Fit

[Louis the fly]

Looking at old photos of our deep sea days the one thing that stands out is how lean, fit and healthy we were.
Life in the sunshine, good food mostly (although some always complained) and plenty of exercise.
A crew of strangers on signing on day soon became the best of friends, laughing and joking together even when being tossed about in heavy weather or when the beer ran out.
We made the right choice at 15 or 16 year old boys to go to sea. All good things eventually end but it was a great life while it lasted.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Yes Louis, and we've all got memories well worth reliving, not a lot of professions/jobs can say that.

[Keith Tindell]

When i look at those photos, me with more meat on a butchers pencil, drank what i wanted, eat anything etc, how did i become such a fat old git ?, cannot drink beer, puts weight on, cannot eat this, cannot eat that et etc, oh to be young again, but still got very happy memories, even if i cannot tell the wife some of them, lol

[happy daze john in oz]

When I went to sea I was about 11 stone ringing wet.
Now at about 12 stone or 90 kilos.
Fell fit and well, still climbing ladders and trying to stay out of trouble.
Drink, of course I do.

[Tony Taylor]

When i look at those photos, me with more meat on a butchers pencil, drank what i wanted, eat anything etc, how did i become such a fat old git ?, cannot drink beer, puts weight on, cannot eat this, cannot eat that et etc, oh to be young again, but still got very happy memories, even if i cannot tell the wife some of them, lol

Keith you said what we all think ha ha!
A chief cook once asked me if I had done the Charles Atlas course, I said no, just the Joe Shell one. Took a minute for the penny to drop.

[Ivan Cloherty]

When I went to sea I was about 11 stone ringing wet.

I'm feeling better already, when I first went to sea I was about 7.5 stone, couldn't get ringing wet, the rain couldn't find me!

[cappy]

I'm feeling better already, when I first went to sea I was about 7.5 stone, couldn't get ringing wet, the rain couldn't find me!

WELL ivan ist trip was one of runcimans out of shields ......couldnt believe the breakfast lunch and dinners ....for a hungary young galley boy it was like eaters paradise .....i remember just working by ......before signing on ....the cook saying there is loads of peaches left in a massive tin.....take them home if you like there must have been two pints of thick sweet juice....plus 30 or 40 half peaches sadly i didnt take them home i scoffed the bleedin lot .....two eggs and bacon at least every day .......if i had any money i would have paid for the job LOL...like yoursel on the lean side .......but nine months later bronzied......about two stone heavier .....fit as a north sea greyhound ..i found my self with 60 quid in white fivers .......the king was my uncle ah happy days R683532 CAPPY ...PS ANYBODY HEARD FROM JS LATELY

[Captain Kong]

I agree with George Burns, .......... "I wish I was 18 again"
Brian

[James Curry]

John, can I borrow your scales please? or is an Australian kg lighter than a European kg. Maybe I am big boned , cannot claim to be hung like a donkey.
While young always worked at staying fit but yes could eat and drink what I fancied. Once I hit 60 it was getting hardeer to keep the weight off. Disgusted with myself now just over 15 stone or 95 kg.
John just a heads up 90kgs is just over 14 stone cut down on the drink or the spuds!!!

[John Gill]

Hungry Harrisons out of Liverpool with their Two of Fat one of Lean diet would help keep the pounds off.