What is the difference between a pedal boat and a paddle boat? A pedal boat uses your feet to power the boat. A paddle boat uses paddle wheels to power the boat… so most pedal boats are paddle boats as well.
@OldCatLady I think I would not have seen this, but being tagged made me curious. I would not have suffered in silence, and would be compelled to point out the error (even though others already had).
I’ve drifted away a bit from reading Meh (and even Casemates). No real reasons for doing so, other than that it’s become a bit repetitive, and it is, after all, summer. I have Meh and Casemates set to tag me when I’m mentioned, and saw the note via email that someone had. Since it was someone I liked, I came to see what it was all about.
Nice to see a discussion about grammar (and spelling) instead of unpleasantness.
I haven’t first-hand experienced enough of the choices to give a fair assessment, but I will say that pedal boats look relaxing, but are positively exhausting.
Sailboat, canoe, kayak… in some circumstances a raft or inner tube, row boat if I am not going very far.
And years ago I had rather a blast running the river that goes down Ben Nevis (tallest mountain in the UK - is in NW Scotland, from the summit you can see Ireland except that I was never on the summit in except a heavy fog which sucked as I really wanted to see the view - I had worked for outward bound in Scotland) on an “air bed” (aka in USA english air mattress). The rapids had names like the “leg breaker”.
We had the first two teams with the best time, the first couple of men with the best time, the first woman with the best time, and everyone got a small “participation” bottle … And the prizes were different sizes of scotch? whiskey? (I now forget as this was years ago and I don’t drink). We lined up all the bottles by size on the floor along one wall in the staff room - something like 26 or 27 bottles. As there was a no drinking nor alcohol on the premises policy we were taking a risk. But the Warden (director) was out of town so we were safe. Or so we thought. He came back early and confiscated everyone’s winnings.
@mml666 Kayak on class 5 though (provided there is a safe eddy on the other side) can be a lot of fun. I’ve been over class 4 falls in a canoe (came close to looking like a submarine but at least it was upright LOL). Kayak off of a bridge. Now that is fun and you pop up (and about half the time have to roll). Kayaks and canoes on a lake are fun too. And Kayaks don’t wear your arms out as much as a row boat.
Gravy Boat
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@shahnm well-played. Was trying to think of something clever like that.
Does a “Peddle boat” try to sell you stuff?
@awk
@awk Thank you for being someone else who notices things like this. Has the world gone mad?!
@awk @grammarhole No, many of us twitch, but we suffer in silence. @shrdlu may have an opinion.
@awk Hmm… is the correct term “pedal boat” or “paddle boat”? I will just split the difference.
@DrWorm you use the pedals to move the paddle.
@awk @DrWorm, it’s pedal boat…as in pedaling.
Peddle is a play on words and peddle means to try to sell.
@kittykat9180 there was a typo, it’s fixed now. Peddle is no more.
@OldCatLady I think I would not have seen this, but being tagged made me curious. I would not have suffered in silence, and would be compelled to point out the error (even though others already had).
I’ve drifted away a bit from reading Meh (and even Casemates). No real reasons for doing so, other than that it’s become a bit repetitive, and it is, after all, summer. I have Meh and Casemates set to tag me when I’m mentioned, and saw the note via email that someone had. Since it was someone I liked, I came to see what it was all about.
Nice to see a discussion about grammar (and spelling) instead of unpleasantness.
Rafting down a river with a cooler full of beer
I like kayaking, but there is just something about catching the wind in your sails and soaring over the water.
I haven’t first-hand experienced enough of the choices to give a fair assessment, but I will say that pedal boats look relaxing, but are positively exhausting.
Sailboat, canoe, kayak… in some circumstances a raft or inner tube, row boat if I am not going very far.
And years ago I had rather a blast running the river that goes down Ben Nevis (tallest mountain in the UK - is in NW Scotland, from the summit you can see Ireland except that I was never on the summit in except a heavy fog which sucked as I really wanted to see the view - I had worked for outward bound in Scotland) on an “air bed” (aka in USA english air mattress). The rapids had names like the “leg breaker”.
We had the first two teams with the best time, the first couple of men with the best time, the first woman with the best time, and everyone got a small “participation” bottle … And the prizes were different sizes of scotch? whiskey? (I now forget as this was years ago and I don’t drink). We lined up all the bottles by size on the floor along one wall in the staff room - something like 26 or 27 bottles. As there was a no drinking nor alcohol on the premises policy we were taking a risk. But the Warden (director) was out of town so we were safe. Or so we thought. He came back early and confiscated everyone’s winnings.
Pirogue
@gaj1967 I had those last time I was in Cleveland! Delicious!
The Vince Vaughn “motor boat”.
@zinimusprime Motorboating is fun
I’ll second whitewater rafting.
Pirate ship
@LordSalem nowadays those have motors.
Horse-drawn narrowboat.
@OldCatLady
/image horse drawn narrow boat
Edit: I have never heard of this before.
Pirogue.
/youtube showboat
Toy boat, but only if you say it 3X fast.
For boating on a lake - Rowboat
For boating on a calm river - Kayak
For boating in class 5 rapids - Raft
@mml666 I’d still take a kayak in the lake if it is just me.
@mml666 Kayak on class 5 though (provided there is a safe eddy on the other side) can be a lot of fun. I’ve been over class 4 falls in a canoe (came close to looking like a submarine but at least it was upright LOL). Kayak off of a bridge. Now that is fun and you pop up (and about half the time have to roll). Kayaks and canoes on a lake are fun too. And Kayaks don’t wear your arms out as much as a row boat.
/image gondola in Italy
The Love Boat going through the Tunnel of Love.
Depending on your definition of boat, one of those water tricycles with the giant plastic wheels looks like fun. And I guess amphibious.