One of the best books that I have read recently is about Robert Louis Stevenson's family, who were lighthouse builders and worked in the North Sea. It's "The Lighthouse Stevensons". R.L.Stephenson always minimized his own talents, saying that the engineering feats that his family succeeded in were monumental, and that the lives that they saved had far more import than his writing. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+thomashowe=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+thomashowe=earthlink.net@mailman.xmissi on.com]On Behalf Of chbenneck@juno.com Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:23 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Phil Bolger Hi Craig, The latest issue of MAIB has a fascinating article written in 1847 about building an aid to navigation on the York reef in Maine. When you read it you just have to marvel at man's stamina and will power. The workers had to row 5 miles to the reef, and if they were lucky got to work an hour before they had to leave again., with waves washing over them most of the time. Can you imagine putting in a foundation on solid rock under those conditions? .........and they tried working into November..........!!!! The article covers the hazard to navigation presented by the reef, and how the tower was built. Well worth the price of admission to read such articles. Connie _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats