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RAMIUS, did you take that photograph? Very nice job. It belongs on a calendar.

BTW, do people still find Cape May diamonds at the point? I've tried to explain to my kids what they are. Do you have any photos of them on the beach?

The ones I see on Ebay are all the same color. I thought the ones I picked up as a kid were all different colors.
 
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Those are some great pics!

It said concrete ships did not work out due to the weight. Wouldn't you think the engineers at the time could have figured that out before building them?



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Mike - I see your crossed cannons - Gunners Mate?

If not cannons, what are they?


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If some of you ever go to Cape May, there is a small museum by the light house. If I remember correctly the bunker used to be about 2 miles from the ocean. It is amazing how much erosion occurs there.
I remember going there when the bunker was in the ocean, then two or three years later its surrounded by sand again.



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We have a house the next island over in Wildwood Crest and spend a lot of time here. Gonna head down tomorrow to walk out to it Big Grin



If you look out over Delaware Bay you'll likely see my ship over in Bigstone Anchorage.

We'll be sailing for the bay late this evening. This amount of ice in the river is a bit concerning. I have a feeling it's going to be a long night.


Awesome! Never saw it this icy. I heard back in the 70s, people were actually driving out there.

Have a safe trip. My favorite brewery is over on the Delaware side, Dogfish Head.
 
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Those are some great pics!

It said concrete ships did not work out due to the weight. Wouldn't you think the engineers at the time could have figured that out before building them?


Guess they learned the hard way!
 
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RAMIUS, did you take that photograph? Very nice job. It belongs on a calendar.

BTW, do people still find Cape May diamonds at the point? I've tried to explain to my kids what they are. Do you have any photos of them on the beach?

The ones I see on Ebay are all the same color. I thought the ones I picked up as a kid were all different colors.


I can't take credit for that top one, someone posted it on the Cool Cape May Facebook page. I'm gonna print it out and frame it though.

There's still loads of Cape May Diamonds, I'll see if I can get a picture of some for you.
 
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Those are some great pics!

It said concrete ships did not work out due to the weight. Wouldn't you think the engineers at the time could have figured that out before building them?


Check out the link for info on their use in WW2.

http://concreteships.org/ships/ww2/


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Those are some great pics!

It said concrete ships did not work out due to the weight. Wouldn't you think the engineers at the time could have figured that out before building them?


Weight had nothing to do with it. Fero cement had an incredible design flaw. If they had any kind of impact, the hull would get a major crack that a lot of times sink them. They turned out to be a very poor material to build ships out of.
 
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There's still loads of Cape May Diamonds, I'll see if I can get a picture of some for you.


Thank you.
 
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