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  1. Jake the SeaSnake
    wooh!! getting ahead of myself I mean potc 4
  2. Jake the SeaSnake
    it doesn't talk about being in pirates 5, wouldn't be surpised if they kept it the same though, no pun intended
  3. Jake the SeaSnake
    just had to put it here too, but it's a shame what's happening to this ship, somebody bought it without the intent of maintaining her, so she sits dry-docked and rotting http://sealionprojec...com/sealion.htm
  4. Jake the SeaSnake
    some very helpful info indeed!!
  5. Jake the SeaSnake
    no I dare not use the strangling cat thing either, somethings gotta eat the rats!
  6. Jake the SeaSnake
    that brings up another question, how did they get through duldroms? I have heard of using the long boats to row the ship through them, but that might be a little far retched. of course the solution our hero's find is a little more...
  7. Jake the SeaSnake
    okay, then the average of 5 knots was a little fast as I thought, but then again this is fiction, still I'm going to assume 4 knots at 8900 nautical miles, the actual trip will end up being about three months without "help" (hehehe, part of the story you might not understand until you read it) with an experienced crew that has been to africa on more than one occasion.
  8. Jake the SeaSnake
    thanks daniel! Now, from what you said about the neuestra Senora del Juncal a Harmony's trip, this wouldn't happen to include a few stops because from the course I plotted on google earth (which took the ship close to the south american coast that because of the winds blowing in that direction, westerly's and all that,) and the equator doldrums, the worst I came up with is about 8900 nautical miles, at an average of 5 knots, it would have took 2 and 1/2 months(75 days) but then I just watched a special about the mayflower taking about 100 days (!?!) going leeward just about the whole way just crossing the Atlantic! (albeit with a much more primitive, slower ship than I had in mind) Or am I missing something Because I'm sure you can't take the straightest rout there or you'll be fighting the wind the whole way and even black bart had trouble with that
  9. Jake the SeaSnake
    bye the way is there a sight where you could lay in a coarse and see the amount of nautical miles long and all that?
  10. Jake the SeaSnake
    that would be very nice thank you! it would be right about late spring and early summer. it seems that you have to cross horse latitudes going that far south from the northern hemisphere, and if you did you might try to cross directly as fast as you could right? and I would like a stop in cape town to stock up in supplies. the ship would be a heavier type of sloop or a light galleon of some type. The story originally had the latter.
  11. Jake the SeaSnake
    okay I don't know how much this will change me story but generally how long would it take to sail from south carolina to madagascar? after I figure out that I can start finishing my story. it is a story about Anne Bonney wanting to get back to her old ways but is forced to after all and gets WAY more than she bargained for. no it's not as cheesy as it sounds.
  12. Jake the SeaSnake
    almost makes me want drain the sea water from my eyes
  13. Jake the SeaSnake
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=282631181878133 here's a show I made really quick
  14. Jake the SeaSnake
    thanks for all that showed! we appreciate it!
  15. Jake the SeaSnake
    The countdown starts today! The festival of pirates at Fort Evangola will be 6 days away! So get your slops ready, grab your effects and prime your flints because this could be the biggest one yet!
  16. Jake the SeaSnake
    Free food and drink to all that volunteer!
  17. Jake the SeaSnake
    how do we post pics?
  18. Jake the SeaSnake
    nope, sorry lake erie pirates canceled but thank you in advance for any one else showing it will be a good time as always! nope, sorry lake erie pirates canceled but thank you in advance for any one else showing it will be a good time as always!
  19. Jake the SeaSnake
    just an update... the Lake Erie pirates are showing up as well as some of the freinds of fort taylor so we will have an even more interesting and historic camp than years past
  20. Jake the SeaSnake
    were actually using duck canvas. Does it matter where you connect the lines to the yardarms? Other than that this helps a whole lot. I was planning on having the sail tied in a slipknot because this race happens to go in three directions, but the block might work better raise the sail and lower it when we're going in the wind. the last leg "should" be downwind and we were just going to raise it, or in the case I was going to do it, lower the sail and have that extra little push as we paddled
  21. Jake the SeaSnake
    We are building a boat for a build your own boat race, there is going to 6 of us paddling and one at the helm (tiller) we want to incorperate a working square mast on it, so in some of your opinions, how would we make the sail work? we already have a 6 1/2 foot mast on it that is a solid 4 by 4, and we're working on the rudder right now. It has to be team made, man and/or wind powered, and viking themed. last year it was pirate themed and we won agianst the three time winners (of course, because they faced a REAL pirate!! LOL)
  22. Jake the SeaSnake
    Aye your reading my mind mate!!
  23. Jake the SeaSnake
    The balance alone is worth it for me!! do you know how hard it is to find a well balanced blade?!? you probably do. other than that I could see that swinging in my hnd its beautiful
  24. Jake the SeaSnake
    Don't suppose anyone knows what going on with that Black Pearl ship from Honduras thats for sale? last I looked they wanted 750,000 for it
  25. Jake the SeaSnake
    God bless your son for his future service to us all, you seem very proud of him. as for you, hope you can get to all the acw events you can enjoy!
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