boat hook

The sailor used the boat hook to dock the boat.
Le marin utilisa la gaffe pour amarrer le bateau.
One of the sailors pushed the boat off with a boat hook.
L'un des marins repoussa le bateau à l'aide d'une gaffe.
When mooring, you have to pick up the buoy's line with the boat hook and pull it aboard.
Lors de l'amarrage, il faut attraper la ligne de la bouée avec la gaffe et la ramener à bord.
I was trying to pick up the buoy's line with the boat hook, but unfortunately it slipped off my hand and fell into the water.
J'essayais d'attraper la ligne de la bouée avec la gaffe, mais malheureusement elle m'a échappé des mains et est tombée à l'eau.
So I found a boat hook and my trusty duct tape and splintered the boat hook to the oars to reinforce it.
J'ai trouvé un grappin et avec mon fidèle ruban adhésif j'ai réussi à faire adhérer le grappin aux avirons pour les renforcer.
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