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Thread #94585   Message #1832837
Posted By: Dead Horse
12-Sep-06 - 02:34 PM
Thread Name: Maui: stuns'l booms
Subject: RE: Maui: stuns'l booms
The crew WOULD have to go aloft and repair the damage.
No skipper would countenance having his crew paid off while the vessel was left in a mess, or with a bilge full of water either. Thats why the last shanty aboard ship was likely to be a pumping shanty like "Leave her Johnnie".
If the first shanty was also a pumps job, I would jump ship afore the second shanty :-)