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  1. 09-09-2015, 10:15 #1
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    Too...much...information.
    Brain...bursting.
    Surgeon, get the trephine, we'll make a vent-hole!
    Most excellent, very well done.
    That could make a salt out of a lubber in no time.

    BTW, I have found two books to be eminently helpful in understanding the age of sail in both the historical and the functional senses.
    Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution, by Jack Coggins
    Pirates and Patriots of the Revolution by C. Keith Wilbur
    Both fully hand-illustrated, crammed with details of the function, structure, and backstory of how sailing ships were built, operated, and fought. Lots of juicy tid-bits of lore thrown in, to boot.
    Last edited by capncarp; 09-10-2015 at 07:53.
    "There is no such thing as an obsolete weapon or tool, merely obsolete thinking in their employ." --Capn Carp, of the good ship Shiny Apple
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