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    What an interesting article about lighters and lightermen in Spitalfields Life. Thank you
    DodgyGeezer
    . Really told how it is and to a great extent was on the London River. One thing it didn't mention was the way lighters were the bane of a sailing barge's life in the docks. Long strings of them would be towed in and then seemingly left without mooring in roughly the place they were wanted. They would then drift around colliding with vulnerable wooden sailing barges, often causing damage. I remember Centaur having a couple of planks in her side stove in by drifting lighters.
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    , I have been reading through this log and it reminded me that when I was a surface mount operator we used to use magnetic pillars and magnetic rubber strips to hold PCB's in place. Have you tried magnets? Martin.
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    , I agree with you, wooden decks do look better. I suppose if the model maker is a true scale modeller then the urge to get it right is powerfully strong. You mentioning the Flower class corvette has just reminded me that I have an original Matchbox 1/72 scale kit up in the loft. Martin.
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    , That sounds interesting. Martin.
    5 years ago by Martin555


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