A place for Old Salts to meet and share Sea Stories    Shooting the breeze with fellow shipmates is part of what keeps the Hector spirit going.  To help reunite fellow shipsmates please follow the suggested time schedules.  Notice I said suggested time schedules because no matter when you served you're always Welcomed Aboard.   EVERYDAY 11am-12pm/3pm-4pm the 1940's - 1955 crew 10am-11am/4pm-5pm the 1955-1965 crew 9am-10am/6pm-7pm the 1965 -1975 crew 12pm-1pm/7pm-8pm the 1975-1987 crew All times are Eastern Standard Time  Current Eastern Standard Time is       To help you get started   The window located at the bottom of this page is referred to as a chat room. The face icons with the names show who is in the room.   1.To be more recognizable to members in the room, click on edit nickname or      edit Info: a/s/l (age/sex/location) and make your entries 2.To talk to anyone or everyone in the room, simply type your message in the      blank space at the bottom of the Chat Room message window and hit      enter. 3.To talk privately with any one individual place your cursor on that person's      icon located in the right hand column.  Then click chat, type your      message then hit send.   The block button will prevent someone from messaging you. The warn button is usually used to report a person for using inappropriate language.  Remember, everything you type is public information and can be viewed on the internet by anyone.   If you're using AOL and having trouble making a connection to access the chat room use Internet Explorer.  If you're still having trouble let me know.