Bottle Screws/ Turning Buckles

[j.sabourn]

I think the difference between calling a bottle screw such, or calling it a turning buckle, which are both the same thing to my knowledge, depends on what era you were at sea at. I always have called a bottle screw as such, and believe it is an americanism to call it a turning buckle, unless someone considers them 2 different things. I was working with an american at one time and at times didnt know what he was talking about re certain objects. I finally in one instant asked him to what he was referring. He asked me could I see the buee. I said what are you talking about, he said the buee the buee. It finally struck me he was saying Buoy, I said you mean the boy, he said no the Buee. Finished up in an argument, then he said how do you spell it so I said buoy, there he said I am right it is a buee. As we pronounce buoy as boy so to speak, going by the spelling he was right. Every American I have met pronounces the same buee. Cheers John Sabourn

[Captain Kong]

That was the same when I was on the wheel going into San Francisco Bay, , the Pilot saying things like "Hard right rudder,", `Yer What?` `Hard Right Rudder , NOW!`, , `do you mean starboard?` , , `Get the goddamn wheel over.`
`If you spoke English I would understand` , Captain, `He means Hard a Starboard, ` `Oh OK` WHEEL OVER.
Pilot, " Your like a bunch of Goddamn Greeks."
I dont know how they went on in WW2 when they had combined operations with UK and US troops or ships.
Cheers
Brian

[Tony Morcom]

Just in case anyone has any doubt about what a turnbuckle / bottlescrew is:06022.jpg

[Tony Wilding]

had my stepdaughter here from California recently, they call a handbag a purse, i said no, a purse is what goes in a handbag to keep your money in, she would not agree, an American says , I dove into the Sea, not dived, another term on American Warships is Flank Speed, ! maybe thats full ahead ?

[Captain Gordon Whittaker]

What do you expect from people who call your bum a fanny, and the other female orifice a piece of ass? Nations divided by a common language.

[Red Lead Ted]

Turnbuckle, Was the term the yank,s used, Bottle screw, Was our terminology Same thing done the same job Regards lads Terry.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
I think there is two distinct things here the Turnbuckle I think is the one that is open where you can see the threads and can use any small flat object like a spanner to tighten it up, the other is a bottle screw where that is incased in steel with a hole either side where you insert a marlin spike to adjust it. I'm not sure but a bottle screw might have been invented so that the holes could be sealed from salt water by filling with grease, when it was used in a semi permanent position.
Cheers Des
Keep her of the knuckle Harry

[happy daze john in oz]

had my stepdaughter here from California recently, they call a handbag a purse, i said no, a purse is what goes in a handbag to keep your money in, she would not agree, an American says , I dove into the Sea, not dived, another term on American Warships is Flank Speed, ! maybe thats full ahead ?

No mate, a handbag is the guy that very posh lady drags along.

[happy daze john in oz]

What do you expect from people who call your bum a fanny, and the other female orifice a piece of ass? Nations divided by a common language.

Unless of course you were on some British ship of maybe UCL or P%O, then it would have a very different meaning, a piece of ass that is!

[Les Woodard]

Beat me to it Des as I to remember that there was two types but both done the same task. Like yourself I think the bottle screw was for a more permenant use where as the turnbuckle was for shorter tasks hence they where more open and if used more prone to corrosion. Mind you the buckle type are a lot lighter than the bottle type.