21 Jan 2009 #1 Slinky Spring Well-Known Member Joined 20 Jun 2003 Messages 586 Location merseyside Visit site I need some nautical terms beginning with the letters N Q and X. Any suggestions welcomed
21 Jan 2009 #2 Black Sheep Well-Known Member Joined 13 Nov 2005 Messages 2,005 Location East coast, UK Visit site Nauseous Queasy X-cretion But only on a rough crossing!
21 Jan 2009 #3 Twister_Ken Well-Known Member Joined 31 May 2001 Messages 27,584 Location 'ang on a mo, I'll just take some bearings Visit site Nip (a line 'nipped' onto an anchor cable) Quarantine Xebec (traditional mediterranean sailing boat)
21 Jan 2009 #4 Black Sheep Well-Known Member Joined 13 Nov 2005 Messages 2,005 Location East coast, UK Visit site or more seriously... Navigation Nav lights Nautical Neap tides Night passage Noon sight Notices to mariners Norseman fitting Navy North Nylon Nimbostratus Quarantine Quayside Quinquireme of Ninevah (2 in one there!) A bit stuck on X... apart from Xray (as in inspection of keelbolts).
or more seriously... Navigation Nav lights Nautical Neap tides Night passage Noon sight Notices to mariners Norseman fitting Navy North Nylon Nimbostratus Quarantine Quayside Quinquireme of Ninevah (2 in one there!) A bit stuck on X... apart from Xray (as in inspection of keelbolts).
21 Jan 2009 #5 AIDY Well-Known Member Joined 19 Jan 2004 Messages 7,763 Location Muckle Flugga www.ybw.com N - November
21 Jan 2009 #6 michael_w Well-Known Member Joined 8 Oct 2005 Messages 5,872 Visit site Nobby - Type of Manx sailing fishing boat. Quant - Young flagpole used on the Norfolk Broads to propel engineless boats. X-band - Radar.
Nobby - Type of Manx sailing fishing boat. Quant - Young flagpole used on the Norfolk Broads to propel engineless boats. X-band - Radar.
21 Jan 2009 #7 MoodySabre Well-Known Member Joined 24 Oct 2006 Messages 17,756 Location Bradwell and Leigh-on-Sea Visit site North (cardinal) Quick (flashing) XTE - cross track error
21 Jan 2009 #8 S Sandyman Well-Known Member Joined 2 Jun 2007 Messages 7,326 Visit site Having trouble with that nautical crossword ???? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
21 Jan 2009 #9 sailorman Well-Known Member Joined 21 May 2003 Messages 78,990 Location temp ashore, i expect to be back🤞 Visit site X-Craft Xebec Q-Ship Quadrant Quadruple expansion engine Quarantine Quater Quarter gallery Quarter Bill Quarter bolcks Quarter deck Quarter tonner Quarter gunner Quarter master Quatuor maria Quay Quebec Queen Annes free gift Queen Elizebeth HMS ditto RMS Queen Mary Quest Shackletons ship Quiberon Bay Quick flashing light Quickwork Quilting Quintant Quiros, Pedro Quoin Quota Act Quoit Quanting
X-Craft Xebec Q-Ship Quadrant Quadruple expansion engine Quarantine Quater Quarter gallery Quarter Bill Quarter bolcks Quarter deck Quarter tonner Quarter gunner Quarter master Quatuor maria Quay Quebec Queen Annes free gift Queen Elizebeth HMS ditto RMS Queen Mary Quest Shackletons ship Quiberon Bay Quick flashing light Quickwork Quilting Quintant Quiros, Pedro Quoin Quota Act Quoit Quanting
21 Jan 2009 #10 Boomshanka Well-Known Member Joined 18 Aug 2007 Messages 2,406 Location Côte d'Solent Visit site X-yachts
21 Jan 2009 #11 B BlueSkyNick Well-Known Member Joined 29 Apr 2003 Messages 11,766 Location Near a marina, sailing club and pub Visit site [ QUOTE ] A bit stuck on X... apart from Xray (as in inspection of keelbolts). [/ QUOTE ] or even as part of the phonetic alphabet.
[ QUOTE ] A bit stuck on X... apart from Xray (as in inspection of keelbolts). [/ QUOTE ] or even as part of the phonetic alphabet.
22 Jan 2009 #12 Black Sheep Well-Known Member Joined 13 Nov 2005 Messages 2,005 Location East coast, UK Visit site [ QUOTE ] I need some nautical terms beginning with the letters N Q and X. [/ QUOTE ] Nope - I can't think of any words beginning with N Q and X...
[ QUOTE ] I need some nautical terms beginning with the letters N Q and X. [/ QUOTE ] Nope - I can't think of any words beginning with N Q and X...
22 Jan 2009 #13 P Pinnacle Well-Known Member Joined 6 Jan 2006 Messages 5,329 Visit site How about No!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
22 Jan 2009 #14 Kukri Well-Known Member Joined 23 Jul 2008 Messages 15,562 Location East coast UK. Mostly. Sometimes the Philippines Visit site The Maritime Attache and Permanent Representative to the IMO at the Chinese Embassy in London is the charming and very capable Madame Xu. Err...that's as much as I can offer for X...
The Maritime Attache and Permanent Representative to the IMO at the Chinese Embassy in London is the charming and very capable Madame Xu. Err...that's as much as I can offer for X...
22 Jan 2009 #15 AntarcticPilot Well-Known Member Joined 4 May 2007 Messages 11,113 Location Cambridge, UK www.cooperandyau.co.uk Xylophilous - living on wood. I guess that applies to a) owners of classic boats b) Teredo and c) Gribble! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Xylophilous - living on wood. I guess that applies to a) owners of classic boats b) Teredo and c) Gribble! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
22 Jan 2009 #16 PuffTheMagicDragon Well-Known Member Joined 16 May 2001 Messages 14,403 Visit site Xenophobia - frequently invoked when coming across boatloads of illegal immigrants.