Iron Jon

I'm in central Florida have a trailer that holds my camp gear with plenty of room to spare. I would be willing to store some of the Mercury Crew's gear for FTPI or Saint Augustine or any other southeast events. If I can't make it to an event for some reason or another then anyone with a trailer hitch would be welcome to come by and take it. It seemed like the Mercury Crew ended up hanging around my camp last few events I've attended so we might as well combine forces. I could also receive gear by mail and bring it along with me to Key West if needed.

Using Williams list as an example I have the following -

Canvas, Line & Poles:

1 dining fly with poles and stakes

3 ground cloth/tarp

Assorted rolls of line

large wall tent, poles, and stakes

small wedge tent, poles and stakes

Fire and cooking:

2 small braziers

Large camp skillet and asst cast iron cookware

Plates, bowls, utensils, etc

large dutch oven with tripod

cooking grate for campfire

Furniture:

1 wooden table

3 stools

2 beds

Lighting:

6 lanterns

1 candle box (maybe 50 candles?)

Storage:

1 large wooden camp box for food and cookware

1 medium cooler w/ canvas cover

1 large cooler w/ canvas cover

1 insulated water container w/ canvas cover

1 cedar sea chest for clothing

fwit, Bo, the 'angels are traveling in caravan mostly down the east coast. We are leaving from VA late Wednesday afternoon/early evening and driving straight through, picking up members along the way down...

I'm just off I-95 about 6 hours north of Key West. I'd like to join up with your caravan on the way down. I'll have an extra seat in the car and room in the trailer if anyone further south needs a ride or help with transporting equipment.

...a little late, as usual, but -

Happy Birthday Lily !

Paula and I will be there with the usual campsite. I'll bring along the extra wedge tent for whoever needs it too.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes here and on Facebook. I haven't been online much this week since I've started classes for a new job. Trying to stuff new information into this old head isn't as easy as it used to be!

Thanks again.

Wish I could have been there to see it. Congratulations to everyone involved. Can't wait to see the pictures!

What are the dates for this?

Edit -

Never mind. I did a search for it and found out myself !

Looking forward to seeing all the rest of the pictures D.B. !!!

I had a great time hanging out with the above group for the weekend. It was good seeing old friends again and meeting new ones who share similar interests. I want to thank Searle's Buccaneers for, once again, putting together a great event. Thanks to Jeff, William, Doug, Willie, Conrad and all the others for providing a great place to camp and play, and also providing all the good food, and plenty of powder that we got to burn during the battles. This is probably one of the best events that I get to attend and I will definitely be back again for more.

Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 9:10 PM

SAN DIEGO — A man was arrested Tuesday after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend in a remote mountain community near San Diego, authorities said.

Richard Fox, 39, shot the cannon after loading it with fireworks powder, said San Diego County sheriff’s Sgt. David Martinez. His 38-year-old girlfriend was found dead from shrapnel wounds when authorities arrived at the home.

Fox was treated at a hospital for shrapnel wounds to his right leg and arrested for investigation of exploding a device resulting in death, Martinez said. Three other adults and a 4-year-old girl who were inside the home escaped injury.

Woman killed by cannonball while 4-year-old slept nearby

A 4-year-old was sleeping in the mobile home struck by a cannonball that killed a 33-year-old woman in San Diego County, officials said.

The incident, which is being investigated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, took place when the woman's husband and another man were working on a cannon shortly after midnight outside the couple's mobile home and it exploded, according to a Cal-Fire spokesman.

One of the two men was sent to a hospital with minor injuries, but the 4-year-old was not hurt, officials said. A Cal-Fire spokeswoman said the woman's husband was "freaking out" after the incident.

Authorities said the cannonball was homemade and that alcohol was involved. The mobile home was located near rural Potrero in eastern San Diego County.

Southern California -- this just in

March 6, 2012 | 10:35 am

Authorities said the cannonball that struck and killed a 33-year-old woman in San Diego County was homemade and that alcohol was involved in the incident.

The woman's husband and another man were working on a cannon shortly after midnight outside the couple's mobile home when it exploded, according to a Cal-Fire spokesman. One of the two men was sent to the hospital with minor injuries.

The incident is being investigated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Few details were immediately available, and it's unclear exactly what killed the woman.

The incident occurred in a mobile home park in Potrero on the Mexican border.

more interesting pics here

Following pics are dutch sailor from 1695-1730 so from Gaop

Say, do you know the artist on this one? I wonder what that thing that she's holding over his head is supposed to be? A little bag of money?

Another good picture for the sailors wearing earrings thread!

Strange, when I tried checking the Pub yesterday on the phone it went straight to the full version, I couldn't get the app version at all.

How about Brazilian Rum, or Cachaca. I've read that it was produced in South America prior to 1650. It is made from the cane syrup itself and not from molasses which was a byproduct of the sugar making process. It does have a completely different taste than any of the rums we're used to now; although some rums today are made from cane syrup too.

Another use for Rope -

"The Dutch have a method of punishing some particular crimes by keel-hauling, viz. they take a sufficient length of rope and pass one end of it around the cut water and let it fall under the bottom, then reeve the ends at both the yard arms as before mentioned, and over-hauling the bight fix the man in the middle of it, with a deep sea-lead fastened to his heels for the purpose of sinking him clear of the ship's keel.They then run him up and let go, and allowing sufficient time for the lead to sink him deep enough, he is run up on the other side, permitting him to breathe a little, and sent a second time under the bottom; and when he has dived three times, he is hauled in, some refreshment given him, and then put to his hammock." - The Narrative of William Spavens

The thirteen ropes are: Entering Rope, Bucket Rope, Bolt Rope, Port Rope Jeare Rope, Preventer rope, Top rope, Keel rope, Rudder rope, Cat rope, Boy Rope, Boat rope,

Smith's Sea-Man;s Grammar also mentions at least thirteen more ropes/lines such as - Breast Rope, and Standing Rope, as well as Head Lines, Furling Lines, Smiteing Lines, Bunt Lines, Clew Lines, Leech Lines, Leath Lines, Knave Lines, Crain Lines, Bow Lines, and Hoisting Lines in (Chap. V) A Description of a Ship and all her Tackling and (Chap. XV) An Alphabetical Table of Names of all the Parts and Members of a Ship.

Didn't see any reference to a tent-rope or tent-line!

I remember reading somewhere that Spain would tax merchants and investors returning from the new world somewhere around 20 or 25% on gold and silver and trade merchandise. I believe the tax on precious metals only applied to gold and silver in the raw form such as coins, bars. plate, and bullion and not to personal belongings. The book said that the merchants would make jewelry to wear on the return voyage in order to avoid these taxes. That's why some of the shipwrecks have those huge gold chains that nobody could possibly wear around their necks. Maybe having their coins sewn into clothing was also a way to dodge the taxman.

Wiki to the rescue -

"Rope" refers to the manufactured material. Once rope is purposely sized, cut, spliced, or simply assigned a function, the result is referred to as a "line", especially in nautical usage. Sail control lines are mainly referred to as sheets(e.g. jibsheet). A halyard, for example, is a line used to raise and lower a sail, and is typically made of a length of rope with a shackle attached at one end. Other examples include clothesline, chalk line, anchor line ("rode"), stern line, fishing line, and so on.

Where away can this film be viewed/procured?

IMDB says it was a 2 part series on TV in the UK last month.... OK?

Yes, I thought it was written in your style. It was in a parent directory that opened up when I logged in. This was while Stynky was updating the site the other day. It was the only thing in the directory (actually it was the only thing on the site for me that day!). Come to think of it, I probably could have went in and really messed up the inner workings of the Pub...

Yep, a list of instruction on dealing with petty arguments, off topic posts, trolls, and other stuff, along with witty comments posted in red under each bullet point written by someone else.

When I tried to log on the other day I ended up on a moderators instruction page. I learned all the inner secrets on avoiding trolls.

That's definitely good news knowing that the Fort Taylor Pirate Invasion, pirate encampment, and battles at the fort are still going on as planned!

Sorry to hear that some of the other festival stuff won't be around this year though.

Just saw on Facebook that the PIP portion of this years (2012) Key West pirate festival is being canceled. Does anybody know of this will have any effect on the FTPI?