This month's worldwide amateur expertise is nautical

I was wondering how long of a "piece of string" etc they could have tethered to past and future Titanic expeditions … so …

TIL "the bitter end" is to do with anchors, which max out at around 1000 feet if you're very lucky … roughly 300-500 metres which is the same max depth military submarines (allegedly) go to

It is that part of an anchor cable which is #abaft the #bitts and thus remains #inboard when a ship is riding at anchor … naval jargon is up there with the best of them, to the #BitterEnd

1939 Larson Falls Flyer 17′ Split Cockpit sports boat, powered by a Gray Marine Six Cylinder Inboard Phantom Engine.

Streamline Moderne at its awesomest.

Source: Attribution decay. Probably an item shot from an auction that no longer exists.

#streamlinemoderne #artdeco #boat #sportsboat #Larson #FallsFlyer #Inboard #phantomengine

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