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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38C53F44.D944207C@....msu.edu>) wrote at 17:41:24 (...) Hmmm. This is what I thought. Need a longer ship :( (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) 24 is the lowest number I know of, though if you check out the source I list below, they note 20. Part of what determines a frigate is its rigging, so cannon is not the only criteria. They tended to get larger as the 1700s came to a close and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Well, I will have to finish "The Junk" now that there is a new port of call = ) ....now if I could only get this sail made out of Ninja glider wings to work... (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) As far as I know, it depends on how many cannon a ship is designed to carry. I think that 28 or 32 was the standard minimum as of 1800; I don't know of too many with fewer cannon. On the other hand, the Humphreys frigates in the US did carry (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Can anyone give me a quick answer to this: How many cannon does a ship have to have to be considered a frigate? Or let me put it another way: Is 24 or 26 going to be enough? (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Though I suppose any scallywags calling Port Block junk would not be welcome... :) Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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So I'm roaming about the net, as one is wont to do, and I stumble upon this (URL) seems to me, bearing in mind the sort of tales I like to tell at Port Block, that Pugwash ought to be cited as a key source. There seem to me to be definite (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Junk is always welcome at Port Block. There's plenty of it here, and the Brickish are always sending more. That's what we're here for ;-) The only real problem is getting the junk to work - they're always complaining about too much pain, too (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) largest (...) of (...) over 200m (...) 40,000 (...) these (...) I suppose the eunuchs all sailed at half-mast.... (ok, bad joke!) Seriously, though, a Chinese merchant / pirate fleet would be so cool! Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Let me know when you see one--I can't go into the basement atm, it's full of sewage (arrr, seas for me pirates to sail upon...not) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) trying (...) read (...) something (...) for (...) of (...) Ummm, Oh, dang, I forget. There's an extra screw in a different place I think. I've taken them apart and switched them around, so it can be done. Bruce (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Ahoy all... Recently I got the idea of taking apart some of the hull pieces so that I can mix and match for some more variety in my fleet. (Specifically, I’m trying to switch the hulls from a Cross Bone Clipper and an Armada Flagship so that I have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Arrr, ye scurvy swab, welcome to Pirates. Here's yer parrot. (AwK!) With that taken care of, Might I make a wee bit o' suggestion, that you try this query in .market.buy-sell-trade too? Yer more likely to find some lubber without such a fine (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Greetin's ye swabs, I be havin' two 16-wide bows and 1 stern (all brown) that I be wantin' to trade for two brown 16-wide hull sections. If you can only spare one hull section, I'd also be interested in: One 4x4x9 mast base One dark gray 6x6 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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In Steve Jackson's Lego Pirate Game ("(URL) Stevie has a sub-page ("(URL) he gives numerous suggestions on this very subject. Franklin (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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I'm planning on extending and adding a third mast to my BSB and was wondering what type of fabric others had used to make their own sails. I'd like to get something fairly stiff so it will retain its shape better. Also, can anyone recommend a brand (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) ateast 5 minutes of <SNIPPAGE> (...) I have been working on a junk for sometime....you would be surprised at how scarce good pictures of these ships are... I finally have enough basic bricks and plates to gie it another go.....I tried a red (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmmm...need more subtlety = 10lb mallet, Tony. ;) In Other News, I may get a blue admiral! Yesssss! (...) The French weren't that busy except when trying to export revolution (Oui!), or when Suffren was hanging around in the Indies. Now, the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Partuguese? (OK, kinda weak, but I'm sick, it's the best I can do ATM.) (...) Dibs the Swiss Navy. (...) J (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fqqv5v.DzC@lugnet.com>) wrote at 13:10:01 (...) Hmmm. Perhaps I need to work on the subtlety a bit, then ;-) (...) Possibly the Portuguese? I think they were bigger earlier, though. You can definitely include (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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