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    Yesterday, 07:22
    Vagabond replied to a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    I found 3 of your stretched threads yesterday, I didn't really understand them but I only gave them a cursory glance before copying, pasting into...
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    10-25-2024, 17:47
    ShadowDragon replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Got caught in a squall sailing a Laser 2 type sailboat. With a sudden gust, the sailboat capsized. We got it upright and to shore, but the...
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    10-25-2024, 17:30
    Dobbs replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    :drinks: I've had that sinking feeling twice too! The first was on our shakedown cruise after selling everything we owned. The evening was coming...
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    10-25-2024, 17:17
    Dobbs replied to a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    There's nothing official from Ares about Phoebe class frigates. I'd say our admiral was just giving us more 18 pounder frigates to choose from. Just...
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    10-25-2024, 14:12
    Vagabond replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Well it's not a happy thought :surrender: As an ex sailor of a small ship I've had 2 occasions where she was sinking and on both of them I was far...
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    10-25-2024, 14:01
    Vagabond replied to a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    https://www.sailsofglory.org/entry.php?43-HMS-Doris-(-Frigate) This is the Admirals original post, it's in a series that as far as I can tell is...
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    10-24-2024, 18:47
    Dobbs replied to a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Doris_(1808) Here's another one. The Perseverance class was noted as being slower but more agile than other 18...
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    10-24-2024, 13:51
    ShadowDragon replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Many thanks for the glass of 98, John. Let us enjoy the beauty of the moon together.
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    10-23-2024, 15:47
    Dobbs replied to a thread Alexander Kent in Reference Library
    Eric, I'll track down this Alexander Clay series at your recommendation upon conclusion of our current voyage.
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    10-23-2024, 15:45
    Dobbs replied to a thread Alexander Kent in Reference Library
    I have started rereading Ramage again and am enjoying the series. I like that you can hear Pope's love of sailing in his writing. I am reading...
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    10-22-2024, 16:07
    Dobbs replied to a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    Perhaps the admiral was using a tactic that I have embraced, and was just using the mini to represent an 18 pdr frigate? Now that you have drawn...
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    10-22-2024, 11:19
    Vagabond started a thread HMS Doris! in Wardroom
    In my efforts to read everything on the site is a couple of days I came across a blog by a certain Bligh and some of his posts revolved around the...
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    10-22-2024, 11:08
    Vagabond replied to a thread The Blockade in 2016 Solo Campaign
    Gentlemen you are very kind to an old sailor and your comments are most appreciated. I've spent the last 2 days going through the posts on here...
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    10-22-2024, 11:00
    Vagabond replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Capn Duff, the 98 is a famous vintage brandy from the Charente region of France served at a very high price, in Martine's Bar, up a steep hill...
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    10-22-2024, 02:59
    Bligh replied to a thread The Blockade in 2016 Solo Campaign
    An exquisite and typical Vagabond tall story. even taller than the Eiffel Tower. :hmmm: :girlie: Hermione was a lucky girl to escape this one!...
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    10-21-2024, 16:10
    Dobbs replied to a thread The Blockade in 2016 Solo Campaign
    Another delightful tale! You are an inspiration in yarn spinning.
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    10-21-2024, 05:10
    Bligh started a thread 21st of October. in Wardroom
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    10-21-2024, 01:51
    Bligh replied to a thread First (and last) Step Up. in Wardroom
    Here is to you Dave.:drinks: Rob.
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    10-21-2024, 01:48
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: James completes an unusual double in that he also recieves the Top thread starter medal for 2024. Double congratulations to you James....
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    10-21-2024, 01:42
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: And finally our top poster for 2024, and joining an esteemed few, is James Wilmore. Congratulations James. Bligh. :salute:
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    10-21-2024, 01:34
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: The top thread starter for October is John. Vagabond, who now holds the Bronze award in this category. Congratulations sir. Bligh....
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    10-21-2024, 01:26
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: Here are the final monthly awards for the final time before the Dockyard goes into liquidation and the final ship leaves port. The top...
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    10-20-2024, 15:49
    Bligh replied to a thread First (and last) Step Up. in Wardroom
    Never mind Dave. I may have something in the pipeline for you! Rob.
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    10-20-2024, 12:53
    ShadowDragon replied to a thread The Blockade in 2016 Solo Campaign
    Here's to the future return of Le Capitaine, Hermoine, Baptiste and the 98!
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    10-20-2024, 12:44
    ShadowDragon replied to a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Cheers to you, John. Fair winds and following seas for us all.
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    10-20-2024, 10:54
    Vagabond started a thread A Glass of the 98 to you all in Wardroom
    Well chaps, I've been an irregular visitor here but have enjoyed every minute of it. Having just returned from a month in Ireland I'm sorry to hear...
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    10-20-2024, 10:08
    Vagabond started a thread The Blockade in 2016 Solo Campaign
    The Blockade May 2016 Well Baptiste it’s good to see you this cold winters evening, be a good chap and ask Martine for an extra large measure of...
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Napoleonic Ship Wrecks

by Volunteer on 02-13-2013 at 18:32
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Napoleonic Ship Wrecks
I saw some wrecked 1:1200 ship wrecks on someone's website and thought I would try to build a few. The hulls are made of plaster. I found they looked better if I completed the masts and rigging first, then broke the masts.

This one is a 100 gun 3-decker wrecked in battle.




This one is a 74 gun with

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1:1200 French (or British) Port

by Volunteer on 02-02-2013 at 05:47
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For some time I had been thinking about building some terrain for 1:1200 Napoleonic ships. I settled on a European port protected by breakwaters and a fort. So over the holidays I had some time to devote to this. I ordered Langton buildings from Rob Eubanks at Waterloo Miniatures. Then I came across some laminate flooring scraps in the barn and thought hey, these could work as terrain modules. Each piece is 7.5 inches wide. So I cut two pieces 16 inches long and snapped them together to make rectangle

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