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Hello Jay, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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G'day Simon, and a warm welcome to the forum from up in Sydney. John
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Hello Ray, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Mic, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Boydie, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Bill, Mast tops changed radically over the centuries. Perhaps if you could narrow your question down to a period and ship type we can find an answer for you. John
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Brave and selfless men indeed! John
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Hello Rock, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John -
Hello Jimmy, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Joseph. I agree it would be nice to know a little about you. If you mean oars stored in a lifeboat, in contemporary terms we never tied oars - they simply lay on the side benches of the boats. If you mean oars stored outside the boat for some reason, then any secure lashing would be appropriate. For previous centuries, I'm afraid I can't help you. John
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Nicely fixed, Andrew. A lot of model making seems to consist of fixing problems! John
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You've made a really good start. I love small fishing boats. John
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Hello Dan, and a warm welcome to the forum from the other side of the Pacific! John
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I agree. My tool box looks like a cross between a doctors surgery and a jewelers workshop! John
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She's really starting to look like a ship now, Richard. Sorry to hear about your landscaping woes, by the way. It will be hard to find new contractors before the holidays. John
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She's looking first class, Richard. The paddle boxes have turned out really well. John
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Hello Rico, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Greg, and a warm welcome to the forum from down in Sydney. John
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Many years ago while in Echuca we had a short cruise on the A.A.. The engineer saw me peering down into the engine room and asked if I'd like to have a look. I eagerly agreed and he said I could only come down if I remembered the first rule of steamboating. "What's that?" I asked. He replied, "If the engineers runs, you run." - True story! John
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Nice find, Richard. I never used nor saw that signal during my time at sea. Maybe it was used in Wellington if the ferry had to go astern for some distance. John
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have you any history of the photo showing the two black balls? Looks very strange, especially on the after mast. One black ball hoisted in the bow would, as Grandpa Phil has already said, indicate that the ship was at anchor. One black ball hoisted on the foremast would indicate that the ship was 'not under command', two black balls hoisted aft are a complete mystery to me. As for the radar scanner, yes, that is the motor as you have indicated. In my experience, only the scanner itself rotates. John
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