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Subject: 
Re: Mast bases
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 04:49:23 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
Jeff Johnston wrote:

Mr L F Braun wrote:

Aaaanyways, I finally got one of these crooked mast bases.  They're
   all the 9H (I think) sort, as I've never had a crooked short one.

<snip>

  Actually I sometimes wish I had more, to build a ship with slightly
   turned masts...

If you're serious, I'll swap you mine for a 'normal' one...

I would also. I think the twist is enough to make the rigging not work
too well.

   I'm not fully 100% serious.  Actually I'm considering using them
   as tall steampipes for paddle steamers--we'll see how it turns out.

   best

   LFB



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  Re: Mast bases
 
(...) I would also. I think the twist is enough to make the rigging not work too well. (23 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)

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