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Jim Lad

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  1. Phil, I was always told that the term 'holystone' came from the fact that they were sometimes used without handles and the sailors therefore had to kneel to use them. When I was at sea we had blocks of sandstone that fitted into a dedicated frame with a handle and we also sanded the decks first. John
  2. Looking good, Håkan! our work always looks a lot worse to us than it does to others - we know where the mistakes are! John
  3. hello Nate, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  4. Good to see you back in the workshop, Dan. We had one of those rotten gantry cranes on the 'Kooringa' - terrible pieces of equipment. Thank goodness someone thought of putting the container gantries on the wharf instead. John
  5. Hello Fred, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  6. Hello George, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Hello Giuseppe, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  8. Hello Paul, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  9. Hello Chris, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Hello Erik, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  11. Hello Adri, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  13. Hello Pierre, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  14. hello Boerscht, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down under'. John
  15. These two well known images of the 'Cutty Sark' during her wool carrying days show the courses clewed to the quarters. John
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