deireadh leathainn | the square end at the stern of a boat. |
stobhadh | steaming the wood in a specially prepared box. Enables the builder to shape the wood as he likes. [Cf. bocsa stobhaidh.] |
lannan | roeves. [NOTES: a note added in second hand – (roves?).] |
glomaradh | wooden vice. |
sodhla | flooring in a boat. |
claigeann | the stem. |
àite suidhe | seat at the back of a boat. Elsewhere called ‘sileadh’. |
tobhta thogail | a seat in the middle of a boat which could be lifted depending on the number of oarsmen needed. |
unlair | cross bearer in a boat. |
an dùnadh | wooden supports at a boat’s stern. |
timcheal bheoil | top strake. |
ocstar | supports under seats at stern and stem. In older boats this extended right round the boat. |
shoudhla | the bung. |
bocsa stobhaidh | steam box. [Cf. stobhadh.] |
casan | wooden props on which the boat rests when not in use. |
locair chrom | plane used for corners and rounded fitments. |
pliudhain | the flutes on an anchor. |
iarunn stiùradh | pintle of a rudder. |
falmadair | part of rudder held in your hand. ‘An fhuilm’ in South Uist. |
bal guailleadh | rope used for tying up. Located at front stem. |
pleadhachas | a mixture. “Pleadhachas de Bheurla.” |