Yes, you can clean some up. Paddy West is a good one. The only word changes I did in that one were: the mate's a scoundrel instead of the mate's a bastard. And the subject matter is easy to understand.

The Bold Princess Royal is nice because the good guys get away from the pirates!

The Fish of the Sea is fun because the fish pop up out of the water one by one and taunt the skipper, telling him he won't make it in the stormy weather, and he ought to go ashore. (Sometimes listed as Windy Old Weather)

Have fun! Margarita