Chapter 50: Erickson's Dream of a Small Fishing Boat
Chapter 50 Erikson’s Dream of a Small Fishing Boat
"No, wait a minute," Bockaar stopped Erikson: "What do you want to do, Ike? Why did you buy this sea-breaking boat? There is such a big hole underneath, and the floor is cracked. You
Even if you want to buy it at a low price and repair it, you have to replace the entire ship plate. Only the bottom beam of this broken ship can still be used."
Erikson nodded: "I just like this beam."
After speaking, he raised two fingers towards Vakuli: "I will offer two silver thalers. If you think it is inappropriate, just pretend that I didn't say anything, Uncle Vakuli."
Vakuli smiled bitterly: "Add more, I can't lose too much..."
"I don't have any money either." Erikson shook his head: "Uncle Vakuri, two silver talers are my most sincere offer. If you don't want to sell it, forget it. To be honest, I only need this foundation.
This sea turtle is no longer worth repairing. Even if you dismantle it and sell the lumber, you will only be able to sell it for two or three silver thalers at most. If you deduct the labor cost, you might not be able to sell it to me much..."
In Bailu Town, shipbreaking is indeed a technical job. Generally, there is a master and three or two apprentices. Their main job is shipbuilding and repairing, and shipbreaking is a part-time job. However, only they can dismantle them from those broken ships.
Remove the ship planks and wooden beams that are intact and can continue to be used. If a person who only knows how to work hard goes to dismantle the ship, maybe none of the dismantled ship planks will be useful, and at most they can only be chopped into pieces and used as firewood.
Of course, the bigger the ship, the more cost-effective it is to dismantle it. This ship is considered a small ship, and only the beam at the bottom is still useful. If a ship-breaking master is not hired, Vakuri is worried that he will destroy it by himself.
The bottom beam was dismantled into scraps. But when we hired a ship-breaking master, we found the price too expensive and uneconomical. As Erikson said, the dismantled items were not worth as much as the ship-breaking master’s labor fee when sold...
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"Uncle Vakuri, I think it's a good deal for you to sell it. Otherwise, if this sea-breaking boat is placed in front of your store, everyone will know that you made a mistake and bought something at a loss. This will be harmful to the public.
Your reputation has a great impact. You can accept such shabby sea turtles, so it is worth considering whether there will be any problems with the quality of the goods in your store..." Claude assisted from the side.
Perhaps this was what Vakuri was worried about. His expression changed for a while, and finally he waved his hands in frustration: "Forget it, just two Yintalers, but you have to pull this sea-breaker away as soon as possible.
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"Okay, I'll ask someone to come over in the afternoon." Erikson happily took out two silver talers and handed them to Valkuri: "I have to go back to school now, so I'd rather come over to pull this tumbler."
It will have to be later. If anyone asks, just say I bought it and leave it in front of your door for now."
It seemed that Vakuri thought so too. He nodded at Erikson, took the two silver talers, turned around and returned to the store.
The four of them walked to school.
"Ike, can you tell me now, why did you buy this sea turtle?" Bokoal was the most curious one.
"Think about the boat that's parked at my dock." Erikson was still trying to make up his mind.
The wave is also a small fishing boat that is common in the Falea continent. However, this kind of small fishing boat is basically used in conjunction with offshore fishing boats to set nets on the sea for fishing. The hull is narrow and long, nearly seven meters long, and the width is no more than two meters.
There are also movable masts and small sails, and are equipped with a ten-person operating team. Most of them are six oarsmen, a helmsman, a sail operator and a net puller. The boatswain is responsible for the command.
When an ocean-going fishing vessel discovers a school of fish on the sea, it lowers the wave inlet, and the wave inlet pulls the fishing nets on the large ship to encircle and round up the fish. Generally speaking, an ocean-going fishing vessel will be equipped with two
In wave crossing, sometimes two wave crossing boats cooperate to pull the net on the sea surface for rounding up operations, and then the big ship lifts the net. Of course, for ocean-going fishing boats, wave crossing also takes into account the functions of lifeboats and landing ships.
There is a wave-riding boat on the private dock of the Erikson family, but this wave-riding boat is broken. It is said that once when the wave-riding boat went out to sea, it was unable to board an island to find water because of the strong wind and waves.
Shen hit the rock wall on the shore. Although he was fine, the bottom beam of the boat was cracked by the impact, so the boat was scrapped. A crack in the bottom beam is a fatal injury to any seagoing ship.
No one knows when this ship will break into two pieces if it continues to sail on the sea...
So this sea-breaking boat looks good from the outside, but when you turn it over, you will realize that the bottom beam is already pregnant. Just like the sea-breaking boat that Ericson just bought, the repair cost of replacing the bottom beam is not as high as
Add more to build a new ship.
"You want to change the bottom beam of this sea turtle to that wave?" Bockaar understood, but he immediately frowned: "No, the bottom beam of this sea turtle is only five meters long.
It’s long, and the bottom beam worn for surfing is probably too short...”
Erikson shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I don't build sea flippers or wave insulators. I want to use the combination of the two to rebuild a small fishing boat like the old Sonny."
The last time a small fishing boat like Old Sonny was rented by four people to go to Bailuzhou, it took three days and a half to rent it for three riyals.
"Actually, you haven't noticed that in addition to the bottom beam of this sea capsized ship, the ship's side frame is also in good condition. I just need to remove all the ship's plates, use the bottom beam and ship's side frame, and then use the ship's side frame resting on my dock.
That good boat plank worn in the waves can be converted into a small fishing boat." Ericson seemed confident at this moment.
"Of course, the steering wheel and movable mast must be placed on it, and the hull must be divided into three cabins, and decking must be laid on top, etc. However, I have spare parts and equipment in my dock warehouse and have replaced them from the ship.
The used goods can be slightly modified to change the size, and there is no need to spend money to buy them separately. The only thing to consider is labor, which requires some cost.
You must not know that Uncle Peg, who is guarding the pier, was a repairman on the ship when he was young. Later, he injured his leg when the ship encountered a storm and was repairing it, so he got off the ship. I believe his craftsmanship is still there.
, because he once told my father to get a new sill and let him repair the insulator, even if it was free of charge. The main reason was that he felt uncomfortable seeing such a ship sitting on the dock.
It’s just that at that time, my father had already bought a new insole, and the repaired one was also lying on the pier, so he didn’t agree to his request. I dragged this broken sea insulator back after school in the afternoon to ensure that Peg
The uncle will be very happy. Then I will tell him my requirements and give him some help. Then it won’t take long for me to have my own small fishing boat.”
"Will your father blame you if he finds out?" Bokhar asked.
Erikson thought for a while and replied: "Probably not. If I go back at night and pester him to buy me a matchlock gun like yours, my father will probably not pay attention to my request. But I said yes.
If I rebuild a small fishing boat by myself, my father will definitely agree. Just in time, I can ask him to pay me for the labor and repair costs."
Claude thought about it and laughed. With the show-off temperament of Erikson's father, Captain Otruny, Erikson said that he would definitely support it if he wanted to rebuild a small fishing boat, because if it was successful,
He can show off his son's abilities in the town. Think about it, which of the captains in the town can own his own small fishing boat at the age of sixteen, but his son has done it, which is enough for him to brag for a while.
Yes.
He climbed over the wall and returned to school, put the bag he was carrying in the desk drawer, and then prepared to go to the first afternoon physical education class, swordsmanship training.
The swordsmanship class teaches students to master the basic skills of three swordsmanships, the rapier, the two-handed sword and the short sword. In terms of sword classification, the rapier is the most common portable sword, which is similar to the Western rapier in the previous life of the time traveler.
It is lightweight and uses stabbing as the main means of killing. The two-handed sword is very similar to the Chinese Longquan sword. The length and width of the sword are similar, but the handle is different. It is more than a foot long and can be held with both hands to perform horizontal and vertical cuts.
, the most powerful. The short sword is a sharp weapon for hand-to-hand combat, and it is also a self-defense weapon that every soldier in the kingdom's army must be equipped with.
Generally speaking, liberal arts students in schools and girls who sign up for swordsmanship classes basically learn swordsmanship. This is mainly because they are not as strong as physical students, so the light swordsmanship has become their favorite.
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For physical education students, it depends on their hobbies. If they are interested and have time, they can definitely learn the three swordsmanships. However, after the school's swordsmanship teaching teaches students to master the basic skills of the three swordsmanships, future swordsmanship training classes will allow students to train and become familiar with the swordsmanship on their own.
The basic movements of swordsmanship are only given occasionally by the side, or arrangements for battles between students and supervision of competitions.
Claude prefers the two-handed sword, and he is also the first place in the two-handed sword competition in the second grade of junior high school. The strongest among the four partners is Viricolo, but he did not choose the two-handed sword, but fought with Erikson
I also chose a dagger. The reason is very simple. Ericson was taught by his father that using a dagger is the most dexterous and suitable for hand-to-hand combat on a ship. A two-handed sword is not easy to use in a small cabin and aisle, but it will be easily used.
Got tangled up in ropes, fishing nets, etc...
Vericro was out of habit. His father had been a guard for fifteen years, and he was familiar with the dagger skills trained by soldiers. After having his son, he was only taught dagger skills since he was a child. In addition, as a hunter, dagger skills
Short weapons such as daggers or axes are more practical in the mountains and forests. Therefore, Vericero was not interested in bayonets or two-handed swords. He dominated the school with daggers.
Only Bockar has no special skills. He can do three swordsmanships, but he is not very good in all three swordsmanships. Claude is the best in two-handed swords, Verricro is the best in daggers, and although Erikson is not the best, he is the best in swordsmanship.
He was also among the top three in the dagger competition. But Bockar was lagging behind in all three fencing competitions, and there were only three or four liberal arts students who were worse than him.
After the swordsmanship training class, there are two more equestrian training classes in the afternoon. However, Claude and the other four are not ready to go. Erikson wants to go back to find some sailors to capsize the sea-breaking ship from Waku
Drag it to your own private pier in front of the shop in your house. The two are not too far apart. Just nail a piece of wood to block the hole under the sea turtle, then lift it into the lake and pull it along the shore with a cable.
It doesn't take much effort, so Erikson is not going to ask Claude and the other three for help.
Vericro was going to follow Boquear home to get the matchlock gun, and move two targets from their family's trading house warehouse, and then drive the carriage to pick up Claude, and then the three of them would go to the woods outside the town to practice the matchlock gun.
of shooting.
Claude returned home, pulled out the wooden box containing the matchlock gun from under the bed, opened it, took out the matchlock gun, and then took out the matching matchlock. I had to buy it when I ran out of it, and took out three more of the same size.
Sheep horn.
This plate of sheep's horns is also an accessory for the matchlock gun and is used to hold gunpowder. The horn is pointed at one end and wide at the other, and both ends are equipped with copper caps. The big head is used to pour gunpowder into the horn, and the small pointed head is used to pour gunpowder into the barrel.
For gunpowder, the inside of the horn has been polished, and ten scales are painted on the inner wall. Each scale represents the amount of gunpowder fired once. A sheep horn can hold exactly one unit of gunpowder.
Three sheep horns can hold exactly three units of gunpowder, which can be used for thirty musket shots. There are also two small copper rings on the horns, which can be tied on belts and carried on the body. Claude remembered the last time he went to Bailuzhou, Wei
What seems to be hanging next to Rickero are two small black horns, which are also used to hold gunpowder.
There is also a large leather bag in the style of a money bag in the wooden box. The mouth of the bag is tied with a slip knot. This is used to hold guns. It can be hung on the belt so that it is easier to reach into the bag to retrieve the gun.
Claude also put thirty muskets in the leather bag and thought, let’s do thirty shooting exercises in the afternoon. Verricro said that the recoil of the musket is a bit strong, so it’s best not to shoot too hard the first time.
Too much, otherwise your shoulders will be very painful at night...