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Setting pole
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A setting pole or quant is a pole, handled by a crew member, to move boats, barges or punts by pushing the craft in the desired direction. The pole is used to push against the river or sea bed or, in
Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear
Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear
Quanting the Gladdon
Quanting the Gladdon
Setting poles propelling Lewis and Clark's keelboat on the back of the 2004 U.S. Nickel
Setting poles propelling Lewis and Clark's keelboat on the back of the 2004 U.S. Nickel
Boat
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A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats.
Setting pole
…A setting pole or quant (quant pole) is a pole, handled by a crew member, to move boats, barges (in which case it is also called a barge pole) or punts by pushing the craft in the desired direction. The pole is used to push against the…
A recreational motorboat with an outboard motor
A recreational motorboat with an outboard motor
Silver model of a boat, tomb PG 789, Royal Cemetery of Ur, 2600–2500 BCE
Silver model of a boat, tomb PG 789, Royal Cemetery of Ur, 2600–2500 BCE
Boats with sails in Bangladesh
Boats with sails in Bangladesh
Traditional Toba Batak boat (c. 1870), photograph by Kristen Feilberg
Traditional Toba Batak boat (c. 1870), photograph by Kristen Feilberg