MN Books

[Des Taff Jenkins]

HI All.
My Granddaughter just bought me a second hand book called Brown's Practical Pocket Book for Merchant Seamen. by J McKerrell printed in 1922. Weights and measures sizes and makes of wire and rope right hand laid left hand laid etc. never saw so much in a little pocket size book in my life
Cheers DEs
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[j.sabourn]

Browns Nautical Almanac which most ships carried also had a lot of nautical tit bits Des, such as tips on mixing paints for different colours, SWLs of rope and wire etc. etc. Long time since seen such publications now. Cheers John Sabourn

[Ivan Cloherty]

Still got my little red book Des, much more informative (in a different way) than Browns Nautical Almanac John and so much smaller and lighter goes in the pocket and you don't know it's there, still use it frequently to refresh the memory on numerous occasions, one of my better buys, invaluable when I was at sea, covers such a multitude of facts

[j.sabourn]

Lost my little Red Book, Ivan "The Thoughts of Mau Tse Tung". Issued to me in English after being reprimanded in Shanghai in 1973 or thereabouts. By the Peoples Liberation Army. If any time it turns up amongst all our collateral luggage, may be worth something as an antique now. Cheers John Sabourn P.S. Unless we are talking about the same publication. Cheers JS.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hello John, I also had that 'other' little Red Book, a gift from China, but doubt it's still floating in the China Sea, but made sure it didn't go into Davey Jones Locker until our last departure from there

[E.Martin]

Three books recently brought down from the false roof,they were my sons when he was
in the Sea Cadets.
Seamanship by T.F.Wickham.
Browns Signal Reminder
Munro's Seamanship Primer.
I still have a browse through my Bosun's Manuel now and again so I can still rig a stage.

[Ivan Cloherty]

You leave Manuel alone, he is the Bosun's property and comfort

[j.sabourn]

Most people today think Manual Labour is a Spanish waiter. John Sabourn

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi All.
I never went for a ticket, despite my first skipper urging me to study with the cadets, my loss, Looking through this book I doubt I could have remembered half of it, but then I'm 81 not 16, so who knows unless you try .
Cheers Des

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[Doc Vernon]

I know that many herewont believe this,but its the God,s truth!
My late Brother Greg,who was i suppose too clever for his own good,one day went down to the Library in Cape Town and sat there for two cosecutive days studing the test for a 3rd Engineers Ticket!
On the third day he went to the Dock Area where they held these tests,and yes he passed first go!
He then joind a Maru Ship to Taiwan as 3rd Engineer!
I actually went abaord before they sailed,and he took me down the Engine Room,showing and explaining all the inns and outs ,!
What a brilliant brain that Guy had! He was unfortuantely killed early in life,what a complete waste! God Bless you Greg! May we meet one day again!
You were the best Brother always caring and watching out for me and Ursula when younger!
Cheers