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Ron Howard made a film of this book. It is about the last voyage of the whaler Essex. Essex was destroyed by the whale that they really pissed off. That incident was the basis for the novel Moby Dick. We probably won't see broadsides but there's a ship with sails and a really big and angry whale. I think that I found the trailer on IMDB. I invite you lads to take a look at it. The title of the film is the same as the book. I canna remember if the book is historical fiction or history. If anyone has read it, please share. Sorry about the canna, I'm reading Outlander. Lots of Scotts in there.

Lets get the lion king drunk on rum. Mr. Welk, besides being dead, had that Champaign.

Interesting concept however I can envision a few draw backs. It would be big. It would need a really long USB cable. You'd need at least two other guys when sailing in a gale and you'd have to give them beer. Don't fret about liability. The two other guys were drunk.

Coffee hell, we need rum.

As for repairs, here is my opinion. If dismasted, about the only way to repair it is to try and withdraw to a safe position and spend a few hours jury rigging a mast. Something big like that should not be able to be repaired during a fight. Small things like split lines or overturned guns could be done by an order issue clickie or some such and could be repaired during battle.

Wow, this got contentoius.

Do we have to be nice on the suggestions?

I count myself as an old fart and i will say FOR THE RECORD... I do not like Lawrence Welk!

OK found the book. 1812 The Navy's War. By George C. Daughan. Actually my sweet little spouse found it for me, so thank her.

Apologies for my slight tirade. I guess that I was in a mood. I do highly recommend Six Frigates. As for historical books, the writing has gotten much better and much more engaging. As a junior high student I read a book on the crusades that about killed me. Many of the writers now are so good. I read a book on the naval war of 1812. For the life of me, I can't remember the title or the author. I will try find out for everyone but I need to go to the library to find it. I will try to do so. It spoke of the war from the U.S. side, warts and all. It may take me a few days to find it.

That is really cool. Now I want to sail that too.

Matt, can I call you Matt? I have to agree with you. I think that I would prefere a smaller and more agile frigate. Since I have never sailed a real ship and have to temper my experience with games that I have played and books that I have read, I shall have to conclude that a smaller ship, say a 32 or 36 would be more fun. I am really excited about the Trincomalee frigate. If I got it right, she was a 30 with 14 smashers. Hopefully she'll turn on a dime. Answering OTMatt. Clicked on the quote button so this is only if that don't appear. Forums are, to me, like email and I kinda hate email. I really hate to type. I do like to write so I gotta live with the evil keyboard. See that one sentance got fraked up and I can't fix it.

Six Frigates talks of the politics involved in getting ships in the water for the practically non-existant U.S. Navy and the political and social ramifications of the U,S. Navy having those ships. The War of 1812 was pretty much lost to the young United States untill the British citizenry learned of their defeats at sea and on the Great Lakes. They were sick of war and Briton still had Bonparte to deal with so peace with the U.S. was called for. It also delves deeply into the design and on and off construction of the ships. Beffore I read that book I had little idea of what went in to the building of a wooden war ship. I learned that J. Humphreys was a genius, the oak and live oak that grew on our contenant was REALLY good wood, and that the man, Pres. John Adams, was forward thinking and knew that for survival, a strong navy is a must. It is a very good read. I have stated on these forums that Constie was the greatest wooden war ship ever built and I say so because of that book and others on the subject. She still swims and still sails. The hull is not hogging thanks to the diagional riders which were removed in the early 20th century but replaced in I believe the 1980's because she was hogging, and that inovation went in to making her deserve her nick name, Old Iron Sides. I love other ships from the age of sail. Victory not only had a lot of guns, but I have read that she had great sailing qualities. The replicas of L'Hermione and Rose(now Surprise) are ships to admire simply because they exist in our time. The British frigates, the French frigates, the British 74"s. I'd love to see and sail in any one of these. Sorry to go on so much but the "historian" comments got me riled a bit. Just because I am from the U.S. does not mean to me that if it's not ours it's crap. Being an american author and historian does not mean biased. Six Frigates was simply a good story that the author wanted to tell. I have not read any of Gingrich's books, but I have heard some of his conclusions and feel that his theories, at least on the death of General Patton could have some merrit. Don't dissmiss someone just because they are from the U.S.. However, if you think that someone is a right wing looney from just what you see on T.V., and that he is not a "real" historian, that is your jumped to conclusion, but unless you've read him, and made your own conclusions, you have no right to judge. These forums should not be political.

Six Frigates was an awesome book, but tt's been some time since I've read it. I recall that Live Oak was very hard to harvest and only found in North America. That means that everyone, realistically, should not be able to own one. The only problem is that everyone who loves wooden war ships is going to want to sail and fight in Constie. I know that I sure do. Hell, I want to sail them all. What to do...What to do?

Cochrane, the only Czech that can speak is one phrase that aint very nice. I am fourth generation Czech and have received fantastic Czech cooking but very little of the language. I asked my great aunts and grandmother, who spoke fluent Czech when I was a kid, why they had a English-Czech dictionary and they said that they had forgotten it. Kind of a shame but I still get poppyseed kolache once in a while. I thank you for the sentiment. Long Live the Kolache! Long Live the Czech Republic! and Long Live Tattered Flags! Now I have to join after that last one. Keep me posted lads.

Welcome aboard. Say hello to Italy. Age of Sail combat is great fun and I look forward to seeing your posts on the forum and seeing you in game.

Still leaning towards it. Spose there's no chance of going for the Czeck navy.

Big sea battles and anything involving Iron Man should be AC/DC.

Black Sails should be back in January, season 2 that is. I've seen some adds and it looks to be a good season. Looks like Vane will cause a bit of drama.

I had heard that they were building Hermione and now I see videos. Thankee for bringing it up. I have read that the French built fantastic ships. Some French designs in game would be welcome, especially frigates.

I like the name of ships being somehow visible. Naming one's ship is fun. Having that name being seen is funer. I had some good ship names. H.M.S. Legion was one of my favorites. Now I want to name my ship BOB. It works weather the boat is still in one piece or blown to matchwood. As for captain's names, don't need to see that. Let the ship and the captain earn a reputation. "Hey, that's Hyperion commanded by captain Paul. He's a strong and handsome captain if I ever seen one. We had best not fight him, just the mention of his very name will make the crew stop and wish that they were captain Paul, and nothing will get done." Or something like that. Still, want to start sailing and fighting ASAP.

New Lewrie book due to drop Feb. 24. "Kings and Emperors"

Wow, thank you guys, you are awesome. I did the main deck in a color as close to bare oak as I could find. Then I dry brushed it with a light brown to pick up the molded wood grain. I will leave the white lower hull alone then, or maybe run in a thinned light grey. I have the big model of Constie to work on too but not for a while. What I really need is a lot more time. There's work and T.V. and computer gaming and my G&L guitar and the wife and a fella needs to sleep once in a while. My lord, life is sooooo rough!

Of course I'm joking, but still crab is really tasty. The Northwestern or The Time Bandit belongs in Ship Simulator. When we start sailing in Naval Action, there will no longer be a need for Ship Simulator. I did start a small discussion on fishing. I think we are allowed to have a little fun. Pretty much everything I want to see in game has already been mentioned. My favorite is the ability to run the guns out at the appropriate time. Showing yer teeth. (opening and closing gun ports) Everyone watch Deadliest Catch. The realist reality show.

Here's one for you lads. Is a wooden ship's hull calked and then painted over. The reason for this quire is that I an not sure weather or not to run a thinned black paint in to the seams of the molded hull planks on a model of Bonhomme Richard that I am working on. The hull to the waterline is white. The ship is 1:132 scale so there is room for detail. Any input would be helpful. Hopefully some of you out there who have seen real wooden ships or have an intimate knowledge of them will reply. Opinions are welcome as long as day-glo or paisley are not mentioned. For some of you more aged fellows, tie dye sails are out of the question.