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| (...) I reckon there are a few reasons: 1. Building decent ships is a challenge, and tends to involve some difficult to find parts. 2. There is less popular culture inspiration for piratic stuff than for space (or even castle or town). 3. There is a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| as i have been surfing around other newsgroups, and searching brickshelf, i have come to the conclusion that there are very few good examples of sailing vessels from the era that we build for. DUH, you might say, which is true, but why is that so? i (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Much better than windows in fact. The windows turned out to be too tall, and so they've been redeployed to the next vessel. (...) Yes! It's a win/win arrangement. Particularly on smaller vessels, like the Demand, the lighter yards look better (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks! I am well pleased with how it turned out. It's not particularly sleek or flashy, but it does look graceful. (...) Slightly more than my wife is comfortable having around our house! And a chance to boast: 12 vessels (7 wide, 5 narrow) - (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Veeery nice dude. Has a ring of authenticity about it. The fences as windows work surprisingly well across the stern. The simple yards are another cool expression (and suggest I could strip some of my heavier ones down in order to have enough (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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