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" . . . and that Irish navigator who recreates pre-historical ships , Tim Severin , tried to build a junk the old way and sail it on the northern circle sailing route east to the states across the Pacific . The traditional hull treatment was supposed to be stuff called "Tung Oil" insi...

I think the problems with the Chinese claims are mainly two fold: 1. We don't have any evidence so far of their presence in North America, whereas we do for the Vikings and the Europeans. 2. There is no physical evidence of a ship of the size reported. I don't think there is any doubt about the exi...

Hi guys. Those still believing the crazy theory of the giant ships should read this page http://www.1421exposed.com/. Regards The only crazy theories appear to be coming from a book by the dis-credited author (assisted by ghost-writers) Gavin Menzies. The seven voyages of the Ming fleet, extending ...

Marcelo Malara wrote: "-ships (like the Columbus ships) were short because of the limitations of the technology of the era. With the advent of internal iron reinforcement bands, LOA reached more than 50 mts. So it is very difficult to believe that a ship that size could be constucted in those y...