Just found this on Wikipedia
"Star light, star bright, starboard is to the right"
Larry
'67 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Cristalli <bcrist@club-internet.fr>
To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Dec 15, 2009 3:57 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chassis Numbers
Starboard = Steerboard
The steering was done on the right side on the Drakkars, the Vikings boats.
http://im.quirao2.com/qimage/p/gde/p2/drakkar-viking-60-2.jpg
BC
insptwo@msn.com a icrit :
> That is easy to remember, Port is left (note the 4 letters)!
>
> Bill
>
> BJ7
>
> >> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:35:23 +0100
>> From: coudesluijs@chello.nl
>> To: pyoas@yahoo.com
>> CC: healeys@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chassis Numbers
>>
>> Problem is:
>> What is port and what is starboard, left / right? And then we can start
>> all over again.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>> NL
>>
>> Patrick Yoas schreef:
>> >>> I hope this settles this once and for all. There is a starboard side
and
>>> > a
> >>> port side. They remain the same no matter if the car is upside down(like
>>> > they
> >>> are in OZ). Boats or ships underwater, are often described as leaning on
>>> > the
> >>> ocean floor on their port or starboard sides(even if they're in OZ land)
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>> From: robertduquette@sympatico.ca
>>>
>>> >>>>> <robertduquette@sympatico.ca>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Chassis Numbers
>>>>> To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>>>>> Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:29 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> No, no, no, don't do that!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Passenger side can be either side depending on country ...
>>>>> "right" side means
>>>>> right hand side of the car as viewed from the driver's seat
>>>>> while facing
>>>>> forward.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert Duquette
>>>>> Ottawa ON Canada
>>>>> 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
>>>>> 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
>>>>> 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen )
>>>>>
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