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City poised to commit $20K to restore shipNiƱa needs a new deck, Columbus Fleet:
CORPUS CHRISTI —Caller Times ^
| January 13, 2009
| By Sara Foley
Posted on 01/13/2009 12:56:40 AM PST by BellStar
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To: BellStar; Quix
I enjoyed those photos. Thanks.
The dimensions of those ships were similar to the dimensions of single-wide trailers.
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posted on
01/13/2009 5:02:27 AM PST
by
Joya
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
To: Westlander
They have these ships set up for tourists to visit. There isn’t a huge amount to do in Corpus (besides of course the beach). It’s a small city/town, but is growing. This is one of their Bayside attractions in a very nice and touristy area. I agree with another poster, they should come up with more doners. Although I must say this is not a huge amount of money considering the millions & billions I am hearing people pull their hands out for.
One thing I found interesting and did not know is that Spain had commissioned them in 1980.
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posted on
01/13/2009 5:02:49 AM PST
by
HollyB
To: publiusF27
Excellent link. Thanks so much.
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posted on
01/13/2009 5:03:58 AM PST
by
Joya
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
To: DH
When I saw them they were at the waterfront area, not in the center, but I don’t remember them being under a bridge.
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posted on
01/13/2009 5:15:19 AM PST
by
HollyB
To: publiusF27
I, by happenstance, was in Florida when the three ships arrived and volunteered to help secure them. The crew were more than ready to get off and return to Spain after crossing the Atlantic having spent several months living in primitive conditions.
They did have a Spanish vessel sailing along side that cooked and passed meals to them and gave them a tow when they were without wind. Columbus was not that fortunate.
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posted on
01/13/2009 5:45:06 AM PST
by
River_Wrangler
(Nothing difficult is ever easy!)
To: BellStar; bayouranger; stan_sipple; time4good; Guenevere; mugsaway; CSM; calcowgirl; ...
Pinta ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
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posted on
01/13/2009 6:22:41 AM PST
by
SwinneySwitch
(ObamaNation - beyond your expectations.)
To: BellStar
Maybe the people on welfare could be put to work on this? haha. Still a worthwhile project IMHO if private $ can be used.
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posted on
01/13/2009 6:24:08 AM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: BellStar
Maintaining La Niña is a good idea. El Niño causes so many more troubles than La Niña.
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posted on
01/13/2009 6:35:22 AM PST
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: River_Wrangler
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posted on
01/13/2009 7:09:02 AM PST
by
HollyB
To: Joya
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posted on
01/13/2009 9:09:52 AM PST
by
Quix
(LEADRs QUOTEs FM 1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: River_Wrangler
The crew were more than ready to get off and return to Spain after crossing the Atlantic having spent several months living in primitive conditions.
Can't say I blame them. I love sailing, for a little while. Oceans should be crossed by multi-engine jetliner, not sailboat. ;-)
To: BellStar
This is the sort of project that should be done with private money. Taxpayers are burdened enough.
To: Daveinyork; All
Earth to all the money was earmarked by the Hotel Motel Tax rules. It can only be used for this type of project in the hopes that might generate tourism and put heads in Hotel Beds!
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:21:59 AM PST
by
BellStar
(Please God give us another Chance!)
To: publiusF27
Oceans should be crossed by multi-engine jetliner, not sailboat!
I have Sailed all over the Caribbean, the Gulf and the ICW and loved it until I went on my first Cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest (BIG SHIP) I will never sail a small boat anywhere I can cruise again.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:27:28 AM PST
by
BellStar
(Please God give us another Chance!)
To: BellStar
Cattle are earmarked. Money is fungible.
To: BellStar
I visited the ships in 93 at Corpus. They were buildt from wood from the same forest that Columbus’s shipwright used, using the original plans.
The ships have been plagued by problems, mostly financial, since their arrival in America
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posted on
01/15/2009 9:49:09 AM PST
by
wildbill
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