December 2000
Re: bolger boxes/ incomplete info. (3 messages)
Fri Dec 01 2000
or try... http://www.sailnet.com/collections/articles/index.cfm ... Globe ... and ... the ... on
Re: [bolger] Re: micro outboard, etc (1 message)
Sat Dec 02 2000
Just picked up a 2 hP Evinrude short shaft for my Michalak Scram Pram. I m anzious to get it out and try it. Weather has been bobbing up and down in the
Re: [bolger] Re: micro outboard, NOW sliding riggers (1 message)
Sat Dec 02 2000
Well, thinks Don, my trip was even more lucrative than I admitted...not only did I talk my brother out of his 2 hP Evinrude, I recovered my old Toto from him.
Re: [bolger] micro outboard (8 messages)
Mon Dec 04 2000
A short shaft 7 1/2 horse Honda was ideal for my Long Micro Thylacine until it got stolen. The stern wave on Micro/Long Micros comes right up to the transom
Re: [bolger] 12 volt power supply (7 messages)
Mon Dec 04 2000
Here is another 12 VDC input internal power supply for a PC, very nice: http://www.keypower.com/DC_power/DX-200Q.htm ~$125 Efficiency is rated at 70%, so if
Re: Winter Sailing Dinghy (5 messages)
Mon Dec 04 2000
... . . . ... We have had a cold Fall here and just bundling up won t do it. I have been out in my sailing canoe the last two weekends and have had to deal
Winter sailing? dingy? (1 message)
Mon Dec 04 2000
Just realized I misspelled a word in the subject line of my last post.
Re: [bolger] Re: Selway-Fisher (6 messages)
Mon Dec 04 2000
Hi Been away for awhile in the wilds of LA shooting a feature film....The Selway Fisher design was comissioned by us to the same brief that created
Re: Re: Loose Moose displacement (1 message)
Mon Dec 04 2000
Okay, I ve got it now. 4.81 cubic meters = 4.81 metric tons of water x 2200 lbs. per metric ton = 10582 pounds displacement. Note that: 1 liter of fresh water
Re: long shaft/short shaft/micros transom (5 messages)
Mon Dec 04 2000
ok, to take this one step further; Chuck is absolutely right, the length of the motor is only relevant to the height of the transom. My Diablo has an 18
Re: [bolger] pine island Sound (2 messages)
Tue Dec 05 2000
In a message dated 00-12-05 17:38:39 EST, you write:
Re: [Long shaft/short shaft (2 messages)
Tue Dec 05 2000
... I d leave the transom as it is, and risk the odd grounding of the motor. Bill
More on short/long shaft (2 messages)
Tue Dec 05 2000
My short shaft is a very light Mariner 4HP, and with my ample bulk near the bows, offers little resistance to coming up out of the water. Like Fraser s, it
Re:Long/short shaft (1 message)
Wed Dec 06 2000
Jamie Orr wrote ... maybe ... up). ... The transom drags if I push the speed up towards displacement speed - but normally I throttle back way below maximum
Re: [bolger] Snaps (3 messages)
Wed Dec 06 2000
Sailrite.com I have bought all sorts of snaps and grommets from them. Justin Meddock
Re: [bolger] System Three LPU Paints? (10 messages)
Thu Dec 07 2000
I used water base on my Wherry, but did not thin it. I think I gave it 2 coats but only because I had a quart but I also did put it over primer. Doing small
Re: [bolger] Re: cleaning carbeurator (4 messages)
Fri Dec 08 2000
DAve, I think that is right. As for not being easy, it seems to be to me, but I don t have much feel for what these things are like for someone who hasn t been
Re: [bolger] Re: Engine conversions (6 messages)
Fri Dec 08 2000
Rich The nice lady at duckcentral said that they no longer handle the Beavertail Motor (and that it was drop shipped anyway). She gave me the number of
Re: Loose Moose displacement and draft (5 messages)
Fri Dec 08 2000
We already have a term: Hull draft. ... Moose II (AS-39) design is 4.81 meters cubed. Huh? ... contained in 4.81 cubic meters, then convert that into pounds,
Re: [bolger] Southern Yellow Pine Plywood. (2 messages)
Sat Dec 09 2000
Doesn t Reuel Parker recommend yellow Pine plywood in his New Cold Molded Boatbuilding. HJ _ _ _ _ _ % Harry welshman@ptialaska.net
Re: Long Micro Fiberglass Question (3 messages)
Sat Dec 09 2000
Todd, I am not as familiar with Long Micro as I should be, but in my Micro, which is under construction, I have used 1/4 ply in all but the bottom which is
Cheap Pages, new, updated, proas, etc (1 message)
Sun Dec 10 2000
Go poke around the Cheap Pages and you will see a host of new links for eBooks, mainly concerning canoeing and sailing canoes. There is an article from 1876 on
Re: [bolger] folding schooner weekly update. (2 messages)
Mon Dec 11 2000
G day Paul, Good going on your project, but you didn t have to tell us about your weather! Here its 11 deg. Fahrenheit. ( I don t think Celsius goes down that
Re: twin keel micro? (6 messages)
Tue Dec 12 2000
... how ... Dear Jason, I sailed a Micro for 3 years extensively in the Lower Chesapeake Bay...I have dried the boat out on hard sand many times on my
Re: Open Water Boating with Pointy Skiff? (6 messages)
Tue Dec 12 2000
... As a matter of fact ... yes! I went fishing last weekend with an angler who, aside from being a relative stranger to me, was the most fish-crazy bugger I
RE: [bolger] Oars for a Light Dory (4 messages)
Wed Dec 13 2000
Griff, Barkley Sound Oar and Paddle have a formula they use to determine oar length. I ve included their url. http://barkleysoundoar.com/index.html They seem
Re: Modifications (2 messages)
Wed Dec 13 2000
... In 100 (or 103) Small Boat Rigs, (I think that s the reference)Mr. Bolger comments that his favorite schooner proportions are a cat schooner with jib
FREE MASTS (No Joke) (1 message)
Wed Dec 13 2000
Free masts availabe. 30 miles SE Portland Oregon. U-Cut Douglas Fir masts. (Owner builders Only) 20-80 ft. Free (I get a ride on the boat) Let me know.
RE 43 degrees celcius.(beer drinkin' weather by any scale) (1 message)
Thu Dec 14 2000
Jim , Ibelieve it s about 115F give or take a few . HOT. VERY HOT. cheers PDAUS3
Re: [bolger] RE light schooner single handed (3 messages)
Thu Dec 14 2000
... Paul: I could not find the site mentioned above. Could you give us the URL? Chuck
Virtual AS-29 (1 message)
Thu Dec 14 2000
One of the best investments I ever made was to purchase Virtual Sailor found at www.hangsim.com/vs/ . One of the boats recently made available is the Bolger
Re: Champlain 22' Cruiser (3 messages)
Thu Dec 14 2000
Last October, I did visit Han Van Pelt s Champlain Cruiser. This cabinetmaker by profession and a former industrial design teacher, is full of ingenuity and
Re: [bolger] Oldshoe egroup problem (6 messages)
Thu Dec 14 2000
In a message dated 00-12-14 14:02:11 EST, you write:
Vang on sprit? (1 message)
Fri Dec 15 2000
I had the same problem on both the Nymph and the Surf that I built. Pulling harder on the sheet or on the snotter are not the way to go. The problem is that
Re: [bolger] Bantam 16/20 Anyone? (3 messages)
Fri Dec 15 2000
This fellow is building a Bantam 16/20. I ve invited him to join this list, but I don t know if he s lurking here or not, we haven t heard anything from him:
Re: RE gypsy question and flotation (4 messages)
Fri Dec 15 2000
Thank you to all for the variety of suggestions on floatation devices, but I think I like the idea of tubes made of water proofed material. I plan on sewing a
RE singlehanded capsize and stranding (1 message)
Sat Dec 16 2000
Chuck, try looking in http://cowlove.com/allison/trips/ I checked it and it was a 2 man crew and they were still stuffed until they grounded the masts and
RE: Building 'BEE' (1 message)
Sun Dec 17 2000
Bruce {and Jeremy, and other interested parties }, It was an article in Messing Around in Boats several years back that first caught my attention {toward
Re: [bolger] Building an AS39 in Montreal (1 message)
Sun Dec 17 2000
Jean Gauthier et Gabrielle, It was very entertaining reading your story. Best of luck with your AS39. Merry Christmas, Don Carron Rockford TN
Re: Building an AS39 (2 messages)
Sun Dec 17 2000
Salut Jean et Gabrielle, Je vous souhaite la bienvenue au groupe.Tu ne devrais pas être trop timide même si tu te sens tout seul avec le AS-39!Ce serait
Ignore V21 Remove Spreaders? (1 message)
Sun Dec 17 2000
Well, it seems that spreaders were included on some boats... I ll leave well enough alone. Sorry for the false lead. jim
Re: Windsprint vs. Surf (1 message)
Mon Dec 18 2000
I have not built either of these boats (I did build two different Bolger crafts), but I think you re probably right about the relative simple buildability of
Re: [bolger] Jet drive speedboat (2 messages)
Mon Dec 18 2000
James, I mentioned it. I ve seen the plans, but have no information. You probably will have to contact PCB for more. Cheers/Don Carron
Re: windsprint v. surf (and general first building) (6 messages)
Mon Dec 18 2000
From your stated requirements, I m surprised no one has suggested the Brick. It is not fast, but it is very comfortable for two large adults, and it looks like
folding schoonerweeklyupdate (1 message)
Mon Dec 18 2000
g day world,(bonjour) Anice cool weekend in kalgoorlie Western australia, about 33 degrees celcius. I got stuck in early sat morning and laminated and fixed
(1 message)
Tue Dec 19 2000
Beware Luan plywood! I bought some to build my first boat- a Nymph- and it was cheap and it was beautiful. But when I bent the topsides around the frames
Re: [bolger] Thanks everyone for the help with the carb... (2 messages)
Tue Dec 19 2000
In a message dated 12/19/2000 12: Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions in rebuilding my ...
Re: [bolger] Re: V21 Remove Spreaders? (4 messages)
Tue Dec 19 2000
David, Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. I am in agreement that it is critical that the stresses be applied in the right planes and places. I
Re: [bolger] Re: Southern Pine Plywood? (14 messages)
Tue Dec 19 2000
David, Great web pages, well done. After seeing your progress On your Summer Breeze, and the fine attention to detail you ve shown in your work, My wife, Pat,
Re: Starting a Micro (7 messages)
Tue Dec 19 2000
Roger Micro is my first boat-building project, too. Mine is about 80% done. Dynamite Payson says that marine ply is so close to regular AC plywood that it is
Water Craft magazine (1 message)
Tue Dec 19 2000
Hi guys, Just noticed that the UK Water Craft magazine now has a website which tells you about the contents of back numbers and lets you order them online. The
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 315 (1 message)
Wed Dec 20 2000
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:44:11 ... Things may be different in the US, but my experience of editing UK journals and of working in PR (briefly, more than ten
listings (1 message)
Wed Dec 20 2000
Go to http://yachtworld.com/boats/index.html.en put BOLGER in for manufacturer to see a fantail launch and a Gypsy that are for sale. PHV
Re: [bolger] Re: navigator goes ahead (10 messages)
Wed Dec 20 2000
Paul, Sailrite had not cut a Navigator sail at the time I approached them, but they are very efficient at putting a quotation together. I supplied them a
Re: [bolger] Re: Gypsy question: add a traveler (22 messages)
Thu Dec 21 2000
Fellas, I have to disagree here. Having a few more years than many, I have done the Carpul Tunnel surgery on both hands (to great effect!), and it has made me
Re: [bolger] Re: Butt blocks are trouble ( Hey Steve) (5 messages)
Thu Dec 21 2000
In a message dated 12/20/2000 11:51:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, freedem@excite.com writes:
Re: Small cruisers in Jan SAIL (4 messages)
Thu Dec 21 2000
... I think this tells you all you need to know about the demographics of the audience that they are selling to advertisers! PHV
Re: [bolger] Re: Building Bolger's "BEE" (4 messages)
Thu Dec 21 2000
I would also be interested in learning more about Super Bee, though I had just about made up my mind to build a boat to the drawings once. Clyde Bruce
Re: Southern Pine Plywood & Resin (2 messages)
Thu Dec 21 2000
Give it another year or two. Our Brick s fiberglass was in perfect condition when we got it but now peels off when you look at it funny. Stored outside for two
Re: Digest Number 318 (2 messages)
Fri Dec 22 2000
... I did read a comment once from a sailing mag editor who said that people like to read about boats that are more expensive than they can afford. They seem
John's "Birdwatcher" Proa (1 message)
Fri Dec 22 2000
Just uploaded a couple shots of Joihn Harris 20ft proa design. It is a cat-schooner, but these shots show the main hull ready for paint and the Birdwatcher
Re: [bolger] Re: small cruisers in Jan. Sail Magazine (10 messages)
Fri Dec 22 2000
Peter, Thanks for straightening my, who wrote what confusion. Sinister deed, indeed, if that is how you describe it, I don t think your doing it right. ;-) But
Gypsy pictures removed (1 message)
Fri Dec 22 2000
In the interest of good housekeeping, I deleted the five pictures of my slightly modified Gypsy from the files. For future Gypsy builders, they re available
Re: Diablo help (10 messages)
Fri Dec 22 2000
Ed, I saw the article, and yes I ll watch out for that line. Even after reading your story, it still took me several tries (on posterboard) to draw it out
RE: [bolger] Tennessee Plans (4 messages)
Sat Dec 23 2000
On the other hand, he replies promptly, by letter, to letters -- received a handwritten note from him just a few days ago. If he gave out his number, I
Re: [bolger] A little off topic question. (3 messages)
Sat Dec 23 2000
In a message dated 12/22/2000 9: In AutoCad, I just offset from the sheer line in equal
Re: The Original Otter (3 messages)
Sat Dec 23 2000
The prototype Otter II was found to be too tender, and some ballast was required for general use. In the note that PCB wrote about this (in Small Boat
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 321 (1 message)
Sat Dec 23 2000
... Some of us have God it, and some of us ain t . . .
Re: [bolger] PCB's phone number (2 messages)
Sat Dec 23 2000
... I ve got to amend my posting about Bolger and his phone number. I make it sound as if he s not responsive. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you
Re: Huge Files (3 messages)
Sat Dec 23 2000
... as gorgeous! Hear, hear. Absolutely fine work and beautiful to behold. John
better pictures! (1 message)
Sun Dec 24 2000
Hello group, Well,after feeling somewhat sheepish about my penance and realizing that it will not correct the problem of my HUGE pictures,I decided to return
Re: [bolger] Re: Fisherman's Skiff or Car Topper (21 messages)
Sun Dec 24 2000
Stan, its a trade-off. If the time you spend glassing is a significant portion of the time you intend sailing the hull, and the boat will be kept well out of
Re: Merry Christmas Bolgerites! (6 messages)
Mon Dec 25 2000
... imminent ... of ... Peter, our thanks to you and your countrymen for sharing the Christmassy weather! Happy Christmas! Peter Vanderwaart (in Connecticut
RE: [bolger] Re: Heating so Epoxy Cures (13 messages)
Tue Dec 26 2000
Just finished re-reading the System Three booklet. They offer a hardner that cures down to 35 degrees F. I ve not used it yet, but curing under 55 degrees is
Re: Martha Jane on the Great Lakes (6 messages)
Tue Dec 26 2000
Dear Claude, I think the Martha Jane is a good choice. As designed she is tender, but can be ballasted to taste in addition to her designed water ballast to
Re: [bolger] Re: small cruisers in JAN Sail (2 messages)
Tue Dec 26 2000
Ron I didn t say that the size of the ad was determined by the magazine. The point I was trying to make was that the amount of advertising money determined the
Re: Great Lakes Cruiser (1 message)
Wed Dec 27 2000
You are probably no more likely to build a boat that will withstand the extremes of what the GL s can deliver than most folks are to build the invensible ocean
Hot Wire Foam Cutter (1 message)
Wed Dec 27 2000
BTW, I have seen several questions in recent postings about hot wire cutters. I see that the same web page I sited for a roller cutter also has a hot wire foam
Patrick (1 message)
Wed Dec 27 2000
My reply to your email was returned error 550 user unknown . I can reply on the list if you wish. Vince Chew
Re: [bolger] Cartop boat loader (2 messages)
Wed Dec 27 2000
Thanks much for the info. I have sent e-mail enquiries to both companys. Bill ... [Click Here!]
RE: [bolger] Re: Questions on Foam (6 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
Lincoln, I used R-guard for the Pointy Skiff flotation. Don t know about its resistance to fuel and the effect epoxy has on it but I plan to find out soon.
Roller cutter (1 message)
Thu Dec 28 2000
re Roller cutter...go to the nearest Sewing store...or Sears or Wal-Mart etc. in the sewing department. On the woodworking group, one guy needed a way to cut
Re: Roller Cutter (2 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
Roller cutters, I hear from this woman I know, can be picked up cheap at Wal-Mart or other stores with sewing supplies.
Re: MDO Plywood (3 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
... Vince, Did you epoxy/glass the outside of the hull? Did the MDO soak up a lot of epoxy, more than the raw plywood? Roger
Re: Another MJ launched (3 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
Congratulations Peter! Photos! Photos! Photos! Mike currently planing the spars for MY Martha Jane, Rambunctious ... 18
Re: [bolger] Building materials (2 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
This comes up from time to time over in rec.boats.building: the answer is always no for hull cosntruction. The only use that seems acceptable for in
re:OSB as boatbuilding material (1 message)
Thu Dec 28 2000
No! no! no! I ve used tons of it in building houses. It is fine for certain purposes. However, let an OSB subfloor with 3/4 T&G OSB get wet and, voila!, it
Re: [bolger] Re: MDO plywood (12 messages)
Thu Dec 28 2000
Yep, Skiff Craft used MDO planking. I recall an article in SBJ about them years ago. ... -- John http://www.boat-links.com/ Why should
force on sprit rigs and wishbones... (1 message)
Fri Dec 29 2000
We had a short discussion a little while ago on sheet leads for Gypsy, etc., including whether the force could become excessive. See the link below for a
The Chebacco project lives (1 message)
Fri Dec 29 2000
Well,contrary to popular opinion, the Chebacco is once again a project in process. After spending 18 months as a yard and garage ornament, I have cut the main
Bad News - Nymph paint job. (1 message)
Sat Dec 30 2000
Hi everyone, I recently painted my Nymph. Today I was walking around the hull (fliped upside down on saw horses), and found the apint bubbled. Upon closer
Re: [bolger] Re: Hull Identification Number (17 messages)
Sun Dec 31 2000
You do not need a MIN unless you plan to build boats for sale. I got the package from the Coast Guard and all the rule listed in the small boat builders site