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Forum: Amble and Hauxley 03-02-2018, 07:16 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Well I didn't expect it to be gone that fast. Ah... Well I didn't expect it to be gone that fast. Ah well.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 03-02-2018, 07:13 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet It's a white mineral filling the cavities/pore... It's a white mineral filling the cavities/pore spaces of the fossil, almost certainly calcite.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-02-2018, 08:11 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Is there a lump broken out of the ring of the... Is there a lump broken out of the ring of the anchor? or just a trick of the camera?

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-02-2018, 08:08 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet I'd like to see it before nature takes it away... I'd like to see it before nature takes it away again. I'll have a toddle down over the weekend.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-02-2018, 08:05 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Could be. But looking in the newspaper archive I... Could be. But looking in the newspaper archive I get the thousand yard stare there are that many ships lost on our patch. Years ago when I did that lost ships page...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-02-2018, 04:27 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Right. back to anchors. Ye olde anchor chain... Right. back to anchors. Ye olde anchor chain on the beach: http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/images/anchor-chain-amble-beach.jpg can you see it?? :)

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-02-2018, 04:17 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Where is this Anchor exactly? I went down the... Where is this Anchor exactly? I went down the beach today for some seaweed for the allotment but came back with sea coal instead. Sea-coal: ...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 27-01-2018, 04:20 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Anchor length (S) is L (11'4") + radius of the... Anchor length (S) is L (11'4") + radius of the shackle (5+ inches?) - it would be 11' 9" or next size up. That length would make it suitable for a vessel in the 1000 tons range according to the...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 27-01-2018, 10:41 AM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Or do we assume from that drawing that 'L' of the... Or do we assume from that drawing that 'L' of the stock is the same as 'L' of the shank? Easy question for the maritime type?

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 27-01-2018, 10:16 AM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet I was expecting to read about some relationship... I was expecting to read about some relationship (ratio) between length of stock and shank, but I cannot see that anywhere. There must be a relationship so it sits on the sea bed at the optimum...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 27-01-2018, 10:09 AM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Regarding the Anchor, it would only fail like... Regarding the Anchor, it would only fail like that in in use, in a storm surely? Not exactly something that is just going to fall apart for no reason! As far as I can find out the shank up to the eye...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 24-01-2018, 09:05 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet Is the photo of the strata/coal at the Amble end... Is the photo of the strata/coal at the Amble end of the beach? If so there's a seam there some individuals are still working. It's just about 6" thick I believe. Only uncovered now and again. It can...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 24-01-2018, 08:59 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet I wonder what date the Anchor is? Looks ancient. I wonder what date the Anchor is? Looks ancient.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 24-01-2018, 08:53 PM

Replies: 28 Shifting sand reveals old anchor Views: 19,521 Posted By Coquet What an interesting set of photos! The... What an interesting set of photos! The fossil is Stigmaria, the root structure of the trees that grew in the carboniferous that produced the coal seams. Naturally they are common in the seat earth...

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