DaviDs
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This was on social media today and I thought my FMDM peeps would appreciate...
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Spanish Galleon -- Atocha "Treasure" ship diagram
- Thread starter DaviDs
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Well, I would appreciate it a whole lot more if you gave me some helpful hints on finding some of its treasure! 
A good 30 years ago we stopped at their museum, gift shop and they had the smallest silver coin for sale. Eight dollars. I thought what a great keepsake, reminder of our trip to a real treasure site. Gave the guy a ten And he almost screams that's eight HUNDRED dollars sir !!! Eight hundred !! An embarrassing lesson in front of the others that were there . Thing is, I'm pretty sure that was the moment that pirate seed was planted. Been dreaming ever since !
DaviDs
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RaoFL!!!! Lol. I might have done the same.....and certainly been dreaming too. Although I've hunted the area quite a bit, still nadda
DestinEngineer
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Mud-puppy
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As a wood boatbuilder and Naval architect, I never understood these Spanish Galleons construction attributes?? Really complicated with compound curves, short waterline, sail sq ft ratio to width etc...No wonder a lot of them sank..deservedly so...
The Transglobal Ocean Chinese Junks from the Song dynasty?..yeah..I get that..especially using an Elm post for the rudder and gear...steering is important, and about nothing can break Elm...anyway...damndest thing I've ever seen for an ocean going vessel design, the 'Spanish Atocha' traditionally accepted hull?....'Fat top heavy Guppy?' I wouldnt get on that damn thing to go gas up at the bait store let alone load it heavy with cursed Inca metal and try to make it across the Atlantic Ocean back to Spain!..
Nope...A really complicated and piss poor hydrodynamically designed hull there...deadly, Like a BMW, when all a guy needed was a Corolla...
The Transglobal Ocean Chinese Junks from the Song dynasty?..yeah..I get that..especially using an Elm post for the rudder and gear...steering is important, and about nothing can break Elm...anyway...damndest thing I've ever seen for an ocean going vessel design, the 'Spanish Atocha' traditionally accepted hull?....'Fat top heavy Guppy?' I wouldnt get on that damn thing to go gas up at the bait store let alone load it heavy with cursed Inca metal and try to make it across the Atlantic Ocean back to Spain!..
Nope...A really complicated and piss poor hydrodynamically designed hull there...deadly, Like a BMW, when all a guy needed was a Corolla...
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interesting
interesting
thanks
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Mud-puppy
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You dang tooting its interesting DDN!! For a leisurely sail in the placid waters of the Mediterranean, fine... but to cross an Ocean, around the roaring 40's, to get a load of Inca gold and get back home?...Nope..definitely big Barge or Junk work!...thats Spaniards for you, always showing off...
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DaviDs
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Your statement is invalid....
