BCarp

Will do!

We are located in Upstate/Central NY State. We do GAoP, 18th c. maritime, and occasionally War of 1812.... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554348501770

Too late!

Anything under $300 would be a pretty good deal on this tube: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221995512187?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I believe! I believe! Very sweet lines. Love the shape of the stem! I've had good luck with this polyurethane-based paint: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=64&engine=msn&keyword=interlux_brightside_polyurethane There's a "flattening agent" available to mix in if you don't want a gloss finish. Looks like she had an anti-fouling paint on her underside. You don't really need that if she'll spend most of her time on the trailer between cruises. Congrats again, and Happy New Year...!

No photos = imaginary boat!

Congrats! Looking forward to the pics....

Someone in the Northeast should jump on this: http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/5180689302.html

Check out this ship's cutter from the same event! Yours truly is the second aft from the bow....

The daily rum ration leads to a jolly-looking visage...!

Sailing off Crown Point, NY....

This inaugural event: http://www.fortrodmanpyrateinvasion.com/ Located on Clark's Point on Buzzards Bay, just south of New Bedford, Mass. They did a super job for a first-time event, and plans are already in the works for next year. Here's an album of pics I saved, featuring our three small boats, and the two larger craft that participated: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BCarp/slideshow/Pyrate%20Invasion

I like the concept. I'd go with the much-simpler "sprit-sail rig", if I were you. It greatly reduces the amount of rigging required (both standing and running rigging), is easy to manage, and correct for boats of the period. And perhaps a boat not quite so large? The typical 18 ft. jolly-boat might make more sense. An example of sprit-rig:

PROVIDENCE fell over at the Newport shipyard in late January in a winter storm. Her mast broke and a jackstand pushed through the port side. We are making temporary repairs in order to move the boat to another shipyard. We purchased all the Douglas fir trees in Aberdeen, Washington for the new mast and spars. Looking to sell the boat as a project. All the rigging and metal work was saved and is reuseable. The hull is solid fiberglass and easily repaired. Asking price is $295,000. I would gladly help advise a new owner with re-rigging the boat. Thanks, Thorpe Leeson, 401-241-6965 Thorpe1@aol.com