Cap'n Redbeard Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Ahoy, maties! Maybe its just too much rum. But I've got it in me head that I'm going to build a Pirate Ship, even if it takes me a lifetime. So, I was wonderin how i would get this done? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Easy as anything can be!! Step One: Win the Lottery. This shouldn't be to hard I mean what are the odds anyway? Step Two: Take your millions and find a ship building company. This you might have to google. Step Three: Hire them to make the ship. Or why did you google it? Step Four: Pay them. They can get mean. Step Five: Learn How to sail it and go have yourself a pirates life!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Easy as anything can be!!Step One: Win the Lottery. This shouldn't be to hard I mean what are the odds anyway? Step Two: Take your millions and find a ship building company. This you might have to google. Step Three: Hire them to make the ship. Or why did you google it? Step Four: Pay them. They can get mean. Step Five: Learn How to sail it and go have yourself a pirates life!! Okay, some one take Winston out and box his ears! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I wish Zorg was still online. He's building a 40 something foot sloop in his backyard. It can be done on your own it takes time though. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarborMaster Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I wish Zorg was still online. He's building a 40 something foot sloop in his backyard. It can be done on your own it takes time though. I am going with Red Maria on this one., when I want something., I "Make it happen" or it doesnt get done. " Do it......, now" :) I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 .....And when you're finished, and learnin' how to sail it, we'll come outta the sun at 0700 and clear your decks with a few stands 'o grape, and sell the bloody thing for wot we kin get in Tortuga!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Redbeard Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 I am going with Red Maria on this one., when I want something., I "Make it happen" or it doesnt get done. " Do it......, now" :) That's the kinda attitude I have, matey. I'm willing to go ter the hardware store, buy me some planks, and build her from the ground up. I've got the space, but I don't know how it's done. I googled it but all I get is ship models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 There is a publisher called Wooden Boat Publications. I'd start there if I were you http://www.woodenboat.com/ There are allsorts of book, DVDs and even classes. Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Ah yes the old sea stories-the man who builds a ship so big in his yard, he can't get it out without a crane and very large truck and hope there is water nearby, short of waiting for a really big flood. Oh and make sure it's the size of Noah's Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Look! Wooden Boat Publications even has plans for a slop styled the Calico Jack! http://www.woodenboatstore.com/Prodinfo.as...=400-074&item=1 Now I call that auspious! :) Edited July 3, 2006 by Red Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Build it flush-decked and you'll have room for a couple of these: My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nice Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Redbeard Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Red Maria: Awesome Captain Jim: That is a badass swivel gun, matey. Ye gotter tell me where ye laid hands on one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganTyre Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Expect to pay in the tens of thousands but building a pinnace or even the lowly longboat is doable. Plans are available, just start digging. However, a more reasonable goal is something along the lines of a jollyboat. Caravel planked most likely though perhaps clinker built this can be rewarding though difficult project. We're on the very edge of what's practical for the amateur builder though it is possible. I reccomend a full lugger rig (ie, dipping lug) for it's historical accuracy and genuine salty appearance though a leg-o-mutton would also do and is much more handy under sail. Watch your scantlings and build up the bulwarks such and it can carry a swivel gun without issue. Good luck to ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Captain Jim: That is a badass swivel gun, matey. Ye gotter tell me where ye laid hands on one Wild Imports I Don't own that one (yet), but at under $1000, it's the one of the more accurate full-size cannon around. Sure, it's not a full-size six-pounder, but it's a step up from my 75 caliber field piece. One step at a time and eventually I'll end up with a pyrate ship... My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim hawkins Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Particularly a Hulk Well to build a Hulk you need: a: someone with a lot of pent up anger and frustration. b: a large gamma ray source. You can either get it from a gamma bomb or lab produced. I recomend lab produced, its easier on the surrounding community. Now expose individual from part a to gamma source from part b and poof, instant hulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 If you live out toward Mystic, CT. Mystic Seapoert offers boat building classes: http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fus...8B25D94EC524B68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfanatic Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I know I just said this on another forum, but this book is PRICELESS!!! I love it and it will tell you a lot of basic information that will probably drive you mad, much like it did me... http://www.smoke-fire.com/researching-hist...ail-books-2.asp Y.M.H.S., Nathanael Logsdon Militia Captain, Merchant Sailor, Tailor, Brewer, Gunrunner and Occassional Pirate... www.piratesofpaynetown.org www.taylor-rosehistorical.com www.ladywashington.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Crunk Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 A lot depends on what size vessel you're talkin about, and if this is going to be a real sea-worthy float or just a back yard decoration. I too have been thinking of building a "pirate" ship for years. In my case it would probably be a working 1/4 scale version of an English or Spanish Galleon, and would hopefully be stable enough for inland and coastal waters. For anyone wanting to build a wooden boat - the book "Wooden Boats" by Michael Ruhlman is a must read. It cronicals, amoung other projects, the building of the schooner Rebecca, the last wooden ship tobe built in the 20th century. -Cap'n Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Redbeard Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 No, I mean totally sea-worthy. Its just I'm lookin eveywhere (Thanks for helpin guys) But nowhere does there seem to be a documentation of something that big. It's possible, I have a couple friends who would help. Transporting it to water.. would be a challenge but I'm not thinking about that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 There. A sixteen foot long pyrate ship, carrying six four-ouncers. Contact the manufacturer at: Privateer Shipbuilding 17705 Crabb Ln., Huntington Beach CA 92647, (714) 841-4091 You could probably get just the hull and deck and finish it yourself. The info above was pyrated fom the No Quarter Given web site. My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I know that boat and it's builder! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Enigma Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Eerrrmmm Jim, "totally sea-worthy" is something else.... "The floggings will continue until morale improves!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Enigma Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 ... or, as Mr. Arrow would have said: "I say! This looks terribly unsafe to me!" "The floggings will continue until morale improves!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Crunk Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Well, if totally seaworthy be your goal, that makes things a little difficult. The problem with a "pirate" type vessel, which to me means two or three masts, complete with yardarms and top sails, etc. is that's a lot of cloth to control, and on a small scale many boats would seem to be dangerously over-powered by that amount of sail. If you're looking to build something for just some fun coastal cruising on mild sunny afternoons, that's one thing. But a safe, ocean-going vessel able to handle serious bluewater conditions is something else. And take it from someone who's sailed for over half his life, captained boats from 12 to 51 ft in length, and lived through a capsize, the wind be a powerful force to recon with. The ocean can be a very inhospitable place at times. Certainly no place for a boat designed as a big toy. That said, anything can be done if you want it bad enough. Just do your homework first, and do it correctly. The first thing to do in that case would be to consult a marine architect with your ideas, or at least study the subject in-depth yourself. The first questions to answer would be the following: What size boat/ship are you talking about? What kind of budget do you have in mind? What type of vessel specifically are you looking for? Do you plan to build it all yourself? Also, what is your pervious sailing experience? -Cap'n Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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