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Lunaria BCK 65


  • Owner: Guest
  • Uploaded: Mar 04 2009 11:25 AM
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  • Category: Unknown Vessels
Lunaria  BCK 65

Heading out of Aberdeen.



    I REMEMBER ALL THESE GREAT SEINERS AT ABERDEEN IN THE SIXTYS & SEVENTIES MY LATE FATHER WAS BOXMAN(RUNNER) FOR MDW THATS MDM IF YOUR FAE BUCKIE,AND ARTHUR DUTHIE IF YOUR FAE LOSSIE,I THINK THEY HAD THE LIONS SHARE OF SEINERS ON THEIR BOOKS MOST OF THEM HAILING FROM LOSSIE,BUCKIE,BANFF,ARBROATH& LERWICK, I REMEMBER GOING DOWN TO TORRY DOCK ON A SUNDAY EVENING MY DA WOULD LIGHT THE FIRE IN THE GALLEY SO THE CREW WOULD GET A CUP O,CHAR WHEN THEY CAME DOWN AROUND MIDNIGHT TO SAIL.MY JOB?TO PUMP OUT THE WATER WITH THE HAND PUMPS HARD WORK ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS THE OLD (BACKBREAKER PUMPS)SOME NIGHTS THERE WOULD BE 30-40 BOATS AYE THAT WAS JUST MDWs LOT, BUT I WOULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN IF I COULD GREAT DAYS...BY THE WAY I,M NEW TO THIS GREAT SITE FOO YE DAEIN?