Meaning of OFF.NO. ?

[jeffersgb]

Can anyone tell me what the following signifies please? It is carved on a wooden board just inside the cabin entrance of my recently purchased Ballerina II ?
OFF.NO. 342640 R.T. 2 47/100 . The last bit is 47 over 100
Thanks

 

[cliff]

Official Number.

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

 

[photodog]

The Boat has been part 1 registered.... this is the official registration plaque.... OFF NO... Official Number. xxxxx

RT.. Registered Tonnage. 2 and 47/100 tons.....

 

[FullCircle]

looks very like your Registration plaque, and the 2 47/100 is the Thames Tonnage,
explained here.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Measurement

 

[VicS]

As Cliff says. Followed by the registered tonnage (nearly two and a half!) That's a figure based on the below decks volume. Not to be confused with displacement.

The boat must have at sometime have been "Part one" registered..

 

[VicS]

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2 47/100 is the Thames Tonnage

[/ QUOTE ] No not Thames tonnage. Registered tonnage.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Can you give a short précis here for those too lazy to google registered tonnage... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Kilter]

What's a précis? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ShipsWoofy]

oh silly! [wiki]A précis (pronounced pray-see) is a type of summarizing written in the writer's own words about a text source.[/wiki]

what's a wiki /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Kilter]

[ QUOTE ]
what's a wiki

[/ QUOTE ]

It's what you put in an oil lampi!

 

[ShipsWoofy]

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

ok that made me do a muttley

 

[jeffersgb]

Thanks for all the info. I just checked the number with the UK Ship Register and the record for the boat has been closed.I don't see much point in re-registering.

 

[Kilter]

[ QUOTE ]
Thanks for all the info. I just checked the number with the UK Ship Register and the record for the boat has been closed.I don't see much point in re-registering.

[/ QUOTE ]

I think that may qualify as a lakesailor! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jeffersgb]

I think that may qualify as a lakesailor! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Explanation please, je ne vous comprend pas?

 

[BrendanS]

It's a forum game.

Person A asks a question
Person B answers
Person C gives same answer
Person A thanks C instead of A

When that happens it's a lakesailor

Full rules here
http://www.lakelandimages.co.uk/lakesailoring/

 

[cliff]

[ QUOTE ]
It's a forum game.

Person A asks a question
Person B answers
Person C gives same answer
Person A thanks C instead of A

When that happens it's a lakesailor

Full rules here
http://www.lakelandimages.co.uk/lakesailoring/

[/ QUOTE ]Do you need more coffee there Brenda?
Person A asks a question
Person B answers
Person C gives same answer
Person A thanks C instead of <span style="color:red"><u>B</u></span> /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

 

[macd]

And for 'short precis', look under 'tautology'... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[sailorman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnage