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Old 03-14-2015, 01:27 PM   #7
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Just because someone famous did very cool things with a 70+ year old wooden ship, that does not mean it should be preserved or restored. It's still just an old wooden ship with a high degree of decay. Probably not possible to restore. Most certainly not practical.

Here in Wilmington, there was a 19th century steam tug that was restored somewhat and put on the riverfront on blocks as a display. Eventually planks just started falling off of it. Those were repaired, more fell off, and finally they just cut it up and hauled it off. Sad, but it lived over 100yrs. It's life was done. Can't stop decay.

Thank you Captain Cousteau.

God Bless Calypso. Let her go.
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