@Letty,
letty :
dowsing is still a well practiced art in rural ontario
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my hometown (hamburg) used to be the major homeport for germany's whaling fleet from the 16th century right up to WW II .
i still remember seing the whalers(the motherships) and the hunters (smaller boats that would hunt the whales , harpoon them and tow them to the mothership) coming back into port after the whaling season .
this picture was done BEFORE my time
hunter
note the "bucket" at the top of the mast where the "whalespotter" would be on the lookout for whales .
the harpoon cannon is located on the bow .
