we’re away does she lay in the after from the loft two points on our Li Bao
from the loft two points on our Li Bao
from the loft two points on our Li Bao and about three miles off rebuilding
and about three miles off rebuilding
and about three miles off rebuilding there is one thing and learning how that
there is one thing and learning how that
there is one thing and learning how that works in how they built him and then how
works in how they built him and then how
works in how they built him and then how they rigged her but these vessels were
they rigged her but these vessels were
they rigged her but these vessels were designed to do one thing and that was to
designed to do one thing and that was to
designed to do one thing and that was to sail they were never designed to be at
sail they were never designed to be at
sail they were never designed to be at the dock they had to do it that that
the dock they had to do it that that
the dock they had to do it that that wasn’t their designation so to learn
wasn’t their designation so to learn
wasn’t their designation so to learn what we’re learning from this vessel is
what we’re learning from this vessel is
what we’re learning from this vessel is a huge historical map she was built in
a huge historical map she was built in
a huge historical map she was built in 1841 started in the middle winter and
1841 started in the middle winter and
1841 started in the middle winter and launched in July of 1841
launched in July of 1841
launched in July of 1841 amazingly she was built in under seven
amazingly she was built in under seven
amazingly she was built in under seven months by a group of about sixteen men
months by a group of about sixteen men
months by a group of about sixteen men and they even had a couple weeks strike
and they even had a couple weeks strike
and they even had a couple weeks strike in there it gets better and better as
in there it gets better and better as
in there it gets better and better as far as our understanding and we’re
far as our understanding and we’re
far as our understanding and we’re getting as close as we’re going to get
getting as close as we’re going to get
getting as close as we’re going to get one of the things that’s amazing for us
one of the things that’s amazing for us
one of the things that’s amazing for us in the demonstration squad is the the
in the demonstration squad is the the
in the demonstration squad is the the number of things that over the years we
number of things that over the years we
number of things that over the years we found out we were so dead wrong about we
found out we were so dead wrong about we
found out we were so dead wrong about we thought she was a slug a slug is is
thought she was a slug a slug is is
thought she was a slug a slug is is completely unfair but much more sluggish
completely unfair but much more sluggish
completely unfair but much more sluggish in responding than she in fact is her
in responding than she in fact is her
in responding than she in fact is her ease of handling is phenomenal come to
ease of handling is phenomenal come to
ease of handling is phenomenal come to appreciate the design of this you don’t
appreciate the design of this you don’t
appreciate the design of this you don’t have a lot of like feasible touchable
have a lot of like feasible touchable
have a lot of like feasible touchable things anymore that kind of connect us
things anymore that kind of connect us
things anymore that kind of connect us to our history a lot of people forget
to our history a lot of people forget
to our history a lot of people forget that we are a maritime nation and
that we are a maritime nation and
that we are a maritime nation and especially with with boats and and maybe
especially with with boats and and maybe
especially with with boats and and maybe traditional vessels like this as well
traditional vessels like this as well
traditional vessels like this as well but it gives us a tie I think to our
but it gives us a tie I think to our
but it gives us a tie I think to our history and I think that I think that’s
history and I think that I think that’s
history and I think that I think that’s important I think that there’s something
important I think that there’s something
important I think that there’s something about her being the last one the
about her being the last one the
about her being the last one the preservation of a time that we almost
preservation of a time that we almost
preservation of a time that we almost did this to the whales and we understand
did this to the whales and we understand
did this to the whales and we understand how precious the few are it was the
how precious the few are it was the
how precious the few are it was the whale oil that
whale oil that
whale oil that that lubricated our Industrial
that lubricated our Industrial
that lubricated our Industrial Revolution you keep the memory alive of
Revolution you keep the memory alive of
Revolution you keep the memory alive of I mean just the influence that that
I mean just the influence that that
I mean just the influence that that whaling had on American history in
whaling had on American history in
whaling had on American history in general and it’s lower your boats
general and it’s lower your boats
general and it’s lower your boats poisoned be of good Cheers
poisoned be of good Cheers
poisoned be of good Cheers get your tubs in your boats pose keep
get your tubs in your boats pose keep
get your tubs in your boats pose keep your bow lines all clear now bend to
your bow lines all clear now bend to
your bow lines all clear now bend to your oars and make your boats fly one
your oars and make your boats fly one
your oars and make your boats fly one thing we dread of keep clear of as I
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