove in.

The old guy’s right you know. A moment’s inattention and a boat can kill you.

Man, Popeye really went downhill.

Great comments and explanations here today. Kudos all!

Ketch yawl later, old timer.

“Spanish burton” : hoisting rig similar to block & tackle. “Bollard” : fixed post used to secure lines from boats.

“Spanish burton”: arrangement of pulleys similar to a lock & tackle. “Bollard”: fixed vertical post used to secure line from a vessel. “Warp”: such a line.

“lock” = “block”

Sea “weed”

Reminds me of the Dr. Who Episode “The Curse of the Black Spot.” Captain Avery: To the rigging, you dogs! Let go the sails! Avanti! Put the bunting in the sack of the clews! Amy: I swear he’s making half this stuff up! Rory: Well we’re gonna need some kind of phrase book!

Comment!

never mind the bollards was such a great album…

Ol’ Timer gave good advice! I hope Monty and Dehlia are careful enough not to get stove!