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Re: looking for a small steamship on the Fife coast
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 15 February 12 20:56 GMT (UK) »
I sailed on many ships as either mate, engineer or mate/engineer… and I sailed on a couple where the owner was the engineer… he said anyone can stand up there and drive the b***dy thing… but I wouldn’t trust anyone to keep her heart beating… but having said that… he bought another ship and stuck me on it as chief engineer… I was not happy.

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Re: looking for a small steamship on the Fife coast
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 16 February 12 05:10 GMT (UK) »
Junev… thanks for that… I suppose at a quick glance an N could be confused with an H… depending how many toddies had slipped down the hatch.

Seaweed… thanks again, why would her crew agreements be held in Newfoundland… interesting.
Isabel H… and a big thanks to you too.

I registered on the site suggested by Shooch… spent far too much time well into the early hours looking up some of my old ships. And still at it…

I shall pass on this info and await further instructions… I was in contact briefly last night but as I’d suspected… trouble with his connection…. the power must drop off big time pushing the signal uphill so far.

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Re: looking for a small steamship on the Fife coast
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 16 February 12 06:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi bandick

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why would her crew agreements be held in Newfoundland


Basically because we were going to trash them!   :o ::)

http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/crewlist.php

Linda
MOXHAM/MOXAM - Wiltshire & Surrey
SKEATS - Surrey
BRETT - Kent & County Durham
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SWINBANK - anywhere

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