[pat.kitchener]

About time the series was featured on UK TV again
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On 24/08/2017, 22:00 "'Jean Drew' jeandrew@xtra.co.nz [shiponedingroup]" <shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Hi Dino

It was wonderful to see an email from an Onedin Line fan after all this time. I went straight to Google to listen to the music again and discovered, to my delight, several episodes. So I watched one. “Salvage”, which included Michael Billington in the cast. I think l’ve just planned my weekend. LOL

Best wishes to one and all

Jean

From: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 7:14 a.m.
To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [shiponedingroup] Fan and Friend Looking to Re-connect

Greetings, All 'Onedin Line' Fans,

I know this Group has been quiet for a long time, but I was wondering if Linda Huthmaker is still connected. I just tried to send an e-mail and it was kicked back.

So, Linda, if you're still out there, and you receive this, please e-mail me. I've been out of action for a long time, but I'm starting to get back on my feet again (so to speak).

Also, it would be nice to see some discussions of 'The Onedin Line' start up again. I miss those.

All the best,

Dino.

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[pat.kitchener]

I will see what I can setup this weekend 🙂

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From: plyndon13
Sent: 23/05/13 10:23 AM
To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: DVD Series 1-8

Thank you Pat. I would like access to the episodes on your NAS if it can be arranged.

— In shiponedingroup%40yahoogroups.com , "Pat Kitchener" <patk100@…> wrote:
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> Hello People,
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> I have been liuking about on this board for ages and never really posted anything before but I have on a NAS Box on my network the complete series of the Onedin Line, all are in MKV format some are encodes from purchased DVD's and some are episode recorded off the English TV.
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> It they would of any use to anyone I could find somewhere to upload them to or maybe even give file access to that area of my NAS box.
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> Each episode is about 1.4GB in size as MKV is quite a high quality format.
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> Let me know your thoughts – BTW I have done quiet a lot of sailing in English Sail Training Ships so I have a far knowledge of ships and the sea.
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> Best Wishes and Regards to All Readers
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> Pat
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[pat.kitchener]

It was the evil Max Van Drader that James was after

—– Original Message —–
From: LambuLambu@aol.com
Sent: 03/05/13 07:05 AM
To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [shiponedingroup] Re: Onedin Polls

No problem, Lee. that's what we're here for – to help people understand all things nautical (and of course, primarily, 'The Onedin Line').

You're right; fore-and-aft sails did/still do also have reefing bands and points, and no one had to go aloft to do the reefing when it was done. Notice how the reef bands are on the lower end of the sail. To shorten a fore-and-aft sail you just lower the gaff (the small boom at the top of the sail) and tie the reef points off at the bottom. That's what makes vessels like schooners easier for fewer people to handle. Theoretically all you need is one or two people per mast, plus one at the helm, a mate, and a captain (and a cook if you really don't want to "round robin" the job). So a three-masted schooner can operate with a crew of as little as 12-14, and they can work all masts simultaneously if necessary. A full-rigged ship (such as the CUTTY SARK) would take a crew upwards of 55 or more, and they'd be working one mast at a time.

And if I remember the episode in question correctly, James was chasing another ship down, gaining, and sluicing his sails to outrun even faster it before it entered someone's territorial waters. (Which didn't stop James anyway as I think he had to send his small boat into those territorial waters to get the person he was after.)

Dino.

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From: Lee Bonnifield < lee78%40localnet.com >
To: shiponedingroup < shiponedingroup%40yahoogroups.com >
Sent: Thu, May 2, 2013 8:57 pm
Subject: Re: [shiponedingroup] Re: Onedin Polls

Thanks Richard & Dino for the descriptions of work aloft & the photos!
I'd rather navigate. Even with modern safety equipment it sounds
extremely dangerous. Not to mention the weight of the sail you're
pulling up and the difficulty of grabbing it when it is full of wind.

I just spotted what may be gaskets(?) 19 min 31 seconds in to S6N6 The
Reverend's Daughter . I think that's a fore&aft sail, so nobody would go
aloft to shorten it, but I suppose they're still used to tie it at
varying extensions.

Yes, the context of sluicing S?N? was James trying to get more speed
(did he EVER want less?) by hauling buckets of seawater aloft and
throwing the water on the sails.

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