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as the conversation is about ships at the moment it may be of interest to any one who knows the tyne thst on sat with the strong wind from the east the rollers were straight up the river over both piers rolling right up to the groyne and throwing water over the same only saw that once before a sight to see can only think it would have been a rough night on the german aground un the farne islands regards cappy
Hi shipmates, Hi tony, sorry to here about your hellish week, old irish saying it never rains but it pours, I will stop posting about the government and local issues and try to do more about my time at sea? but it was a while ago i only seem to remember that time , when I have a few rums with my old shipmate laurie I spoke to john on the week end he was a chief steward at sea , sailed with him ,he is on the mend, he has been in the seamans ward in london for a few months his wife told me he was only 50/50 to make it, but he is a very tough one!!! at sea he had a very serious drink issues but thanks to a good merchant navy captain who help dry him out now after a few years, he is sober and will help anyone who has any drink issues.
Ivan wouldnt know what the books of knowledge say on describing bilge keels, only know on every ship I was on up to 35000 deadweight had them. Some of the old time sailormen used to call them rolling chocks. Would have done nothing for a ship rolling over on being beached. Most ships being flat bottomed in any case. If remember from the numerous drydockings I did they used to run about one third of the length of the ship in a midships position. I can only remember once part of the bilge keel being damaged and was replaced. I rather think they were put on in about 3 lengths so cant see very much advantage of strengthening. There again I could never figure out the dynamics of the Bulbous bow. Regards John Sabourn Add on Re. strengthening these bilge keels were fitted on midships even when engine room was aft. J.S.
He also say woman pilot who fly upside down will have crack up. John Sabourn
Did you get any surfboarders coming up the River John Sabourn
so suerly man on plane asleep will surely have cock up regards cappy
no john but there wasn't any of them suntanned fellas swimming up the river either and asking were the nice man at the dole was regards cappy
Life could get worse Tony , Look into the Mirror and say the following , " Wey aye man hoo ya gannin " , now How lucky are you not to yak like that every day , see I found something for you to be happy about ,
( Wey Cappy I wazna takin the piece really )
rob ishall say this only once in the Geordie vernacular haddawayanshite regards cappy
Nuff sed Cappy