D.h.u.

[cappy]

#14 pleased you where hiding in the cupboard john not the closet

[John Gill]

I did a couple of trips on the Napier Star and the passenger list would hardly arouse any feelings of lust amongst the crew- mainly Empire Builders, Remittance men and a few of Lord Vestey's butchers and their plain looking spouses. Social and sexual intercourse could wait until we reached the fleshpots of 25 De Mayo.

[cappy]

#19 wonder how many on the site could scull .....the collier men could all scull as they mainly laid at the buoys waiting to go alongside ......my granda took me to the ships side and said I will teach you how to scull ......first of all hawk up a big gob of spit now spit it over the wall .......whats it doing .......its running downriver ses I.........so were you going to scull to to get straight ashore......now get in the boat ...stand in the stern and so on it went after 10 or so minutes when we were down by the fish quay I started to learn ......I can remember that day so clear ......the old granda was a proper sailor from Shetland and I thought he was very brave cos even in the winter he washed the yard down in his bare feet with trousers rolled up.......no health and safety just a good learning by people who new and common sense great memories.....cant put a price on them

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Shipmates, "Robbo" Dhu ex hull trawler man he was born on one , he was a great comic he knew thousand of jokes, he taught me how to gut fish many years ago. I still have the same knife.

[Louis the fly]

Hi amigo, pleased to see we are back on the subject we started out on.

The British Merchant vessel M.V. Fly, carrying post, was caught in a severe gale, veered off course and smashed onto the rocks.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Shipmates, Hi cappy sculling with one oar? over the stern of a small boat? I may still be able to do that? last time was a few years, ago in shields or maybe Malta or Ireland do they still use the figure of eight?

[cappy]

#26 Louis yes a figure of eight got good at it many many years ago don't think I could do it now......but a good skill best wishes Louis cappy

[Les Woodard]

Hi Shipmates, "Robbo" Dhu ex hull trawler man he was born on one , he was a great comic he knew thousand of jokes, he taught me how to gut fish many years ago. I still have the same knife.

Just had to replace the handle twelve times and the blade four times. Sorry mate that so sounded like a skit from Only Fools and Horses where Trigger was saying he still had the first road brush issued to him.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Shipmates,Hi Les woodward, thanks mate I wish I could write comedy like that, they were magic. I met Boyce shopping in sainsbury in Cardiff. But its true the D.H.U. name was Robert Robbinson {Robbo} his dad was a skipper of a fishing boat in hull he was leading hand, but he did not get on with him? he was at sea for a short while. I have a photo of us both in Cape - town harbour carrying the pilot ladder yes the knife is a lock type still sharp, and in good condition. fools and horses is still the best...

[leratty]

sculling was so much easier that rowing & you stood up got a better speed. Yes the figure eight was the g I used to like to see the wake you left with it, very interesting. I was taught by an old sea dog when I was a nipper in a little maybe 7'clinker dinghy at his boat yard which in Christmas holidays I would be allowed to scull all over the place. One thing I recall was you could often get a bit of a roll up though. Still recall his name, Herbert never met another since then.