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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Bowden" data-source="post: 148311" data-attributes="member: 3287"><p>Bruce my handsome, the hight of some of these engines is five to six decks starting from the tank top level, the stroke of the engines is up to 2.5 m. I've always regretted not taking a photo of Neville Higgins (the Professor) inside the scavenge space of one of these engines all beautifully clean white painted and opening up a crank case door with the turning gear engaged turning the engine over very slowly I find most impressive even now and I moved from steam driven ships to Motor `Ships in 1972 as steam was far too expensive to run but was much more reliable smoother, quieter and sweet smelling. Neville brought a group of owners down in Gothenburg about 1993 as we delivered bananas there every month. Yes it has been a very interesting life especially for the family as Christine use to come with the children for up to five months to a time and taking them ashore in the banana ports was an education of it's own and they went home with more advanced education as Christine would only teach whilst at sea. Doing Disney Land, Long Beach "(Even made it to South California AGM in 1993, then Seattle, going up the Hudson River to Albany passing through New York and winter time smashing through ice, (terrifying sound when in the engine control room). It was a shorter "stand by" in the winter as there was no small boats moored up other wise too much wake was created.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Bowden, post: 148311, member: 3287"] Bruce my handsome, the hight of some of these engines is five to six decks starting from the tank top level, the stroke of the engines is up to 2.5 m. I've always regretted not taking a photo of Neville Higgins (the Professor) inside the scavenge space of one of these engines all beautifully clean white painted and opening up a crank case door with the turning gear engaged turning the engine over very slowly I find most impressive even now and I moved from steam driven ships to Motor `Ships in 1972 as steam was far too expensive to run but was much more reliable smoother, quieter and sweet smelling. Neville brought a group of owners down in Gothenburg about 1993 as we delivered bananas there every month. Yes it has been a very interesting life especially for the family as Christine use to come with the children for up to five months to a time and taking them ashore in the banana ports was an education of it's own and they went home with more advanced education as Christine would only teach whilst at sea. Doing Disney Land, Long Beach "(Even made it to South California AGM in 1993, then Seattle, going up the Hudson River to Albany passing through New York and winter time smashing through ice, (terrifying sound when in the engine control room). It was a shorter "stand by" in the winter as there was no small boats moored up other wise too much wake was created. [/QUOTE]
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