1. The keel |
druim | |
fliuch bhord | |
bord timchioll na togalach | board above the bridge in the middle. |
bul-pios | stabilisers on outside. |
maide builg | [stabilisers on outside.] |
farghram | piece going on top of keel when worn down. |
crann tairng | wooden nail. |
seaghla | [?] plug on fliuch bhord. |
2. The rib-cage with its different parts |
na Raghan | |
rangas (s.n.) (masc., beag) | piece [?] on which tobhta lies also where you rest your feet on bottom of boat. |
an t-apran | apron. |
[large boats] | On large boats (30 ft +) claigean a stigh (fore stem) keel [?] is [agus?] clagann a muigh (after stem). |
3. Stem and stern |
clagan deiridh | |
clagan tòisich | |
4. The planking |
cuairt thoisich | tying everything together. |
cuairt dheiridh | |
5. The gunwale |
A Beul | gunwale. |
6. Interior parts, such as seats |
tobhta | seat. |
na bacan | |
na h-iarain stiurach | gutchets [?] and pintons [?]. [gudgeons and pintles?] |
lannan | [?] planks used for dragging boat along shore (used also for coffins). |
na bacan cnagan | [agus] where oars were placed. |
7. Fittings for oars |
8. Rudder and its fittings |
stiùir | rudder. |
falmadair | |
tilear | what you would hold in hand. |
yoke | [?] ropes used for steering. |
9. Fittings for a mast |
step | [?] bit where mast is fixed at bottom. |
stilcher | [?] bit where mast is fixed at bottom for bigger boats |
acfhuinn | rigging. |
an traralair | [?] piece of iron that goes round mast. |
an t-slat shiul | [?] boom, lowest one also spar. |
10. Other fittings if sails are to be used |
crinkles | [cringles?] pieces of iron used and [?] short sail, tied to boltrup [boltrope?]. |
11. Parts of an oar |
lunn | piece inside boat. |
liadh | piece going in water. |
dornag | piece in hand. |
12. Tools used in boat-building |
tal | adze. |
locair | plane. |
gilleab | [?] cold chisel. |
sgathair | wood chisel. |
ghileab nadurra | |
an torgh | long piece of iron, acre [?]. |
brus | brace. |
spich-shrang | [?] fine [?], six inch nail for putting into da bheul and [?]. |
13. Any other words or expressions |
blèr | made from wool [?] or cotton, made fine with an axe and mixed with tar and inserted between planks to keep watertight. |
bios-naois | on front of boat, bowsprit. |