Remember one bosun when he came to see what the day was to bring was telling me. This one is Hearsay. That his previous ship had gone to see the mate who had been on the ship a couple of years, to get the days work. He said to the bosun start chipping the derricks. The bosun gave him a funny look and said you do know they are made of wood dont you. I think the mate was getting on in years so had probably started to decline memory wise. Cheers John Sabourn.