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    Default 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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    Default 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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    R697530

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