Capt. Bo of the WTF co.

I read in one of my colonial history books that fashion trends spread faster here in the colonies than they did in Europe due to the heavy traffic of goods shipped here for trade from all over. I will try to find that passage to pass on for proving that statement. A good evening project for me. Capt. Bo

AHHH! A lady rider, me favorite kind! I never have had a License, and I've been riding on the streets since before I was old enough to do so legally. I suppose someday it'll come back to bite me arse! The old warhorse is a 1971 Honda CB750. Lots of chrome, 16" rear, custom paint, mild 4" os forks. Comes with a parts bike too. I just don't have the time or bucks to spend keeping two bikes around anymore, and I don't want to see it rot away in the garage. If ya knows anyone who'll give it a lovin home, send 'em my way! Capt. Floria, thakee kindly fer th' warm fuzzy welcome miss, I likes them kinds I do! :)

Welcome Tom, and thankee fer th' drink man. the next be on me sir. Capt. Bo

MISSED YER CYCLE!!! Be certain it were none of me doins there Lass Have mercy on me soul should word o' THIS e'er get ta Blondiewench! ( I hope yer sense o' humor is ok ta poke fun on this... no offense?) Did ye have one o' yer own? What happened to it? I've two meself, but one is fixin ta go to a new home. It's an oldie but a war horse, and the collector value is just too high for me to hang on when so many other things are needed ta home. I'll be off ta the sunset, or the sunrise when the weather is more suited to it. If it be that our paths do cross, be certain that there'll be room fer you to ride as well! Later... Capt. Bo

What size does Roddman wear? Or maybe that gawdawful blue fairie that got posted in here awhile back... Yeeeuuuck! Capt. Bo

I usually learn myself to do things alone too, but EVERYONE I have talked to, and EVERY article I have read on the subject, says to GET SOME INSTRUCTION.. don't try it yourself. I admire your tenacity, and still think of it, but then I get this vision in my head of being knocked unconsious by the mast when the boat dumps me out . I think I'm gonna have someone "show me the ropes" before I go out to cruise. It will save time and frustration I'm Sure. Good luck! Capt. Bo

Have it yur way M'Lady... It be an offer I'll nay refuse either way fer certain. This rogue is hopin ye be feelin grand.. I hear tell ye had a good natal day, and I was wishin ta be handy to see ye got good an' DRUNK! Hopes yer local scalawags took care of ye in me absence. Been itchin ta ride an goin soon as the rain,(that we BADLY needed), allows! See yer on the plains lass! :) Capt Bo

Here's my 2pens... I was in the U.S. Navy as a Hull Maintenence Technician, which included welding, carpentry, sheetmetal, pipefitting, shipfitting, damage control and firefighting training for us and we were ressponsible for training all other MOS's in DC and Firefighting in addition to our other duties. I never sailed a craft or handled any rigging other than the mechanical booms and winches that were part of our jobs. I did have to go aloft to make repairs at times. I was a SAILOR, and anyone who says different can swab my deck! Capt. Bo

I'll be taking sailing lessons sometime when the lake warms up, and am looking at buying my training craft. I've found alot of good input about the Snark and Super Snark, and have found what I think to be a great deal on a used one.($300-obo) It's the 11ft. Super Snark, and in like new condition, original mainsail and no leaks, scratches, etc. Anyone out there have one or any experience with them? any feedback would be greatly appreciated...Thanx! Capt. Bo

Very cool! Any sailor worth his salt would have been proud to own such a useful and purdy tool as that. This should give Capt. Bob plenty to work with in his presentation. No doubt the Gentlemans Folder is a bit more refined than a common seaman/ workman might have carried, but still more than acceptable to the period. I saw some Roman folding knife specimens on one of the sites I looked through and they ranged from VERY fancy to just plain.(like the "sod-buster" on the Townsend page) Thanks for sharin the photos. Love blades I do! :) Capt. Bo

I posted this in one of these boot threads before, but I couldn't find it, so for the sake of clarity I'll do it again. The watercolor of the Frenchmen wearing boots at a "swimming hole", was done by a French hydrographer named Duplessis, who was sailing in the Pacific with a Captain Jaques Gouin de Beauchense in 1700. He declared in his journal; "My drawings of their bodies and clothes are true to life." If you noticed the letters about the painting, they were keys to comments on certain items in the picture. There is another painting from the same journal on the next page of the book I have that shows two men in a camp of natives also wearing tall boots, carrying the long firelocks and without the overcoats as in the previous picture. A smaller painting from the same journal shows two seamen sea-lion hunting with pikes... but wearing shoes! The first painting was done on Tierra Del Fuego, the second was done on the west coast of South America, and the sea-lion was done at the Straights of Magellan. The main thing to remember is that this was an exploration expedition, and these men were not pirates. Also, that as an exploration expedition, it would be likely that hunters would have been employed to augment the crew for the purpose of both providing meat and defense. If you look at pictures from Acadia, (or New France), you will see great resemblance in the manner of dress between the "coureier du buois" and the men in the painting. So... were they sailors or hired guns? Capt. Bo

Understand perfectly Captain. To each their own... and yes, your words are very grabbing and bring vivid pictures to my head. Bravo! Capt. Bo

Yup, that's about where I stand, being landlocked, having two horses and my wifes mule, (she does all the trainin and such, but I buy the stuff so I can claim their ours!), But the Rapier and the boots are a ways off yet. I'll have to make do with my top boots and smallsword for the now I'd reckon. Ladies... your jewels if you please. Capt. Bo

Done... Take care lass. Capt. Bo

Man... you're not supposed to put stuff like that where I can see it! I get into enough trouble on my own without help! Seriously though... Excellent site and I think I've already picked one out to add to my other 80 + knives! Just don't let the she-mate find out Capt. Bo

Absolutely my point. I'm not ready to declare.."yes, I saw a ghost!"... nor am I going to say "no such thing". I just wanted to get the story out there for others to ponder, and MAYBE someone else had the same experience as me. It's "haunted" me for years, trying to decide one way or the other. but until I see more "solid",(or transparent.. ), proof, I remain undecided. Capt. Bo

Just for the record... I'm not 100% sure that I WASN'T duped by some local who does it for kicks. But I'm doubtful that was the case, as it was remote, it was in the wee hours, and I really don't think some Smoky Mountain resident just walks down the road in the middle of nowhere waiting on someone to come along and take the bait. It has caused me to keep an open mind though. Finding the story in the book was really a wake up call. The two cops were very lackadaisical about it, so who knows? Capt. Bo

Finally! Folding knives were already commonplace for the Roman soldiers in the Legions by the first century AD. Mostly used for the mess kit, but of course we all know how handy the pocketknife is, so they knew too. Bernard Levine is supposed to be THE authority on knives and history of them. I didn't get a site link from the knifemaker, but he says there is one. Also found some info on Barlow knives being from the GAoP. Check out barlowgeneaology Also, "jackknife" was a term being used in 1710. Check out; answers.com/topic/jackknife Hope this is some help.... Capt. Bo

But what a wake that would be! And WHO'S TEASIN!

VAAAROOOOOM!!!... and awaaaay we goooo! Capt. Bo

Aye an that be pure touch o' eaven...( the mead AND the peck from m'Lady! ) Be enjoyin yer stay me Nortland brother, and the next drink be on me! ( takes Miss Silkie to the dance floor, too drunk to realize he still cannot dance! ) Capt. Bo

Captain, I've often wanted to hear a colonial period version of the Kenny Rogers song "Baze of Glory". Now that I'm takin' to the pyracy path, could it be done in that form? Is it somethin you'd be up to? Capt. Bo

HAH!... and biggun's at that :) Capt. Bo

My stuff ain't home-made, but there's still alot of anvils and blacksmith tools at auctions here in the Ozarks. They used to go really cheap, but the Amish have started moving in in droves, and for "simple" folk... they sure have the coin to toss around! Makes auction prices for hand tools rise when they show up. One of the things that REALLY pisses me off, is to drive by some restored farmhouse and see a damn good forge being used as some yuppie gals flower bed! I may begin a new form of pyracy... FORGERY..(liberating forges from flowerbed servitude ) I have worked on I-beam anvils, and sections of rail-road track too. That would be very "White Trash" and I'd have to extend an invitation for membership! Later... Capt. Bo

Not extinct... sounds like the founding fathers of corporate america!