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Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/2/D298

Jun 1951

[Side 1] Bob and William in conversation about life on a Fleetwood fishing 'smack' [= single-masted light sailing vessel], comparison of sails now and in past, description of crew and daily watches. ...

Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/2/D299

10 Jun 1951

[Side 1] Bob tells several anecdotes about getting drunk as young man, incl. singing 'Hail smiling morn' on Isle of Man at Christmas aged 17, being thrown out of pub on Ramsey harbour after brawl, los...

Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/2/D300

10 Jun 1951

[Side 1] Bob and William in conversation about different fish caught, incl. ray, cod, fluke and gurnard, discuss price of various fish, explain 'stocker' [= sum of money shared among crew], recall mak...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D303

10 Jun 1951

[Side 1] Ted and William discuss local boats in past, Ted talks about own apprenticeship as ship's carpenter, recalls reparing and sailing Belfast steamers, sailing to Dublin and Isle of Man with POWs...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D304

10 Jun 1951

[Side 1] Ted and William in conversation about boat design, discuss names of parts of boat incl. 'thoft' [= thwart]. Continued from 1LL0015010 S2.