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pretty common for boats in the 50ish and less foot range to have them. Think about it this way. boats of this size don't have a whole lot of deck room to lash down small boats. Without small boats, larger boats cannot navigate tight harbors while sailing against the wind or current. Its easier to row this size boat than carry small boats to maneuver around. I can manage my 40 foot sloop with 12 foot oars pretty easily in flat water.

plans a' startin!

ahoy all, while i can obviously make no promises- if folks would like a collective effort, please get me your name, the event (particularly blackbeard and beaufort), the date the orders were taken and what is owed to you, I'll see what I can do to help get this straight. So far, i'm counting five here and I know of three more not on the pub. L. Silver -i'm aware of your issue, but not the exact items.

hey mates, thanks for viewing and checking it out. below is a link to the query where a lot of our miscellaneous videos are. I'm trying to figure out how to get our actual channel link up there. Back to the boat....... http://www.youtube.com/user/colonialseaport

good morning all. The Colonial Seaport Foundation now has a youtube channel. Below is the link or you can search for colonialseaport as the channel.

happy birthday stynky. oh grace says hey too

new video is up! https://www.facebook.com/ColonialSeaport

O.K. my brain is fried tonight and I'm just not getting the blog to transfer over. Below is the link. http://www.colonialseaport.org/blog/

Ahoy all. It's been an action packed week around the boat yard. I'll do a full account Monday after the dust settles. In the meantime here are some teasers! Floor timber templates being laid and holes being packed with epoxy Deck beams 12, 11 & 8 cut and shaped down. Deck beam #8 being dressed and sanded. Next stop- ON BOARD Be sure to follow along Monday. Wait till you see whats coming up!

a happy birthday with wishes of a full tankard to ye!

Ahoy all, The past weekends have been a bit light around the yard as our family of volunteers spent time with their families. We hope all have enjoyed their time and are safe. In the quiet the shipwright and I spent some time with the blueprints and notepad in the workshop putting together this winters construction plan. Once the coffee was gone we headed out to the wood pile to identify what needed to come out and head to the cutting area. The next few weeks will find us on the following projects. The keelson beam and floor timbers are ready for the seascouts to begin work. Aft cabin decking to be moved and have a two man team begin closing in the captains cabin. Pine tree trunk has been skinned and dried. Start marking and shaping for bowsprit. New deck beams to be cut and placed in the cargo hold to begin decking forward of the engine compartment. The last bullet is a noteworthy step. Except for the bow, or front of the ship, this is the first step of hull reconstruction forward of the engine compartment. In short- this is the half way mark of hull rebuild! I’ll get some updated pictures this week. Please visit our blog to follow along with construction of Luna. New members and donations are always appreciated and welcome! If you have any questions or suggestions please drop an e-mail to jhcollamore@colonialseaport.org or visit our website at www.colonailseaport.org and use paypal to contribute!

tis looking like the weekend before Halloween, but please don't hold me to it.

From its inception, the Colonial Seaport Foundation has been a work in progress, a grand experiment in recreating colonial America’s rich maritime history through the construction of Luna our floating historical and environmental classroom. In preparation for Luna’s launch we continue to develop engaging educational programming. Every step along the way, we gain insights into what works and what falls short. We continuously improved our techniques, creating new programs to engage visitors and preserve America’s colonial maritime heritage. Getting it right enables us to have a beneficial and potentially lasting impact upon our visitors. On board Luna construction is continuing with visions of sailing in her future! Our construction volunteers are tackling and completing projects each day we are on site and we have been met with a host of in kind and financial contributions. Mr. Pierre stepped forward and funded the replacement of the bow stem. As we began work on the new bow structure we soon realized the keelson, or the backbone of the ship needed to be reworked first. Our local Sea Scouts have volunteered their services to take on this project. Working on their Quartermaster projects, Joanna has taken on the keelson, and Brian is designing and fitting out the captain’s cabin windows. Our inventory of equipment is growing as well. Luna's first cannon was donated in honor of our dear friend "Taz" Crutchfield. "Taz" is light enough for us to take on the road for historical programs. A beautiful roll of Canvas arrived which will be turned into hammocks and various on board items. Luna's first sail was sponsored by Hampton Convention and Visitors Bureau and delivered in time for the Hampton Blackbeard Festival this past June. As fate would happen, a tall ship already in port has the same upper rigging as Luna will have and Meka II flew our sail with the City of Hampton logo proudly flying through the local War of 1812 Centennial events the following weekend. We simply cannot express our thanks to dedicated volunteers for their hours of work and you, our supporters for allowing us to continue bringing colonial maritime history to life. The New Year is fast approaching and so is the opportunity to continue supporting the construction of Luna, our reproduction 18th century Bermuda sloop with a tax deductible contribution. By completing and returning the enclosed form or making a secure online donation you will ensure the continuation of our efforts. Annual contributions can be made via Paypal to fundraising@colonialseaport.org Checks may be mailed to: Colonial Seaport Foundation P.O. Box 204 Deltaville, VA. 23043 Best regards, John Collamore President/CEO Colonial Seaport Foundation

Found this and thought it was worth sharing.

mystic has the only lathe on the east coast that i know of that can turn one. bloody big thing. I'd hate to see something spin free from it. rest are machine or hand planed down- still impressive to see. I'm hoping to find a couple of orphaned spars that can be reworked to fill our needs. I have a pile of oak drying from a previous storm myself.

Ahoy all, The Colonial Seaport Foundation is in search of wooden spars to complete the rigging of Luna, our reproduction 18th century Bermuda sloop. In light of recent weather events there may be destroyed boats with wooden masts and booms remaining. We are also looking for stainless steel rigging. The spars we are looking for are a boom 35 feet long- most likely this will be a mast refitted, and a 27 foot bowsprit, again most likely a mast refitted. We can arrange for shipping anywhere on the east coast. If anyone has any leads please let me know. Thanks, Dutch www.colonialseaport.org

anything of use would be of value.It's important to remember that region also led to the value of items, ie. Wool blankets wouldn't be of much demand in the islands... Also anything traceable such as fabric with the crown inked in or lines with a blue yarn was often scrutinized. Precious metals could always be melted into another form. Foods and liquids could be shifted to secondary containers, like ranchers branding a cow with an "O" into a "Q". On the legal side. I have logs from Hampton that show some interesting events. A British inbound ran across a foreign neutral country ship and captured it without incident. Due to not being at war the British set the prize free after its hold was emptied and dumped over. The rationale for dumping was that it was possibly headed to a warring country and it prevented goods from reaching them. The crew and ship were not brought in as they were not at war. The British ship took onboard some rigging but dumped all else leaving enough on board for the prize to make it ashore. I'll have to look for the list of stuff dumped over. It's been a while since i've looked for those documents.

ahoy larry, we fared well! The cover took a bit of stress but were fixing that. I went by to check on things and animals were lined up two by two waiting to board, a bit ominous. We were onboard this weekend working. I'm hoping to get a blog up shortly. how did you make out?

ahoy all. due to the nor' easter blowing in this week, the islands chamber of commerce has canceled the blackbeard Jubilee this year. Seems they are already planning on taking three weeks to get the roads cleared as it is. The good news is>>>> The Jubilee has been confirmed on the schedule for next year- now, will mother nature cooperate?

many accounts of coins and jewels sewn into clothing seams and liners for safe keeping

http://www.tallshipbounty.org/ we were aboard her at fells point two years ago and had a grand time playing games with the crew on shore in the camp. The captain at the time even took a cannon shot at her stern from the gun line. While under way grace was firing on the shore battery when a beautiful smoke ring came from one of the guns ashore. Everyone on board cheered as she realized I finally gave her a ring to go with her engagement cannon. (I know, I'm so romantic!) That was the same year the order of Leviathan was formed and the members were on board for photos. Anyone have any Bounty stories or photos they would like to share?