December 1999
[bolger] Re: Oldshoe builders(warrens email address) (2 messages)
Wed Dec 01 1999
henryclan- wrote ... (this ... Thank you, but all email addresses I see here seem to have been truncated - yours, mine, and kf4cal s. In any case, I got an
[bolger] Re: Glue (7 messages)
Thu Dec 02 1999
... The Gorilla brand of foaming polyurethane touts itself as very low in solvents - they make a big deal of it in their advertising, e.g.
[bolger] Re: Epoxy in the house. (3 messages)
Thu Dec 02 1999
Hi David You might check out System 3 s stuff, if you can get it - I m building my pre-Micro Nymph in a studio apartment, and have been really pleased at the
[bolger] Pirogue photos in vault (2 messages)
Fri Dec 03 1999
To all, I ve loaded the four best of my CSD Pirogue photos into a folder in the vault. There had been some interest expressed in the offcenterboard, so I
[bolger] Re: Topaz-and Gemini (1 message)
Sat Dec 04 1999
Brad, That sounds like a plan! I launched the little eyeball-built 12 footer today, and christened it with about six catch-and-release speckled trout. (One
[bolger] topaz and to Don (1 message)
Sun Dec 05 1999
Will take along your address and may send along updates. Will be down your way on the 15th in Tampa. Buying my engine down there and perhaps the trailer as
[bolger] Re: John Bell's Windsprint "Mejor Que Nada" (3 messages)
Sun Dec 05 1999
The picture isn t my old boat! Mine was probably the only boat of any sort ever built *exactly* to the designer s plans. When we re talking about an instant
[bolger] Oldshoe Started (1 message)
Mon Dec 06 1999
Cut out the bulkheads and bow and stern transoms today. I also beveled all of them which was very easy, even with my block plane that needs sharpening. It s
[bolger] Re: howdy...newby in Pacific NW (6 messages)
Mon Dec 06 1999
Hey Rob! I built and now sail a Windsprint. It s a 16 sharpie double ender. I live in the Olympia area. Mike Masten
[bolger] Re: black skimmer leeboards (1 message)
Mon Dec 06 1999
I see - this guy mistakenly emailed me instead of the group and I forwarded it. I agree - unfortunately, some people don t sign their posts. It would be even
[bolger] Re: Micro started one question (1 message)
Mon Dec 06 1999
Pippo I cut each side of my micro in two separate pieces as you are doing. I used saw horses and a 3/4 inch piece of plywood as a work table. To keep the
[bolger] Re: Technophobe (3 messages)
Mon Dec 06 1999
In a message dated 12/6/99 8:41:51 AM Central Standard Time, ghartc@pipeline.com writes: Welcome John Blake, For what it s
[bolger] Re: Micro started, and one question on lofting (4 messages)
Mon Dec 06 1999
Thanks guys. Now, I ve drawn the expanded panels in a CAD using Bezier curves and simulated both situations: loft one half panel at a time and loft the two
[bolger] Re: joining in (2 messages)
Tue Dec 07 1999
Welcome Tom, We have not set a date, but we are taking suggestions. I think the venue will be Cedar Mills - looks perfect. Gregg
[bolger] Re: Little less Phobic (2 messages)
Tue Dec 07 1999
Sailmaker Steve Walker is in Wynyard and uses my machine. Americans know all about that little Tasmanian devil; I have a picture of one that Steve sent me
[bolger] Re: Glouster Gull (2 messages)
Wed Dec 08 1999
David I don t know what the Gull looks like, but I have only built in stitch and glue and have found the following hints that others have told and I have found
[bolger] AF2/trailer update (1 message)
Wed Dec 08 1999
Welded up 6 additional feet of boat trailer over the weekend, along with a nice post to put the winch on. I m working on the bunks now, laminated up a 2x12 out
[bolger] Fwd: The Folding Schooner & its boards? (1 message)
Wed Dec 08 1999
Echoing Bill Samson - Go with Bogler s view. The LS survives with a single offset board, true. But it isn t =very= offset. If it were closer to the gunwale
[bolger] Re: Another new member (4 messages)
Wed Dec 08 1999
henryclan-@aol.com wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1096 ... gregsail@lcc.net ... Michalak.... ... Larry, No pictures yet,
[bolger] The Jungle Boat Shop: First Launching Pictures - A 12 foot Skiff (1 message)
Fri Dec 10 1999
Chuck and all, Well, I finally launched the little 12 footer this week. Pictures at http://www.ecoastlife.com/boatbuilding.htm#12footskiff Don Hodges
[bolger] Re: stitch and glue Light Dory (5 messages)
Fri Dec 10 1999
Selway Fisher Design out of england has a design for a rowing dory much like the gull but it is 14ft and stitch and glue. I built it because I felt bolger s
[bolger] Re: Pirate Racer's Rig on Windsprint? (2 messages)
Fri Dec 10 1999
Windsprint Rigs: I know I ve been on record a few times saying the Windsprint rig is too big. It really isn t that much of a problem, though as long as the
[bolger] Info Please (1 message)
Sat Dec 11 1999
Please share with me how one can participate. I have built two very small Bolger boats and am very keen on the family schooner. Regards, Ian
[bolger] Re: Otter II-Vault (4 messages)
Sun Dec 12 1999
Hello all, ... For some reason, but as a matter of policy, International marine has seldom if ever printed more than one edition of their books. However,
[bolger] International Marine Publishing Policies (1 message)
Sun Dec 12 1999
Hello all, ... For some reason, but as a matter of policy, International marine has seldom if ever printed more than one edition of their books. However,
[bolger] Re: Size of screws (2 messages)
Sun Dec 12 1999
Dear Bjorn, The shank of a #10 screw is approximately 3/16 of an inch and a #9 is about 5/32nds. The Jamestown Distributors catalog,
[bolger] Re: Seabird ´86, who knows.. . (1 message)
Mon Dec 13 1999
In a message dated 12/13/99 3:33:06 PM Central Standard Time, nohnmusik@gmx.de writes: Welcome
[bolger] RE: [bolger] Seabird ´86, who knows... (2 messages)
Mon Dec 13 1999
Hi Stephan. Look forward to your homepage. I remember this design when Bolger wrote about it in small boat journal. Neat boat! Robert Lundy S. Petersburg,
[bolger] Re: Epoxy as Glue (6 messages)
Tue Dec 14 1999
I had concerns about gluing with epoxy as well. Fiberglass coatingings (fgci.com) sells a pre-thickened 1:1 epoxy adhesive. Mixed by the glop method (2 glops
[bolger] RE: [bolger] Re: [bolger] Seabird ´86, who kno ws... (3 messages)
Tue Dec 14 1999
The issue of availability (much like the lack of availability of the old books) is one that has intrigued me tremendously. With the new designs and whatnot,
[bolger] Re: [bolger] Re: Seabird ´86, who knows... (1 message)
Tue Dec 14 1999
Seabird 86 is more like Chebacco than Martha Jane . It is definitely not a square boat . You can find a pretty good description of it in Boats With an
[bolger] Re: pdx plywood? (2 messages)
Tue Dec 14 1999
sean rooney wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1109 ... Oregon? If you want plain old fir marine the only
[bolger] Re: Questions to Bolger (8 messages)
Wed Dec 15 1999
In a message dated 12/15/99 1:12:34 AM !!!First Boot!!!, ghartc@pipeline.com writes:
[bolger] pirogue pictures (1 message)
Wed Dec 15 1999
Finaly got some pictures of my pirogues online: http://www.webzone.net/spelling/piro.html The constuction photos were eaten by the disposable camera, so these
[bolger] Re: finish MDO (was 1/4" ply on Work Skiff (was:Questions to Bolger)) (3 messages)
Wed Dec 15 1999
MDO has a phenolic face on the good side, no filling or sanding required except at joints. No 1/4 MDO, it starts at 3/8. I just built an almost-disposable 12
[bolger] Re: "Small Boats" (3 messages)
Wed Dec 15 1999
Robert: Thanks for the tip on the book. I bid it up to $15, then quit. Each time I bid, it went up. Does that mean I didn t get to the reserve point? Chuck
[bolger] Re: finish MDO and lauan (1 message)
Wed Dec 15 1999
... Medium Density Overlay (MDO) has a layer of kraft paper in phenolic resin on 1 or both sides. It is higher quality exterior fir plywood made for exterior
[bolger] Re: Pippo, just keep on keeping on (1 message)
Wed Dec 15 1999
Pippo They are what this is all about; keep asking questions and keep us posted. Richard
[bolger] Lofting the "unlofted" side (1 message)
Wed Dec 15 1999
Pippo, The way I transfer the lofting to the other side is as follows: 1. Extend the bulkhead lofting to the top and bottom of the edge of the lofted side.
[bolger] Lack of Progress - with excuses! (4 messages)
Wed Dec 15 1999
... visited you at beginning of the summer? I was really curious how it would turn out. We ve got an old Folboat built by my Father-in-law about 25 years ago
[bolger] Re: Bolger&Friends thanks for the reception (3 messages)
Wed Dec 15 1999
To All: It s nice to see that Phil has graced us with some attention. I have corresponded with him on a couple of occasions over the years, and he has been
[bolger] Re: Pippo, get on with it! (9 messages)
Thu Dec 16 1999
I like the Web sight and the Q&A bits, printed them out to read later when I had time.Much food for thought down here at 40 degrees south please keep it up.
[bolger] Re: Micro commencement (notching) (5 messages)
Thu Dec 16 1999
BO Is it true that PCB intended the cuddy roof stringers not be notched BO into the bulkheads, or am I mis-reading the prints? BO Good question! You mean the
[bolger] Re: re: Pippo get on with it! (2 messages)
Thu Dec 16 1999
Dear Don - well, I was a bit angry, but not offended, naaahhhh Anyway, I will reloft the side panels if and when I ll be able to go downstairs into my garage.
[bolger] Re: Bolgers Books (2 messages)
Fri Dec 17 1999
... As far as I can tell (and someone else made the same comment to me) it is the classic 100 items with an appendix which contains an essay on the Chinese
[bolger] Fw: Bolger in Water Craft (1 message)
Fri Dec 17 1999
Pete Greenfield sent me this message. Do not despair - Water Craft can be bought in the good ol US of A! See below . . . -- bill.samson@tesco.net Chebacco
[bolger] Re: Bolger accessibility, was: Bolger on Tariffs and Trades (1 message)
Fri Dec 17 1999
I recently bought PB&F s plans for Tennessee, using the fax number (508-282-1349) to request a quote. I received a phone quote the next day, ordered the plans
[bolger] Micro Web site ideas (10 messages)
Fri Dec 17 1999
BO 1) A Micro hall of fame or gallery : info and pics from all the Micro BO owners/builders BO 2) A Micro quasi real time project registry (like Glen-L s)
[bolger] Plan Royalties (1 message)
Fri Dec 17 1999
List, This is an area that I have an opinion. Opinions are like backsides, everyone has one! I built my June Bug with the plans from Payson s book. I do not
[bolger] Re: Where is the Story Shipyard? (2 messages)
Fri Dec 17 1999
I don t have road directions to the Story Shipyard, but as of three years ago the phone was 508-768-6291, and the mail address was box 231, Essex, MA 01929.
[bolger] Rights and simplifying the world (1 message)
Sat Dec 18 1999
Dept. Valiant Efforts: Dear Pippo (since you asked), and all you folks who have taken it upon themselves on the web to feed the Bolgeristi s thirst for more
[bolger] nymph thwart (2 messages)
Sat Dec 18 1999
BO Has anyone out there sailed a Nymph? How well does that longitudinal thwart BO Nymph is going to be my learn epoxy and glass practice (built indoors duri
[bolger] Re: Luan? (14 messages)
Sun Dec 19 1999
Both Flying Tadpole and our Nymph are made from Luan. Apart from being bad for the lungs, hardening with age and heavy, it s been very good stuff indeed.
[bolger] Re: Bolger, AS29, Seabird, etc. (2 messages)
Sun Dec 19 1999
Leo, Please. You moved your sail s center of effort about one mile aft. You ll need a sight-glass to see it. I ve also had people want to modify my equipment
[bolger] Leo's Junk rigged,leeboard AS-29 (1 message)
Sun Dec 19 1999
Dept. Free Will vs. Considered and Free Advice: We thought we d made the point ONE-on-ONE over the phone, when we invested about 80 mins. of transatlantic
[bolger] Re: Finding Bolger (2 messages)
Sun Dec 19 1999
... Indeed, somewhere I have a xerox of the Yamato Boats article from just about 1948 when Mr Bolger was in Japan. Am I the only one who s ever read this
[bolger] Gregg, AS29, Junk Rig (1 message)
Sun Dec 19 1999
Gregg, ... I guess you refer to the TWILIGHT sketch on my website. That s exactly 1 foot compared to the CE of the Gaff Cat Yawl s working sails area which is
[bolger] Re: Tariffs et al (2 messages)
Sun Dec 19 1999
... During a slander/libel suit, the american painter Whistler was asked how long it took to paint each of his Nocturns, (which were the subject of unkind
[bolger] Re: J.Bs/Larrys Windsprint (5 messages)
Sun Dec 19 1999
... Offhand, Larry, I d have to say Sunday .
[bolger] Re: J.Bs/Larrys Windsprint (& the space shuttle) (1 message)
Mon Dec 20 1999
Hey Guys & Gals, I just watched the Shuttle go up from my back porch. What a site! North sky lite up like the sun was coming up and a flaming orange streak
[bolger] Scooner (3 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
I thought about it in the other directions: a cuddy over the bow cockpit to allow use in rougher conditions (so that when she dives into a wave the water is
[bolger] Re: Tariffs, et al. (7 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
In a message dated 12/20/1999 3:40:35 AM Central Standard Time, bianco@asi.it writes:
[bolger] Re: building Gypsy (2 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
... John, thank you for your information-filled response. I have a few questions and comments that your response generated, and I ask those in each section
[bolger] Re: Time out, please! (3 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
Well said Matthew, I was a Bolger boat fan several years befor I knew his name. Texas Dory Boat Plans. The tittle block were blanked out. I was instantly drawn
[bolger] Re: bondo (3 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
Bondo is good for fairing the hull after you glass and sand etc. gives a nice smooth sandable finish and then paint - works really nice. Bill Derby ... From:
[bolger] Re: Apologies (2 messages)
Mon Dec 20 1999
No harm done at all, David. Best, Pippo
[bolger] Re: 3 year old....... (7 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
My son Bonham was about fourteen when he and I built our Tennessee: http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg/articles/building/index.htm He probably did more of the
[bolger] Re: BRICK QUESTION???? (5 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
In a message dated 12/21/1999 6:00:09 AM Central Standard Time, HenryClann@aol.com writes: Mooving to Montana...gonna
[bolger] Re: Tarzan & his son (9 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
Francisco - If you create jobs for your son to do, he will feel like he is helping Daddy, and stay out of the way. -Find a tree stump, log or some other
[bolger] Re: Abbreviations (2 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
... Fellow Bolger Boat Builders and Yours in Boat Building YIBB, David Ryan Minister of Information and Culture Crumbling Empire Productions (212) 247-0296
[bolger] Re: CSD Skiff, aka the Perfect Skiff (4 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
Bernie, thanks for the comments. I couldn t quite tell there was flare, sort of assumed that a squarish bow meant a squarish boat. Sean, I ll try to use the
[bolger] Re: Champlain - and dory-cabin (1 message)
Tue Dec 21 1999
At the risk of speaking for PCB, my recollection of Champlain is another of the Salon-cabin (my impression) picnic cruisers on the 22-foot cutwater shape
[bolger] Re: Time-out vs. 'Group-Therapy' (4 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
OK. First of all . . . HI! Bob and Sheila. Good to hear from you. I was just looking through some correspondence from fifteen years ago when we were both
[bolger] Re: Off topic, I know, but . . . (3 messages)
Tue Dec 21 1999
I stand corrected, Sir! Bill -- bill.samson@tesco.net Chebacco News can be viewed on: http://members.xoom.com/billsamson ... From: Sean Rooney
[bolger] Re: BADGER replacement and CHAMPLAIN (1 message)
Wed Dec 22 1999
Tim Fatchen is correct in his caution to take an AS-29 into serious harm s way. We were not proposing to offer AS-29 to the Hills. Or LOOSE MOOSE II, although
[bolger] Re: Super Duper Guper (2 messages)
Wed Dec 22 1999
As far as how much glue to use in a joint, I ve always been told use just enough ... and was also told any extra will squeeze out... so as you clamp it if
[bolger] Re: (& the space shuttle) (4 messages)
Wed Dec 22 1999
In a message dated 12/21/1999 10:40:55 PM Central Standard Time, owlnmole@my-Deja.com writes:
[bolger] Re: Brick question (2 messages)
Wed Dec 22 1999
In a message dated 12/21/1999 10:48:10 PM Central Standard Time, owlnmole@my-Deja.com writes:
[bolger] Re: More Epoxy Glue Question (7 messages)
Wed Dec 22 1999
Robert, I agree with you but don t worry about the advice! I don t know if you read the piece I wrote after my first experience with epoxy, but I laugh just
[bolger] My Glue Recipe (1 message)
Wed Dec 22 1999
FBBB -- I ve glued up the rest of the bulkhead with the following recipe: 1 pump 105 resin 1 pump 206 hardener 2 TBL colloidal silica 2 TBL microfibers The
[bolger] LM2 and seasoned perspective (1 message)
Wed Dec 22 1999
Dept. Very many due to thew Wises for current perspective and past projects: Thanks for the field notes of having built more than most ever will (want
[bolger] Letters/Faxes/E-Mails to Bolger (1 message)
Wed Dec 22 1999
Dept. of Writing and Reading: - We try to read everything that comes in. - The more concise the better. - Having to wade through pages and pages of dense prose
[bolger] Slow vs. Fast (1 message)
Thu Dec 23 1999
FBBB -- Well, it s done -- the bulkheads are glued and filleted, and I m a convert to slow resin. Using WestSystem 105/206 I was able to work at my own pace.
[bolger] my boatbuilding web site is moving (1 message)
Thu Dec 23 1999
Michael Galvin s Boatbuilding Pages is moving to a new web address: http://members.home.net/michaelgalvin My web page has several pictures of interest to
[bolger] Wood handbook on line! (1 message)
Thu Dec 23 1999
Dear all, anybody interested in the material we re all building boats from should read (parts of) this great document:
[bolger] Re: AS29 TWILIGHT (2 messages)
Thu Dec 23 1999
Nice picture Leo! I m thinking to put something similar on my Micro. Now, I should hurry up with my Micro if I want to start the AS29! By the way, a very rough
[bolger] Re: Pippo & Gondolas (4 messages)
Thu Dec 23 1999
... build ... Is that BG&T?? (Boat, Gondolier and Trailer) Sounds like they need an Instant Gondola. 1/4 plywood or 3/8 ? Phil, are you out there?
[bolger] Re: Mast lay-up (2 messages)
Thu Dec 23 1999
FYI David- Under my tree is an empty box my DeWalt 677 power planer came in. Nobody knows nothing is in the box. I let you know how it works.
[bolger] Re: Design #639 William.D.Jochems (1 message)
Fri Dec 24 1999
Dept.: Here comes da judge... We re editing the footage Susanne took when she visited with Judge Jochems in mid-summer 98 on Lake Mead, Nevada. After losing
[bolger] Re: Seeing a MARTHA JANE (1 message)
Fri Dec 24 1999
Almost forgot. This summer Bennett Scheuer relieved us of about two days of house-project mania when he showed up with his MARTHA JANE Steadfast . Towing
[bolger] Re: Re-Tarzan & his son (1 message)
Fri Dec 24 1999
Sorry for my delay in answering your kind messages about building boats with kids, but my PC was in the “doctor” with a virus. Fortunately I lost no
[bolger] Re: Sail balance (non Bolger boat !) (3 messages)
Fri Dec 24 1999
I don t know the shape of your rudder, but what about top and bottom plates, or at least a bottom plate. I saw an Egret at the WoodenBoat Show, last summer,
[bolger] Re: Can't Upload JPGs (2 messages)
Sat Dec 25 1999
Tim: Send them to me. I have uploaded several of them successfully. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg ... From: T Webber
[bolger] Re: Micro Navigator's rig on a "normal" Micro? (7 messages)
Sat Dec 25 1999
Gavin: Try Chuck Merrell s site: http://members.xoom.com/merrellc1/Files/navigator1.pdf Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg
[bolger] Re: Pic of Thomaston Galley (2 messages)
Sat Dec 25 1999
larry, Thanks for the post of a Thomaston Galley. I build this design a few years back, its always good to see someone say something nice about it. If anyone
[bolger] Perfect Skiff/CSD Skiff in Vault (1 message)
Sat Dec 25 1999
Tim Webber e-mailed me his pics of a CSD Skiff from the Lake Conroe Messabout. George Fulk is the builder (nice job George!). Good pics under perfect Skiff
[bolger] Tim - NZ$ (1 message)
Sat Dec 25 1999
NZ $ Tim, I can explain.........when my wife came to NZ from Australia, to find a REAL MAN :) she brought the Australian National Debt with her......hence
[bolger] Re: Post #1418 & others; A letter to a friend. (1 message)
Sun Dec 26 1999
Dear Steve, Thank you for forwarding to me, the exchange between Bolger/Altenberger and a builder of the AS-29 along with the related fall-out . I must say
[bolger] 31 foot ketch island time (1 message)
Sun Dec 26 1999
Hello, This is just a guess but I recall reading somewhere(Leo s AS 29 site?)about a fellow attempting a AS 29 out of fiberglass panels and the deck pulled off
[bolger] WoodenBoat Perfect Skiff (1 message)
Sun Dec 26 1999
There seems to be some interest in this boat here. It orginally appeared in WB#103, Phil Spector gave a sea trial report in #110. Contruction articles were in
[bolger] Re: plyboats demo (4 messages)
Sun Dec 26 1999
In a message dated 12/25/1999 10:42:35 PM Central Standard Time, juliejj@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu writes: A sailing
[bolger] Re: AS 29 & Martha Jane (3 messages)
Sun Dec 26 1999
Hello Marc! I don t know if you remember me - but long ago - 12 years ago maybe - you graciously sent me some pictures of your mj since I was considering
[bolger] Re: pond yachts (off subject;-) (2 messages)
Sun Dec 26 1999
In a message dated 12/26/1999 10:31:53 AM Central Standard Time, juliejj@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu writes:
[bolger] WDJ bill of materials (1 message)
Sun Dec 26 1999
How many sheets of plywood? Er... I have to admit I have lost count of how many. I calculated the bill of materials pretty accurately by studying the plans
[bolger] Re: Speaking of asymmetry... (8 messages)
Sun Dec 26 1999
Jack: I too have plans for the WDJ but have not started building. I did cost out and figured roughly 46 pieces of 1/2 ply, 5 of 3/4 and 2 of 1/4. Bjorn
[bolger] Re: Perfect Skiff catalog page (4 messages)
Mon Dec 27 1999
After looking at the pics from Mr. Webber and Bernie s PDF file, the sail plan doesn t look nearly as large as it did on paper. Could one of you (or both)
[bolger] Re: Fldg Schnr still there (2 messages)
Mon Dec 27 1999
Re the Weldwood: Was this Weldwood glue or Weldwood filler? How about using the filler on the joints of my Zydeco rather than trying to stiffen up some epoxy
[bolger] August's inquiry (1 message)
Mon Dec 27 1999
Dept. Easy way out: There are quite a few pictures in MAIB, B.W.O.M etc. to seewhat these boats look like in 3-D. MICROTRALER and CHAMPLAIN are not
[bolger] Re August Part 2. (1 message)
Mon Dec 27 1999
Put a NAVIGATOR rig into your MICRO (200+ft area) to help the summertime blues on Puget Sound. Other than that CHAMPLAIN will likely average twice MICRO s
[bolger] Re: RE:Boat stuff... (9 messages)
Mon Dec 27 1999
It s not nice to ask the price of presents! ;-) Another good source for nice oars is Barkley Sound Oar and Paddle in British Columbia. The oars for my dory are
[bolger] Re: Shopping for lumber (4 messages)
Mon Dec 27 1999
giuseppe pippo bianco wrote: And yes, they have long douglas fir planks for my ... Pippo, I built my spars from douglas fir, (from
[bolger] Micro mast stock (1 message)
Tue Dec 28 1999
PCB&F in Micro Navigator article (MAIB 16-16) state that Navigators main and mizzen and also the boom and potentially the bent gaff would be untapered
[bolger] Martha Jane and AS-29 (1 message)
Tue Dec 28 1999
Steve, How much did it cost you to build MJ so far? What type of ply are you using? Any idea how much you will have spent by the time you are finished with
[bolger] Re: WB (5 messages)
Tue Dec 28 1999
David makes a good point: Participation in the activities advocated by both magazines can lead to divorce, cost legal disputes and certain questions of
[bolger] Re: Past MAIB articles (4 messages)
Tue Dec 28 1999
carter kennedy wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1475 ... Been there. Done that. They don t reprint
[bolger] Re: Sawdust at last! (2 messages)
Wed Dec 29 1999
Congrats Pippo, I am excited to here that you are cutting wood! It won t be long now! Chuck C.
[bolger] Re: #605 Motorsailer? (6 messages)
Wed Dec 29 1999
FGCI: Fiberglass Coatings Inc., an epoxy supplier and purveyor of all things fiberglass. Their catalog is great. www.fgci.com
[bolger] Re: Seabirdwebpage (3 messages)
Wed Dec 29 1999
oops I meant your Step 2 building page was not found. ... Great site. Beautiful model! Your step 3 building page was not found. Might want to check on it.
[bolger] Re: John Bell's plywood (3 messages)
Wed Dec 29 1999
At risk of repeating, I have been impressed with the ext 1/4 luan at Home Depot. 5.2 mm, a little less than full 1/4, but really nice to work with. I have had
[bolger] Re: Boat Camera (6 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
... Hey, what s wrong with disposable cameras? There s a water-repellent one (waterproof to ??) and of course the wonderful panorama cameras, which actually
[bolger] Re: Boat Mic (2 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
c. o donnell wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1504 ... or listen for enemy submarines trying to
[bolger] Re: A fishing Zephyr (7 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
I started bailing with my shoe... Oh no, really? I wouldn t dream of going out without a ton of safety equipment. I really do carry all those flares and
[bolger] Re: The Sextant: Another great way to waste time! (2 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
... Were you sighting out at Montauk, right? ... Since you re a computer guy, go seek out a shareware program called Skymap I have an older
[bolger] Re: ...one day (3 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
... The way it seems to work is that builders are responsible for testing and rating their own boats according to the regulations. IF they get it wrong and
[bolger] Baling and boat camera (1 message)
Thu Dec 30 1999
Each spring the guys in my office plan an early yegotta canoe outing on the Susquehanna. Always planned for St. Pats day it usually goes off within a month
[bolger] Re: Life Vests (2 messages)
Thu Dec 30 1999
... From: David Ryan ... You can see a picture of a squirt vest on my home page. As a former squirt boater, I can attest to the
[bolger] SuperBrick (1 message)
Fri Dec 31 1999
I was thinking the SuperBrick would make a neat Travel Trailer, with a second use as a boat...perhaps at 7.5 feet in width it would be easier to pull around
[bolger] Re: Jochems Exposition. (2 messages)
Fri Dec 31 1999
Thanx to Bill, Bjorn, and Richard for the multi-dimisional perspective on the WDJ schooner. Bill, your excellent prose on Sapphire s performance are inspiring
[bolger] Re: Re Seabirdwebpage (2 messages)
Fri Dec 31 1999
Stephan, If your boat turns out half as well as the model, she will be something special. I ve been looking at your the photos of the model for the last two
[bolger] thanks for comments (1 message)
Fri Dec 31 1999
Thanks for your comments regarding legal questions (both boats and trailers). Pippo: My mother is from Ravascletto, a village close to Udine, in Carnia, but