Cap'n Redbeard

That movie kicked ass. I've seen it only once (all dressed up, arr!) and it was so awesome. But yeah, that's the one thing I have against the series. Where's the Piracy? Besides all the riff-raff, it's just a quick swordfight and its into the Kraken for Jack. ? And, the movies are historically innacurate. I need not point out every detail, but other than that, the movies are great. And no, there was no black flag.

I saw both Pirate tech and True Pirates of the Caribbean, and I thought they were both great. Although Pirate tech was way cooler. Someone said they were kicking themselves for not taping it.. They sell copies on The History Channel site... or you could just pirate a copy...

No, I mean totally sea-worthy. Its just I'm lookin eveywhere (Thanks for helpin guys) But nowhere does there seem to be a documentation of something that big. It's possible, I have a couple friends who would help. Transporting it to water.. would be a challenge but I'm not thinking about that right now.

Red Maria: Awesome Captain Jim: That is a badass swivel gun, matey. Ye gotter tell me where ye laid hands on one

That's the kinda attitude I have, matey. I'm willing to go ter the hardware store, buy me some planks, and build her from the ground up. I've got the space, but I don't know how it's done. I googled it but all I get is ship models.

Ahoy, maties! Maybe its just too much rum. But I've got it in me head that I'm going to build a Pirate Ship, even if it takes me a lifetime. So, I was wonderin how i would get this done? :)

I think he means for the Commodore 64. I've been looking for one too.

Arrgghh, here be somethin ye don' know: Ah need more bumboo.

Thank ye kindly, Merrydeath. A fine pirate ye be.

The one tha' goes Yoho yoho a pirates life for me! What be the lyrics and such?

Further support... "The Marlinespike (or Marlingspike) The marlinespike was really more of a tool than a weapon. It was quite similar to an ice pick. It has a round wooden handle a round blade with a sharp point. It was used to separate strands in marlines. Marlines are two lines of tarred rope that are loosely wrapped together in a left hand turn. So much for the intended purpose. The marlinespikes were also used as anchors for lines and just about every thing that involved securing lines. They were also one of the few weapons that a mutinous crew could easily get their hands on. Most Captains locked weapons away unless a battle was pending for fear of armed mutinies. However such things as the marlinespike had to remain available to the crew in order for the ship to function. For this reason the marlinespike became the favored weapon of mutineers. I also found: "Gully and other Knives A gully is simply a big knife. It was not usually a fighting knife but could be used as such in a pinch. Some gully's were folding knifes but for the most part they were similar to the knife you would find in your kitchen. (The folding knifes were smaller.) In any case, the gully was another tool that was commonplace among sailors and were quite often used in mutinies simply because nothing else could be had. Today, the Gully would be replaced by such knives as a Buck Knife or Swiss Army pocket knife. " To Patrick Hand: This just goes to show that mutiny was pretty easy, especially when the captain is outnumbered. Also, where i underlined tells us that the intelligent captains locked away the weapons unless in a battle. Now obviously this source might be wrong, but it seems solid. Pirate Weapons

Avast me hearties! I found an interesting passage ... "Though the entire crew fought as well as sailed, you would not carry a weapon since most of the important weapons are stored in the ship. Although a belaying pin was an important tool that would be left aboard ship, we will allow you to carry one to further mark you as a sailor. This is a theatrical allowance and is not historically correct. Those of you who intend to carry weapons, other than your working knives, should make appropriate choices. Pikes, halberds, longarms, and swords would have been in the ship's stores and not privately owned and maintained. Considering the danger of mutiny the same may have applied to daggers, falchions, and pistols. In the later periods there were kept in the captain's custody the length of the voyage. Certain kinds of weapons, such as rapiers and crossbows, were probably left behind. The weapons carried on the ship would have been unusual in many ways. The pikes would have been "half-pikes," six to nine feet long, and instead of having a sharp steel buttcap, would end in a blunt knob of wood. There is evidence that Drake favored arrows fitted with tamkins (a sort of wad halfway down the shaft) as musket projectiles. While a few of the officers may have carried rapiers, falchions would have been far better suited to the crowded pell-mell combat that boarding usually involved."