Ahoy, matey! (note that back in the Cretacious Age of Railroading, the Conductor was called the "Captain") a view of the complete rigging of the above (but how do you tack or wear...) A modern replica of Spooner's Boat on the Ffestiniog in Wales "The date of construction of the original rail-boat is unknown, but is considered to be before 1863. It was destroyed when Mr Spooner left Tanygrisiau in the rail-boat, to travel down the line under gravity, but without carrying the train staff. (a wooden staff that would have given him authority to travel on that section of single line) Predictably, the rail-boat crashed into an up train at the north end of the old Moelwyn tunnel in February 1886. Those on board jumped clear and no-one was killed, but most were injured.
The reconstructed rail-boat is currently fitted with a dipping lug rig, and with this fitted she has reached 20 mph. (17.4 knots)
You can find out a good deal more information from Festipedia, which is like Wikipedia but specialising in the history of the Ffestiniog Railway"
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Same me, different spelling!
Aye shipmates, sometimes ye have ter stop and smell the salt air instead of the coal smoke and valve oil!
Come with me while I steer us to the nor'rad..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y5FPDojbOE
Wasn't sail power remarkably similar to this one of the pre-Tom Thumb methods proposed for the B&O?
Aye lad but I prefer summats more substantial than sailboat fuel in me chanteys:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhCUn5xEORs
Great find Mod-Man! Loved it!
Handling the sails is just like traversing a narrow channel. Raildirection will cause many tackings or jiving. Hopefully not too much wind straight on but jib sail will help.
Put yer backs in it, laddies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3afGi3REu8
blue streak 1 Handling the sails is just like traversing a narrow channel. Raildirection will cause many tackings or jiving. Hopefully not too much wind straight on but jib sail will help.
kgbw49Put yer backs in it, laddies!
Wow! Thanks, I loved it!
You know, I never really had an urge to go to sea, but I LOVE old sea chanteys and forebitters. (Sailor songs that aren't chanteys.)
Here's a New England variation on kgb's submission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXcT4WGrUBo
I can't resist adding me favorite!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjTGCrLvAU
Great choice Becky! You know of all the films he did Kirk Douglas said he had more fun doing this one than all the others. You know, it shows!
I'll tell you, the attention to detail on that US Navy Civil War era ship is incredible, I'm amazed every time I watch the film. There was two things they got wrong, but that's all. And you wouldn't know unless you knew.
But it's soooooo hard to get past the fact that he isn't actually playing that guitar.
Overmod But it's soooooo hard to get past the fact that he isn't actually playing that guitar.
Had the impression is that the actual sound was placed in on a sound stage.
'76, thanks for the explanation of forebitter! I got to learn something new and cool. Love to expand the vocabulary!
Here, then, is a forebitter sung by the same group who are actual fishermen from a small port in England. They would sing together on their boats and at town functions and then were discovered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNwhbyiA4Y
That was typical for musical numbers in movies. Do the singing/acting separately and add the sound and music later.
I don't know about the guitar, but Kirk could play the banjo. I saw him do it on the "Tonight" show years ago.
He did. He learned. AND, the quick throw and return move was his idea. Dubbing is common. But he really did play and sing the song live at least once.
kgbw49Here, then, is a forebitter sung by the same group who are actual fishermen from a small port in England.
Those guys are fantastic! Thanks!
Here's a classic old forebitter, so old no-one really knows it's origin, but I'm sure a lot of you might recognize it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56XmPxogYw
Wooden ships and iron men, as the saying goes. And iron women too!
It took an iron spine to persevere in days of yore, no doubt!
Not just maritime songs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8hGxj0OdS2I
And then there's this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yatRbdNBzV4
CSSHEGEWISCH blue streak 1 Handling the sails is just like traversing a narrow channel. Raildirection will cause many tackings or jiving. Hopefully not too much wind straight on but jib sail will help. Tacking on a fixed rail line might be a bit difficult.
If the wind direction changed you could tack without changing the direction of the vehicle/vessel. If you go from having the wind on one side to having it on the other, and the wind is abeam or foreword, you have tacked. This could happen on straight track due to a wind shift, or on a curve which results in the wind coming from the opposite side.
The same applies if you are going downwind, but then it would be a jibe instead of a tack.
Still in training.
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