Hi Bob and all the rest who have answered Thanks for all the answers so far they have been very helpful. That sloop is what I envisaged as a single masted...
Alison Press published Ramage Touch in 1979. Does anyone have a copy ? In the Alison Press edition is Rennick misnamed Renwick ? I don't know as I have not...
Does maize sink or float in water ? What is the density of maize ? What is the size / volume / mass / shape of a quintal ? I agree two or more masts, Pope does...
... I will present this discussion to Kay Pope and ask for her comments. kind regards, Mark Winthrop of Copenhagen, Denmark ... )_) )_) )_) )___) )___)...
Hi Donald, I asked the Rennick/Renwick question a while back as well. :) If I come across more, I'll run them by the group. There is a repeat of a name...
Come to think of it, I think there was a problem with Aitken's first name as well. I think he was listed as James and also John ("Ramage's Diamond"). Susan...
Maize/corn meal does float on water, but I suppose like any powdered cereal crop when wet it will absorbe water and become like cement. :-) Never heard of a...
... A quintal is another term for a hundredweight -- which could be 100, 112, or 120 pounds, depending on the time and place. Mark Lardas League City, TX...
the qintal varies from country to country, according to the MacMillan Dictionary of Measurement. In Britian it is the same as a hundredweight, 112 pounds, or...
Following on from the 400 ton Griffin question, Ville de Paris is mentioned in Ramage's Trial, but I think there is a printing error near the end of Chapter...
Just a note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year from the land downunder Remember we are a day in front down here so we get to open...
Yeah, and it's also the middle of summer you lucky dogs you!!! Just remember the rest of us poor folks freezing our "you know what's off" while you bask in...
Reply to Charles White- Please add my name to your mailing list. cepip@... C.E. Pippenger 2205 Knollpoint NE Ada, Mi 49301 ... From: "Charles White"...
C.E. Pipppenger
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Dec 23, 2003 3:28 am
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The Griffin is depicted on the cover of the first (Secker & Warburg) edition of "Buccaneer", single-masted sloop, not sure if the mainsail shown is what is...
I haven't got that edition but a sprit mainsail is a four sided sail with a spar called a sprit going from low on the main mast, held by a snotter to the peak...
What you describe corresponds with the cover artwork. Would you happen to know what the "evolution" (? is that the right word) is with the sprit when the sloop...
Hi Its been quiet here for a while. You might be receiving an email about spam that proports to be coming from this group. The email is the spam. someone who...
Ahoy Jim! Good to hear from you old friend.....hope all is well with you and yours. Joe Jim Stein <cjstein_2000@...> wrote: Hi Its been quiet here for...
Hi Joe its good to hear from you. Time are tough down here after 8 years of drought,only 13mm rain so far this year with no sign of any in the future. My...
Hello Jim Sorry to hear about the hardships. It is very dry here in Florida. Already we have had several forest fires. I'm afraid nature can sometime be a...
G'day Jim, I'm a member of your Dudley Pope group & I received an email from a "Karen Jackson" purporting to being a high school student. She says she got my...
Conrad Schweinsberg
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Apr 24, 2004 2:12 am
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Hi Conrad and all, No, Karen is not spam, I talked to her last week regarding her request, she got my name from another site, and she's a grade 10 student in...
Fine, but I must say it sounded like she wanted other people to do her homework. Kate ... From: "Bob Squarebriggs" <squbrigg@...> To:...
Diane Forrest
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Apr 24, 2004 4:09 pm
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LOL......my wife and I had that same thought! We raised two kids, so we know the tricks too. Turns out that she has to submit the entire reply e-mail to the...
Hi Folks Looks like Karen was legit, just a student using the net. Conrad, Pepys' Diary is available via project Guttenburg for free. My ship building is...
Hi all, Check out my new Yahoo! Group for all fans of age-of-sail based naval fiction (Hornblower, Aubrey/Maturin, Bolitho, etc.) SMOKENOAKUM'S Naval Fiction...
Hi all - I was wondering if anyone has encountered the same problem with yahoo that I have. When I'm in the games or chat areas, sometimes everything will...
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