Book-recommendation-filter: help me choose a book to get for my dad for Christmas. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Dec 20, 2009 - 28 answers

Career Filter: My goal is to spend a few years (maybe more) living at sea as professional crew on a ship/yacht/tall ship. How do I get there quickly but responsibly? What training? What is the job market like? What jobs to look for? Help!? [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Oct 22, 2009 - 9 answers

Sailors, artists, and sailor-artists, help! I have three winches that I'd like to do something artistic with. [more inside]
posted by zap rowsdower on Jun 22, 2009 - 4 answers

What is the derivation of the nautical term dolphin? Not the mammal please. A dolphin is a cluster of pile or a similar object, used for mooring vessels. If there is no answer could I be pointed in the right direction for information?
posted by uaimh on Sep 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a sailor's equivalent to the phrases "stir-crazy" and "cabin fever"? [more inside]
posted by vraxoin on Jun 30, 2008 - 14 answers

Looking for quality video games with nautical or sea-faring themes. [more inside]
posted by SBMike on Sep 20, 2007 - 15 answers

Does anyone know where I can find the theme song to the '80's PBS show "The Voyage of the Mimi"? [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on May 14, 2007 - 10 answers

In the Stan Rogers song "The Mary Ellen Carter", what does "crumble into scale" mean? [more inside]
posted by Johnny Assay on May 7, 2007 - 5 answers

Where can I buy some nice nautical charts of the Canary Islands? [more inside]
posted by DZ-015 on Oct 5, 2006 - 5 answers

What is this rusty nautical item? (image in the more inside) [more inside]
posted by antifuse on Apr 19, 2006 - 64 answers

So I watched Master and Commander again last night... [more inside]
posted by AlexReynolds on May 6, 2005 - 26 answers