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Old 25-11-2008, 11:40   #316
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I don't know. Looks like to me he's caught all the ice he can ever use.


Nah, the stuff doesn't keep.


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Old 25-11-2008, 12:41   #317
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Unfortunately, in certain parts of Canada, ice keeps very well.
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Old 09-01-2009, 11:26   #318
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder right? Obviously I'm missing something or was it the designers plan to create an .......

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Old 27-01-2009, 13:39   #319
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Old 27-01-2009, 13:54   #320
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I don't think it's finished yet. With a bowsprit like that, it's gotta be a sailboat. And, you can clearly see where the keel stepped mast is gonna go. There's something goofy about the rigging though - why are the winches on the end of the bowsprit?
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Old 27-01-2009, 17:24   #321
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I get seasick just looking at it !
Glad to know I am not the only one!
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Old 18-02-2009, 14:14   #323
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This looks like just "waaaaaaaaaay" too much fun!

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Old 18-02-2009, 19:42   #324
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That's a real scream! lolol
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Old 18-02-2009, 19:57   #325
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No way these guys should get paid for this. They should be paying for having so much fun. LOL
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Old 18-02-2009, 21:48   #326
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Now that's entertainment...
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Old 19-02-2009, 05:13   #327
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Old 23-03-2009, 08:06   #328
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Any ideas what the heck this is supposed to be?


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Old 23-03-2009, 08:12   #329
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