Capn Bob

Why, thank'ee, Hook...it was a pleasure and delight to be in the place to take the photos...

Cap'n Bob =

Splendid photo strip from the museum.

Thankee for posting Sir.

Jas. Hook

Below decks on a pirate ship. In those days, we made our own entertainment. But watch out for who you gamed with...he might not have much of a sense of humor...

A view of life belowdecks. In this case, dinner has been served and mostly consumed...hope it was good grub.

A close-up of the dinner scene, belowdecks. Please note the unexpected dinner guest...

Life belowdecks on a pirate ship. Some rough and ready surgery being performed.

A waxwork beach confrontation in Nassau...the two standing side by side are identified on the placard as Anne Bonny and Mary Read. As a curious side note, I dated someone named Mary Read in college, but she had nothing of the pirate spirit in her...

A waxwork version of the famous Howard Pyle painting of the Marooned Pirate, in the Pirates of Nassau museum

That great man in history, inspiration of us all, Edward Teach, Blackbeard, showing us how its done.

A waxwork of Dennis McCarthy, pirate, making himself presentable for his execution. He went to the gallows bedecked in ribbons, and kicked off his shoes, saying his friends told him he'd die in his shoes, and he'd make liars of them.

A waxwork image of Edward Low, pirate and professional mean man, with a Hogarth view of London in the background. From the Pirates of Nassau musem

A display in the Pirates of Nassau Museum. These bottles are original to the early 18th century, found in Nassau, and may (or may not) have been handled and guzzled out of by some of the Brethren...

The red building is one of the Bacardi rum outlets, housing both rum and rum cakes. There were a number of duty free groggeries on Bay St in Nassau, but I was disappointed in the selection of rum. It was pretty much what I could get in my local grocery store.

Amazingly enough, I just got a library copy of "Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings" in yesterday. I'll likely sneak some photocopies of various items, to try me hand at making over the long NE Ohio winter season (so's I don't go mad...or madder than I currently am)

Cap'n, Thanks for the compliment. The Octant is 11" high x 9" wide. The body is unstained cherry and the arm is pine stained with red mahogany. It's actually little late for the GAOP era. They started showing up in 1730's which is pretty close and Isaac Newton is said to have developed one in 1699.

Right now I'm making navigation equipment for myself and shipmates, but I have been considering making a few more pieces to sell, barter, or trade. To date I have made a Traverse Board, Astrolabe, Noctrolabe (nocturnal), Cross Staff, and Mariner's Quadrant. I'm in the process of making a Back Staff and after that I have a couple more Traverse Boards laid out and ready to get started.

If any of ye pyrat bretheren be interested, find yerselfs a copy of Dennis Fisher's "Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings" ISBN0-07-021120-5.

Now that looks nice! I don't suppose you'd be making some to sell, and if so, could ye kindly inform me what your price range would be...depending on the size of the quadrant?