Boat hook
A boat hook or boat hook is a rod or handle with a hook at the end. In contrast to the grappling hook as a means of attack, it is mainly used to fish objects or people out of the water or to pull yourself - including the boat - towards other boats or the pier. With the tip you can push yourself off the jetty. In the Low German language, the boat hook is also called "peek hook" (peek = prick / point, ie "hook with a point").
Another use is the handling (fastening or loosening) of a mooring line on dolphins or bollards one to two meters away .
Boat hooks are also used in sailing, for example, the spinnaker or genoa should be streamlined short or vang with a neck to be stretched more. There are models in which the end of a paddle is designed as a boat hook, this design is popular on small dinghies.
particularities
- The sea snail Harpago chiragra bears the German name Großer Bootshaken .
- In heraldry , the ship / boat hook is a mean figure . For example, it appears in the family coat of arms of the noble family Oppeln-Bronikowski . Often combined with other heraldic figures, the hook is possible with all heraldic possible colors in the coat of arms. Biberist called him confused as hook fastenings .
See also
- Storm hook (tool) , tear hook, fire hook or storm hook
- Raft hook
- Releasing hook
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oswald, Gert : Lexicon of Heraldry . Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich. 1984. p. 344. ISBN 978-3-411-02149-9