Matusalem Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 More pictures, indeed! Nothing beats a boat with lapstrake construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I never did figure how to load pictures. You could email them to me and I could send them. PM me if you want to try this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hmmm imagine Pitt playing Lafitte. 'Nuff said. A remake of the Buccaneer, perhaps? My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Midnight Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 We were thinkin an 18' replica of the longboats used against the Gaspee. They're similar to the same one Captain Bligh was set adrift on by Mr. Christian. Did anyone ever suggest a source for plans for a longboat such as this? I would love to build one. One of my kindred, Rufus Greene, was numbered among the actual Gaspee Raiders, and my great-something grandfather actually owned the sloop Fortune aboard which Rufus Greene was accosted and assaulted by the British commander of the Gaspee. The villain then proceeded to confiscate the Greenes' cargo of 12 hogsheads of rum...(yes, my folks were rumrunners... ). I would dearly love to build an accurate replica of a longboat, does anyone know of any commercially available plans that would fit the bill? "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully MacGraw Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 For more information on the construction of these boats, Google "Frontier Folk" a web site for 18th century reenactors. THey have a forum called the boatwright shp. THere are discussions for Long boat plans Ed Those destined to hang, shall not fear drowning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Midnight Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 For more information on the construction of these boats, Google "Frontier Folk" a web site for 18th century reenactors. THey have a forum called the boatwright shp. THere are discussions for Long boat plansEd Aye, many thanks indeed, Bully! "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Bottles Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 She will also be used by a budding 1745 Highland group What for? To reenact the flight to Skye? Actually, that might be fun. Everyone could get drunk and sing the Skye Boat Song whilst pulling at the oars. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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