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I would agree with you, but the image is titled Drake's Drum which is
the legend that the drum can be heard at times when England is at war
or significant national event takes place,

' Tis a puzzle.


Drake's Drum is the name of the boat in the photo.

CWM


There is a poem about Drakes Drum and war for England. They were both hardy
and ingenious sailors in those days. Drake Careened his boat just north of
San Francisco Bay to do repairs. Pick a semi sheltered spot, as most
sailors sailed past the entrance to SF Bay as did not look like a good
harbor spot, just a small cove from sea. Run you boat on to a soft beach
at low tide and then use lines to heel it over to replace bad planks.


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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:20:40 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

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I would agree with you, but the image is titled Drake's Drum which is
the legend that the drum can be heard at times when England is at war
or significant national event takes place,

' Tis a puzzle.


Drake's Drum is the name of the boat in the photo.

CWM



There is a poem about Drakes Drum and war for England. They were both hardy
and ingenious sailors in those days. Drake Careened his boat just north of
San Francisco Bay to do repairs. Pick a semi sheltered spot, as most
sailors sailed past the entrance to SF Bay as did not look like a good
harbor spot, just a small cove from sea. Run you boat on to a soft beach
at *low tide* and then use lines to heel it over to replace bad planks.



Shouldn't that be...beach the vessel at high tide and as the water
receeds, the ship would keel over to allow work on the exposed bottom.
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:20:40 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

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I would agree with you, but the image is titled Drake's Drum which is
the legend that the drum can be heard at times when England is at war
or significant national event takes place,

' Tis a puzzle.

Drake's Drum is the name of the boat in the photo.

CWM



There is a poem about Drakes Drum and war for England. They were both
hardy and ingenious sailors in those days. Drake Careened his boat just
north of San Francisco Bay to do repairs. Pick a semi sheltered spot, as
most sailors sailed past the entrance to SF Bay as did not look like a
good harbor spot, just a small cove from sea. Run you boat on to a soft
beach at *low tide* and then use lines to heel it over to replace bad
planks.


Shouldn't that be...beach the vessel at high tide and as the water
receeds, the ship would keel over to allow work on the exposed bottom.


Should be mid tide, as you would not want the boat stranded for a long time.


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Sail storage?

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Sail storage?

Eisboch



BTW ... I just sent TheYachtMarket.com an email asking what the barrel is.
I didn't want to send one to the owner because I am not sure the second link
provided by someone is the same boat.

Eisboch




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Sail storage?

Eisboch


BTW ... I just sent TheYachtMarket.com an email asking what the barrel is.
I didn't want to send one to the owner because I am not sure the second link
provided by someone is the same boat.

Eisboch


It is. I posted the original link as well as the second one and they come
from the same add. If you go to the second link under more images, you can
see this picture and others of the same boat.

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Sail storage?

Eisboch



BTW ... I just sent TheYachtMarket.com an email asking what the barrel is.
I didn't want to send one to the owner because I am not sure the second link
provided by someone is the same boat.

Eisboch


Cheat!
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Sail storage?

Eisboch


Powder keg?

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Sail storage?

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Powder keg?

Eisboch


Perhaps, but more likely to store the monkeys.

http://www.timewarptoys.com/barrel.jpg


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Did the OP say that he had seen this "barrel" on other sailboats?

I've been studying the picture and something occured to me. The ends appear
flat. Like a drum.
If it were for liquid storage, a rounded shape would be stronger,
particularly on a rocking boat with liquid sloshing back and forth within
it.

I wonder if the "barrel" is really a drum, installed on this particular boat
in honor of the "Drum of Drake" legend and boat name.

Eisboch




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