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    Here's a link for the canopy pole connectors I used. https://www.canopymart.com/1-3-8-2-way-connector-fitting.html Now that I think about it I made a sectioned center beam with these also to fit in my duffel bag.
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    I found round closet poles in lowes and home depot (1-3/8). If you need a pin in the uprights to fit in the beam, I buy a large lag screw. Drill a hole in the end of upright so you dont split the pole as you screw in the lag screw, and cut the head off the lag screw. instant pin. you can section the uprights later if you want to for storage or transportation. You should be able to find a 2x4 for the center but probably 12ft are expensive. I was surprised at the price of wood these days. Otherwise, get a piece of square tubing that the center beam fits into (may have to cut down the beam). then cut the beam in half and drilled holes, so I could lock the beam in place with a bolt and wingnut.
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    I imagine one solitary diary or recipe book from a ship's cook, would have made your life much easier and given us a more intimate knowledge of how food was prepared, mixed, and served. We appreciate that you spend hours in that Giant Time Sucking Hole (GTSH). That acronym makes me think of goats... Now we just have to find a way to apply it to our meals at events! Massacre island will allow us to experiment with the grains making bread in their ovens. The only grain based meals at events I recall, seems to be the chowder/bread bowl at a certain restaurant at PIB and maybe an adhoc rice dish from someone. But my memory of happenings at events can be pretty thin and fade fast. Just ask William LOL I do recall a few highlights from events tho, the corn chowder comes to mind and memory serves that the braised red cabbage Iron Jon made one year was a delightful surprise even for this meat-a-saurus. I know, I know not a grain...
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    I think there should be gaol duty as well! lot'o miscreants we are anyway! Michael would have someone to guard!
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    they will be badly stained after a pirates dinner for sure!
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    Also have been collecting linen tablecloths from goodwill for the likely event dinner. These will be free for the taking after the event, for shirts etc.. Again these will likely be shipped ahead of time. I have found two so far. Trying to avoid badly stained ones.
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    Need to cut out the leather bits still, but here's the start...
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    Will be traveling light, bare minimum due to flight. But may ship some Whydah boxes ahead to finish at the event.
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    A Community Tradition A Special Thanks to Our 2024 Annual Boat Burning Sponsor: Joe Farino & Superior Waste Services of New York Likewise, it would not have been possible without the support of the West Sayville Fire Department, Suffolk County Parks Department, and Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services. Additionally we would like to thank Ryan Sweeney & Gary O'Rourke for the beautiful photographs presented below. And last, but not least, a great big thank you to our volunteers, staff, and community for making this event a great success! We hope to see you at our next event! https://www.limaritime.org/halloween-boat-burning.html
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    Ahoy Maties! Join us in Bowers Beach Delaware to experience 18th century pirate life through demonstrations, music, and family friendly activities. Come meet the pirates and learn about life on the seas and when we came ashore! Every Memorial Day weekend, it’s 13th year, this family-friendly event features: Free admission. Pay separately for food and beverages. Pirates doing pirate stuff Music: Sea shanties and traditional nautical songs Craft and Period Vendors Visit the Maritime Museum CANNONS! Great food vendors! Town wide scavenger hunt including things to see and discover in the museum https://delawarebayshorebyway.org/our-events/buccaneer-bash/ Facebook
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    Street Fair & Maritime Celebration A weekend packed with fun for the entire family! A two day weekend event packed with kids games, crafts, scavenger hunt, the “Prestigious George Raft Race”, pirate costume judging contest, arts, crafts & food vendors, vintage steam boats and much more! SATURDAY Kids' Pirate Daze: 10:30 am - 2:00 pm www.bbbparkandrec.org (Blaine Marine Park) Blaine Farmers Market & Craft Fair: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Downtown H. Street Plaza) Pirate Parade & Costume Contest: 12:00 pm (Blaine Harbor Boating Center) Prestigious George Raft Race: 1:00 pm (Blaine Harbor Public Boat Launch) Get creative and design your own homemade raft and then race it to the finish line as the crowd cheers you on. ———————————————————————– SATURDAY & SUNDAY Arts, Crafts & Food Vendors: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Blaine Harbor Boating Center) Kids' Games, Crafts & Scavenger Hunt: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Blaine Harbor Boating Center) Historic Plover Ferry Rides: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Blaine Harbor Boating Center) A.P.A. Museum: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (9261 Semiahmoo Pkwy) https://www.blainechamber.com/events/details/drayton-harbor-maritime-festival-and-tall-ships-08-03-2025-606
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    Norfolk Harborfest '25 June 5 - June 8 2025 Friday: Noon–11 p.m. (Parade of Sail at noon); Saturday: Noon–11 p.m. (Fireworks 9:30 p.m.) Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Town Point Park 113 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA America’s largest, longest-running, free maritime festival, the iconic Norfolk Harborfest enters its 49th year. For three memorable days along the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront, Harborfest celebrates all of the elements that make Norfolk and Hampton Roads a historic maritime and naval community. On both land and sea, thrilling activities and live music take center stage at Harborfest, including the annual Parade of Sail featuring international tall ships, one of the largest fireworks shows on the East Coast, a mesmerizing drone show, interactive family games and activities, Navy exhibits and demonstrations, artisan foods and beverages, national and regional live entertainment and much more. This event is FREE and open to the public! https://www.visitnorfolk.com/event/norfolk-harborfest-23/
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    May 24 thru 26 Pirate Invasion Weekend! It's a 3-Day Pirate Invasion! 
 AARRRR, MATEYS! Drop anchor in the Village of Newcastle and discover delicious food and drink, artisan-made treasures, and rollicking good entertainment! It's three days full of fun piratical hijinks! Plus on Memorial Day Monday all veterans and active military get in free at the gate! https://www.garenfest.com/themed-weekends
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    CANCELLED - See the website for updates after the new year. Join us as we celebrate a fun filled day of family friendly piracy as we uncover the legend of a Tampa Pirate and his thriving community of miscreants! Featuring live mermaids, steel and powder demonstrations, encampments, and more! Castortowne Pirate Invasion is hosted at the DeSoto National Memorial Park in Bradenton, Florida. The event will run from 10am-4pm during the scheduled hours of operation. As of right now, snacks and drinks are recommended to bring along with you. To check out if we have any food trucks available for this year's event, keep a weather eye here, or on our website! Park rules will be enforced as alcohol is not permitted. Enjoy an escape to our location next to the mouth of Tampa Bay, explore the world of Castortowne, and discover a hidden gem right here in our own backyard! https://thescarlettfortuna.org/castortowne-home Facebook
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    Join your friends and make new ones at the Schooner Wharf Bar New Year’s Eve Celebration. The popular waterfront watering hole once again will present its unique and original nautical New Year’s Eve tradition with “The Lowering of the Pirate Wench” from the towering mast of the tall ship America 2.0 docked in front of the bar in the Key West Bight. Everyone’s favorite pirate wench and owner of Schooner Wharf Bar, Evalena Worthington, will descend dramatically against large, illuminated countdown numbers. The stroke of midnight will signal the start of 2025 with cannon fire and the jubilant sound of horns and noisemakers from the crowd against a backdrop of the ship’s crew dressed as pirates. Schooner Wharf has complimentary hats, party favors and horns for everyone to feel festive while enjoying holiday drink specials and live music throughout the day and night. The bash was rated by AOL as the No. 2 New Year’s party in the nation – second only to the Times Square madness in New York City. The Schooner Wharf event made the Huffington Post’s 13 Amazing New Year’s 2014 Photos From Around the World. Rob O’Neal’s photo of Evalena at Schooner Wharf in Key West was the only photo chosen from this continent! Music from 11:30 pm till 4:30 pm, bands to be announced. It'll be a unique blend of dance music and rock ‘n’ roll swagger guaranteed to get you groovin’ and dancin’ into the New Year! As the midnight hour approaches, a popular local DJ will play party favorites in anticipation of the Auld Lang Syne. Hoist your drink – and your eyes – toward the top of the towering mast as the countdown begins and another year ends. But the end of the year isn’t the end of the party – the Schooner New Year rocks well into 2025. All this and No Cover Charge. Have a safe and exciting New Year, from your friends at Schooner Wharf Bar, “A Last Little Piece of Old Key West.” https://www.schoonerwharf.com/special.htm#current
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    Arr Mateys! Whether you are a corsair, buccaneer or privateer, dress up and re-live the adventure and camaraderie of the days of Pirates. On this special weekend you will find pirates of all ages roaming the Village of Albright looking to share tall tales and sea shanties aplenty! Create your own pirate story and adventure on our Pirate Weekend. https://www.larf2023.org/
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    from wikipedia and confirmed from several other sites: Some of the earliest recorded European attempts of spiral-grooved musket barrels were of Gaspard Kolner, a gunsmith of Vienna in 1498 and Augustus Kotter of Nuremberg in 1520. Some scholars allege that Kollner’s works at the end of the 15th century only used straight grooves, and it wasn’t until he received help from Kotter that a working spiral-grooved firearm was made.[6][7][8] There may have been attempts even earlier than this, as the main inspiration of rifled firearms came from archers and crossbowmen who realized that their projectiles flew far faster and more accurately when they imparted rotation through twisted fletchings. Though true rifling dates from the 16th century, it had to be engraved by hand and consequently did not become commonplace until the mid-19th century. Due to the laborious and expensive manufacturing process involved, early rifled firearms were primarily used by wealthy recreational hunters, who did not need to fire their weapons many times in rapid succession and appreciated the increased accuracy. Rifled firearms were not popular with military users since they were difficult to clean, and loading projectiles presented numerous challenges. If the bullet was of sufficient diameter to take up the rifling, a large mallet was required to force it down the bore. If, on the other hand, it was of reduced diameter to assist in its insertion, the bullet would not fully engage the rifling and accuracy was reduced. The first practical military weapons using rifling with black powder were breech loaders such as the Queen Anne pistol.
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    Rifling
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    Based on the distance between the wing doors and the back of what looks like a jewelry box, they are not attached. The angle makes it look like one box.
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    This is posted on the calendar already
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    There, I tied up some loose ends. Not sure if you want to merge these with the others. some are a bit more modern.
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    Excellent!
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    Doesnt matter if its clothes, but if used for other things like tools or whatever , carrying by end handle can be an issue.
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    Thats why I pack 2 weeks early for an event. I have time to finish what I forgot...
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