Port side

[SJ]

> From: "Al Powell" <apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu>

> > **** Port side = nautical term = drivers side . . . . more concise than
> > saying right side.
>
> As a memory aid, there's an old saying:
>
> "When the sherry is gone, the port is left".
**** That wont help much if you dont specify facing fore or aft.
You need a rhyme that tells you more . . .like the one for the red and green
channel buoy lights . . "red, right, returning".


> Port side = left side, but it matters mainly when sailing or playing with
> oil tankers.
**** BTDT. Had a sailboat . .. and played Do-Sa-Do with tankers.
But the terminology does help avoid confusion when describing repair
procedures.
"Loosen the starbd brake line which is located on the for'd face of the aft
pressure regulator which is located on the port side, just inside the aft
port wheel." . . . . . . which is where I'm at this weekend.

 . . . Red Sails in the Sunset . . . Way out on the sea . . . . .de dum de
dum da dee . . . .

SJ