J.J. Also the flag pole on the bow is tied to a similar upright which I now believe are painted on Shamrocks and not Clubs as was first suggested. Regards Michael Brennan Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm From: JJ Woods Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:38 PM To: Michael Brennan Subject: Re: Boating Hi Michael, I don't think the 'sign' is in the boathouse. to me it looks more like a smoke stack on the boat. The top of it looks quite sooty. J. J.