Portholes
"What do you call those on the starboard side?"More seriously, is this an example of tautology?
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That second paragraph is konfoosing as hell, Dave! What exactly is a "counterpart" there...I assumed you meant the OTHER side of the ship (i.e. port) until you got into the whole "leads" explanation,...
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If port means hole, door, opening, etc., I can see the use of gunport, entry-port, observation-port, etc. butporthole seems to mean hole-hole or port-port. Maybe, instead of the meaning "hole" or...
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The port is the left side, but by whose point of view.BTW Whoever answers me, end with "but my name's not Jack".(Surely I jest)
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WG:The boats referenced for starboard were pretty much made as a unit. What I mean is the rear doesn't look too different from the front (prow). Trying to work out the hinging required for a rudder...
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