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Todd Hackett

March 07, 2020 08:19PM

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12bridge Wrote:
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> Wheelsets were pretty commonly used as sailboat
> moorings, Could this be one?

I just came across this page which says that the SS Kaua'i "...went onto the reef..." at Mahukona "...while carrying railroad parts and bags of sugar between islands." That's likely the source of the wheelsets and engine block & propeller.

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Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	Todd Hackett	December 14, 2019 10:58PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	Brian Norden	December 14, 2019 11:45PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	12bridge	December 15, 2019 08:40AM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	Todd Hackett	March 07, 2020 08:19PM
Wheel set from Kwajalein	Glenn Butcher	December 15, 2019 09:33AM
Re: Wheel set from Kwajalein	TonyK375	January 05, 2020 07:16PM
Re: Wheel set from Kwajalein	Glenn Butcher	January 05, 2020 10:23PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	Jeff Tolan	December 15, 2019 03:19PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	NeilEr	January 05, 2020 07:00PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	Todd Hackett	January 05, 2020 07:34PM
Re: Wheel set from Hawaii Railroad Commpany	NeilEr	January 26, 2020 08:34AM

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