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    His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Kenneth Tam
   G'day all! The ship of my assembling squadron is complete and -- finally! -- photographed. Here she is: (URL) off the stocks from a private builder and armed with nine 36-pounder carronades, "Friendly" has the ability to act exactly opposite to her (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)  
   
        Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Richie Dulin
     (...) Ahoy! Excellent, excellent work! Proof of concept! SNOT arrives in the age of sail. (I've been pressing my eye to the screen trying to get a closer look at that hull.) Did I mention it was excellent work? Well Done! Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates)
    
         Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Kenneth Tam
     (...) Thank you kindly... now I just have to figure out the least painful way to build a tumblehome. (...) I'll try to get you a better shot of the curve next time I get my hands on a digital camera. (...) Umm... *no* ; ) Kenneth Tam (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —George Haberberger
     (...) Thanks, George (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
    
         Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Kenneth Tam
     Thanks George, I'll try to get more pics as soon as I can. Kenneth Tam (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
   
        Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Lindsay Frederick Braun
   (...) An excellent opening salvo in the application of SNOT building to Pirate ships! I'm sure you're discovering a lot of the same things I did in my three SNOT vessels--especially the 6:5 ratio which will become firmly imprinted in your head as (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
   
        Re: His Majesty's Cutter "Friendly" —Kenneth Tam
   (...) It's a whole new world to get used to, but I've been finding it progressively easier to get a handle on. (...) That's on the books for larger vessels. 'Friendly' is fitted out to handle that decking when I get my hands on more tan plating, but (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
 

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