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Old 01-22-2009, 01:26 PM   #73
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Default Re: Sailing Ships -At least until CCoI (Low-Tech) arrives

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Originally Posted by pyratejohn
Marine growth was combated in a variety of ways through the period: the white stuff, the black stuff, the brown stuff, tallowing, wood sheathing, lead sheathing and copper sheathing.
And let's not forget the most popular cleaning practice of all: keelhauling. ;)
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