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Re: boat coffins

By:Nolan Penney
Date: 10/28/1998, 6:58 am

In Response To: boat coffins (Brian C.)

> Isn't there an island in the South Pacific where the people are buried in
> 'coffin boats'? the harpoonist from Moby Dick comes to mind

A pretty common practice in old water communities. Sometimes burning the boat as it was launched. Was done a lot here.

Strip pickup topper
Pete Roszyk -- 10/25/1998, 8:47 am

Or even stranger projects
Pete Ford -- 10/27/1998, 4:49 pm

Re: Or even stranger projects
Mark Kanzler -- 10/29/1998, 1:33 pm

boat coffins
Brian C. -- 10/27/1998, 4:55 pm

Re: boat coffins
Nolan Penney -- 10/28/1998, 6:58 am

Re: Strip pickup topper
peakbagger -- 10/26/1998, 9:29 pm

the cartop _was_ the boat
Brian C. -- 10/26/1998, 2:50 pm

Re: Build the boat
Don Beale -- 10/26/1998, 1:44 pm

Build the Boat
Wesley Gross -- 10/26/1998, 1:20 pm

Re: Strip pickup topper
Jeff Warrick -- 10/26/1998, 10:29 am

Re: Strip pickup topper
Paul Jacobson -- 10/25/1998, 10:41 pm

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