Ewwww...c coding... I remember that from the bad old days. Yeah, I think crows nests came with the advent of permanent masts (but I could very well be wrong here) - I have this idea that longboat masts could be pulled down or put up at will which would make crows nests a pain in the butt... but as I said, I could very well be wrong.

Dreams are just nightmares on prozac...
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