April 2000
[bolger] Re: Sail Rigging (2 messages)
Sat Apr 01 2000
Michalak has a nice chapter on rigging a balanced lug. You can find it through the index at http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/. MM
[bolger] nis and as29 (6 messages)
Sat Apr 01 2000
BO comparing the performance of BO the AS 29 and the NIS 29 Should have added: do not assume that the NIS29 would automatically do the AS29 in to windward. The
[bolger] Re: Near Launch (2 messages)
Sat Apr 01 2000
Congratulations Phil, on the near launch of Shoe String. Assuming this weekend s weather in Arkansas is proportionately that much more wonderful than here in
[bolger] Dispatch from the 'poxy pot (1 message)
Sat Apr 01 2000
My Sweet Caroline (Tennessee- and sailboat-killer) now has planking on, and fiberglass on the bottom panel. Next week, taping the chines/stem/transom and on
[bolger] Re: Lessons in Sharpie Design (12 messages)
Sat Apr 01 2000
In a message dated 3/29/00 1:36:09 PM Central Standard Time, jkohnen@efn.org writes:
Latest Project (1 message)
Mon Apr 03 2000
Bolgerions, Yesterday I made a boat from scratch. After building Windsprint, I bought the plans for Oldshoe, but haven t started her due to work space problems
Tippssail (1 message)
Mon Apr 03 2000
Tim, I enjoy your comments about sailing the light schooner. You show a couple of sail configurations I have never tried- fore, reefed main and staysail and
Re: [bolger] Weldwood for Fillets (6 messages)
Mon Apr 03 2000
I m building a concrete canoe (it s just something civil engineers do for fun!) and we re allowed to have up to 25% binding agents other than portland
RE: [bolger] Tippssail (1 message)
Mon Apr 03 2000
Since I am now constructing the Single Handed Schooner, I too have read with great interest the schooner sailing tips on the LS Web Site. The sailing tips and
Re: Micro Class Association (7 messages)
Mon Apr 03 2000
Dear Pippo & Co., if you grab a search engine youll find Micros for sale on the Web. If you wish to promote MOA why not contact the brokers/sellers in question
Re: [bolger] Weldwood for Fillets (2 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2000
Hah! You should see our bulletproof canoe after a hard day of racing...it s 22ft long and only weighs about 100lb. We re lucky to get it home in one piece!
Re: reefing and luff treatment (3 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2000
... I am anxious to hear also, being new to the sprit boom myself. Jim Michalak has two essays on this. He comments on both the good and bad points of
Micro #1 (was: Re: Micro Class Association) (2 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2000
Sakari - you re right. Carl started first though... Best, Pippo
RE: [bolger] Weldwood vs. Titebond II? (1 message)
Wed Apr 05 2000
I used TiteBond II on the gunnels of my Gypsy, frame supports and also for the mast laminations. Very satisfactory. Haven t used Weldwood so I can comment on
Nesting/Breakdown Tenders (1 message)
Wed Apr 05 2000
Hello List I m looking a building a new tender to my 23 yacht this (southern hemisphere) winter. The 7 6 pram that currently serves is nice and light and
Spring Launch !! (1 message)
Wed Apr 05 2000
It Finally happened! I cartopped my Light Dory around the corner to our creek (Beaver Dam Creek, on northern Barnegat Bay) for a quick christening ceremony (
Re: [bolger] Nesting/Breakdown Tenders (1 message)
Thu Apr 06 2000
In a message dated 4/5/00 7:54:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KF4call@aol.com writes:
RE: [bolger] Spring Launch !! (1 message)
Thu Apr 06 2000
Congratulations Jake, sounds like your summer just got a lot more fun. How was it to row in the wind -- did you get blown about much? How about some
Re: [bolger] Nesting/Breakdown Tenders (1 message)
Thu Apr 06 2000
In a message dated 00-04-06 13:10:35 EDT, you write:
RE: [bolger] Fldg Schnr (2 messages)
Fri Apr 07 2000
I ve lost track of who is in need of a different design nesting dingy, but this sounds like a great rationale (translate excuse) to build a larger boat. Jim C.
Must see in Seattle-Tacoma, WA? (1 message)
Fri Apr 07 2000
Listwains, I m going to be in the Tacoma, WA area Mon-Thursday of next week (4/10). What besides the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle should not be missed? I
Re: [[bolger] Must see in Seattle-Tacoma, WA? ] (1 message)
Fri Apr 07 2000
Go look at the houseboats on Lake Union! ... Listwains, I m going to be in the Tacoma, WA area Mon-Thursday of next week (4/10). What besides the Center for
Re: [bolger] New eGroups Format (1 message)
Fri Apr 07 2000
Jim, yes. But I think I m conditioned to this.... People who have nothing to share get jobs stuffing up the Software for those who do. When I first started in
Re: [bolger] Nesting/Breakdown Tenders (4 messages)
Fri Apr 07 2000
In a message dated 4/5/00 4:04:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, foster.price@southlanddc.govt.nz writes:
Re: [bolger] Bolger's cruisers (3 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2000
How about Black Gauntlet II, 33 sharpie from The Folding Schooner? Peter
Re: [bolger] Micro In Build (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
I have seen this site but not sure he is on the list. ... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at
[bolger] British Seagull motor for Micro (2 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2000
The small outboard motors BO I ve seen in the past seemed to send a ridiculously small stream of BO water astern, ridiculously fast, with much wasted energy. I
Re: New eGroups Format (2 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2000
... Try re-registering using your same password, be sure to check the remember me box, that should solve your problem. :)
Progress Photos - Sweet Caroline and 12-foot Skiff (AKA $100 sailboat) (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
While waiting for Defender to deliver more glass (slower than usual, is EVERYBODY ordering boating stuff?), I have posted latest photos of the Sweet Caroline
Server Alert - Progress Photos - Sweet Caroline and 12-foot Skiff (AKA $100 sailboat) (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
Forgot to mention the server is down intermittently today (Saturday in USA) - keep trying...thanks. Don Hodges dhodges@worldnet.att.net
Re: [bolger] Bolger's cruisers (3 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2000
Jeb, ... question. did you read into my mind? I really guess that the competition remains confined between the WDJ and the AS29. The AS29 though appears a tad
Re: [bolger] Progress Photos - Sweet Caroline and 12-foot Skiff (AKA $100 sailboat) (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
I can t seem to get to your sites, not sure what is the problem. Michael Surface ... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private,
RE: Bolger's Cruisers (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
The Blackgauntlet II (shown in _The Folding Schooner_), an ~33x8 cruising sharpie in a more traditional style than AS29, might be suitable. Have you
[bolger] Re: oars for Micro (3 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2000
BO I was asking myself how would work an ash oar instead (or in adition to) a BO motor. BO Francisco Roger Keyes Paloma Blanca uses oars
Re: [bolger] Progress Photos - Sweet Caroline and 12-foot Skiff (AKA $100 sailboat) (1 message)
Sat Apr 08 2000
My apologies to Michael and the group - the free webjump server has been down all day Saturday. I have reported it, will monitor and repost this notice when
[Bolger] Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival & Crab Feed (1 message)
Sun Apr 09 2000
The world s smallest boat festival in the world s smallest harbor! http://www.cyber-dyne.com/~jkohnen/DepoeBay/index.html I ve noticed that several members
Bolger's cruisers - WDJ (1 message)
Sun Apr 09 2000
Dear Pippo, As already mentioned by Jack, your description of the ideal family cruiser fits WDJ. I do not know much about blue water sailing or cruising for
Re: [bolger] Powered sharpie advise (1 message)
Sun Apr 09 2000
In a message dated 4/8/00 3:43:05 PM Central Daylight Time, jgilbert@dynamite.com.au writes:
Re: mast clamps, Micro (2 messages)
Sun Apr 09 2000
... short . . . I have made hollow masts in the past using spiral-wound cord to clamp the pieces. I have used the nylon cord or heavy twine that I use for
Re: [bolger] David - Contact Info Nesting Dingies (2 messages)
Sun Apr 09 2000
Chuck, et al; The most current address I could locate for Danny Greene is from an October 1994 _Cruising World_ classified ad. It is: Danny Greene, OFFSHORE
Re: [bolger] Powered sharpie advise (2 messages)
Mon Apr 10 2000
Michael Bryant, I would consider a Wharram catamaran, the Tiki 21 or 26, which has shallow draft, a huge platform for walking around, viewing wildlife, while
Re: [bolger] David - Thanks for contact info! (1 message)
Mon Apr 10 2000
David, Thanks for contact info. Chuck C.
Re: [bolger] Gloucester Gull (1 message)
Mon Apr 10 2000
Richard Sharp, Where are you located? My F.S. should be finished in the next month or so, and I will be sailing on San Fran Bay. or there abouts. Chuck C. In
SV: [bolger] electric boat plans (1 message)
Mon Apr 10 2000
Watercraft: http://www.watercraft.co.uk/
Re: [bolger] light dory type V (1 message)
Mon Apr 10 2000
Brad: I don t know if PB&F still carry prints, but they seem to be very accommodating to one and all if contacted. I have the plans in chapter 4 of my rapidly
Re: [bolger] Folding Schooner (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Rich Sharp, Chuck L. is also building a F.S., but I am Chuck C., on the shores of San Fran, or vary nearly so. I have decided in the interest of getting my
Re: [bolger] electric boat plans (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
WoodenBoat magazine wrote up Philip Bolger s Lily in August, 1997, issue, #137. Mr. Clyde Wisner shows a couple of pictures of his bristol one at
Perfect Skiff rides again (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Hi all, After a long rainy January and February, and just before the start of yet another season of little league, I managed to get my Perfect Skiff, Nimbus
Re: [bolger] Teal vs. HC Skiff vs. the rest (3 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2000
... Yes, it s a larger boat. But if you want stable and seaworthy enough for your kids, then you should get a bigger boat. I wouldn t trust myself putting my
Re: [bolger] light dory type V (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
dynamite sells the plans for the gull i believe D.W.Johnson
Gluing plywood sheets (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Can anyone offer suggestions on the use of a tacker/stapler to hold sheets of plywood together while glue (epoxy, polyurethane or rescorcinol) is setting? Is
Re: [bolger] electric boat plans (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Rob, this guy s wooden boats are beautiful and buildable http://www.eldes.com/boat.html Good luck Jeff Gilbert Subject: [bolger] electric boat plans Rob
Re; Bolger electric boat plans (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
... Hi, I saw your posting on Bolger egroup, and checked out your web site on your electric boat conversion. Since I have been going through the same set of
Re: TEAL (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Dear Richard, I highly recommend the Teal, but for two adults only. Bolger says this is an overload, but I didn t have any trouble. The double ended hull is
Re: Powered sharpie advise (3 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2000
Michael, Bolger offers a scaled up version of the Idaho called the Dakota . It is drawn in metric 11.8m x 2.2m x .25m (37.8 x 7.2 x 9.8 ). It will take
Re: [bolger] Re; Bolger electric boat plans (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
Stan, Thanks for the interesting comments re: Ernie s electric conversion. But here: Isn t the simplest and cheapest just to hang one of those nifty MinnKota
Re: [bolger] Re: TEAL (2 messages)
Wed Apr 12 2000
Payson s site is a start: http://www.instantboats.com/boats.html Peter
(1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
Brad, Justin Pipkorn (Thousand Oaks, California) and I built a pair of these nice metric dories in 1975 from a (the?) book. A very nice shapely rower. It
Re: [bolger] Gluing plywood sheets (3 messages)
Wed Apr 12 2000
... I am talking about second and subsequent layers of plywood on a framed hull. Bag that?
Polypropylene cloth (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
http://www.permathene.co.nz/frames.htm
Re: [bolger] Plywood (2 messages)
Wed Apr 12 2000
Jeff, I also contacted Jim regarding this luan plywood. I am using 6mm pacific maple marine 5-ply at aud$38-00 per 2440x1220 sheet from Marine Timbers in
More on polypropylene (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
More on polypropylene fabrics. I have samples of Polyfelt TS 800, Polyfelt TS 750, Polyfelt TS 700, Ecofelt 021T, PGM14 and a stiff white translucent fabric.
mast building/micro (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
Wow, that was a lot of planing! It took me about 2 hours to taper and eight side the mast. I finally have a 23 long main mast for my micro that is fairly
Re: [bolger] Gluing plywood sheets (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
From: ... 70 ... name), ... Seems ... The time is dependent on the time it takes the epoxy to cure. Generaly you use slow cure times so you
Re: [bolger] Tasmanian Ply prices (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
... Yeah it IS shocking crap isn t it? And here in Melbourne they seem to only have it in tiny sheets. HardwareHouse (BBC) is no better ... Is Scruffie Marine
Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull -polypropylene (1 message)
Wed Apr 12 2000
... From: david To: Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull ... there s ... a
Re: [bolger] Gluing plywood sheets (6 messages)
Wed Apr 12 2000
snip ... fast ... I like to use really slow epoxy when I m doing something that will take a while to get just right so I don t have to hurry. I d be careful
Re: Bolger electric boat plans (1 message)
Thu Apr 13 2000
Mark, I think that your right on the money with the electric outboard boat motor being the best way to use electric on the boat. There everything is already
Re: [bolger] Perfect Skiff rides again (1 message)
Thu Apr 13 2000
I would love to see the pictures! Sounds like it was nice to get out for a sail. Mike Masten
Re: [bolger] Gluing plywood sheets (2 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
-snip. ... to ... Actually, you can just leave the pump on unless you are doing foam, and then you can bleed a little air in. Also, if you go to the junkyard
Re: [bolger] Re: Powered sharpie advise (1 message)
Thu Apr 13 2000
Bill, Bernie & Bolgeriti: CSD reckons (reckoned!) an empty Idaho weighs 1200lb. At about 1400 lbs I get 12kts or 14mph for a good planing hull shoved by
Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull (3 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
I must have missed the original post. I am interested in buying some lightweight cloth. Where did you find the 1 oz cloth? Thanks, James ... From: Lincoln
Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester Gull (12 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
James, Defender Industries has the stuff (and even lighter glass). On the web they re at: . I am sure that there are other sources,
Weldwood vs. Titebond (1 message)
Thu Apr 13 2000
I have used Weldwood glue for many boats over the years, and due tolack of supply, I was forced to change over and try other glues. Ihave had excellent result
Re: Marine Ply Prices (2 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
In the US, I just purchased 10 sheets of 1/4 marine grade ply for $40 per sheet delivered from my local supplier. Ashland Lumber in Ashland,Massachusetts.
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer (21 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
Gents, The idea of a developmental class of simple and cheap wooden boats is akin to my own thoughts. Let s set some class boundaries and see if we can drum
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger electric boat plans (2 messages)
Thu Apr 13 2000
In a message dated 4/13/00 12:36:56 AM Central Daylight Time, smuller@iland.net writes:
Re: [bolger] Re: Powered sharpie advise (1 message)
Thu Apr 13 2000
In a message dated 4/11/00 1:53:50 PM Central Daylight Time, berniew@nwlink.com writes:
Re: [bolger] Gluing plywood sheets (5 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
From: Mark Albanese ... I have been thinking about splashing a hull off a canoe to make a really light weight canoe. A couple of
[bolger] mj knockdowns/ G Cheers (18 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
BO Hi Ed - well we re joining the club. We got knocked down yesterday - and BO unfortuanely the hatch was open and we swamped. FWIW... Graham Cheer s
Re: [bolger] Vault (1 message)
Fri Apr 14 2000
OK, how do we find FILES? Ken Abrahams ... From: Chris Crandall To: bolger@egroups.com Date: Friday, April 14, 2000
Re: Micro In Build (4 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
Tom, I just finished my masts and am now starting the hull. I hope to pour the keel by Memorial Day. I will let you know how it goes. My micro page is at
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer (3 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
http://members.aol.com/ccfrosty/index.htm The International Championships will be held May 13 and 14th at the Hyannis YC. This is still the biggest bang for
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web (2 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
Addition to this I posted earlier:- ... This boat is, I believe, a very close adaptation of the Jim Betts/Ted Brewer designed So-Du-It., which can be found by
Re: [bolger] Vault (3 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2000
here goes. First login to egroups.com and go to the bolger egroup on the left side of the screen will be a series of topics one of these is FILES clip on this
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web (1 message)
Fri Apr 14 2000
... No offence intended to Nils, as I m sure the boat is great for its purpose, but NO-ONE could say that an AS29 is ugly after seeing this baby! I know I ve
Re: [bolger] Vault (1 message)
Sat Apr 15 2000
... Go to the web page http://click.egroups.com/bolger and look for FILES on the left hand side of the page.
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web (1 message)
Sat Apr 15 2000
... Surely people who would sail offshore in any 14 foot boat are as scarce as Atlantic rowers. Five meters is better and six is more like common sense. I
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web (1 message)
Sat Apr 15 2000
... Now THAT would make an interesting race starting technique ... perhaps it could be done once to meet class rules and then again if the class examiners
Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web (1 message)
Sat Apr 15 2000
... Chris reckoned============ . ... I m afraid that clashes with a new ruling. If a contestant crosses the start before the gun, they are required to return
[bolger] Re: (Fwd) (13 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2000
BO Someone calling him(her)self Don wrote: BO oin-@paradise.net.nz wrote: BO If we have not got free speech, I wonder why BO we have this Group? BO Don
Re: [bolger] worse day of boatbuilding, top this one! (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2000
... What floor material is underneath the rail? Can you embed some concrete, if it is not already there, and use a screw tensioner to pull down to that? There
RE: [bolger] Re: Weldwood vs. Titebond II? (2 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2000
... Same here in New Zealand, however in talking with one of the company representatives (Bostiks)he gave some very useful advice. He thinks from the website
Thanks for the Seattle trip advice (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2000
Thanks to all those who replied to my request for things to see while traveling in the Seattle area last week. I did get down to the Center for Wooden Boats on
Re: Weldwood vs. Titebond II?...Type II Testing (7 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2000
I don t now if anyone else has found this info. so here we go. I found their web site and some info on Type II testing. Check out the link below to see
Paddle Design...Anyone? (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2000
I am thinking of building a pirogue for my Dad for Fathers Day. Does anyone out there have a design for double paddle (a single paddle will work also) that
[bolger] Re: knockdowns strategies, general (4 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2000
BO Bolgeristas, BO The Martha Jane which I sailed for two years (now owned by Ed Haile) was BO definitely more stable when she was moving fast. And she
Re: [bolger] Paddle Design...Anyone? (1 message)
Tue Apr 18 2000
... If its the paddle design you re after, not the boat, one simple way is just to slot the end of a closet rod, insert appropriate paddle blade and glue.
Re: worse day of boatbuilding, top this one! (3 messages)
Tue Apr 18 2000
... Don t think that disasters happen only to amateurs. Did you read the story about Eric Goetz and the Pyewacket that he built for Roy Disney? The boat was
Fwd: [openboat] Phil Bolger & the Nord Koster (2 messages)
Tue Apr 18 2000
In a message dated 00-04-18 07:28:34 EDT, charles.butler@pi.be writes:
RE: [bolger] Paddle Design...Anyone? (2 messages)
Tue Apr 18 2000
Mark First, an apology, because this isn t a design -- more of a word in favour of my personal bias. I made a double paddle for my daughter that I am fairly
Re: [bolger] worse day of boatbuilding, top this one! (7 messages)
Tue Apr 18 2000
Have you thought about cutting part way into the 2x10 to take some of the strength out of it? Then tack a piece of plywood to it after you have it lined up
John Tuma...Please read msg. 4293 (1 message)
Tue Apr 18 2000
I could not find your e-mail address to send you my post. So I am doing it this way. Might not be the best way but I wanted to make sure you read my post.
Re: [bolger] Re: worse day of boatbuilding, top this one! (1 message)
Tue Apr 18 2000
Peter V. wrote; ... Hi Peter, Just remember, the Arc was built by amateurs, the Titanic was built by professionals. ;-) Stan, Micro Tugger, Snow
Boat sites in San Francisco? (1 message)
Tue Apr 18 2000
Dear Group, I m going to be in San Francisco in late July. I know about the National Maritime Museum, but are there any other small boat places or events I
June Bug - Sailing (1 message)
Tue Apr 18 2000
List, My June Bug has been the most neglected boat in the world!!! After it was built, it spent about 19 months and was not sailed, rowed or even taken out of
Re: [bolger] Glues for boat construction (2 messages)
Tue Apr 18 2000
... Excellent idea. If you combined that with a page all about the various plywood types, species, classifications and names around the world, you would
Cedar Key Meet (1 message)
Wed Apr 19 2000
Is the Cedar Key get-together still on for this year? Anyone planning on attending? --Warren
Re: [bolger] June Bug - Sailing (2 messages)
Wed Apr 19 2000
Tim, Great post! I have found people can t get enough of these $100 boats (too bad we can t sell em for that at a profit!). My little 12 foot 3-sheet luan
Micro as Objet D'Art (1 message)
Wed Apr 19 2000
Hi Folks, I came accross an amazing site the other day. Sea Island of Charleston have built many wooden classics, including 3 immac. identical Micros (may be
Re: [bolger] Micro as Objet D'Art (1 message)
Wed Apr 19 2000
Thank you Jeff, Wonderful site, beautiful Micro s. Heaven help the next person that snickers at my Micro s lines. I now have an art museum to refer them to!
[bolger] knockdowns and safety (6 messages)
Thu Apr 20 2000
BO The point! We never go out sailing anticipating that we are going to have BO trouble. No one does! Yes I do. Comes of having a Seagull engine and playing
Re: [bolger] June Bug - Sailing (1 message)
Thu Apr 20 2000
Ken: We really enjoyed your boats (especially the Pirate Racer) I will announce when the pictures are up. Thanks. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine
WDJ - Building tip (1 message)
Thu Apr 20 2000
Hello Fellow WDJ Builders (getting started, Ian and Jack?) After a long winter with little or no time to build the plywood in my basement finally was cut to
Re: [bolger] WDJ - Building tip (1 message)
Thu Apr 20 2000
In a message dated 4/20/2000 4:33:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bharbo@online.no writes:
Pilot house (1 message)
Fri Apr 21 2000
Hi All, Because of the assistance of two of the most wonderful people in the universe, I again have a web page! Of all the answers to my call for help, there
Re: [bolger] Pilot house (1 message)
Fri Apr 21 2000
It is good to see how people pitch in to help each other. The results your new site is great. It great to see the progress on your boat. It should be a lot
Re: Philip C. Bolger (3 messages)
Fri Apr 21 2000
Hello, Cunningham. Sincerely, Peter
Re: The 'C' in Bolger (1 message)
Fri Apr 21 2000
I can t remember how I learned this - so it may be my imagination, but I think it s Cunningham. Bill Samson
Re: [bolger] Pilot house (CORRECTION) (1 message)
Fri Apr 21 2000
CORRECTION--------- In the second paragraph OMIT John ADD Mark . It should read, To Mark, who gave a tremendous amount of his time, etc. Apparently of my
Re: [bolger] Re: row row row your boat (11 messages)
Fri Apr 21 2000
Hi Chuck, I think they are right - last time I worked for pay, Delta was still installing turbofan engines and electric/hydraulic motors to run all the
Re: [bolger] Telescoping Mast (3 messages)
Fri Apr 21 2000
From: Roger Dewhurst To: ... bottom ... Roger, They have them on some elevators. Also they make antenna mast that
Re: [bolger] row row row your boat (3 messages)
Sat Apr 22 2000
To: bolger@egroups.com Date sent: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:18:14 EDT From: hwal@aol.com Send reply to: bolger@egroups.com Subject:
boat plans (1 message)
Sat Apr 22 2000
gentlemen, where can i buy building plans for the STORM PETREL sailboat? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your
Re: [bolger] Glues for boat construction (3 messages)
Sat Apr 22 2000
I am very new to building but would contribute my limited experience I have had so far. I really think it is a great idea and would benefit builders. (a
Re: [bolger] boat plans (1 message)
Sat Apr 22 2000
You should be able to order them directly from Phil Bolger at Phil Bolger & Friends Inc. P.O. Box 1209 66 Atlantic Street Glouster, MA 01930 FAX 978-282-1349 I
Hit a Slow Spot on "Sweet Caroline", So we went to Bolger-building: TWO Nymphs! (1 message)
Sun Apr 23 2000
I have been troweling fairing putty on the 20 foot Sweet Caroline hull (a totally mindless and unsatisfying task), and the second wedding is imminent, so my
Re: [bolger] a source for sodium silicate? (4 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2000
I got some in May s Drug store. Gordon Gordon Couger gcouger@couger.com Stillwater, OK www.couger.com/gcouger 405 624-2855 GMT -6:00 ... From: Roger
Re: [bolger] Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival (2 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2000
Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for the Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival, John. (I m working ) Best wishes to all of you for a spectacular weekend. :) Mark
Re: [bolger] Junebug "SHOESTRING" (3 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2000
... OK, I ll admit to using a power planer once or twice, too. But there s no honest sweat involved, and the smell is not so fine. And the noise!!!! Chris
Nymph(s) (1 message)
Sun Apr 23 2000
Here is a URL to my friend s site with digital pix of the Nymph(s) which invaded my Sweet Caroline project... Also a picture of yours truly looking like the
OK-TX-AR Messabout - May 6th (1 message)
Sun Apr 23 2000
Re: Telescoping Mast (2 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2000
... The other day I saw a catamaran that had a telescoping mast. I am not sure if it was 2 or 3 sections. Not sure how it went up either. Was driving by and
Re: [bolger] Hit a Slow Spot on "Sweet Caroline", So we went to Bolger-building: TWO Nymphs! (1 message)
Mon Apr 24 2000
Sigh ....... and I was feeling pretty good about finally getting the primer on my SINGLE Nymph which has followed me around for years. This is a great list
Scarph joints (1 message)
Mon Apr 24 2000
Hi all I got some advertising mail today from Time-Life Books offering books and tapes starting with a book on the use of routers. There was some teasers
Micro Mizzen mast (1 message)
Mon Apr 24 2000
Quick overview of my experience 4 and 8 siding my Micro mizzen mast this weekend: I m building my sprit booms and masts for my Micro before attacking the hull,
AS 29 Build Site (1 message)
Mon Apr 24 2000
Group, this is inspiring... http://www.geocities.com/leowfoltz/ The site includes other Bolger Builds. Jeff Gilbert
Re: [bolger] Re: Teal frustration (4 messages)
Mon Apr 24 2000
... I recommend epoxy-set fiberglass tape on the outside and inside of the stem and stern on the Teal. This makes it essentially a bulletproof joint, where
Advanced Sharpies Wesite (1 message)
Tue Apr 25 2000
Jeff, thanks for advertising! Just finished an update yesterday. Shall upload to www.leow.de as soon as I feel that I m mentally up to the task Will let
Re: Micro Mast Idea.. (2 messages)
Tue Apr 25 2000
Your idea sounds a lot like the tablernacle Bolger designed for SeaBird 86. See http://sites.netscape.net/nohnpages/original.html If you really need to
Re: [bolger] Micro progress, windy rowing, messabouts, and Bolger hisself... (2 messages)
Tue Apr 25 2000
I used my trailer as an excuse to buy a welder and learn to weld. Welder $400 Trailer $250 Steel $100 All aproximate, and US ... From: Orr, Jamie
Picture of Oughtred Dink with Tanbark Sail on Gunter Rig - Lost It (1 message)
Tue Apr 25 2000
Would whoever posted the link to this photo repost it? I seem to have lost it... Don Hodges dhodges@worldnet.att.net http://www.ecoastlife.com Your
[bolger] Advice to those about to change design-don't! (3 messages)
Wed Apr 26 2000
No, I m tired, I won t launch into my customary sermon, BUT-- For all you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed here s-a-nice-design-let s-change-it critters out
Re: [bolger] Conroe MAIB pictures (1 message)
Wed Apr 26 2000
David you got some great shots, looks like everyone had a great time. I particularly enjoyed the pictures of the IMB, in that I am considering building it or
1983 Bolger Shanty Canalboat (1 message)
Wed Apr 26 2000
Dear Group, came accross this 1983 letter and drawings by PCB in response to a client who wanted a fuel efficient riverboat to sleep 4, cook + head. The
Nymph Photos (1 message)
Wed Apr 26 2000
I got tired of waiting for my free server to come up, so I moved the site to some space I have at AT&T: http://home.att.net/~dhodges/buildingnymph.html Don
Re: Trailer (3 messages)
Wed Apr 26 2000
... De-rust ... Based on my rust removal experience, including (very short) employment fixing up an old tugboat and a fire escape project, all hardly seems
Proa News - "Web Magazine" Style (1 message)
Wed Apr 26 2000
This comes from Michael Schacht; I m just passing it along. ===== Michael Schacht ProaFile issue No. 2 now online! Just a quick
Re: [bolger] IMB performance at Conroe (2 messages)
Wed Apr 26 2000
... From what I have read from both Jim M and Phil B the birdwatcher design (which the IMB is an example) is designed for operation from inside the enclosed
Re: Micro progress, windy rowing, messabouts, and Bolger hisself... (2 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2000
Hello John Bell, Regarding your rudder post doubts,you may wish to check out the site of DUCKWORKS MAGAZINE and go to their articles section and click on
[bolger] Heavy Weather Boats (8 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2000
Greg Squire (NZ) wrote There is the classic Hartley TS16, virtually unsinkable, but not self draining. Because the design is dated good ones can be
Re: Conroe MAIB pictures (3 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2000
... Thanks! ... I would love to but prior commitments are keeping me away. If you don t mind the re-use of the same web page format, I would be willing to post
Lug Details.jpg - Loaded to files section (1 message)
Thu Apr 27 2000
List, At John Bell s request I loaded is very detailed and informative drawing to the files section under the Rigs, sails, design folder already there. I
Houdini and Friends, M.J. update/upgrades (1 message)
Thu Apr 27 2000
Too much work. No time to chat. Yet! And not all messages read.... As some of you who are waiting for finished work or proposals know, we ve been swamped in
Re: IMB performance at Conroe (2 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2000
Hello Everyone, I just looked at all the pictures of the Lake Conroe messabout. It certainly looks like everbody was having a ton of fun. My standing ovation
Re: Info on Bolger Dakota (2 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2000
I paid $300 for the plans. The arrangement plan shown in detail is a window cruiser style on the order of Champlain . There are self-bailing cockpit wells
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[bolger] Re: Weldwood for Fillets (1 message)
Fri Apr 28 2000
I wrote: Putting the tape on while the fillet is still wet will save a lot of sanding and improve adhesion. This is true for an all resin job, but not right
A Sneakeasy Thought. (1 message)
Fri Apr 28 2000
If a person owned a Sneakeasy and wanted to move to something for overnighting, building another hull would give the basis for a fine catamaran, sail or
Re: [bolger] Methods for placing & spreading putty in fillets? (2 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2000
It sounds like you are mixing too thick or should forego the priming stage (or let the prime begin to set up first if you must). Gregg Carlson
Re: [bolger] Pirogue Progress --- Rudder question (2 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2000
... How about, 4 eyebolts and a stick of all thread. Stan Micro Tugger, Snow Goose
Re: [bolger] Houdini and Friends, M.J. update/upgrades (4 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2000
We must have totally burned out on this issue back when it was the hot thread of the week - since there has hardly been comment on mr. b s letter. I for one
Re: Polyester vs Epoxy?? (2 messages)
Sat Apr 29 2000
A lot depends on where you re going to use the boat. Dynamite Payson seems to get by with polyester on his boats, but here in humid, hot Florida, it s usually
Re: [bolger] Re: Info on Bolger Dakota (3 messages)
Sat Apr 29 2000
... I have found that to be the case myself. I asked for information on the Super Brick by mail and within a week I recieved a very nice letter answering my
bad day of building, made good. Use the "Moaning Chair". (1 message)
Sat Apr 29 2000
I finally fixed my first major mistake on Firefly . That side panel that had a nasty 2.5 inch bend set in the butt straps got straightened out. I took the
Re: [bolger] Polyester vs Epoxy?? (2 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2000
Most builders will accept the hysteria of the experts and NEVER us poly and ALWAYS use epoxy. However I think there are more considerations to be made. If
Re: [bolger] Re: Pirogue Progress --- Rudder question (1 message)
Sun Apr 30 2000
... Have a look at the gate hinges in the local farm supply store! Very solid galvanized pintles, but you would have to make up decent gudgeons. Worth a look
Re: PL Premium (4 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2000
... Adhesive ... The PL polyurethane glue comes in a bottle. I ve used it for various things and it seems to work but I don t go whacking things with hammers.
Re: Pirogue Progress --- Notes (5 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2000
Craig, thanks also for the additional info. I haven t had much experience with foot pedals but its all been very average so far - I suspect that my limited
Re: Pointy Skiff Progress (4 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2000
Rich, I built a Pointy Skiff 15 years ago which can be viewed at http://www.ultranet.com/~djost. The only advise I would give is to stay away from luan plywood
Holmes Folder - Lug Halyard (1 message)
Sun Apr 30 2000
There is now a George Holmes folder with one sketch and two photos of how I installed this on my Peero. The original sketch appeared in Forest & Stream
Re: [bolger] Re: MJ BUILDING QUESTION. (1 message)
Sun Apr 30 2000
In a message dated 4/29/2000 12:08:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mkstocks@bellsouth.net writes:
Rudders (1 message)
Sun Apr 30 2000
I have drawings of a lifting rudder designed for a duck shooting punt. The principle could be used for any shoal draft boat. I can e-mail a .gif file
Windsprint w/Lateen Sail (1 message)
Sun Apr 30 2000
Bolgerists, I know some of you are building Windsprints. I am becoming more appreciative of this boat as I learn to sail her. As I mentioned before, the