[Public-List] Boat Names - British Registry for Canadian Ships

[Michael Grosh]

I second that emotion. (Smokey Robinson, oddly enough)
On Oct 27, 2011 8:31 AM, "Meinhold, Michael J." <MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
wrote:

> Could you guys please plan to sail down and burn Washington again for
> us?
>
>
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> Ships
>
> Kris,
>
>
> I believe the proper course of action to follow in these instances is to
> request a Letter of Marque from the Liberia Admiralty. In lieu of that,
> just make up something in french and affix several large gold stamps to
> the bottom ( of the paper, not the boat) with flowing tricolor ribbons.
> Then align yourself and said 18 pounder with some patriotic group, such
> as the Eastern Sea Board Alberg 10th-4th of July Celebration Committee,
> (aka ESBA10-4 good buddies)) and claim Independence when the Fluvial
> Marine E'tranger shows up.
>
>
> remember only fire on the uproll, or rising tide in your case...
>
>
> Old Blind Side,
> Dolce of Seattle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Coward" <kris at melon.org>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:52:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Boat Names - British Registry for Canadian
> Ships
>
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 03:04:03PM -0400, John Birch wrote:
> > Sadly, though allowed under the 1815 Rush Baggot Treaty, we do not
> carry
> > the single 18 Lb Long cannon.
>
> Meanwhile, here I am looking for a pair of reasonably inexpensive 18
> pounders which I can mount on C.D. 110 (her registered name, though
> she's better known by her previous name: Rapids Queen). I'm not terribly
>
> worried about her trim and stability, since she's been scuttled as a
> breakwater for the past few decades..
>
> I'd really love to get these in time for the bicentennial of 1812,
> though the bicentennial of Rush-Bagot also seems like an appropriate
> time to install them.
>
> Also on the to-do list for this hare-brained scheme: "figure out how to
> avoid getting arrested/shot/etc. for it"
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
>
> --
> Kris Coward http://unripe.melon.org/
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