Talk:Hard (nautical)
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"Hard" is also widely used for hardstands near the water, especially since marine railways and Travelifts expanded the area that a large boat or small ship could be readily moved on land. Should this be in here as well? Anmccaff (talk) 04:37, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Hard standing
[edit]At least one British TV show ("Landscape Artist of the Year") has stated that Buckler's Hard is so named because it was a hard standing suitable for shipbuilding in the 18th century. Yet the current Wikipedia article on "hardstand" makes no mention of any naval usage of either term. Were the terms "hardstand" and "hard standing" historically used for boats? Or has someone got their facts wrong? yoyo (talk) 08:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)