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[–] BonkTheAnnoyed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Late to the party, but:

A vessel may be defined as an object that keeps the water either in or out; it is the latter sort that concerns us.

The Elements of Seamanship by Roger C Taylor

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I went looking for it and found only a book of the same name written by William Harwar Parker, in 1864.

https://archive.org/details/elementsofseaman00park/mode/1up

It's less entertaining...

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I guess I now know what my Dad is getting for his birthday...