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This theme explores tools of the trade used by sea communities from surfboards to fishing nets
Ray Morse
In the wheelhouse of the Conduan
The Conduan being launched
Stephen Hudson
Starting out
Surfing smells
Ray Lorrison
Cooking equipment and galley conditions in the merchant navy
Will Hogg
Smell of the tarred rope
Health and safety in the Brigade
Margaret Hastie
Knitting the gansey
The needles
Wool and needles
Jackie Graham
The needles
John Wright
Sound of the breeches buoy rocket
Alex Hastie
Changes in rescue equipment
Alan Graham
Looking after the searchlight
How the searchlight works
Using the searchlight
Competitions
Hemp rope
The searchlight
Dave Graham
Training with the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Other personal equipment
The Acme Thunderer
The utility belt
Acme Thunderer
Michael Davy
Equipment and clothing
The rescue equipment
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Landrover
George Gardner
The smell of whale oil
Sailing with a Doxford engine
Derek Denny
Equipment in the drawing office
Keith Halliday
Call out routines
Paul Robinson
Making and mending equipment
Nigel Gray
Sourcing traditional boat building tools
The adze and caulking irons
Sound of the adze
Sound of the augur
Caulking irons
Cotton
Hand brace and augurs
Wooden caulking mallet
Jack plane
Half model and plans
Karl Holford
Diving routines
Development of diving equipment
Stan Holford
Starting The Diving Centre
Early wetsuits
Commercial diving gear
Commercial diving
Treasure Hunt
Hard hat
Tim Gladders
The first surfers in Saltburn
Equipment
Gary Rogers
Equipment
Saltburn Surf Shop
Robert Oliver
Roles and routines at the RNLI
Smells
Safety equipment and clothing
Beris Wakenshaw
Clothing and equipment
Safety equipment
Frank Taylor
Role at the RNLI
Changes at the RNLI
Peter Fairbairn
Changes in equipment
Bill Gould
Changes at the RNLI
Ian Jones
Favourite part of Souter
The optic
Alan Lawless
Sound of the engines
Air cylinders
The foghorn
Ernie Coulthard
Favourite part of Souter
The light
The engineroom at Souter
Malcolm Stafford
Starting diving
John Ellis
Equipment
David Aris
Safety and dangers at sea
John Marshall
The pilot cutter
The Tertia
Fred Newman
Fred's accordion
Harry Chamberlain
The Titan crane
Kris Wilkinson
Safety equipment and clothing
Robin Sutton
Cullercoats Bay
Richard Ilderton
Cliff rescue equipment