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[cornelis 816]

Jeff I am doing great . However I am a little disappointed in the quality

of threads that are posted lately. Where are the tru pirates that have discovered something ? I am sick and tired of reading the stuff somebody read in the papers . Like I cannot read it myself . I can't even be the grumpy old man anymore . Cornelius

 

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Remember, The true pirates are not going to post anything they discovered. And YOU will always be the grumpy old man. even though I know different.

 

[stevemc]

Blew the pic up-Saved the photo to an album, then was able to blow it up. Dark spot pic. It is such a small photo, that I cant blow it up while here. Cant really figure anything out. Were these pics larger? They get blurry as they get bigger. They are very tiny and hard to see any detail

 

[old man]

Blew the pic up-Saved the photo to an album, then was able to blow it up. Dark spot pic. It is such a small photo, that I cant blow it up while here. Cant really figure anything out. Were these pics larger? They get blurry as they get bigger. They are very tiny and hard to see any detail

Steve, the photos I have are bigger. They take up about 3/4 of a lap top screen. I just have a hard time trying to figure out what the objects are. When I try and blow them up they get fuzzy too. Part of the problem, I have is that they are taken from a video, not still photos. The other part is that if I knew what they were of, I wouldn't be asking.

I do have some very clear pictures of objects that I know what they are. They are interesting and for obvious reasons I am not posting them. If people have a problem with me asking for advice. I won't post any more. I was going to post one that appears to be the bottom half of an anchor like the one sitting outside of a museum in Key West/ At least to me it looks like an anchor, half of it is covered in sand or silt. But I guess the best thing to do is not post any more pictures since some people seem to object.

 

[stevemc]

I dont see most people objecting. OK, one. Dont take it to heart. I find it interesting, and you might get something out of us enlarging and looking and guessing what it is.

 

[Dell Winders]

Old man, ignoring the Black spots, I see a human face. Not likely, but it shows up pretty clear. Dell

 

[old man]

Old man, ignoring the Black spots, I see a human face. Not likely, but it shows up pretty clear. Dell

Dell, I saw the face too. LOL only kidding. I guess I used the wrong choice of words. Since it is a drop camera. The camera wasn't focused on the object that I'm trying to ID and when I blow the frame up, it gets fuzzy.

 

[cornelis 816]

Forgive me guys but I dont see any pictures to identify . Cornelius

 

[old man]

Forgive me guys but I dont see any pictures to identify . Cornelius

Cornelius, Glad to see another Grumpy Old Man on here, But at least you aren't a mean Grumpy Old Man, like me.
I have a question for you. When did they stop using stone cannon balls on ships. In the 17th century or there about??

 

[cornelis 816]

old man Try this www.sgc-clan.com/content/104-history-cannon-balls Cornelius

 

[ibjeepn]

Not a pro at the least. lol.. this is all I could do with this one so far... I'll work on it some more.

 

[old man]

View attachment 718376 Not a pro at the least. lol.. this is all I could do with this one so far... I'll work on it some more.

jeepn, I really want to thank you. Your lightening the picture gives me a new perspective on the rectangular bar that is buried mostly under the sand. I can now see another black spot at the other end of the bar. I now have an idea that the whole bar is probably encrusted with a black oxide of some type. That gives me an idea of what type of metal it might be.
I just wish I knew how big it might be, but that will probably be solved when divers go down. Thanks again.

 

[ibjeepn]

 

[ibjeepn]

You're very welcome ! Keep us updated and HH ! Rick

 

[cornelis 816]

Hey Old Man what did you think about the info on cannon balls ? Cornelius

 

[maipenrai]

Cornelis, Good history lesson!

 

[captbilly]

Cornelis,
This is a photo of a stone cannon ball and an iron ball that was wrapped in lead. We believe the wrecks is Spanish and from 1542 give or take a year or two. I was wondering why they would wrap an iron cannon ball with lead. Maybe to conform to the caliber of the gun or protect the barrel when firing? Not sure? also we found smaller lead balls.

 

[Southern_Digger]

I have been setting out on the sidelines on this one up until now as I have had very little forum time to post. After looking at the image in post #13, I tend to agree with JT (post #16); however, other possibilities exist. Having 30-years experience as a mechanical and Civil municipal designer, including piping design, I believe the pipe resembles a mechanical joint type of fitting. I used such fittings in a design at Coastal Fuels in Miami, whereas, Steel (316SS) flanged pipe was used for above ground piping; Mechanical Joint piping was used for below grade (for other than fuel transfer applications); and, bell fittings (also 316SS) were used for suspension by crane to provide supply between the tank farm and the fuel tanker, reasoning this type of fitting allows the most deflection to arc the pipe assembly over to the ship. I do not know if MJ fittings were used on the tankers, however, it is possible. If it is dredging pipe--most dredging piping that I have seen is flanged-type, thus allowing quicker assembly and disassembly. It does not apear to be that. Yet, these styles of pipe end designs date back into the nineteenth century, and some designs--into the late-1700's for steam applications. The same design was also used on some early deck-mounted capstan and compass bases. Just a thought to throw out there...

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Looks like something to check out, I'm a PADI diver looking for work !!
500 feet is a little deep for standard dive equipment.... You would need some kind of mini sub..

 

[O2ptima]

If you blow up this photo it looks like the end of an old cannon