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(...) Did I interpret that correctly? If so: The spanker is a large gaff-rigged sail at the rear of a ship, usually mounted on the back side of an otherwise square rigged mast. It is sometimes refered to as the driver. 6289 Redbeard Runner has a (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) Clearly it (...) I should have mentioned that I asked Steve a question about cannon a few months ago... Oh, I just dug into the exchange and found more info... Here is the response to my first e-mail: (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Why, when it dances! (rim shot) (...) The _Thomas W. Lawson_ holds the world's record for most masts on a sailing ship. T'was a 1910s schooner, IIRC, and it had *seven* masts. I have no idea what you'd call the four extras. Interesting page, (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) masts...? Foremast, foreward mainmast, mainmast, and mizzen. And I have no doubt that there are exceptions to the rule. When a mizzen becomes a jigger, I don't know. (...) Dunno what the Thomas W. Lawson is. Bruce (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Blue water, red death? Yes, I like to switch hulls and rigging around to create ships with different looks. (...) I find myself snagging bits and pieces at auctions that I have no current use for, but will probably need for just such projects (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build)
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(...) Confused. The hull is meant to be reminiscent of a galleon with its high castles. But galleons usually had three masts, not two. The Skull's Eye Schooner is a closer to a galleon with the third mast mounting a lateen sail. The mizzenmast could (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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This weekend I finally sat down and started on my "Red Seas Barracuda". My original intent for the RSB was to use Red Beard Runner hulls, and build a ship using the BSB directions but using dark grey instead of black as much as possible, and red (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build)
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On Sun, 7 May 2000, Bruce Schlickbernd (<Fu64x8.n2H@lugnet.com>) wrote at 02:43:56 (...) Ah. Didn't think of that. Thanks. Given that the rudder was generally not very good for manoeuvring, having a sail as far back as possible increases the (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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What type of ship is the BSB? (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi. (...) I was waiting for this. I tossed you a soft pitch, and fully expected you to hit it out of the park. ;) (...) Oooh, thanks. I was more concerned about how it has historically been employed. "Bomb Ketch" is what I'm most familiar with. (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) a (...) That entirely depends on where the rudder is in relation to the extreme above- waterline stern. If you have sufficient rear overhang, the rudder-post (which is what counts here) will be forward of that. I've always felt yawls look (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) a (...) Not necessarily. While it isn't necessarily anything of a statement about real ships, take a look at the Skull's Eye Schooner. The mizzenmast is just about above the tail edge of the rudder. I looked through my ship books, and didn't (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Sat, 6 May 2000, Bruce Schlickbernd (<Fu5MI1.M3F@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:06:01 (...) I'm curious now. If a mast is aft of the rudder, isn't it in the sea? (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) My son and I get out the glove and baseball and play ketch. No? (...) From the front to the back: foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast. The mizzenmast is aft (rear of ship) of the mainmast. This being a two-masted ship (all at once, "that means it's (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) FWIW... From GuruNet: "ketch (kĕch) n. Nautical. A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a mizzenmast stepped aft of a taller mainmast but forward of the rudder." Just don't ask me what that means. Mizzenmast, hurmph. (and me (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi. "Ketch." Discuss. laconically (but involving $1.50 words), LFB (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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interestingly, I have been working on two types of alternative travel modes for a couple of ships.... the first concerns placing a frame work under the ship with tires from the 5561, it has 4 wheel drive and steering for those tight spots you'll (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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James Howse wrote all manner of stuff about a wonderful ship on the wrong side of Australia's longest mountain range, facing a distinct lack of sea. This story definitely warrants discussing in .pirates, and then cries out to have some pictures (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Huntsville & Lake Of Bays Railway, Huntsville, Ontario was a portage railway. Carried smaller boats, but mustly carried the passengers and cargo. Currently undergoing restoration. Perhaps look for it on the web (don't have a addy) Other ones, (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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