tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post5955980112658596691..comments2024-03-28T07:41:39.861-07:00Comments on The Gondola Blog: Red Seats under the Ponte ScalziGondola Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-80625262326949413922009-11-13T15:22:29.232-08:002009-11-13T15:22:29.232-08:00The green tube is a segment of garden-hose, which ...The green tube is a segment of garden-hose, which is used as part of a mooring assembly. It's the part that often wraps around a vertical palina.Gondola Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-12338811014776570862009-11-13T03:34:53.570-08:002009-11-13T03:34:53.570-08:00The gondolier has a green tube by his feet. Is tha...The gondolier has a green tube by his feet. Is that a bilge pump or maybe an anti-theft rope he would loop around a palina?Tamas Feher from Hungarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-40906833507705108172009-11-12T03:58:07.900-08:002009-11-12T03:58:07.900-08:00Yes, this boat is one of the ambassadors. Every ti...Yes, this boat is one of the ambassadors. Every time I've visited Venice, I've seen this boat (the varnished trasto da pura is what makes it unique in my mind). I always pause for a moment and think of how well the owner keeps this boat. Truly admirable.Bob Eastonhttp://bob-easton.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-6723292489462575462009-11-12T01:32:17.068-08:002009-11-12T01:32:17.068-08:00Oh yes, they do crack.
In fact a little more bendi...Oh yes, they do crack.<br />In fact a little more bending and this one probably would have cracked.<br /><br />the ferro does protect the front of the boat. not only physically, but psychologically. On several occasions I've had near collisions with boats here in Newport. In each case the guy was drunk, stupid, or both. But they were all smart enough to realize (sometimes at the last minute) that tangling with me and my big stainless steel ferro would certainly guarantee scratches and other damage to their boat.<br />If you're going to play "chicken" with boats, it helps to have that big metal shiny thing up front.Gondola Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-44742734802178531682009-11-12T01:07:31.992-08:002009-11-12T01:07:31.992-08:00Maybe the red-loving gondolier is a Ferrari tifosi...Maybe the red-loving gondolier is a Ferrari tifosi?<br /><br />Traditional wisdom says a gondola's ferro with its easily bent fingers can protect the wooden hull from damage in collisions.<br /><br />However, being made of aluminium, the ferro of this boat probably can't be mended to regain its original shape or it would crack?Tamas Feher from Hungarynoreply@blogger.com