Re: [Paddlewise] nomenclature

From: Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:59:11 -0800 (PST)
Okay Richard, you've piqued my interest:  why?  saltwater?

I thought a 'boat' was what you got into when the 'ship' sinks, and
surely these freighters are large enough to carry lifeboats.

Shawn

Richard Culpeper <culpeper_at_tbaytel.net> wrote:
:A Great Lakes Freighter is a boat, not a ship, despite what the 
:designers might say.

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