On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Ian Whitchurch <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

> Now, stealing entire working ships from the IN doesnt strike me as a
> particularly healthy way to make a living - they are too obvious ("Never
> steal booze. Everyone always counts the booze").

You're thinking too small.  Rather than scrapping the engines and
buying them at auction, get the *ship* transfered to private service
at a discount.

Finesse, not brute force.

The Scouts have a dreadnaught.  :)  It's all in how you do the paperwork.

Dan

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