Subdeacon Joe Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 That won't float, Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 ... so, your ship has come in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: That won't float, Joe! Sure it will. Pumpkin Races, Elk Grove, CA. @Subdeacon Joe you need one of these on the main mast. SUPERDAVES SUPERSTORE Jolly Rogers Pirate 4 X 6 Inch Mini Stick Flag with 10 Inch Plastic Pole New https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00C3L0IJ2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_RMDFDZR9BVRWY4MWWQKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 11, 2021 Author Share Posted October 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: That won't float, Joe! Hey! It's a scale model of the VASA! Of course it will float! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I think the portholes are too low in the water for it to float with a passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Portholes!?!? I thought those were for the cannons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Hey! It's a scale model of the VASA! Of course it will float! Or the Mary Rose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Maybe it's Van der Decken's ship. Or it could be the J R Morphy Can you see the cargo schooner J. R. Morphy As she beats to windward To the leeward of the aged Blackistone Island? We were standing off the cliffs of Nomini And I could see Five sails on her running to the lee She's a flying jibsail schooner Close hauled on a starboard tack One hundred ton of oyster shell a'riding on her back John Ranier was her captain and she hailed from lower bay And though the wind was nor'west down She made good time that day As she beat between Cobb Bar and Blackistone Island The wind was wailing Sixty knot and stewing down the old Wicomico And the old Potomac rose in all her fury Like a judge and jury To try the skill of John Ranier's command You'd a thought he's on a mill pond The way he trimmed her out He left the fore and mainsail up And then he came about Her bow was driving under And she dropped six fathoms down Left her rigging standing And the crew and captain drowned. We waited out that gale in old Machodoc My Dad and me While the J. R. Morphy foundered in the sea Two days that storm came howling down the river Then moderated And the wind came round to blowing light sou'east We was making headway homeward And feeling mighty fine My Dad he held the mainsheet and we left our cares behind Dad looked across the river And I saw him set his gaze I looked where he was peerin' Through the early mornin' haze. We could see the cargo schooner J. R. Morphy As she beats to windward To the leeward of the aged Blackistone Island We were standing off the cliffs of Nomini And I could see Five sails on her running to the lee. She's a flying jibsail schooner Close hauled on a starboard tack One hundred ton of oyster shell a' riding on her back John Ranier is her captain and she hails from lower bay And when the wind is nor'west down You can see her sail today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Jack Calder Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Alpo, you are a poet aficionado. Who knew. A bit from: ”The Yarn of the Nancy Bell” by W. S. Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan) Oh, I am the Cook, and the Captain Bold, and the Mate of the Nancy Brig. And the Bos’ntite, and the Midshipmite, and the Crew of the Captain’s Gig. My Dad would often recite the entire piece at the diner table, until I had it mesmerized. I’ve thrilled my Grand’s with it a time or two, my Son just shakes his head. It’s all in good fun it is. If you look it up on YouTube you can find it sung by Bev Pegg. I can not figure out how to get a link to the video or I’d post it here. CJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Not me man. Dramtreeo. Chesapeake bar band, back around 1990, 91 maybe. Look them up on YouTube. Good band. Unfortunately The Ghost Ship Morphy isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Jackson Turner Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Ahhh - sailing. My ode to nautical naughtiness: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:54 AM, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ... so, your ship has come in ? More like his pumpkin has ripened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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