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Re: WTB Pirate ship SAILS - see, it's written all big.
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Wed, 12 May 1999 03:14:21 GMT
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That's amazing - gee you'd be happy to be the Captain in situations like that -
"OK boys, pick up that anchor, chuck it over there, pull it up - then do it
another four hundred times - I'll be having a wee nap in my quarters"
And seriously pissed if you were a deck hand!
Perhaps I'll have to add a dry dock to my island fort/port.
Ben.
In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Hi,
>
> Ben Pegler wrote:
>
> > Quick - everyone call Customer Assistance requesting 6268 sails and that'll
> > spark them back into production mode! ...If that fails, I'm buying some • fabric
> > and a tiny little roller for the black stripes.
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions guys - see you in the duldrums...
>
> One other option, maybe: Catalogue all of the various
> Pirates/IG/Armada sets that used sails, and go down the
> list--I've sometimes managed to get "close" parts just by
> knowing what other sets the piece appeared in (albeit in
> another colour).
>
> Barring that, I've got a little corps of engineers that would
> be happy to sell your Captain a set of paddlewheels and
> a boiler...else you'll have a great use for the five hundred
> oars that we've all seemed to accrue over the years.
>
> ObMarineHistory: Back in the days of sail (and when oared
> galleys were already outre), there was actually a process for
> moving becalmed ships in the shallows. It was called
> "kedging," and entailed putting out a boat or two, carrying
> a ship's anchor. They'd go out to the extent of the chain,
> and then drop the anchor. The ship would begin moving
> forward until the anchor hit the bottom, and then the crew
> would start hauling the anchor in, adding to its momentum.
> They'd then recall the boats and repeat the process. I do
> remember a case where a British ship-of-the-line chased
> USS Constitution in this manner in 1813 or 1814--but as
> soon as the wind picked up, superior engineering won the
> day. ;)
>
> LFB
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