February 2000
[bolger] Re: More Opinions About Light Schooner (5 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
BO No, Tim, we ll proceed as before, but I ll have to start sending you those BO Canadians $ if you give me a hard time! ;-} Anything but NZ$ and I m still
[bolger] Re: Re:Brick site & Pictures (5 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
In a message dated 01/31/2000 9:09:24 PM Central Standard Time, jmbell@mindspring.com writes:
[bolger] Re: A sea of choices. (17 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
[bolger] Re: events (3 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
I am thinking about April 1... ... the calendar too.
[bolger] Re: Birdwatcher/MJ mods (1 message)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Sorry, mail bounced to user..... Please send me your birdwatcher/MJ mods - I d like to see them. Thanks Bill Derby boats@bigfoot.com
[bolger] Off topic (slightly) (1 message)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Hi all, The latest Classic Boat mag has a great new practical section (20 pages) with a how-to article by Iain Oughtred on glued lapstrake, as well as an
[bolger] Messabout Scheduled, Lake Conroe, Texas (1 message)
Tue Feb 01 2000
List, The Conroe Yacht Club has approved April 15, 2000 for the annual Messabout. Since that is TAX DAY, anyone with an Incomplete 1040 will receive 40% off
[bolger] Re: Two Cents...leg-o-mutton mast (3 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Has anybody tried the birds beak or mouth system from MAIB and Wooden Boat and Franks Weekender Project which I found in John s Mother of All Maritime Links
[bolger] Re: SV: SV: SV: WDJ I've started,have ?S (2 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Whoa Nellie! Thought I was being a bit ballsy to launch into the moody Bay of Fundy! Is Skagen as scary as it looks on the map? Be sure to put one of your boys
[bolger] Re: WDJ I've started,have ?S (8 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Jack Persevere with the ply hunting. Eventually, I found just one place in the greater Vancouver area (Smith Plywood, Langley) who would bring in Meranti, at a
[bolger] Re: New AF2 "Entropy" sailing pictures! (2 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Richard: More good pics! I admit the first 3 or so had me laughing something fierce, especially the on with the sail weathervaned forward. It reminded me of
[bolger] Re: narrow boats (2 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
David, A longer kayak can be narrower and retain the same stability......Also faster per effort put in and about the same weight if planned right. A narrower
[bolger] Re: Density of lead (2 messages)
Tue Feb 01 2000
giuseppe pippo bianco wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2095 ... the ... (187 ... Pippo, Crudely
[bolger] Micro modifications (1 message)
Tue Feb 01 2000
Micros have been built for many years. Does anyone have information on modifications to the plans that have stood the test of time? Thanks, Doug
[bolger] Help! (2 messages)
Wed Feb 02 2000
Hi all---New member here, coming over for a visit from the openboats list. I have been looking around on the web and in libraries for an exhaustive compendium
[bolger] Re: Looking for Micro (5 messages)
Wed Feb 02 2000
Hi Paul, and thanks for your kind words. As I note on the design analysis page update in my site, I ve been toying with a more sophisticated model for the
[bolger] Re: SV: SV: SV: SV: WDJ I've started,have ?S (2 messages)
Wed Feb 02 2000
...anyway, Skagen is not scary at all... Probably not, just looks scary on the map compared to the sheltered bay at the head of the Oslo Fjord. That limited
[bolger] Re: 31 ft Cat Ketch for sale (11 messages)
Wed Feb 02 2000
BO David, BO Thanks for solving that mystery. I take by your tone you aren t BO overly approving of folks majorly modifying Phil s designs? Well, PCB
[bolger] Re: glass boards in wooden boats (23 messages)
Wed Feb 02 2000
John: IMHO the advantage of concrete for ballast is it s ability to conform to odd shapes in the bilges of larger (preferably steel) boats. Wouldn t steel
[bolger] Micro Trawler on Duckworks (1 message)
Thu Feb 03 2000
Checkout the Micro Trawler on Duckworks. For a first timer, it looks like he s doing a great job.
[bolger] Thanks for the comments (1 message)
Thu Feb 03 2000
Just wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my posting about the suitability of Chebacco for use on Canada s West Coast. Brad Hornseth
[bolger] Re: double posts (3 messages)
Thu Feb 03 2000
Thanks Chris - I ve notified e-groups. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.duckworksmagazine.com ... From: chris To: bolger@egroups.com Sent:
[bolger] Re: Fibreglassing Chebacco (5 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2000
Dear Brad, As far as I can tell, everyone is using Epoxy these days. It s a bit more expensive than polyester, but less brittle, and much more impervious to
[bolger] Re: ply sources (8 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2000
Peter, thanx for clearing up the MDO question. Something else to put on my quest list. Ironically the hard lesson I learned about kitchen birch was from making
[bolger] Re: Pelican - 12 (4 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2000
Tim: Have you thought about making a sail rig for your June Bug? Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.duckworksmagazine.com ... From: T Webber
[bolger] Hello, Lincoln Ross! (1 message)
Fri Feb 04 2000
I have tried to e-mail you directly, but it bounced back, so drop me a line. I think we know each other, though I am not sure from where--boats, airplanes, or
[bolger] Re: Brick Pos. Floatation / Mast Location (6 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2000
It has also occurred to me when sailing my Brick Tetard that some flotation would be nice for self-rescuing. That said, I am a lousy sailor and my wife had
[bolger] longboarding plywood (1 message)
Fri Feb 04 2000
this may fall into the category of Duh, but for what it s worth, a shop tip: i ve been frustrated from time to time trying to get a nice even edge when
[bolger] Re: wooden spoke type steering wheel (8 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2000
matthew long wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2295 ... Thanks very much, I will look for that
[bolger] Thanks for replies on wooden spoke wheel (1 message)
Fri Feb 04 2000
I want to say thank you for all the responses to me questions about wooden spoke steering wheel for Micro Trawler. I can hardly wait for all the materials to
[bolger] Re: Scale Model Ratios? (6 messages)
Sat Feb 05 2000
BO From memory, Darth Vader and Chewbacca are about the right scale height BO at 1/8. princess Leia a bit on the small side. THe tree-dwelling BO things
[bolger] Re: Bolger traditional catboats (10 messages)
Sat Feb 05 2000
Ferrocement? I assure you that is an idea that had not occurred to me!! - Peter
[bolger] Re: fundy shore (6 messages)
Sun Feb 06 2000
Jack, Don t know about dolphins but we did have a seal spend the winter up here in the St.Lambert Locks(first set in the St.Lawrence Seaway System,upstream)
[bolger] Re: Beth (2 messages)
Sun Feb 06 2000
Well, BETH is pretty much a racing (or say performance ) sailing canoe, not the cruising canoe of earlier years. I d be inclined to use it as a sailing
[bolger] Re: AS-29 Bilgeboards (3 messages)
Sun Feb 06 2000
david wrote: ... have ... Sorry, should have added: I abuse my bilgeboards constantly. Temporary anchors, emergency braking in
[bolger] Re: River trip (4 messages)
Sun Feb 06 2000
c. o donnell wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2314 ... Jinni ... I don t know why no one has
[bolger] Re: Homemade wheel pic uploaded (2 messages)
Sun Feb 06 2000
I reduced the image size and uploaded it with the same name, so it will take a lot less time to load now! Matthew matthew long wrote:
[bolger] Micro Opening Movement (1 message)
Sun Feb 06 2000
Hey all, Began building a Micro Navigator yesterday. It s for my dad who lives near Seatle. Older guy needs the shelter. Ah bliss building again! All I
[bolger] Re: Featherwind & Minkota/site down (1 message)
Mon Feb 07 2000
Sean, Yeah, I ve been told about the web site glitch. I m checking with Tripod on this. In the mean time try this alternative address at xoom. Not as up dated
[bolger] Re: landroval's& attachments (1 message)
Mon Feb 07 2000
Likewise I love picture attachments, I also save em right to my bolger folder. It s getting HUGE! I have 15.5 Megs of bolger stuff so far:-) that s my vote...
[bolger] Re: My next project (3 messages)
Mon Feb 07 2000
Meyer, In a word, Micro Stan, Snow Goose
[bolger] semi-vocational boatbuilding (1 message)
Mon Feb 07 2000
FBBB -- I too have contemplated the build it, sail it, sell it scheme. A couple of thoughts: 1) You will spend twice as much money building your boat as you
[bolger] Bolger catboats summary (long) (1 message)
Mon Feb 07 2000
A week or so ago I posted question about Bolger tradional catboat designs. You ll remember I was looking for a traditional catboat for family daysailing from
[bolger] Re: Financing Scheme (11 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
I m afraid I have to agree that building boats doesn t pay. I always build for my own needs, not for future selling prospects. Having said that, I have just
[bolger] Re: sailing the high seas --- and I bet he means "high" (2 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
David, Thanks for the great link!I was smiling the whole way through reading it and finally let out a good laugh at the end.Jeeeze,you just have to raise a
[bolger] Re: Featherwind & Minkota (5 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
I believe Tripod is back up by now, but the alternative xoom links below are working. Thanks for the report. David ... When I am trying to access your Web
[bolger] Re: prairie river skiff (9 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
A big thank you to all who replied with boat suggestions for my river trip! I ve got tons of stuff to mull over now, and I m sure I ll find a suitable craft
[bolger] This is my quest... (1 message)
Tue Feb 08 2000
FBBB -- An unexpected, but not unwelcome result of seeing the voyage of the Floating Neutrinos is that my wife (a nice neighborhood girl from Flatbush,) sees
[bolger] Re: sailing the high seas (2 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
kinda makes ya wanna try it huh???:):):) D.W. Johnson
[bolger] Re: How windy is windy? (5 messages)
Tue Feb 08 2000
i live on the norfolk va end that sounds about right
[bolger] Re: landroval's first sail (14 messages)
Wed Feb 09 2000
saw your picture really looks first class. Sorry I couldn t get there with the birdwatcher would like to see just how the two would match up. I m sure the
[bolger] Re: Been-Fooled Calculation (1 message)
Wed Feb 09 2000
Bolgerizers, I can hardly remember the beginning of this thread. I think it had something to do with which home built boat delivers the most bang for the buck?
[bolger] Re: how windy is windy (4 messages)
Thu Feb 10 2000
... Yea, Phil, divorces and tornados really deprive a lot of folks of their trailers. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.duckworksmagazine.com
[bolger] Re: leeboards and hull shapes? (2 messages)
Thu Feb 10 2000
... The issue is the flow of water where the hull and leeboard are close together. If the hull side is greatly curved (as seen from above), and the leeboard
[bolger] Re: June Bug question (2 messages)
Thu Feb 10 2000
Good question. I primarily use forward sockets for lashing in mast partner. Optimum rowing is definately with one person, period. I do find having person (or
[bolger] Re: Beer-Cooled Degeneration (2 messages)
Thu Feb 10 2000
Good job - when counting points pickup-truckable has to count. You can launch a heavier boat from a pickup truck bed than from an inverted position on a car
[bolger] Re: external chine logs, vinyl ester resin (14 messages)
Thu Feb 10 2000
wmrpag-@aol.com wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2520 ... in my ... odors. ... There are very few chemicals I ve worked with
[bolger] Re: removing Micro keel (2 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
Richard, If the Micro you re dealing with has the designed keel of cast lead sandwiched between layers of plywood, with the plywood then epoxied to a keelson
[bolger] Re: Plan Evolution (9 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
Meyer, There is some legitimacy to what you say. In a former life I was a house carpenter (before I tired of the recurring unemployment), and there is
[bolger] lion's paw (1 message)
Fri Feb 11 2000
Is there anybody on this list with some experieance of the Lion s Paw ? It is a steel sharpy,in 30 odd boats . Loose Moose II in steel construction Looks
[bolger] Carnel's cartop system... (1 message)
Fri Feb 11 2000
This from Dave: David, Help yourself. It was published in MAIB (I ll find reference or check index at by-the-sea.com and internationally in The Boatman (UK)).
[bolger] Re: pari-mutual schooner racing (5 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
peter vanderwaart wrote: actually, earlier in thread original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2533 ... Circular
[bolger] Re: late but relevant? (3 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
Despite what others might say about hull form etc., I think you re onto a good idea. Is your Chebacco 25 lapstrake? I suspect that sheet ply or cold molded
[bolger] Re: how windy is...Arkansas (1 message)
Fri Feb 11 2000
Whoa!Some of the scariest weather I ever encountered was in Arkansas.Remember my mom pushing me down on the floor of the back seat of our 55 Olds, shoving
[bolger] Re: why brick hard to row? (4 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
In my experience, the same deep, high-sided cockpit that makes Brick such fun (it really is just a floating cockpit with absolutely no encumbrances) is the
[bolger] Re: Near Bejeweled Coronation (9 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2000
David, Thanks for your kind words, and your 22 Seaward sounds like a fine boat. I would like to nominate you to the position of Master at Arms to the court of
[bolger] Re: Used Sails? (2 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2000
David, As a gaff sail needs to be more fully cut (i.e.: have more draft or belly ) and usually requires at least one broadseam along the head (between peak
[bolger] Re: potter vs. Micro (4 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2000
Hi Carter ... I tend to agree with you. However, Long Micro has extremely long spars, a lot of sail, and I guess it would cost at least twice w.r.t. a Micro.
[bolger] Re: So the Micro Wins!? (4 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2000
Phil Lae asked; ... I also am using metal sail track on the main, and lacing on the mizzen. ... This is the only thing I don t care for in the whole procedure.
[bolger] Re: Fear Cruel Deteriation (3 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2000
Thanx for the birthday greeting, Larry. Your still a pup from my perspective. Keep your boat passions alive. jeb, vaguely recalling 45 on the shores of Fundy
[bolger] Re: Which side is best for an outboard? (4 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
When you face aft from the cockpit your right arm is most used for pulling and the port side gives a straight pull for the right arm. Thats what I thought.
[bolger] Is there a price list of Bolger's books plans and (1 message)
Sun Feb 13 2000
Is there a price list of Bolger s books and plans? Or do people mail / fax a letter to PB&F requesting a price and then mail an order with a check? alex
[bolger] Re: Race-Lite rigging parts (7 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
stan, Great minds think alike. I have already thought of putting together rigging kits for Bolger boats and hope to do so soon. The only hang up it time. I
[bolger] boat building (1 message)
Sun Feb 13 2000
Who wants to build some of these boats? http://www.advance.com.ar/usuarios/raff/eddys.html Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.duckworksmagazine.com
[bolger] Re: Teal Opinions? (20 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
... Ted Brewer wrote healing moment ??! My old boat had many healing moments, and each one cost me a thousand dollars. It must have had a heeling moment too,
[bolger] Re: Temporary immortality (4 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
... II, ... boat ... find ... But Stan, any Bolger design with runners on the bottom should make a fine conversation piece when employed as a toboggan. I
[bolger] Re: Cedar and Bolger Boats (4 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
I was blessed with the good fortune of finding a perfect staight,clear,flawless piece of cedar 2x4x16 ft. I saved it untill I found I wanted a kayak paddel. It
[bolger] Re: Interesting reading (13 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
The Riddle of the Sands is a ripping good yarn while being an historical artifact . From a sailor s point of view, the book is a technical closeup of
[bolger] Re: re;leeboards on a MICRO (7 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
You got it Steve, are you sure they weren t from Missouri? Stan, S. G.
[bolger] Re: re;into the deep blue (4 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
patrick crockett wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2659 ... years ago, ... it ... I enjoyed my
[bolger] Potter vs. Micro (6 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
Catching up on past couple days bolger indexes.. not sure if this was mentioned, but the Potter 15 s cabin is only like 36 high on the inside, making it too
[bolger] Re: sailing canoe/folding schooner (18 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2000
More on the 5) What is a sharpie ? By which I mean, what quality or qualities ... Are not Egret and Meadow Lark both called sharpies ? Neither were hard
[bolger] Re: Cool Tool (2 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
Why spend $$? I was horrified at the price in my auto parts store, so I cut a piece of scrap ply to size and screwed on a couple of wooden grips, worked fine.
[bolger] Riddle of the Sands (1 message)
Mon Feb 14 2000
I just finished this great yarn. Thanks to whoever recommended it. Carter
[bolger] chine bevels (1 message)
Mon Feb 14 2000
FBBB -- I ripped my chines with a skilsaw and a rip-guide in about 5 minutes. I m sure it would take longer to measure out the weird shape that gives the JB
[bolger] Re: Storm Petrel enthusiasts (4 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
Thanks. Bill
[bolger] Re: Sharpies (3 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
I fell in love with Chapelle s stuff at the age of 13 or 14 as a result of wisely chosen Christmas present. Great dream-inspiring stuff - American Small
[bolger] Re: GPS (2 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
Waterproof, not! I drowned a Magellan GPS2000 last summer. To make a long story short, I flipped the racing Dinghy, the Magellen was in the beer cooler, the
[bolger] Re: crazy mid winter stuff. circumnav. NE (13 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
I probably put the guy in the keys out of business. Rented some sort (maybe-Bolger) designed (almost certainly Bolger-designed - it had an off-center mizzen)
[bolger] Re: Frozen North Stuff Too Good To Pass Up (7 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
THE SECOND THING - get dry clothes out of your dry bag and trunk and change quickly!! Bill, where the snow looks so lovely by moonlight.
[bolger] Re: [ Better Question: Cedar and Bolger Boats] (4 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
I have to concur with Patrick on the sailing Windsprint. It s really pretty docile as long as you treat it with respect. When I first built mine I had a
[bolger] Re: Teal Opinions? (Reply) (3 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
Blake, Trailers are good, but I say Carnel s design is definitely cartopable. Mine weighs a little over 100 lbs but car tops well with the small dolly Dave
[bolger] PL Premium & Polyurethanes (1 message)
Mon Feb 14 2000
Re: Robert Lundy s comment on Pl Premium: I am indeed a big fan of PL Premium Polyurethane CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE (thick cheap thick green goo that comes in a
[bolger] Re: Better Question: Cedar and Bolger Boats (9 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2000
... You are right, Peter. A thin layer would only increase the strength and stiffness, it would take more to produce abrasion resistance - probably not even
[bolger] boat trailer (1 message)
Tue Feb 15 2000
A while back someone asked about the trailer for my Michalak AF2 Entropy .... The recent discussion reminded me that I never replied... Anyway, as you
[bolger] Re: Premium PL? (3 messages)
Tue Feb 15 2000
I used PL Premium on all below waterline work and the frames on my featherwind. I coated the bottom with epoxy (no glass) before a couple of coats of laytex
[bolger] Re: Galv staples? (1 message)
Tue Feb 15 2000
Greg, As I recall you used galvanized staples and an air gun on your schooner didn t you? How did that hold up? Did you set it to countersink slightly and fill
[bolger] The groups Ideal boat (1 message)
Tue Feb 15 2000
Hrmmmmm, After reviewing the threads running rampant on the board, I have concluded what the Ideal boat is to the group. It is a modified June Bug, built
[bolger] More Great Reading (1 message)
Tue Feb 15 2000
I recently found an amazing book that has apparently been around for five years or so, The Nature of Boats by Dave Gerr. Can t believe I missed it until
[bolger] Re: Mistake in a Bobcat (3 messages)
Tue Feb 15 2000
robert n. lundy wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2829 snip ... sandwich ... faddish ... throughout ...
[bolger] Re: Beuhler/Parker Composite (7 messages)
Tue Feb 15 2000
David, Plywood shiplap is described most clearly in Tom Hill s _Lightweight Boatbuilding_. It is done essentially like regular shiplap (clinker), but without
[bolger] Re: D'oh! (5 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
Thanks, Paul. I was using the Simson (Homer, not OJ) colloquial form. I didn t realize the list requires the more formal Duh! over the vulgate D oh!. I will be
[bolger] D'oh! Oops, I mean Duh! again... (1 message)
Wed Feb 16 2000
To David (of Crumbling Empire fame) and All: Damn, I gotta shut up until I get my facts straight. Thomas Hill s book on glued plywood LAPSTRAKE construction
[bolger] Re: Paradox and chine runners (2 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
... A look at the above site shows a later creation with leeboards. I have seen similar chine runners on ocean going tankers. I have a difficult time
[bolger] Re: ply-foam adhesive (5 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
ghc wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2876 ... it ... do ... some ... panel ... I ve helped to lay up a
[bolger] Re: Saturn (not the planet nor the god) (2 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
My 92 Saturn has 320,000 + km (200,000 + miles) on it and cartops a 17 and 18 canoe and an over weight JB (not all at once) and is still going strong. (Can
[bolger] Re: Online Reading... (2 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
Donald, I think that the Glen-L site is the best site around for home boatbuilders. A lot of interesting material, good prices on fasteners (not so good on
[bolger] Re: Crossing the Atlantic (15 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
... help .... mail me if your interested ... Simon.
[bolger] Re: design list (6 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
Here http://home.clara.net/gmatkin/design.htm Hope this comes through. djb ... original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2893 ... WHERE?
[bolger] Re: sharpie vs dory vs pirogue (10 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2000
peter vanderwaart -- ... ... 5)If Courvoisier ... ... yacht. Nice try, but derivative. If M. Vanderwaat is the author of the first 4 lines, let us
[bolger] Re: Capsizing (8 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2000
wmrpag-@aol.com wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2904 ... Since this thread had turned to, spectacularly stupid I feel that
[bolger] PS28 (1 message)
Thu Feb 17 2000
FBBB -- I asked Reuel Parker if any of his designs would make suitable boats to go across the Atlantic. He offered the Pilot Schooner 28 as a non-foolish
[bolger] Re: Weighing In on the issue of small square boats (4 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2000
richard wrote: second boat goes easier than the first. ... from the ends, I curve the sides and bottom together with the same
[bolger] Trans-Atlantic canoe (1 message)
Thu Feb 17 2000
Wasn t the chap who paddles across Hans Lindemann? May help your search for the book....or it may not! -- Joyce Ireland
[bolger] Re: The perfect solution for car topping! (2 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2000
cpcorrei-@aol.com wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2912 snip ... found ... perfectly, ... I m sure it would, but it would
[bolger] Re: Crossing the Atlantic - Inexpensive Prudence (2 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2000
... Being a multihuller myself, I d agree here. The Tiki 21 has done a circumnav. Too small for my taste, but it was a safe and comfortable trip for the solo
[bolger] Re: Martha Jane / Brick / Elegant Punt (2 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2000
In a message dated 2/17/2000 11:14:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, mkstocks@bellsouth.net writes: Hi Mike - nice web site and
[bolger] : Crossing the Atlantic - Inexpensive Prudence (1 message)
Thu Feb 17 2000
... Being a multihuller myself, I d agree here. The Tiki 21 has done a circumnav. Too small for my taste, but it was a safe and comfortable trip for the solo
[bolger] ocean idiots (1 message)
Fri Feb 18 2000
A friend of mine has the unenviable honour of being the first man to sail a Finn ( yes that s a 14 foot una-rigged dink ) from Acapulco to the Marquesas (
[bolger] Re: Boat prices (1 message)
Fri Feb 18 2000
A friend of mine sold his Hunter 26 (a good move I d say) to an Ausie bloke who flew to the states just to check the boat out, then had the boat shipped Down
[bolger] Re: Robb White's Shop (1 message)
Fri Feb 18 2000
Robb s shop is just over the line in GA, on the road from Tallahassee FL to Thomasville GA. I don t recall the exact directions, you have to be looking for
[bolger] Re: Safety Factors (2 messages)
Fri Feb 18 2000
donald hodges wrote: original article: 2963 ... conservative ... And I thought commercial nuclear power was the most conservative, glacialy slow to innovate.
[bolger] Cynthia J. (1 message)
Fri Feb 18 2000
In response to no demand whatsoever, I have created a FAQ for my Cynthia J. and posted it and 2 pictures in the vault. Enjoy. Pester me with questions. I
[bolger] Re: Lauan vs. AC vs. BC (11 messages)
Fri Feb 18 2000
Lauan appears to be the material of choice for a number of builders in NS. Its main advantage over AC/BC is supposedly the guaranteed absence of voids
[bolger] Re: Exercises in winter appreciation (2 messages)
Fri Feb 18 2000
Jack: Peter might be too shy to tell you, but I will: He works and lives in French! I too am amazed at his command of the English language. BTW you can read
[bolger] Re: various threads knotted (10 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
Peter: Do not be falsely modest. That four-part, free-verse poem oysters=sharpies, etc. was a stroke of genius. I posed the question with malice
[bolger] Re: boat show (2 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
It s scheduled for July 11-16, Dallas Market Hall. alex james fuller wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2989
[bolger] SV: MAIB (1 message)
Sat Feb 19 2000
Messing About in Boats 29 Burley St., Wenham MA 01984-1943 Telephone: (508) 774-0906 8:00-5:00 weekdays (no fax) ... From: Paul W. Esterle
[bolger] MAIB Masthead (1 message)
Sat Feb 19 2000
From the horse s mouth... be sure to request the Feb. 15 issue.
[bolger] MAIB image (1 message)
Sat Feb 19 2000
Sorry for the embedded image, Gregg. I just couldn t do less for this issue, and I did try to make it small. Don Hodges
[bolger] as 29 cloned (7 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
BO I am not sure what is going on here but I would invite one and all to BO take a look at the following sight(www.tantonyachts.com) and go to the BO designs
[bolger] Re: scaling (9 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
... (snip) I m still with you, on cutting down the oak tree, Steve, But at 6600 pounds of wheel weights, I draw the line! ;-) Stan, SG
[bolger] Re: Atlantic crossings and offshore ambitions (13 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
Hello David Ryan, This is not a particularly cheap possibility but it is a Bolger boat and one that I plan to build. I refer to plan #649 that PCB called
[bolger] Again on epoxy use in cold environment (2 messages)
Sat Feb 19 2000
BO Now, the real problems should come when the epoxy is BO in direct contact with the cold hair, like when coating or BO fiberglassing wood. Does it make
[bolger] Re: epoxy won't cure (5 messages)
Sun Feb 20 2000
BO Mixing is often overlooked. BO this is another thing i really like about the slow stuff. you can mix BO and mix and mix some more without fear of
[bolger] Re: Going the Distance (4 messages)
Sun Feb 20 2000
lincoln ross wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2996 ... so I m going to propose the ultimate
[bolger] Re: JB in love with F28? (6 messages)
Sun Feb 20 2000
BO I ve BO come to the conclusion that the only type of boat I ll *buy* is a pontoon. BO The rest of the power and sail cruiser leave me cold. The one
[bolger] Rowing a Brick (1 message)
Sun Feb 20 2000
A short while ago, someone commented that they might build a Brick, except for the poor rowing performance. The Big Tortoise is a boat similar to the Brick,
[bolger] Sampans (1 message)
Mon Feb 21 2000
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/cranks/cranky_sampans. html A page whipped up covering a couple flavors of gin-ya-wine Sampans.
[bolger] Re: Peter, what a mess /Amer Cup (15 messages)
Mon Feb 21 2000
BO On the America s Cup bent - BO Has anyone noticed how sharpieish the hull forms of these boats are? Oh yes, and especially those Flying Tadpole imitators
[bolger] ATTENTION MICRO OWNERS BUILDERS (1 message)
Mon Feb 21 2000
Hello Micrologist!, As a proud and devoted owner builder of the cutest little box ya ever did see aka;the MICRO,I would humbly like to invite all
[bolger] Re: Honda/Yamaha 4 strokes (6 messages)
Mon Feb 21 2000
BO I have found BO that both Honda and Yamaha people do not have a clue about the actual use of BO their products Ah Bob, what little innocence remains
[bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead B (3 messages)
Mon Feb 21 2000
Pippo, I haven t built my Micro yet, but I think I can answer your questions. 1) The vertical side timbers on bulkhead B are tapered to reduce their incursion
[bolger] Re: February 15 MAIB - A keeper! (7 messages)
Mon Feb 21 2000
Messing About In Boats 29 Burley St. Wenham, MA 01984-1942 $24US for 24 issues per year in U.S. $36 US for Canada and oversees I have a suspicion that the
[bolger] Schorpioen, Sneak-,Alert,jibs,flat boats (1 message)
Mon Feb 21 2000
Dept. Misc. Ramblings: - Ed, SCHORPIOEN continues to suffer the Rodney Dangerfield syndrome... That variable geometry float control alone is worth the price of
[bolger] Re: Ancient rowboats (3 messages)
Tue Feb 22 2000
I m sure that you have discovered that Mystic Seaport Museum has pictures of most of its boats on the web. That should cover the 19th century in the NE USA.
[bolger] Square Boat anti-fouling (3 messages)
Tue Feb 22 2000
Local square boats (Tennessee & WYoming derivatives, genuine Bolger AS29, Several Micros, several Martha Janes, a Long Micro, Mike Storer river launches) here
[bolger] Re: cold weather and adhesives (2 messages)
Tue Feb 22 2000
lincoln ross wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3028 ... Turns out the place was open on Monday,
[bolger] Re: the best day of the winter (4 messages)
Tue Feb 22 2000
Clyde, I have always owned Johnsons up to this point due to the fact that the marina operator at the head of my harbor was a Johnson dealer. Now that I am
[bolger] Micro windward ability (1 message)
Tue Feb 22 2000
Having a discussion with Jim Michalak and Himself and he feels that the Micro goes to windward fairly well OK, any of you Micro sailors care to comment? How
[bolger] Re: single handed schooner started (5 messages)
Wed Feb 23 2000
Congratulations! Please keep us up to date on your progress. I bought the single-handed schooner plans a few years ago and would like to build it someday,
[bolger] Re: Earn $1,000 from PayPal.com (3 messages)
Wed Feb 23 2000
I don t think we need to copy the whole ad to make our point against spam. Hey, Mr. Carlson. I thought you were moderating this group? Must have let this one
[bolger] Re: Manatee, Romp (3 messages)
Wed Feb 23 2000
Bird of Dawning was docked here in St. Petersburg at the municipal marina when I moved here in 1994-a really neat boat-I used to dinghy over to check it out
[bolger] Schorpion Construction (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
Hello Phil and Susanne, Happy to receive your note on egroups.com. I hope this is the private channel that you had in mind. It sure is more convenient than
[bolger] Re: Boomed Headsails (14 messages)
Thu Feb 24 2000
... connection with ... rig, I ... horse ) to ... certain that ... subject. I probably shouldn t have made this remark. Clearly, if the sheet is led from the
[bolger] Re: The end of Paypal and some rules (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
Group, Please do not perpetuate this thread. Also, please don t spam the group, and, even worse, forward interesting spam for these reasons: - get-rich-quick
[bolger] Current PB&F contact info? (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
I have been trying to contact Phil and Susanne by fax (no longer in service) or e-mail (pc-@shore.net bounced back, pcb@shore.net went through but no response)
[bolger] Power Snow Goose and PCB's availability (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
Stan, sorry to hear about your problems. The only comfort is that sooner or later everybody gets whacked by something, spreading out the load of feeling
[bolger] Thank You (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
Hi Guys I would like to thank Robert Lundy for turning me on to this site. What a wonderful site. I m in the middle of a Bolger s Micro Trawler project and
[bolger] Re: Plywood nomenclature (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
I am looking at a listing of plain sliced premium face plywood. the listing looks like: 1/4 genuine mahogany plywood. A-3, VC. or: 1/4
[bolger] Re: ! Back to bang for the buck! (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2000
Hi, Peter L., Peter V. and PB&F, From now on, my sign off will be, Stan, of the Micro Navigator Tug, Snow Goose. With these new ideas, I am as excited about
[bolger] 'ruckus' a Rose by any other name (2 messages)
Thu Feb 24 2000
BO Our Design #225 ROSE is based, and has always been stated as such, on BO Admiralty plans. But, and this is a big but, BO Ergo, we call
[bolger] Re: Painting a Bolger Sea Hawk (5 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2000
In my experianc epoxy is the best primer there is Just paint on it,it s perfect! Best,Steve Yahn
[bolger] Micro: rudder (2 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2000
As the snow melts in the Catskills I feel myself getting closer to building a Micro. My latest doubt is the rudder. From my review of web sites and old _Common
[bolger] Disposable leeboard levity (1 message)
Fri Feb 25 2000
BO William Jochems makes a point of seeing the leeboards - and BO incidentally the forward part of #639 s shoe - as a wear-item . BO Whether the
[bolger] Re: Preservatives - Rot (11 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2000
Clyde: Actually, that is a good idea. Chine logs, whether interior or exterior are good candidates for rot. Leaving them out entirely cheats them of the
[bolger] Re: PCB's E-mail Address (and yours too) (3 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2000
Carter: This is not a waste of time IMHO. I am one who gets this list in his mailbox, and it is easy to get the address of the poster in Outlook Express:
[bolger] Re: Redwing (2 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2000
Very nice boat! And a case of deja vu, because this is the way it used to be done, with the lofting, strong back, molds and frames. Thank Heaven for square
[bolger] Web site update (1 message)
Fri Feb 25 2000
I have just updated the family web site with revised Brick pages and a new Yellow Leaf page. The revised Resources page includes some plugs for some folks I
[bolger] Re: #1 southern yellow pine (shortleaf pine) (3 messages)
Sat Feb 26 2000
To Phillip Lea The stuff is loblolly pine, or a few related species. Like any other wood species, you want slow growth stuff, very narrow rings, and sometimes
[bolger] Re: MICRO-NAVIGATOR-TUG-YACHT (2 messages)
Sat Feb 26 2000
Hi Peter, Thanks for the kind words. (Snip) ... (snip) Yes, and it will allow my to put steps (portable ladder) from the base of the cabin hatch to the top of
[bolger] Re: MICRO rudder for a wood butcher (6 messages)
Sat Feb 26 2000
John, Thanks for the inspiration. I have been wondering how I was going to approach the rudder bearing problem . At first glance, it does not look like a
[bolger] Micro rudder, ect. (1 message)
Sat Feb 26 2000
John, Thank you for the information. Maybe my oak and my epoxy just didn t get along. I would appreciate seeing your Micro pictures, and I think some of the
[bolger] Catfish Beachcruiser update (1 message)
Sat Feb 26 2000
Today I received a nice letter from John Tuma in California (isn t the internet grand?) with some photos of his Catfish Beachcruiser. I have uploaded them to
[bolger] Re: TransAtlantic -- Revised (4 messages)
Sun Feb 27 2000
Hi David, Don t give up the dream. In life it is the journey, not the destination that is what it s all about. The planning, investigation, research, and
[bolger] sauna? (1 message)
Sun Feb 27 2000
What problems might be encountered in installing a sauna in a ply epoxy boat. I have thought temperature might be a problem as epoxy softens at a fairly low
[bolger] Saws: The victory goes to . . . (1 message)
Sun Feb 27 2000
Thanks All, The imput was great, probably one of the most usefull parts of the web, near instant input on a very detailed subject. just awesome. Thanks. Seems
[bolger] re:painting a Sea Hawk dory (1 message)
Sun Feb 27 2000
Thanks to all who responded with tips about painting an epoxified surface, it is certainly confidence inspiring. Don t know why I didn t take the simple route
[bolger] Reading List (1 message)
Sun Feb 27 2000
For those who enjoyed the original The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, Sam Llewellyn has written a sequel, The Shadow in the Sands , still set in
[bolger] Re: Help! I need to buy a saw for boat building! (12 messages)
Sun Feb 27 2000
I ve had a Rockwell direct drive saw for years, it s a 646 (I think) model, just like Dynamite Payson used when he wrote his books, only his was a Porter
[bolger] Re: home made anchor (8 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
The best I ve seen is a rubber boot filled with concrete. Clyde
[bolger] Re: Martha Jane hardware (5 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Thanks for the comments Ed. Have any other Martha Jane owners run into this problem too? Mike ed haile wrote: original
[bolger] Beyond Rigs: How Does She Sail? (1 message)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Bolgerados, How does my boat sail? This is a tough question because I don t have the terms and the relative experience to articulate the answer. My particular
[bolger] Editing Replies (1 message)
Mon Feb 28 2000
If all else fails, after the Reply message opens, click Edit , Select All , the original message will be highlighted, hit the Delete key, it s all gone.
[bolger] Re: Rantings about Rigs (3 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Here, here! I get almost as much daydreaming pleasure out of 100 SMALL BOAT RIGS as I do from BOATS WITH AN OPEN MIND. For those of us who already own the
[bolger] Re: Back issues of MAIB (4 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Carter, They re cover price,$1.00. They ll photo copy articles as a courtesy to subscribers,if you don t want too many. I got most of the first six months of
[bolger] Re: how rip 2x4 w/circular saw (10 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
David, I have been ripping 1 X material with a circular saw only for a long time. I use a long piece of angle iron salvaged from an old bed frame as the
[bolger] AS29 = ideal bass boat (5 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
BO Hello boat fans! BO I just posted on my web site some photos and some BO text explaining why an AS-29 is an ideal bass boat. BO If you are interested, go to
[bolger] Re: Back to bang for the buck! (29 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Stan, I can get about 4knts in Lily. You should contact PCB for explanation of system as it is his design but I wouldn t be surprised if it worked better with
[bolger] Re: martha jane rudder conflicts ( renamed) (2 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2000
Reply to Steve Anderson, I have done a lot of things to my Martha Jane only to undo them and decide the original was best. But the motor mount idea is a good
[bolger] Re: Micro Trawler--an enlarged version? (4 messages)
Tue Feb 29 2000
There s a pict of Champlain in the vault. Clyde
[bolger] Re: boat shape doll cradle (5 messages)
Tue Feb 29 2000
Thanks for all the answers. I found just what I was looking for. James ... From: Peter Vanderwaart To: Sent:
[bolger] Re: re;back to bang for the buck (9 messages)
Tue Feb 29 2000
Good idea, David B., I think I will squirt it full of foam, not only for the sound proofing, but also to prevent the rot spot made possible with dead air
[bolger] Re: motor for Micro (13 messages)
Tue Feb 29 2000
The few 2hp that I know have no reverse, you have to turn the motor 180º for going back, but I think there isn t room enough in Micro s transom to do that. Im