August 2000
Re: [bolger] Chebacco and other masts (1 message)
Tue Aug 01 2000
You could use a plate (biscuit joiner) to line up and hold pieces. Very fast and accurate compared to lining up dowels. HJ ... _ _ _ _ _ % Harry
Re:Hollow masts (1 message)
Tue Aug 01 2000
Hi, I m surprised that nobody has mentioned bamboo yet. [Craig - are you asleep?] The original hollow spars were bamboo poles. As we all know, bamboo has
Re: [bolger] Hollow mast plug (16 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
FWIW the Windsprint plans show a square, hollow, tapered mast, 15 6 x 3 to carry a 113 sq. ft. balanced lug. There s a solid plug at the bottom 2 6 . The
Re: re Diablo (3 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
Back in the sixties, my family had a GP-14, a Jack Holt design similar in shape and construction to the Enterprise. We used a British Seagull on a fancy
RE: [bolger] Re: Chebacco and other masts (1 message)
Tue Aug 01 2000
I ll pass it on, but there s not much more to say. The construction is the same as shown in Build the Instant Catboat if I ve got the title right -- the
Re: fiberglass butt joints & a note on Toto (3 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
... To Bill and anyone else starting a Toto: This is a little thing, and not really Bolger, but maybe worth mentioning. When I cut all the panels as indicated
Re: diablo (3 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
I can do a measured mile in 5 minutes. With my 50lb weight (son) and the 10 HP longshaft Johnson. In reference to beefing up the transom on an Enterprise.
Re: [bolger] Pointy Skiff Fleet (13 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
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The Daily Grind (1 message)
Tue Aug 01 2000
FBBB -- A 7 1/2 inch body grinder is a dangerous, but effective tool. The hull of the Light Scooner Margaret Ellen is ready to be painted! Wonder if the
Re: sanding, lumps, rudder (4 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
David, If you are asking if my glass sheathing continues across the butt-joints, the answer is yes. My work table is 40 ft. long (sawhorses and planks). I
Re: [bolger] Micro keel came in light! (2 messages)
Tue Aug 01 2000
I never even thought of weighing mine... and I m not going to, either. If it s light, then ignorance is bliss. Besides, it s to dang heavy to load back up an
More Mast Alternatives (1 message)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Looking at Sam Rabl s old Boatbuilding in Your Own Back Yard got me thinking that, in the same way plywood is partly an alternative to scarce, great timber
Re: [bolger] Re: fiberglass butt joints & a note on Toto (1 message)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Garth, Thanks for the feedback. I ll check the blueprints tonight. Bill ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your
Re: [bolger] Micro keel and Hollow Mast (1 message)
Wed Aug 02 2000
I wouldn t worry about it... I m sure that you will want to keep a spare anchor in th bottom of the boat somewhere. Or your idea of sticking somelumps of lead
Single-handing a Chebacco (1 message)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Lots of good answers to my previous question on Safety of ballasted vs. unballasted open boats . I have another question, that actually is related, for the
Re: Micro alternative sail plan (2 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Have you considered Cynthia J.? See the material in Files. You might also consider the Catfish and the Chebacco. PCB has written that the Chebacco would be
Ed Medalis B-31 Schorpioen (1 message)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Hi Bolgerees and Bolgerettes - Does anyone have any contact information for a guy named Ed Medalis? He is building design # 649, B-13 Schorpioen. I heard he
Re: Chebacco/Romilly and the Payson Pirogue (2 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
... opinions that ... open sea, ... Bill, I don t know about where you are, but here reliable weather forecast is an oxymoron. :-) Ralph Wight
Re: Safety of ballasted vs. unballasted open boats (5 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
... Chris, That just means it will be that much sooner that I have to figure out what to build next. :-) Heck, I m only half done with my current boat and I am
Re: [bolger] Safety of ballasted vs. unbalasted open boats (7 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Chris, ... For a long time I thought that maybe the answer was obvious... and I was the only one who didn t get it , the one who didn t understand how the
Re: [bolger] Single-handing a Chebacco (2 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
... Ralph, It sounds like a Micro might fill your needs. All the safety, easy to single hand, and great for the kids with its high freeboard. Just my unbiased
Re: [bolger] LSME: She's decked (3 messages)
Wed Aug 02 2000
Before I took the snaps I had my helper, my wife, my daughter (Margaret Ellen) and our dog (see the daggerboard trunk photo) all in the boat comfortable. And
Re: Singlehanding a Chebacco (1 message)
Thu Aug 03 2000
I concur with Fraser s analysis of comfortable singlehanding of a Chebacco. I guess that I m considering reefing when the wind exceeds about 12kt (force 3). I
Re: [bolger] fiberglass butt joints (5 messages)
Thu Aug 03 2000
bILL, YOU ARE WELCOME. nOTHING WRONG WITH BUTT STRAPS IF HIDDEN. OOPS CAPS jEFF ... From: Bill Turnbull To: Sent:
Enlarging a Plan (7 messages)
Thu Aug 03 2000
Thank you for all the comments. I am probably not as inept at boat design and construction as I appear, and, much more probably, more so than I know. So,
Re: [bolger] More Mast Alternatives (6 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
Had a look through some old How To Build 20 Boats . In with the mix between runabouts with fins and Sea Scout cruisers by William Garden and other serious
Re: Safety First (3 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
... have ... while ... an ... When the table saw starts singing, Come to me, it is time to quit for the day. DGO.
Other e-groups? (1 message)
Fri Aug 04 2000
Bolger builders -- I just became aware that there s also a boatdesign e-Group, for those of us who can t get enough of this stuff. I was curious -- what
Re: Andy Farquar's Oldshoe With Cuddy (2 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
Dear Andy, Thanks for getting back to me. Please explain how to subscribe to your newsletter. Take care, Pete Reynolds ... owners and ... content. ... would
Re: [bolger] Re: Enlarging a Plan (2 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
Phil I understand that you can order back issues directly from MIAB. Michael Surface Still Building ...
I'm moving (1 message)
Fri Aug 04 2000
You re getting this email because I value you and look forward to corresponding with you in the future. OK...you saw through me. You re getting this because
Re: painting steel? (3 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
I don t know about getting epoxy to stick to steel, but I do know two things: 1) After you put on the epoxy, you are painting the epoxy not the steel, so the
Re: [bolger] Other e-groups? (1 message)
Fri Aug 04 2000
Garth: There s rec.boats.building if you are really determined, and have lots of free time. Chuck
Re: Safety First (4 messages)
Fri Aug 04 2000
... other day ... boat...) and ... Very ... messed up a ... attempted to land ... so and ... When I was fresh out of high school, I had a summer job at Medite.
Thar's Spars! (1 message)
Fri Aug 04 2000
FBBB -- A day later my right knee (the one that got the ricochet) hurts more than my left shin. In spite of this, I dug into the spars in earnest. The result?
Re: [bolger] Re: More Mast Alternatives (3 messages)
Sat Aug 05 2000
Sorry, the internal URL doesn t seem to work right. To get close try http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/2000/0201/index.htm#tween
Edson Manually operated pump (1 message)
Sat Aug 05 2000
Hi boat fans! In my Revised Martha Jane (http://mkstocks.tripod.com/boats/martha_jane/) I plan to move the mizzen mast from the starboard to the port quarter
Re: 1st sail in pirouge (uncle johns- not bolger) (2 messages)
Sat Aug 05 2000
... yourself. Leander Just got back from sailing my 1st home built boat-
Diy boat builders and luxury yachts for Discovery TV series (fwd) (1 message)
Sat Aug 05 2000
... Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 17:28:19 +0100 From: Marcus Bailey To: jkohnen@boat-links.com Subject:
Re: MAIB INDEX (2 messages)
Sat Aug 05 2000
All MAIB readers and subscribers owe a big debt of gratitude to Dave Thibodeau for this very useful index. Thanks, Dave
Re: [bolger] Messing About (was "enlarging a plan") (3 messages)
Sun Aug 06 2000
Excellent suggestion! A subscription is only $24.00 for 24 issues where can you get more for your money! Micheal Surface Still building ...
rudder angles? (1 message)
Sun Aug 06 2000
I have a question regarding rudder angles. I ve never seen the issue addressed anywhere. When we hang a rudder on a raked transom what effect does it have on
Re: [bolger] Trying a lapstrake Chebacco (1 message)
Sun Aug 06 2000
... Garth It doesn t seem like such a big step to me; maybe a medium step. I say go for it. I just got a copy of Ultralight Boatbuilding by Thomas J Hill -
Re: Boatbuilders in SW England (1 message)
Sun Aug 06 2000
Hi, You could do worse than phone Pete Greenfield of Water Craft magazine. They re based in Gweek, Cornwall. The phone number is +44 (0) 1326 221424 They re
Re: Enlarging a Plan (17 messages)
Sun Aug 06 2000
Thanks Les. I somehow missed them, but will definitely check them out. Phil ... late ... (notwithstanding ... I got ... also have a ... Chinese
Re:Gypsy Launch (and June Bug glory) (1 message)
Sun Aug 06 2000
Garth, Trully inspired to read your Gypsy launch account. I m still at the finishing touches stage (hang rudder, pant mast, fillet and tape around seats, sand
Re: [bolger] martha jane's new rudder confusion (1 message)
Sun Aug 06 2000
I would read that as: The forward edge of the rudder from the top of the rudder to the bottom edge of the transom should be round on a 1 inch radius (to give
Re: open transom? (2 messages)
Sun Aug 06 2000
Hi Aaron - There is no need to modify a design to obtain an open transom. I ll see your open transom and raise you an open bow! Check out my (former) AS-19
Re: Bonjour! Brick thoughts & June Bug (2 messages)
Sun Aug 06 2000
... building. ... Have tested the pivoting version and it works fine. I took the lazy man s way out on retaining the rudder and tiller. I put two self adhesive
Pointy Skiff fleet boat #1 (1 message)
Mon Aug 07 2000
Having a ball learning how to do this and boat #1 shows it in places. SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT I M DOING ARE WELCOME. All the bulkheads are framed, the hull sides
Re: martha jane's new rudder confusion (4 messages)
Mon Aug 07 2000
Hi Steve - Leave the trailing edge square - if it turns out wrong, you can always taper it later..... Mike
Other Forums (1 message)
Mon Aug 07 2000
Someone asked awhile back about other useful forums for the boat oriented individual. Try the open boat forum at egroups. The majority of postings come from
Re: Safety of ballasted vs. unballasted open boats (7 messages)
Mon Aug 07 2000
at the risk of beating a dead horse,... I sailed a completely open boat, a 21 Drascombe Longboat, for 20 years and I would rather weather a gale on her than
Re: [bolger] Bolger design No. 400 (1 message)
Mon Aug 07 2000
In a message dated 8/7/2000 6:41:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, col_mooney@globalfreeway.com.au writes:
Re: Finishing Spars Bright (7 messages)
Mon Aug 07 2000
I had a wood sloop for many years. Built in Netherlands in the 50 s. Spar varnish kept the mast and boom looking great. On my wood ladders I use boiled linseed
Diablo Photos (1 message)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Can anyone give me a website with a photo or photos of a Diablo.(I already have Payson s Instant boat site) Thanks, Rick
RE: [bolger] Re: Trying a lapstrake Chebacco (5 messages)
Tue Aug 08 2000
I ve been told by one pro boat builders that, yep, 5200 does an excellent job of gluing the laps. It provides just enough flex so that the strakes don t crack
Re: open transom (1 message)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Hi Aaron, I m building a Seabird 86. This boat has, more or less an open transom. Last week I had to install some cockpit clamps. The upper transom area looks
Re: [bolger] Seabird'86 news (1 message)
Tue Aug 08 2000
TO: Stefan and all; What a beautiful site...Photos are so clear and easy to follow. You show some lengthwise stringers on top of the bulkheads...are these
Re: Catfish Beachcruiser revision? (2 messages)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Matthew, The Catfish revision looks just about like the Tiny Cat in a larger size. Just hold the page closer. Peter
Re: [bolger] Diablo Photos (1 message)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Rick: There are a couple of photo s here: http://members.aol.com/buildboats/boatpics.htm#bgbolger You have probably seen them Chuck ... From: Rick
Fleet colors (1 message)
Tue Aug 08 2000
FBBB -- The first coat of paint is on, showing off the Bolger in Montauk fleet colors. Photo at: http://www.egroups.com/files/bolger/LSME+Photos/FirstCoat.jpg
Re: Bolger design No. 400 (5 messages)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Yes, but before the thread got going, I said that BOLGER meant the bit about smooth water, ie. smooth water necessary to carry 1000 lbs! Not a general
Re: [bolger] Re: martha jane's new rudder confusion (4 messages)
Tue Aug 08 2000
In a message dated 8/8/2000 2:55:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, juliejj@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu writes:
Re: [bolger] Re: Safety of ballasted vs. unballasted open boats (13 messages)
Tue Aug 08 2000
Bill in MN, As for reefing a sprit-boom rig, on my Martha Jane I remove the sprit, wrap the sail twice (or three times, I forget) around the mizzenmast and I
Re: Bolger design #400 (2 messages)
Wed Aug 09 2000
Yes, this is one of the most versatile, easy to build and modify boats I have ever seen. I used to live in Arctic Canada on Baffin Island. I had need of a boat
wood flour tip (1 message)
Wed Aug 09 2000
From: clipper45@webtv.net Meant to tell you I picked up an Oster Food processor at a yard sale for 2 bucks. Well, since we already have a nice one in the
Costs (1 message)
Wed Aug 09 2000
Anyone with firsthand experience give me a clue of costs in America for building the Micro, Long Micro, or Martha Jane if using middle of the road materials,
Superbrick and Micro Trawler (1 message)
Wed Aug 09 2000
Is there anyone out there who has built or owns a Superbrick? Does anyone in the group have a Micro Trawler that might be chartered for a little while to learn
Re: JINNI info (2 messages)
Thu Aug 10 2000
There is a picture of a very-modified Jinni on one of Jim Michalaks newsletters at this address: http://www.apci.net/~michalak/15aug99.htm I think he also
Re: [bolger] MJ cabin (1 message)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Col - forward access is via a forward hatch - and the interior bunks are raised higher than in the original. I am not adding the high house - but will be
Re: [bolger] Superbrick and Micro Trawler (1 message)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Hi Jim I too am interested in the Super Brick but I have found that no one has on the e-group or web have build one. In a reply from Phil Bolger he stated
Raleigh-Durham trip (1 message)
Thu Aug 10 2000
I m going to Raleigh-Durham, NC, for a training class later this month. Any of you Bolgerists in the area? Care to show off your boat(s) and maybe let someone
Re: wood flour tip (4 messages)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Fillets are structural components, at least in a stitch-n-glue boat, and I d be concerned with wheat flour s tensile strength in an epoxy matrix. Also, it
Re: [bolger] Costs (5 messages)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Trailer: Old power boat trailer - $175 steel for stretching trailer - $65 New tires/wheels - $100 winch - $15 bearings - $20 shocks - $40 lights - $15 (borrow
Re: [bolger] Re: Costs (1 message)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Oh, sorry, yes, the costs were for a Micro, build basically to plan, save for the double bottom. Glen srelt@iclub.org on 08/10/2000 11:52:41 AM Please respond
Re: MJ cabin (2 messages)
Thu Aug 10 2000
Hi - Definitely go forward via the hatch. Coincidentally, I just a few minutes ago finished building the aft hatch. The first coat of epoxy is curing as we
Re: [bolger] Re: MJ cabin (3 messages)
Fri Aug 11 2000
In a message dated 8/10/2000 11:27:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mkstocks@bellsouth.net writes:
Re: lexan likings (2 messages)
Fri Aug 11 2000
Mike: I used clear on my boat (and will again with it s newer, higher cabin) for night vision and better views on cloudy days. If you put a window in the cabin
Re: Advanced Sharpies (2 messages)
Sat Aug 12 2000
To converse with AS fanatics check out the Square Boat page at http://ace.net.au/schooner/sbhome.htm#menue. PCB and Friends is your most direct source for
Re: Advance Sharpies (2 messages)
Sat Aug 12 2000
... All plans are available from Phil Bolger & Friends at: Phil Bolger & Friends, Inc. PO Box 1209 Gloucester, MA 01930 USA Fax 508-282-1349 Contact them for
Chesapeake Memoir Online (1 message)
Sat Aug 12 2000
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/hooper/ for a self-published memoir dating to about 1970 or so.
Waterman's Memoirs (1 message)
Sat Aug 12 2000
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/hooper/ Stories of a Waterman named Wm T Hooper.
Re: Andy Farquar's Oldshoe With Cuddy (4 messages)
Sat Aug 12 2000
... I d be inclined to extend the rudder back some, maybe 6 or 8 inches, as in sailing John Harris oldshoe I ve always felt that the rudder was too small and
Squared-off Brick (1 message)
Sat Aug 12 2000
In BWAOM, PCB speculates that running the bottom straight back from the midpoint of the boat (i.e. no rocker aft) might actually help performance by floating
Re: lexan likings (2 messages)
Sun Aug 13 2000
Go to the wingkeel folder in the files section, and open up mfplan.jpg. That s a picture and article about the boat. BTW, I took the last week off and cut off
Re: [bolger] Materials: Plywood and Epoxy (3 messages)
Sun Aug 13 2000
Jim, I suddenly realize you may have no gap, that the side is glued flat to the unbeveled edge. Still going on the assumption that cutting it out might be an
Pocket Schooner (1 message)
Mon Aug 14 2000
Dear Folks, Pocket Schooner fans & builders may be interested in the detail given on the Long Island Drag Boat, which is the second in the listing on the URL
Re: Materials: Plywood and Epoxy (4 messages)
Mon Aug 14 2000
Neal, i concur with Chuck that the epoxy is relatively similar so shop around. I will share some plywood experience with you. I once built a Diablo out of luan
boat related places to visit (1 message)
Mon Aug 14 2000
I am going to be taking a short vacation in Mountainville, NY (a little north of NYC), travelling from Boston area along 90 and 84. Wondering if anyone has any
Re: boat related places to visit (2 messages)
Mon Aug 14 2000
Lincoln, If you are going that way you might want to visit the submarine museum in New London, CT. After a day in Mystic we stopped in and discovered that it
Re: Fldg Schnr Folds! (5 messages)
Mon Aug 14 2000
... I did use the chine locks using the hooks and straps. I don t remember any problems with screws being in the way when drilling through the chines, but I
Pointy Skiff Launched Today! (1 message)
Mon Aug 14 2000
Hi, I finally got my Pointy Skiff in the water. It was a typical 95 degree afternoon here in Florida and the water was as flat as anyone could ask for. She
mizzen and stuff (1 message)
Tue Aug 15 2000
Have a new mizzen on Entropy, with pictures! The mizzen was designed, with some pointers from our moderator, on the Sailcut freeware. Gregg Carlson then
Re: [bolger] AC&Glass vs Okume (1 message)
Tue Aug 15 2000
I won t use okume, it s not at all rot resistant and unless sealed well will wick water and rot. I ve replaced two main bulkheads in my Columbia 10.7 that had
Re: [bolger] Re: Materials: Plywood and Epoxy (2 messages)
Tue Aug 15 2000
Just my two penny orth... Marine Plywood does not need sheathing to prevent delamination. A good sealer and paint job will do the trick providing that seams
Re: Sneakeasy's original? (3 messages)
Tue Aug 15 2000
At the WoodenBoat store on line, you can purchase construction plans by Nelson Zimmer for classic runabouts in several sizes (more like the 1930s Chris Crafts
Shop Grade Plywood (1 message)
Tue Aug 15 2000
Peter, In the lumberyard variety Shop carries Blows: dents, crashes or other serious imperfections here or there that prevent using 100% of the sheet. I
Re: question (2 messages)
Tue Aug 15 2000
I think we are talking about MEGABRICK. at this size and length, there won t be much hull slapping in the harbor or the tendency to dig its bow in and broach.
Re: [bolger] Sails for Micro (2 messages)
Tue Aug 15 2000
Sailright has done lots of micro kits and I believe that they do completed sails. HJ
Re: HALF sheet skiff!! (2 messages)
Tue Aug 15 2000
snip ... Okay, sounds great but don t let a kid get hurt in it. Better off as a shelf. Thats why I never sold or gave away my One Sheet skiff. The boat came
Re: Design contest (2 messages)
Wed Aug 16 2000
... An amature design contest sounds like a great idea and will, no doubt, generate a great deal of discussion. I would suggest that a new eGroups group
Re: thermal tolerance of epoxy (2 messages)
Wed Aug 16 2000
Richard, Be careful about painting the inside of an open boat white. I painted my first sailboat (a Teal) white in and out with red trim. Looked smart, but I
Re: Duckworks Design Comp. (1 message)
Wed Aug 16 2000
Folks A couple of things about the proposed Design Comp. Prize = entry fee = zero. Any donated prizes welcome. Reward is exposure. As much as you get in
Apology re Design Contest (1 message)
Wed Aug 16 2000
Albert You are quite correct, it become blatantly off topic. I think somone suggested that as the design contest was to be oriented to the type of boat the
Re: [bolger] Re: Sneakeasy mods (3 messages)
Wed Aug 16 2000
In a message dated 08/16/2000 5: Step-I guess I was thinking more along the lines of a larger
Re: Design contest (6 messages)
Wed Aug 16 2000
While I have not read all the replys on this thread yet I d like to sugestyou run the contest with the rules you proposed a general statement as toward the
Re: [bolger] Apology re Design Contest (3 messages)
Wed Aug 16 2000
Duckworks Editor: Duckworks Magazine - http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/ Subscription to monthly posting is free. Will give URL
Re: question (3 messages)
Thu Aug 17 2000
Sounds like the pair should be called MONOLITH and EL CAPITAN. There is nothing like a square chine and plumb sides to keep 200 people on the rail from
Family Schooner cutwater (1 message)
Thu Aug 17 2000
Can one of you guys with the WDJ Schooner post a picture of the small cutwater on the bow? Richard Spelling, http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats From the
Re: [bolger] mizzen and stuff (3 messages)
Thu Aug 17 2000
Gregg, I think you have an amazingly great idea there. I m forever grateful to you for helping me dabble in the previously mysterious art of boat design, and
Re: [bolger] Re: Andy Farquar's Oldshoe With Cuddy (1 message)
Fri Aug 18 2000
Pete;
SV: [bolger] Family Schooner cutwater (2 messages)
Fri Aug 18 2000
Richard, I am afraid the picture does NOT show the cutwater. The small piece under the bottom is the shoe . You will have to imagine the cutwater as a piece
Boat design competition (1 message)
Fri Aug 18 2000
Jeff, I have seen the thread in the Bolger e-group. Is that the one that you mean? There are no details about how to enter. Where should the files be sent?
Teal inspired half sheeter done... (1 message)
Fri Aug 18 2000
I ve finished the half sheet model of my Teal inspired two sheet skiff. 11 8 long, 50 beam, 51/2 draft at 700 lbs. disp. Here are some pics.
Re: Family Schooner cutwater (3 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
The bottom of the cutwater is flat and the whole piece 3,5 wide all the way. Bjorn
foam (1 message)
Sat Aug 19 2000
I just used pour in foam with success on the topaz. Both in the inclosed area of the bow and now in another area of the transom. This last area was taking on
Re: [bolger] foam hoam (2 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
You can buy a two part, mix and pour foam from Mertons(in MAIB) and do it in partial pours until you get what you want. Clyde
Re: [bolger] Idaho (3 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
Gregg Carlson had a really comprehensive Sneakeasy building log here: http://www.carlsondesign.com/sneakesy.html Chuck
Re: [bolger] Re: Sneakeasy's original? (19 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
Thanks, I m glad you mentioned the Kennet on the a page(selway-fisher.com) as I had not realized that the site had been recently updated. Wish PCB would build
gas tanks and foam (1 message)
Sat Aug 19 2000
Hi Any metal tank will expand at a different rate than the foam and this will break the bond between the foam and the metal. Air, laden with moisture, will get
Idaho vs Tennessee (1 message)
Sat Aug 19 2000
Is the Idaho design a newer version of Tennessee? Improved hull shape, easier to build perhaps? I m looking for a boat for daytrips and a bit of fishing in the
Re: [bolger] Fundraiser (2 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
I can tell you from the cartopping extravaganza here in Juneau, that the cartopper is very good looking from any angle. It is 11 7 , (at least the one in the
Out of print hardbacks: Philip C. Bolger's SMALL BOATS + DIFFERENT BOATS (1 message)
Sat Aug 19 2000
Dear Buyer for Small Boats and Different Boats, See Bolger4Sale@egroups.com Your search may be at an end. Yours truly, Rollin dal Piaz
Micro and double bottoms (1 message)
Sat Aug 19 2000
this is for anyone who may be considering doing the double bottom on Micro or a similar boat. I am just about done with the second layer of plywood (double
RE: [bolger] Re: Sails for Micro (6 messages)
Sat Aug 19 2000
duh! ... From: Peter Vanderwaart [mailto:pvanderw@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 9:17 PM To: bolger@egroups.com Subject: [bolger] Re: Sails for
Small Boats and Different Boats (1 message)
Sun Aug 20 2000
Full info at Bolger4Sale@egroups.com (you ll need to join that group which deserves some support).
Re: [bolger] A copy of Folding Schooner available (2 messages)
Sun Aug 20 2000
Also just seen in very good condition at Powell s City of Books in PDX, $60. http://www.powells.com Mark
Re: A copy of Folding Schooner available (4 messages)
Sun Aug 20 2000
Curious as to how the Nymph sails. I might want to rig mine like that someday. Is it tender? ... snip ... Nymph at
Tennessee vs. Idaho per PCB (1 message)
Sun Aug 20 2000
I faxed Phil Bolger & Friends yesterday and received the usual clear, succinct answers to my questions about Tennessee in PCB s spidery script. (I d been away
Philip Bolger out of print used books: "Small Boats" and "Different Boats" (1 message)
Sun Aug 20 2000
Please ignore previous instruction. Contact me directly at rollin@cwo.com SMALL BOATS is in run of a used book store condition, no dust jacket, spine
Port Townsend . . . (2 messages)
Sun Aug 20 2000
... How about a 3x5 card stuck in your cap that reads: Bolger Rules!! Also, my messabout/festival experience this year was that the members of this egroup
18th Anual Mid-atlantic Small Craft Fest (1 message)
Mon Aug 21 2000
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum s annual Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival is Saturday,October 7 at the Chesapeake Bay Martitime Museum in St Michales MD.
Re: [bolger] 18th Anual Mid-atlantic Small Craft Fest (1 message)
Mon Aug 21 2000
This is one of the nicest events, very well run. If I get to build my June Bug I ll take it but if not I ll take my wineglass wherry or Lily. My house building
RE: [bolger] Re: Sneakeasy, how easy? (5 messages)
Tue Aug 22 2000
My mistake.....it is System 3. That s what I get for doing it from memory from my on-site office. Sorry about that. Jim
Amateur Design Contest (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
OK folks, we have distilled all your input down to a thick goo, and now we proudly present the Duckworks 2000 Amateur Boat Design Contest:
RE: [bolger] Idaho vs Tennessee, Clam Skiff (5 messages)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Thanks Don. Pretty cool to bring a bit of the Murray River to the Ten-Tom Waterway. I ve decided to go down in size and up in power from the Tennessee, and
Re: [bolger] Are you interested ? (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Dear moderator... Can we have this sort of mail sender lose post status... A bit off topic I think!!
Re: Sneakeasy, how easy? (8 messages)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Several weeks of plan gazing instead of the usual Stephen King, Tony Hilerman, Frank Dye, or other typical bedtime reading is a smart idea (though the latter
Fldg Schnr Mast Finish? (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Still picking away at the Folding Schooner which is so close yet so far away from being finished. Still need rudder, bilge boards and final installation of
RE: [bolger] Fldg Schnr Mast Finish? (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
I m at the same stage in my spar-making. I am using 100% varnish for now, just to get it done, but will paint the ends at a later date. I also plan to
Side Steering (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Anyone had any experience, good or bad, with side steering? I ve seen a couple of older designs with the wheel mounted on the right side, paralleli to the
RE: [bolger] Side Steering (1 message)
Tue Aug 22 2000
I went out to the creels once with a man who used to steer his boat while standing on the deck, with his foot through the window on a wheel mounted just like
RE: [bolger] Are you interested ? (3 messages)
Tue Aug 22 2000
Only $3 million huh? I wonder if they ll take a post-dated check? ... From: Martinus [mailto:insutra@telkom.net] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 4:55 AM To:
Re: Surf's Up II - Progress Report (3 messages)
Wed Aug 23 2000
Here s the link to the construction pictures: http://www.egroups.com/files/bolger/Surf%27s+Up/ Pete Reynolds ... Maryland, ... leeboard ... joint. ...
Re: foam hoam (4 messages)
Wed Aug 23 2000
As long as you never have any leaks, the hollow mast is going to be lighter than the foam filled one, with the same bouyancy. Bouyancy is not a magic property
Re: AC&Glass vs Okume (5 messages)
Wed Aug 23 2000
I haven t ever seen fir ply here in Italy. However, 1/4 (6 mm) okoumé could be 3-ply also. It s actually 5.5 mm thick, with a thick core and paper thin
A few Gypsy pix, and design-tinkering details (1 message)
Thu Aug 24 2000
I ve posted four pictures of my Gypsy to Files. Never able to leave well enough alone, I made a few modifications, which might be of interest to future
Another Brick That Floats (6 messages)
Thu Aug 24 2000
... Thanks. ... I plan to. I also have a few more pictures of the intermediate stages to add. I keep forgetting to download them from my digital camera.
Re: [bolger] Re: The Brick That Floats (4 messages)
Thu Aug 24 2000
Pete, Thanks, That I am (grinnng from ear to ear ;) Michael Surface soon to be sailing ...
Re: Stockstill MJ reconstruction (3 messages)
Thu Aug 24 2000
... ply. Makes sense to me. On the one hand, I admire your energy and courage in cutting apart your partly build boat. On the other hand, I agree that the
Re: Help Micro bulders - Micro bulkhead C (3 messages)
Thu Aug 24 2000
Yes Pippo, The plywood gussets do not extend to the bottom of the frame to save on plywood. It is just easier that way. Do not worry if you choose to ignore
Re: martha jane sponsons (2 messages)
Fri Aug 25 2000
- Good to hear you re getting stuck in to the modifications Steve, and thanks for the tips. Can t wait to see some photos some time in the future! Just a
Re: [bolger] Re: martha jane sponsons (1 message)
Fri Aug 25 2000
In a message dated 8/25/2000 8:42:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, col_mooney@globalfreeway.com.au writes:
Re: subscribing (3 messages)
Fri Aug 25 2000
... personal ... I also felt that there were too many messages, so for a while I had the software (ad-supported version of Eudora) divert them into a different
Telescoping Flagpoles as masts. (1 message)
Fri Aug 25 2000
Group(s). I opened my yap about this a while back. Since discover they are available on the N American Continent for $320 including P/P.
Telescoping Flagpoles ( Crrect URLas masts. (1 message)
Fri Aug 25 2000
... From: Lew Clayman Lew & Group Thanks for correcting link and apologies to those I sent blundering into the ether. ... In my desire
Tinycat Restoration Project. (1 message)
Fri Aug 25 2000
Hi All, I have created a site dedicated to following the progress of a TinyCat restoration project. If you are interested please stop by and take a look. I
Re: [bolger] Re: subscribing (3 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
... From: Peter Vanderwaart To: Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 12:11 PM Subject: [bolger] Re: subscribing ... If
Re: A good filler (2 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
I ve had good eperience using diatomaceous earth (swimming pool filter powder) as a filler. It s pure CaCO3 and the little shell shapes seem to flow and hold
Re: [bolger] Boats with an open mind (2 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
Bill The Boats with an Open Mind has the complete drawings for the Brick. I ordered the prints from Common Sense Boats but I could have build the boat from
Re: Help Micro bulders - Micro bulkhead C (5 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
Hi Francisco - well, what about bulkhead A with all the water in the anchor well? And all the holes in the keel sheating and in the hull bottom in the aft and
Re: Gypsy Pix etc. (1 message)
Sat Aug 26 2000
Not remotely bored, Garth. Just lauched Raggle Taggle, my gypsy, two weeks ago. Still in honeymoon mode. I LOVE this boat!! So your adaptations/modifications
Re: Philip C. Bolger used books (3 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
The best place I know of to search for old Bolger books is www.bookfinder.com. It aggregates searches on numerous book sites, including ABE, Bibliofind,
Re: [bolger] A good filler (1 message)
Sat Aug 26 2000
How big a hole or area? I dropped an anchor through the the 3/8 th s side of a boat once. For permanent repair I sawed out a square where the hole was and made
Re: Martha Jane Builder & new member (8 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
I ve used PayPal several times (not internationally) and have had no problems. ... transaction ... customer ... accounts ... works
Re: [bolger] doubling ply bottoms/Tony (2 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
Steve, I live on the Central Coast of NSW about an hour north of Sydney , Australia. I have about 50% of a Martha Jane....ie still building So far I ve -
Re: subscribing (4 messages)
Sat Aug 26 2000
Hello Gary, Click the Main Page link at the top left of your Bolger group message. On the main page under Membership click the Modify link. This takes
Resumed Building Sweet Carol;ine (1 message)
Sat Aug 26 2000
All, I finally made a little progress and posted new pictures: www.ecoastlife.com/buildingsc2.htm Don Hodges www.ecoastlife.com Your Cyber-Vacation on the
Re: [bolger] Hembygge (5 messages)
Sun Aug 27 2000
Jeff- I think I may have given that fellow permission to copy my links list because he was going to translate it into Swedish, I really don t recall. The
Life, design & everything (1 message)
Sun Aug 27 2000
Indeed. I try to use it as follows.......... I cant afford to patent my design ideas, so Im beginning to put them up on Duckworks, and at least they are then
Life, design & everything misdirected.-sorry (1 message)
Sun Aug 27 2000
Apology The last posting was intended to be sent off list to an aquaintance from the list, and fronts as an off topic advertisement.. Not a good thing to do
Re: [bolger] Life, design & everything misdirected.-sorry (4 messages)
Sun Aug 27 2000
... Ron Kismet 31 Big Bird
Re: Progress! Congratulations!save the sawdust (5 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
save the sawdust, it makes a great filler! somewhere between light fairing compound and high strength filler. I dropped some on my driveway in October, and
Re: Progress! Congratulations! (2 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
I have not built the trailer yet, but have access to a number of old trailers, options that I am exploring are: 1. leave the boat on the cradle, and then
Re: [bolger] 5200 compatibility (1 message)
Mon Aug 28 2000
Why are you using 5200? If you sand the previously epoxied surfaces lightly, you should get a good mechanical bond with epoxy. I m not sure that 5200 has any
Re: Boats with an open mind (3 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
Phil Lea built the worlds most beautiful June Bug from The New Instant Boats sans plans. He spoke of some difficulty with small print from time to time, but
Re: [bolger] Re: Philip C. Bolger used books (1 message)
Mon Aug 28 2000
Garth, I visited Phil this summer and I asked him if he ever considered the print on demand approach to his out of print books. I m not sure he fully grasped
Re: [bolger] Life, design & everything (2 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
... Or go directly to: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/subscribe.htm and subscribe yourself Chuck
Re: help micro keel (5 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
Tom, It s an old tree trimmers trick, learned long ago when we used to deal with trees filled with lead by people who thought it would do the tree good. If the
RE: [bolger] Re: help micro keel (3 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
For future leadworkers, a Makita power plane did a fine job of trimming the excess off my centerboard pour. Beats a surform all hollow, and it s a great tool
Re: [Fwd: Re: [bolger] Re: question] (5 messages)
Mon Aug 28 2000
That s the place, Peter!
Re: [bolger] Big Sharpie? (1 message)
Mon Aug 28 2000
In a message dated 08/28/2000 1:
Re: [bolger] Progress! (1 message)
Mon Aug 28 2000
Congratulations, Pippo, sounds like we re racing!!!! I went 3D (just a test) Friday night, and WOW, this 15 footer is BIG!!!! From the little bulkheads and
Re: [bolger] Clear finish interior over epoxy (1 message)
Mon Aug 28 2000
... Doesn t epoxy need to be shielded from UV? I believe that there are clear finishes that filter out the UV too. Phil Smith
Re: [bolger] Re: doubling ply bottoms (2 messages)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Must be electrolysis. Dissimilar metals in water generate a current that can eat away anything. Mark
Re: Re: [bolger] Re: question] (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Build it on the east side of Tulsa and we can launch it in Kerr s ditch down the Arkansas River. We have a port. If it rains} Gordon Gordon Couger
Re: doubling ply bottoms (6 messages)
Tue Aug 29 2000
For the bottom of my AS29 (two layers 1/2 ply) I didn t use screws at all . Only bolts through the chinelogs as designed. I applied pressure using some
RE: [bolger] Pouring lead (4 messages)
Tue Aug 29 2000
In 1973, my parents bought bought an unfinished fiberglass hull from Islander Yachts (they needed cash for reorganization, and went belly-up completely many
junk rig (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Friends of Chinese Lug Sails can now join a new discussiongroup founded last week by Paul Liebenberg. Go to http://www.egroups.com/group/junkrig Leo p.s.:
Re: 5200 compatibility (2 messages)
Tue Aug 29 2000
... decided to . . . Jim: I don t think that you will have any problems if you rough up the chine logs and the bottom panels before gluing. The 5200 probably
Re: Clear finish interior over epoxy (4 messages)
Tue Aug 29 2000
... sure ... don t know what Raka recommends ... I ve used Raka, and I don t recall any clouding up, even on rainy days, but I did get blushing on those days.
Austin trip (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Will be visiting Austin, TX in a couple of weeks. Any of you Bolgeristas want to show off your boats? Reply offlist: richard@spellingbusiness.com Richard
Clam Skiff / Work Skiff (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Has anyone built the Clam Skiff or Work Skiff? Or know of a site of someone who has? Thanks, Rick
RE: [bolger] Copper powder/epoxy bottom treatment? (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
I think System 3 sells this, don t they? Try their web-site. Their epoxy book (free) is a good resource if you don t already have it, regardless of whose
Oldshoe Group (1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Just a note to let folks know that the second version of the Oldshoe e-mail group is up and running on the egroups site. It is a traditional interest group
(1 message)
Tue Aug 29 2000
Please help me! my husband left almost six months ago and even though you people seem really nice I am not going to build a boat anytime in the near future. I
Re: [bolger] (4 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
thanks Chuck I knew you guys were the good guys. Karen ... From: Chuck Leinweber To: bolger@egroups.com
Re: [bolger] Traditional Bolger (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
... Why not ask your question directly to Phil Bolger? You can fax him at (978) 282-1349 in the USA. Phil and Susanne know what they ve designed. If you can t
Re: [bolger] Off topic - Buy a sub! (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
This is a site from some people who will sell you a submarine!! Not quite Bolger but fascinating.. The luxury personal sub looks like a normal Luxury motor
Re: [bolger] Re: Traditional Bolger (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
Bolgeratti It s funny how the same species of tree can have differing quality of wood depending on where it grows. In the US, we have two distinct populations
[Fwd: Tidal prediction] (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
I believe someone asked about tide prediction software awhile back. I came across these on the Wharram list. Free! david ... -- SOME CLICKS THAT COUNT!! Feed
RE: [bolger] Copper powder/epoxy bottom treatment? (46 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
This sounds like a product called CopperBot. They claim that it is effective for 10 years. I have heard several good reports of it. It does not replace epoxy
Re: [bolger] D*mn adds (2 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
I agree, Gordon, it s bad. I would encourage the group as a whole to send a kind complaint to Egroups: support@egroups.com suggestion@egroups.com
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 187 (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
... Depending on your email client, you may be able to turn off any HTML or Rich Text. I get the ads as simple text. No HTML banners, no animations. egroups
Re: [bolger] Re: Getting A Hull Number - state (4 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
For what it s worth, here in Oklahoma, you apply for a title to a tag agent by writing a letter stating what the boat is and what you spent on it. Take a stack
Hull Number Anxiety (1 message)
Wed Aug 30 2000
Dear Friends, Thanks for the advice and reassurance about getting a hull number. Hearing the stories of some folk who have been through the process really
RE: [bolger] Big Sharpie (2 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
This could have been an aquaintance of mine, Gary Underwood. He circumnavigated in a 38 Herreschoff leeboarder (the one from Sensible Cruising Designs)
Re: [bolger] Getting A Hull Number? (15 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
The 26 foot and 5 ton rule of thumb were just that ...not the actual rule. The actual formulas take in a combination of length ,beam, draft and cabin size. Al
Re: Big (but not HUGE) Sharpie - ANTISPRAY 48 (3 messages)
Wed Aug 30 2000
Mark, As Peter points out in message #7008, the Long Island Sharpie is a flat bottom sharpie. I often describe ANTISPRAY s hullform by telling people to
Hull Number - Oregon forms & regs (1 message)
Thu Aug 31 2000
A pointer for those few of us here in the middle of the western edge: Oregon has the forms, regs, etc. on the State Marine Board web page
Re: [bolger] Honda OB's (19 messages)
Thu Aug 31 2000
... I have a Nissan 5hp 4-stroke. It comes with a medium pitch prop. I bought the displacement speed prop, with less pitch. Man, it makes a difference!
"My Life in the Boating Business" on Duckworks (1 message)
Thu Aug 31 2000
Just read Bernie Wolfard s article on Duckworks. I d always wondered what had been the cause of the split between Bolger and CSD. Now we know Bernie s side of
Re: [bolger] "My Life in the Boating Business" on Duckworks (2 messages)
Thu Aug 31 2000
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/bernie/index.htm Richard Spelling on 08/31/2000 11:52:07 AM Please respond to