Tom Pappas
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I think I've heard of this before. Did you ever have Fletcher Christian work for you?
The Finer Points of Ship Construction
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No, and contrary to popular belief I am one of the better skippers to work for. I have my days though, as does anybody but sometimes the schedule needs to be met. Wait....didn't a four stacker have a...to keep...something about ice...ah, I can't remeber, never mind.
Anyway although my wife calls me Captain Bligh sometimes, most who I have worked with are good friends, I have just as many stories of them being goofy as they do of me.
Anyway although my wife calls me Captain Bligh sometimes, most who I have worked with are good friends, I have just as many stories of them being goofy as they do of me.
Mark Chirnside
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Hi!
Erik, you make a good point about 'red tape' -- that inevitable surplus of regulations written by well-meeaning, but 'unknowable' beaurocrats [sic?] My feeling is that cost should not be a bar to safety or care for the environment, but as Mike says cost is so often the bar even with more Socialist or Communist systems. Sympathy for your mutiny - you don't make people walk the plank, do you?
Re: Olympic's decking. Are you wondering how thick the remaining decking was at the end of her life? That I can't answer, but I would like to know the myself.
Hi, Scott. Yes, I was; but you know how muddled my posts can appear! I don't know how much thinner, though. Three inches plus finish must have lasted pretty well. On the topic of decking, I seem to remember one case onboard Berengaria -- in 1934 or 1935, I seem to remember some decking being lifted to examine the failing metal deck below. If I remember rightly, some areas of teak were redone on A-deck while metal plating was replaced. It may have been rotting, and leaks were reported below. (My Atlantic Daily Bulletin article on Imperator some months ago detailed it, but meanwhile I'd be happy to re-check my records when I have the chance.) I don't recall seeing that on any other ship, but I could look -- these records were so extensive that I might have missed another instance. You have seven thick boxes of A4+ material for Majestic's short career. As you know, I've concentrated my research on Olympic. Overall, I get the impression that her decks were generally in good condition, from another 1932 report. But they must have worn, and after poor maintainance in the summer of 1935, rust streaks became visible.
Best regards and happy 2003,
Mark.
Erik, you make a good point about 'red tape' -- that inevitable surplus of regulations written by well-meeaning, but 'unknowable' beaurocrats [sic?] My feeling is that cost should not be a bar to safety or care for the environment, but as Mike says cost is so often the bar even with more Socialist or Communist systems. Sympathy for your mutiny - you don't make people walk the plank, do you?
Re: Olympic's decking. Are you wondering how thick the remaining decking was at the end of her life? That I can't answer, but I would like to know the myself.
Hi, Scott. Yes, I was; but you know how muddled my posts can appear! I don't know how much thinner, though. Three inches plus finish must have lasted pretty well. On the topic of decking, I seem to remember one case onboard Berengaria -- in 1934 or 1935, I seem to remember some decking being lifted to examine the failing metal deck below. If I remember rightly, some areas of teak were redone on A-deck while metal plating was replaced. It may have been rotting, and leaks were reported below. (My Atlantic Daily Bulletin article on Imperator some months ago detailed it, but meanwhile I'd be happy to re-check my records when I have the chance.) I don't recall seeing that on any other ship, but I could look -- these records were so extensive that I might have missed another instance. You have seven thick boxes of A4+ material for Majestic's short career. As you know, I've concentrated my research on Olympic. Overall, I get the impression that her decks were generally in good condition, from another 1932 report. But they must have worn, and after poor maintainance in the summer of 1935, rust streaks became visible.
Best regards and happy 2003,
Mark.
Tom Pappas
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"We keep you alive to serve this ship." - Quintus Arrius
David G. Brown
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What makes it bad is that Cap'n Erik likes to water ski while they're rowing!
--David G. Brown
--David G. Brown
Mark Chirnside
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A Whip? That's even worse.
Best regards,
Mark.
Best regards,
Mark.
For the record:
In the story mentioned above the engine crew was about to jump in the drink to get behind the ship to push as I told them they would. Also, I can't water ski anymore because of my knee, so I just make them race against other ships. We usually loose though, and I still haven't figured out why.
Any ideas???
In the story mentioned above the engine crew was about to jump in the drink to get behind the ship to push as I told them they would. Also, I can't water ski anymore because of my knee, so I just make them race against other ships. We usually loose though, and I still haven't figured out why.
Any ideas???
