Rusty Barrels Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Last Saturday I went out to see if I can catch few king salmon in Puget Sound which is Washington State. I was trolling along just singing a song when I came by a 21 foot san juan sailboat and noticed nobody aboard, I hailed the boat with no answer returned( thinking it was a beautiful day and maybe a couple was in the cabin having fun). I noticed the cabin door was locked from the outside, and a line was hanging heavy over the bow, I pulled the line up and there were 15 feet of anchor chain and anchor at the end. Well I figured that someone didn't moor it correctly and it started drifting at high tide, so I called the Coast guard and reported it and told them I was gonna tow it to the nearest dock which was o.k. by them since they were NOT going to get it, and asked if I wanted to claim salvage rights to it! I never thought of that and thats where I failed as a pirate. I said to just locate the owner and let him know where it was. I should have said hell yes and broke down the door to see what kind of booty was inside the cabin. Can you forgive me mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manglin' Maggi Maloney Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Now how could i keel-haul a pirate for havin' a heart o'gold?! ya did right ya know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Matt Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 What?!?!?!?! String 'im from th' yardarm!!!! Free boat 'n' booty, mate. Law of the sea 'n' all. Ye shoulda taken it. You will be flogged. And God willing, come morning, you will be flogged some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Political correctness requires that I say that you did the right thing. Pyratical correctness compels me to have you keelhauled for a dock-wallopin' land lubber and marooned! My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Tsk, tsk, tsk... I am so terribly disappointed in you, Rusty! Take the boat, pick the lock, take the shiny bits and bobs as payment for your efforts, and sell the boat back to the original owners for a fair price. Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graydog Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Lad, ye did the right thing now ye did. So, whar exactly did ye tie up this har abandoned vessel? Be it a well lite area? Oh, in the future, ye can just be tellin me alone about these things. I wouldn't want ye embarassed from doin the right thing. Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Maddox Roberts Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Where did yer Ma and me go wrong, laddie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Barrels Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 I guess I was just settin ma sights too high, I'm hopin for the Lady Washington or the Royaliste to be driftin by for the takin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Alyx Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Can you call the coast guard back up and said you reconsidered and yes you will take the boat if no one claims it? Err, I hope there was no foul play about the boat to find a boat just sailing along, these days so many things can happen. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Barrels Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 I thought of that me Lady, and I did say if the owner doesn't want it then I will claim it (but I can't imagine that happening) anyway I think it was an honest goof on the owners part, ( done it maself but I was asleep onboard and a tug and barge woke me up). Just in case your wondering,no the sail weren't up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Alyx Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Rusty, Well let us know if no one claims it and it is yours. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Barrels Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 Aye, that I will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I think you did the right thing...besides you can be a pirate AND a good man! It's the little stories like this that makes the world seem a little bit brighter. So have you heard from the Coast Guard or Owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrydeath Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 as a mom and habitual do-gooder, I have to say I am very proud of you for doing that.. as a pirate, I have to hang my head in shame, that a fellow Brethern would be so..... law-abiding. then again, if something did happen to the crew, you didnt get in trouble trying to take it.. right smart of you to think about that! Pirate Lass with sass, brass, a cutlass, an a nice *ss. Capt of the FOOLS GOLD PIRATES BLAST BREAST CANCER! GET A MAMMOGRAM AND SAVE YOUR TREASURED CHEST: http://www.myspace.c...iratesthinkpink http://www.myspace.c...oolsgoldpirates CAPT OF THE ONLY PYRITE SHIP AFLOAT: THE FOOL'S GOLD- look for us and Captain Merrydeath on facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Barrels Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 I haven't heard nothing from the C.G. or the owner, but I sure the owner is glad to get it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Sea Trade Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 As an act of penance, I sentence you to kill three Spaniards, loot a convent and burn a small seaside village. Red Sea Trade In days of old when ships were bold just like the men that sailed 'em, and if they showed us disrespect we tied 'em up and flailed 'em, often men of low degree and often men of steel, they'd make you walk the plank alone or haul you 'round the keel. --Adam and the Ants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Atta boy.... (nice pat on the back...) Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Ther is always the "Karma" thing to consider too... What comes around goes around... I think you probably saved yourself from some costly embarrasment in the future. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 To the gallows with ye!!! If'n ye didn't want it, I know a trip up the inside passage would be just what I need. Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Ye could have at least hauled up a Jolly Roger upon their vessle fer warnin thar be no next tyme! Ye did rightly for this day and age.. Nontheless like every one else, I has to say No RUM for You ! http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Barrels Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 NO RUM ! can I have a choice, I'll take the keel hauling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK JACK SHALAQ Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 HEAR TO YA BARNICAL INFESTED, RUDDER ROTTED, SLIME SUCKIN'BILGE BUCKET! YA SHOULD BE DOWN RIGHT BELLY CRAWLIN' ASHAMED OF YERSELF MISTER! AN UNGUARDED SHIP JUST ACHIN' TA BE TAKEN!..........geeeeez..ya wuss! YER ANKLES WILL LOOK LOVELY BEHIND YER EARS LASSIE! HAR! HAR! HAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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