supertramp
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2008
- Messages
- 150
- Location
- Cubazuela
- Vessel Name
- " Supertramp "
- Vessel Make
- Marine Trader Widebody 50 feet
Do you have a ship s bell mounted ? is the jewelry or important accessory ?
Norbert
Norbert
No bell, but have a flag with the same sentiments as Ray's.
A ship's bell has for many generations been thought of as the soul of the ship. With that thought in mind, as we were in the process of buying Beachcomber my dad died. He'd been a skipper of many boats over many years and it saddened both of us that he would never be able to take a trip on our boat.
We bought a bell and had it engraved with the boat's name and an additional line...."In memory of Edward F. Sullivan". It's mounted near the entrance to the salon and we ring it frequently, just to make sure dad's on board before we head out. Here are a couple of pics of the bell before we mounted it on the boat.
It may not be required by the USCG, but it's a required piece of equipment on Beachcomber.
I keep a ship's bell mounted at all times...it tells me when someone is reaching into the ice chest!
Ray
Do you have a ship s bell mounted ? is the jewelry or important accessory ?
Norbert