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| BrianCunningham | Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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I wish I knew about this, I would have gone down there. :flag:
 http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012 ... B23D0O/story.html?camp=fb http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012 ... hPXXMYB23D0O/picture.html |
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| Ultraman | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Wow...that is really cool. I love those old sailing ships. I'm glad they have kept old Ironsides up. Thanks for sharing that.....
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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I drove by Old Irinsides 100 times but never stopped to actually look. I remember seeing it many times from the roadside but that was way before the big dig. Boston has such a great historic feel to it. One other amazing historic fact. I was born there.
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Posted on: 2012/8/20 22:59
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| flyboy | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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What a ship. 215 years old. Paul Revere forged the copper bolts for her. 21" thick hull. 50 guns, 32 of which fired 24 pound balls. Amazing.
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| pianoguy | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Very cool - I saw a little clip on the news about it. An amazing time warp.
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Posted on: 2012/8/21 0:50
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| Durango_Boy | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Reminds me of the movie Goonies, at the end, when the pirate ship left the cave and sailed out into open waters.
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Posted on: 2012/8/21 12:51
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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This is a strange crowd.
...and not very patriotic |
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Posted on: 2012/8/21 17:38
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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If it was patriotism you wanted, why didn't you say so?
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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If you're asking what I want
I think I want to stick with the original subject. or are you just mad I didn't participate in your little chat? |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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If you follow the posts you'll see that they stayed on topic till someone recalled a pleasant memory from a fictional movie. The scenes in Boston are are of historical signficance in Beantown. The ship is docked in the city. The entire city is reeling with history through many wars and battles. This is "Off" Topic. Some of your replies may well be a little off. Sorry you didn't get what you came for. |
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| KPotter | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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I seem to remember reading somewhere that Old Ironsides is taken out into the harbor every year and turned 180 degrees and redocked. This is to even out the weathering she receives.
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| bogus | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Yo, Cunningham, WTF is your problem?
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| j3studio | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Navy.mil has some good shots, too.
http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=131745 http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=131743 etc. |
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| bogus | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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nothing more lovely than a full sail ship of that era. The rigging... the shape... everything is just so damned cool.
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Posted on: 2012/8/22 18:07
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| Durango_Boy | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Question:
Why are pirates so much cooler than ninjas? Answer: Pirates get all the booty. |
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Posted on: 2012/8/22 18:13
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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Nice photos
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Well BOGUS, seems certain posters take this forum as a place to take a p!$$ lately, and it's not just my posts. Makes me wonder what's going on. |
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Posted on: 2012/8/22 19:18
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| bogus | Re: Old Ironsides goes out for a sail | ||
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You seem to be the only one bothered. This is off topic, by the way...
And as I reviwed the thread, I saw nothing that makes me feel it was inappropriate or whatnot. |
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Posted on: 2012/8/22 22:05
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