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Posted on: Apr 1, 2010 - 2:36pm
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| The coil of line on the deck is probably a line used to tie up the boat. At least three were usually used. Bow, stern and spring lines. Our anchor was on deck near the bow on the port side. The anchor hawser was stored below deck. It's circumference was much greater than the tie up lines. We had to use the anchor at Hollandia and at Wakde, I do nor remember any problem with stumbling over equipment on the deck. Of course we were young and sure-footed in those days. |
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Nathaniel Smith
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 Posted on: Apr 1, 2010 - 6:26pm
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I posted this earlier on another thread. This is PT 154 at Treasury Island in October-November 1943. It also shows the trees C.J. Willis mentioned at Treasury.
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Posted on: Apr 1, 2010 - 6:37pm
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In the above picture, that looks like an anchor hawser pulled from the small opening on the port side near the bow.
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2010 - 1:46am
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Thanks Dick, I didn't pick up on one anchor being a 55 pounder. Good thread, especially with the veterans letting us know how the boats were usually moored. A normal assumption would be that they would "drop anchor" when a dock wasn't available. That's something all the drawings in the world can't tell you. I'm still curious to know what the natives used the anchors for...
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2010 - 4:49am
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I can't remember (or maybe never knew) what natives used the anchors for, but it had to do with building construction on land, not marine. There were many rules against trading US Govt issue material to the natives, but they were largely ignored.
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CJ Willis
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2010 - 10:01am
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As I mentioned before, we never used an anchor except as a last resort. It was a tough job retrieving them. First you had to crank up the boat and pull forward to break the anchor loose from whatever it was hooked on on the bottom. Then took 2-3 guys on the anchor rope to pull them up to the bull nose. - then wrestle them up over the nose on to the deck. All the while the guy at the wheel was trying to keep the boat from drifting in the wind.
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2010 - 12:42pm
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Thanks Bob, I'm sure they put them to good use. Were you able to see how cute the chief's daughter was before the trade went through or was it a sort of blind date? 
I bet it was tough CJ, I've done the small ones like are used on a small fishing boat and they're hard enough.
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