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Old 01-09-2011, 07:51   #31
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Fletcher, you have got it wrong. We dont buy it to sail, just to moor at party towns and invite the ladies on board
---and with a little artistic license, we could say it WAS taken over by pirates, ( Marlon and the marauders) so bring the Jolly Roger
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Old 01-09-2011, 07:51   #32
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So its not the original Bounty
Not even the replica Bounty now its been 99% rebuilt/replaced.
The original Bounty was a refit itself. It began life as a collier named Berthia.

Even after being refitted by the Royal Navy, it was pretty much just a flat-bottomed cargo ship.
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:05   #33
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---and with a little artistic license, we could say it WAS taken over by pirates, ( Marlon and the marauders) so bring the Jolly Roger
Marlon and the Marauders sounds a great name for a band. Maybe start a radio station
Is this why its called Pirate radio?
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:16   #34
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Re: You Can Own the 'H.M.S. Bounty' . . . No, Really!

I care a lot about head room.

How much is there?
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:20   #35
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Re: You Can Own the 'H.M.S. Bounty' . . . No, Really!

anjou, you crack me up--- gawd=gord=captain of bounty after we raise the jolly roger after we kidnap-err---release her from her bonds......
therapy--she has plenty of headroom.



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Old 01-09-2011, 08:22   #36
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I care a lot about head room.

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Plenty! No one under 4' 7" has ever complained.
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:24   #37
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i could do jumping jax in it , had i been so inclined, when i was aboard her...i am taller than 4'7....
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Old 01-09-2011, 08:29   #38
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Were I to buy it I would be worried about mutinous behavior.
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Marlon and the Marauders sounds a great name for a band. Maybe start a radio station
Is this why its called Pirate radio?
You read me like a book
Who knows--a couple of damsels in distress dressed as Zee pirates --would certainly attract some of the low life from around here. Yes please !!
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david m, as a san francisco resident, i think you may already be able to take care of mutinous behjaviours?
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