Michelnou Posted January 29, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2022 I wonder if a seaman on an American schooner, in 1830-1850, could use a boathook ? Thanks for your answer. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 29, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 29, 2022 Do you mean one of these? Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeband Posted January 29, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 29, 2022 Mike, Just right for the period you mention is 'Two years before the mast' by Robert Dana, first published in 1840. This pops up quickly in a web search and you can get pdf or paper versions. The pdf that I have does not react to a word search so you would have to read the whole thing to find a boat hook (if there is one), but a more recent scan might behave better. The book is worth reading anyway to get a flavour of serving on an American merchant ship and sailing round the Horn to what became San Francisco. George mtaylor 1 Quote George Bandurek Near the coast in Sussex, England Current build: HMS Whiting (Caldercraft Ballahoo with enhancements) Previous builds: Cutter Sherbourne (Caldercraft) and many non-ship models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted January 29, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 29, 2022 As a weapon they were used at least since the Middle Age. There were meant to poke between armour plates and to pull knights off their horses. So, I would assume that their civilian use has been around also for a long time. mtaylor 1 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jud Posted January 29, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2022 The book is worth reading anyway to get a flavour of serving on an American merchant ship and sailing round the Horn to what became San Francisco. //////// mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr PR Posted January 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 30, 2022 "Falconers Universal Dictionary of the Marine" of 1769 describes boat hooks and has a drawing of one in Plate III. So they were in use before 1769. mtaylor and Mark P 2 Quote Phil Current build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19611-albatros-by-dr-pr-mantua-scale-140-about-1815/&tab=comments#comment-601276 Previous build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19321-uss-oklahoma-city-clg-5-1971-3d-cad-model/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelnou Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted January 30, 2022 Hi Guys, I thank you for your answers. Yes Allanyed I speak of these boat instrument which is still very useful on any boat or ship. I wanted to be sure that to fit a 1850 schooner with that instrument was not a chronological mistake. Clearly not Mike mtaylor and allanyed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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