And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It looks like there are no keel blocks supporting the ship. So, the drydock is refilled with water and let the ship's bouyancy keep it upright? It looks pretty sketchy to me.
that's what keelhaulin' is for
ReplyDeletescrub an errant ne'er do well back n forth over that keel a few times and it'll be spic n span
It looks like there are no keel blocks supporting the ship. So, the drydock is refilled with water and let the ship's bouyancy keep it upright? It looks pretty sketchy to me.
ReplyDeleteI think the vertical mast/pole next to it is used to support the ship for the tilting action. Heavy block and tackle visible.
DeleteCareening iirc.
ReplyDeleteNope, driving in new caulking; you can see the batting hanging from between the planks.
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