General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse,what did I learned today?All welcome to join in, 3 by siliolegma

siliolegma wrote:
Hubby and about 25 other guys, have this get together every year in the middle of Oct. They wait until then so there is little or no boat traffic. They go to Harsen's Island, only accessible by ferry to a private club, dress in costumes ranging from pirates, to sailors to admirals, and they shoot cannons at a target set up in Muskamoot Bay. My hubby and sons built the cannons, youngest son built the oak carriages. They have been doing this for over 15 years. They transform a plain wood deck into the side of a ship and have 4 cannons to shoot. They only use steel balls which weigh about 2 lbs. This by the way is perfectly legal, a cannon is just a very large black powder gun. After playing all day they retire to the Commodores homes (yes he has more than one) for dinner and drinks and an evening of gaming. They spend the night and all leave after breakfast Sun. morning. My guys are the cannon crew. They get them set up. prepare for firing aim and then reload. I made their costumes.
!. The cannons, 2.The target, 3. The Commodore, 4. My crew except for the gals & kids. Also mine but just visiting.


This message was edited Sep 29, 2013 7:39 PM