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Columbus' ships, replicas
CbtEngr01
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A couple of 'em
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I can't imagine crossing the ocean in one of those.
Then again, I ain't to 'water person' and the only ship I've been on is a commercial cruise ship and it was big. I figure when there is no land in site, a BIG ship is best...with a cabin near a lifeboat.
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whats funny is the vikings probably were here first and they probably came here in something much less.
I wish they would rediscover the America I used to know. [:(]
you and me both.[V]
early sailing ships as it was during that Time period also rebuilt entire town as it was early 1600's Both the natives and English settlers.
Jamestown Va. has Great Replicas That you can go on and see life aboard
early sailing ships as it was during that Time period also rebuilt entire town as it was early 1600's Both the natives and English settlers.
Jamestown is really cool, we took the kids a few years back. Charlestown Landing in Charleston, SC has a replica of one of the ships that settled there. I wouldn't take that thing out in the harbor much less cross the Atlantic in it...
I was always amazed at the people in the past that made a change in history just based on there drive , now looking at the ships or even the Vikings ships seem scary to us , but 4 or 5 hundred years from now ( with any luck ) people will be looking at out space craft and saying the same I would not even go the market in that thing [:D]
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just one example but my true hero's are the countless people who fought and died for hundreds' of years to make the country great, now I feel like were pizzing on the grave for the direction we have taken
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quote:Originally posted by us55840
I can't imagine crossing the ocean in one of those.
Then again, I ain't to 'water person' and the only ship I've been on is a commercial cruise ship and it was big. I figure when there is no land in site, a BIG ship is best...with a cabin near a lifeboat.
[8D]
whats funny is the vikings probably were here first and they probably came here in something much less.
That is quite possible. Seems people were much tougher and somewhat braver centuries ago.
Probably were, but they also didnt know any better. Call it tough or ignorant, if I had a choice 6-8hours in a jet or 2-3 weeks in cruize ship vs months in a row boat, I know what I would pick
Too old to live...too young to die...
They actually sailed them but did have a small motor to dock with. I was amazed how small they actually were to have crossed the uncharted oceans. If you ever get a chance to see them, you should, as they are accurate down to the wenches and rigging.
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I went onboard the Nina and Pinta when they docked at the Dog River Marina in Mobile. You had to stay on the maindeck because the below decks space had the required seagoing safety devices and crew amenities that would spoil the illusion.
They actually sailed them but did have a small motor to dock with. I was amazed how small they actually were to have crossed the uncharted oceans. If you ever get a chance to see them, you should, as they are accurate down to the wenches and rigging.
Do they have indoor plumbing with crappers and showers?
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Yeah, but visitors don't get to see or use them. Radio, TV, refridgerator, they're all there. The crew are mostly volunteers that pay for the experience of living aboard for a Summer.
Too old to live...too young to die...