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11th June 2018, 01:35 PM
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Bank Line in the 50's
Wood decks, open rails, serene quiet progress across the oceans...
stifling heat in the cabins, lucky to have an oscillating fan, or a wind cowel to stick out of the port
steam winches, cracking and banging, draining and jerking
heat your own water, with a steam line in the bath
then there was the wire sounding line! ( only used it once)
followed by an ultra modern wet paper echo sounder - OK if the paper was wet...
D/F - the less said the better
Would put it all to poetry if I had time, but too busy 60 plus years on...
Cheers/AL
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11th June 2018, 09:41 PM
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Re: Bank Line in the 50's
Now Alan
I am sure at just 60 Years plus you have lots of time ,and I am sure can put many of the times you have had at Sea to Poem .
So come on lets hear some I know they will be warmly welcome!
Cheers
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