July 2000
Re: [bolger] First Sail in the AM (3 messages)
Sat Jul 01 2000
... Warren: For better or worse, Jim does not put all his designs in the catalog that he mails out. Instead, he puts in his current favorites (notice the
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Owners list. (1 message)
Sat Jul 01 2000
Hi Mark, Go for it! Here are a few url s for the Micro; http://www.jersey.net/~tetherin/micro.htm http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/merrellc1/Files/navigator1.pdf
RE: [bolger] Digest Number 112 (1 message)
Sat Jul 01 2000
Mark Wrote: Subject: Re: Micro Owners list. Good idea! I am no longer a MICRO owner, but I have many years of experience in MICRO #4. I have tried on several
RE: [bolger] Digest Number 111 (1 message)
Sat Jul 01 2000
Boy, everyone waxing poetic with their MICRO names. Mine was named Re-Creation, a four or five level allegory. First, RECREATION because it is that. Second,
Re: Gotta quit (2 messages)
Sat Jul 01 2000
Carlos, I m just curious: what does it mean to get off the list? I just use it the web way : when I ve time, I log in, otherwise I wait... Regardless, take
Sailing WindSprint (1 message)
Sun Jul 02 2000
Hey Bolgeradoes, Had my Windsprint out today, just a short sail around my local lake. Hope to take her out on the Puget Sound on Monday if the weather holds.
Re: [bolger] Micro's Trailerability (1 message)
Sun Jul 02 2000
Tom Cole tcole@texoma-ok.com has one that lives on a trailer, and he has sailed quite a bit and all over the place. I ve seen him launch and retrieve it, very
SV: [bolger] Re: Gotta quit (2 messages)
Sun Jul 02 2000
Bjorn, yeah, I was responding to Carlos who wrote he was leaving the list... How s your ship coming out? Best, Pippo ... you by email or not.
Re: [bolger] Au revoir! (Or at least see you later.) (1 message)
Sun Jul 02 2000
Matthew, I m sorry you re going to quit the group... or maybe not! I don t know if you re going to read those lines, but I can say you that if you learn to
Re: Micro's Trailerability (2 messages)
Sun Jul 02 2000
... launch and ... Does anybody ... once or ... or Cape ... Hi Mike, my Micro is living on a trailer and has been in the water 3 times in the last two weeks.
Sunday Sailing (1 message)
Sun Jul 02 2000
FBBB -- Surfing and working on the light scooner had been distracting me from getting our teal ship-shape and down to the beach. But I finally got her thwart
Re: [bolger] Boat recommendations (5 messages)
Sun Jul 02 2000
Greetings Jackie. Others on this list might groan and roll their eyes at my onces again flogging the virtues of June Bug. But your delima begs the option.
Re: [bolger] Re: Aluminium masts (15 messages)
Sun Jul 02 2000
I have calculated the euler load on various lengths of aluminium tube of different diameters. I have used a recent version of a Works for Windows spreadsheet.
Progress (1 message)
Sun Jul 02 2000
One coat of bottom paint on Sweet Caroline today - one more and it s rollover time! Maybe Thursday... No progress on Nymph, alas. Don Hodges
Re: Storm Petrel website coming soon, add your 2 cents (2 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
Just a wannabe but serious enough to have sent for kit for stitch and glue kayak as first project. I ve already spotted Petrel as possible project (after
Re: [bolger] Martha Jane ballast (3 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
Dear Mark, Yes I think fifteen degrees is exactly right closehauled, but she sails there most of the day at ten. ...
Re: [bolger] June Bug Performance (2 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
... I was feeling a little lazy while I was trolling yesterday, laying on the lee side, eyes closed sun on my face. I noticed things didn t feel quite right
Re:Fluke Fishing (1 message)
Mon Jul 03 2000
What about adding a brailing line to your sail? Just pull the whole thing up and out of the way when it s not needed. Does have potential for adding a little
Ready to Raka Roll! (3 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
FBBB -- My Raka order just arrived -- 20 yards of cloth and enough epoxy to finish the Light Scooner and crank out a couple of pirated punts. I am under the
Re: [bolger] Re: Fluke Fishing sail? (1 message)
Mon Jul 03 2000
David: Take a look at the sprit rig on my 12 foot skiff at the URL below. I fish from this skiff on the grass flats in shallow water. I can stand up and
Re: [bolger] Ready to Raka Roll! (6 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
David, First question: You just wait until the applied coat of resin feels tacky to the touch but no longer leaves residue sticking to your finger or glove,
Re: Blackburn Challenge and Gloucester Light Dory (2 messages)
Mon Jul 03 2000
If I were you I d mess around with borrowed or wooden oars before I made that kind of a commitment to see what was a good length. Especially over a long
Re: [bolger] Fluke Fishing sail? (3 messages)
Tue Jul 04 2000
David- I vote for a loose-footed sprit sail and a gate (ala Pete Culler) in the mast thwart so you can easily raise or drop the mast while at sea. Be sure to
Re: [bolger] Re Plans (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
John: good luck w. project, Jeff pcb@shore.net BLURB: I design wooden boats for people to build in the real world of mortgages, garages, and never enough time
Bolger Brick site (and us) moving! (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
For those of you that have links to out Bolger Brick Tetard site and other boatbuilding info online, we are moving! If all goes as planned, we leave for
Re: Boating pictures of interest. (2 messages)
Tue Jul 04 2000
I have made a minor change to these pages so they work better with Netscape. ... PHV
Tennesse Evaluation (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
A friend and I are thinking about building a Tennessee. Would like one with standing headroom (6 ). Thanks for your help. Bill Denes in Chattanooga.
7 weeks till..... (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
Hello, Well its only 7 weeks till the Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium 3 August 19, 2000 in Saginaw, Michigan. Open to all types of wooden boats. From
Re: [bolger] Tennesse Evaluation (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
Bill: Jerry Van Dyke is building the Duck Flats version of the Tennessee, with standing headroom. Here is an article on it:
Prime Time (1 message)
Tue Jul 04 2000
FBBB -- The Raka is out of the bottle and onto the boat. I gave the LS ME a coat from stem to stern using 4 parts resin, 1 part slow and 1 part fast hardener.
Overnight trip . . . (1 message)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Hi, Just as a wee break from building topics, here s an account of an overnight trip I did on Monday/Tuesday in my Chebacco-20, SYLVESTER. Setting out three
Re: Polytarp sail design (8 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Here ya go: http://upd.net/sey/ultasail/ Allen ... kits ... building ... bargain.
Re: [bolger] HMS Rose (2 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
... You can. I recommend going to: http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/front/index.html And then click on PHOTOS, on the right top. Then, you will see a whole
Re: [bolger] Fldg Schnr Deck Cleats? (6 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Also, laminating helps to reduce the warp that a 4X4 will probably have. Then too, it allows an easy way to run a channel up the mast (for wiring, the sail or
Junebug-mast gauge (1 message)
Wed Jul 05 2000
To the Group: There was a thread concerning mast gauges earlier - anyone still interested should read this article by Phil Lea of this list:
re: Badger, sailing dories, Bolger priorities, etc. (8 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Paul, Thanks for posting this link. I had missed it. ... This is exactly the sort of post that creates a lot of misconceptions on the part of those who don t
Re: [bolger] topaz (1 message)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Brad, Another great report, but you are killing me with all this satisfied boating as I slop on more bottom paint! We did get out on the 12 footer and the
Re: topaz (2 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Thanks Brad - Like all I m envious of the obvious joy Topaz is bringing to you! I know you have sent off some picture to Duckworks, but they do not seem to
Re: Fluke Fishing sail? (9 messages)
Wed Jul 05 2000
I now remember what has been bothering me about this strand. I have used my Diablo for fluke fishing on a couple of occassions off the flats of Monomoy (off
Re: [bolger] Re: topaz (1 message)
Wed Jul 05 2000
Mike: The latest that I have on Topaz is here: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/topaz/pagetwo/index.htm Brad has promised more pictures when he has
"That boat ain't got no motor!", or, the story of a boat trip (1 message)
Thu Jul 06 2000
Adding to the postings describing outings in our home made boats. It s a little long and self-indulgent, but I hope you ll find it a bit of a departure from
Re: [bolger] A better 'ole stopper (3 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
I have used several plugs. The best is a one inch threaded hole 1 inch think and an alumium plug with a rubber gasket that can be changed. A O-ring would
Re: Junk Rigged Martha Jane (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
... No. Graham Cheers passed on stuff from me to him, and we expected he d get a hotmail or similar account and use a local library, but obviously not yet...
Re: [bolger] A better 'ole stopper (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
The only thing keeping the lake out of my boat is one of those two part brass things. I screw the plug in very finger tight and unless water comes over the
Re: Foam Flotation (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
... built ... You might try Jacques Mertens at www.bateau.com. He sells two-part, foam-it-yourself products with his boat kits. Usually he just answers
Re: bouyancy bags (3 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
You can also buy them on-line from Old Town at: http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/ Let me know how they work - I really should put more flotation in my sailing
Re: Olympic dinghies (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
... specs ... As far as I know, all the classes in the Olympics are one-design (i.e. standard hull, standard rig). The 2-man classes are the 470 and the
RE: [bolger] Common Sense ???? (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
Hi I just recieved some plans today. I used www.common-sense-boats.com which worked. The email address they used was mariner@uswest.net -- Jim Stein
Micro Trawler (10 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
Hi I received my Micro Trawler Plans from Common Senses Boats & Books http://www.common-sense-boats.com/ They were post 23 June UPS and arrived 7 July not a
Fldg Schnr Mast Adventures (1 message)
Thu Jul 06 2000
After being told by several lumber salesmen that they had 16 Ft D Fir 4x4 only to be greeted by guffawing yardmen when I told them what I was looking for and
Re: Polytarp sail design (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
... Too much draft is probably a better error, because you can always cut draft out of a sail. ... Fairly stretchy. I m not exactly sure what Greg was trying
Re: Eeek! -- Sailing Peero (4 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
... I suppose two people could ride in a Peero if the wind was light and they weren t particularly large people and were well-coordinated. With one it s a
RE Gypsy bits and pieces. (1 message)
Thu Jul 06 2000
I built a Gypsy about seven years ago. We laminated the mast from lumber yard 2x4 with Weldwood. Sailed the boat hard including being caught in some squalls on
Re: [bolger] Overnight trip . . . (2 messages)
Thu Jul 06 2000
Chris- Here are a couple of links to pages that show the Beaufort wind scale: http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/nwslot/beaufort.html The Beaufort Scale
Re: [bolger] Fldg Schnr Mast Adventures (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
From: Hardings ... 4x4 only to be greeted by guffawing yardmen when I told them what I was looking for and being worn done by the
Re: [bolger] Okay, so how do I rig this thing? (3 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
From: ... idea ... pulleys, ... etc. ... and ... cheap, low ... With the cost of lumber going out of sight in an upward direction and the
Re: [bolger] Boat recommendations...thanks! (3 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
Jackie: No harm done picking a good one. WS was the largest boat I thought would work for me on cartop. That turns out to be very simple. Rack and roller,
Bobcat Restoration Project (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
Hi, My name is Chris; I live in Flower Mound Texas. My Father built a Bobcat in his garage over the course of a few years. Upon completion she was BEAUTIFUL,
Re: [bolger] bouyancy bags (2 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
299707 0417EDT On the East Coast try http://www.apsltd.com - 1800-729-9767 for bags suitable for sail & kayak/canoes. GL 72 y Paz Grover Ha`penny WWP-19
Sanity Claws; AS29 gaff NOT a health hazard (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
(My previous attempt to post this failed. I ve been through looking for naked ladies but alas, found none, so I assume it s my server eating things again.
Web pages updated (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
Dear all - I just updated both my Micro pages (added 2 photos of the finished -at last!- bulkhead B) and my family page with one more photo of the kids and,
Re: [bolger] Bobcat Restoration Project (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
... that there may be some easier alternative to replacing the rotten wood. There is not. That said, it is not as hard as you may fear. It involves a few
RE: [bolger] Re: Okay, so how do I rig this thing? (2 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
I built Gypsy over a year ago and rigged her according to plans. The planned rig is extremely simple and cheap. As stated, about the only hardware required
Re: Okay, so how do I rig this thing? (4 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
While I am nowhere near an authoritative voice on boatbuilding, I ordered my gudgeons and pintles from Glen-L marine. www.glen-l.com They also have myriad
Glassing the Scooner (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
FBBB -- Well, the bottom sheet is on, and looks pretty darn good. Again I used Raka in a 4:1:1 mix; three 30 batches. Someone who knew what they were doing
Bolger/Carnell Featherwind Bragging! (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
I m sorry, I ve just got to tell someone that may be interested! I began this boatbuilding saga in the spring. I posted on this list to find the right boat to
paint on epoxy (1 message)
Fri Jul 07 2000
Did a few paint samples on my Nymph on Tuesday, over well cured Raka epoxy. Checked them out today (Friday). California Paints Troubleshooter exterior primer
Re: Nymph in the water!! (3 messages)
Fri Jul 07 2000
7 years, 7 feet of boat. ... Congratulations!! My Nymph is closing in on one year. Final outside sheathing needs to be done and all the finish work (along with
Re: [bolger] RE Gypsy bits and pieces. (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
My father always used weldwood in mast building. When I was a kid he claimed that none of his masts had ever come down. Some had been up 30 yrs at that time.
Re: Bobcat Restoration (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
In my opinion, the best book out there about building and repairing wood/fabric/epoxy boats is Rueul Parker s _The New Cold Molded Boatbuilding_. He has a
Folding Schnr Mast Gypsy Parts (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
Took the mast out of the clamps and weights. I am quite satisfied with the results. The blank was stragiht against the basement floor and held that shape when
Started the Brick (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
Hi All Well I went an did it. After getting the plans in April of this year and studying them to death, and reading both Bolger s Boats with an Open Mind, and
Re: Badger, sailing dories, Bolger priorities, etc. (10 messages)
Sat Jul 08 2000
... I think its pretty instructive that in multihulls, where the problem of getting ballast as low as possible doesn t arise, the centerboard/daggerboard boats
Folding Schooner Project pictures (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
There are four pictures of Leander Harding s folding schooner taken this am at http://members.xoom.com/vandep/fs_photos.html Yes, I know the ISP is often very
Re: [bolger] Folding Schooner Project pictures (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
In a message dated 07/08/2000 5:
Re: [bolger] Folding Schooner Project pictures, sorry (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
In a message dated 07/08/2000 5: From the point of view of this pilgrim, there are 4 links to the
sailing the Brick, Lincoln's first rule of sailing (1 message)
Sat Jul 08 2000
Got the Brick we bought from Matthew Long out on the water today. Very comfortable and roomy, easy to carry around, handling is just fine, sails well. The
Re: [bolger] Re: Badger, sailing dories, Bolger priorities, etc. (6 messages)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Peter I am with you on the multihull. On those occasions that I dream of voyaging to other shores, multihull is what comes to mind. Fast comfortable offshore
boat wheels and wheelbarrow boats. (1 message)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Here is someone who has some experience in this area: http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/CloveTruck/CloveTruck.htm PHV
Re: [bolger] Folding Schnr Mast Gypsy Parts (1 message)
Sun Jul 09 2000
In a message dated 7/8/00 7:33:35 AM Central Daylight Time, harding2@home.com writes:
Re: leeboards (2 messages)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Depends on the plywood. Some plywood, especially luan, has face pieces that are too thin to contribute much. In those cases, it would be better to go the other
Re: [bolger] boat wheels and wheelbarrow boats. (1 message)
Sun Jul 09 2000
FYI - I have an amphibious boat resource page that includes the link to the wheelbarrow weekend skiff Clove as well as other resources and ideas I ve
Re: [bolger] Beachcruiser knowledge (1 message)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Eli, I built a Catfish Beachcruiser several years ago. It s a great boat for semi-protected waters, but I would not use it out in the open. The Catfish sails
Re: Mast Clamping (3 messages)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Sounds like a great method to get around the absence of clamps. Reuel Parker also describes a similar method in the Sharpie Book . Mr. Parker advocates
Beachcruiser knowledge (1 message)
Sun Jul 09 2000
Has anyone made a Beachcruiser? What are the problems if you replace the tent with a solid cuddy? I prefer it s lines to the Micro. The goal is a weekender for
Re: Gloves for Acetone (3 messages)
Sun Jul 09 2000
( There may be two of these messages. ) David, I think it might be your epoxy, not the acetone, that s eating up your gloves. I ve just had a latex glove
Mast Clamping (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
The process I used left me with something much straighter than I started with but I wish I had Bill in MN advice to start with. Leander
Re: [bolger] Re:OK,so how do I rig this thing? (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
In a message dated 00-07-10 10:06:17 EDT, you write:
Re: mast for Elegant Punt, Teal, ... (2 messages)
Mon Jul 10 2000
For anyone looking to save time and money getting a mast for an EP or Teal, I have a mast blank, glued up and sawn roughly to shape. It was for my Elegant Punt
Re: [bolger] Poly Tarp Thread (2 messages)
Mon Jul 10 2000
... I just got a HUGE drifter laid on me. I m gonna cut my sails (LS) out of it, trying to use the belly that is in it to best advantage. If this works at all,
Book for Sale (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
The Folding Schooner and Other Adventures in Boat Design by Philip Bolger - Like new condition w/dust jacket. Long out of print. Contact: btscheuer@hotmail.com
Phase 1 of Catboat Restoration. (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
I would like to thank those of you who offered suggestions as to the repair-restoration of the Catboat project I have taken on. I stripped the transom down to
Lexan spotted at Orchard Supply Hardware (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
Don t mean to start up the whole lexan trail again, but I found 0.093 Lexan at OSH over the weekend, at what seemed like pretty good prices. $2.99 for an 8
Re: [bolger] Poly Tarp Thread (2 messages)
Mon Jul 10 2000
Leander, for my polysail I used monofilament for the top thread and polyester for the bobbin... ( I have it on hand for my carpet binding machines) you
plywood thickness (daggerboards, etc) (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
Got around to doing the calculation. Looks like if face ply grain is perpendicualr to inner plies, then each face ply should be 1/8 of total thickness (.123 or
Re: [bolger] Lexan spotted at Orchard Supply Hardware (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
in my area those prices are horrid 1/4 is less than $2 per square foot (any configuration, 6x24, 12x12 etc) any size. and the thinner you go from there the
Nymph sailing report (1 message)
Mon Jul 10 2000
Took my 7-year nymph (which maybe should be named Lucky 7 since it took 7 years to build a 7 boat which was launched on 7/7) for its 2nd sail yesterday.
Gypsy bottom? (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
I m nearing the final stages with my Gypsy (must finish by family vacation to Cape Cod July 21!). It s a beautiful hull -- just gorgeous, and looks like it ll
Re: HHP decoded (Was OK so how do I...) (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Sorry Step. I work for the government so assume everyone will decode the acronyms. HHP is Harold (Dynamite) H. Payson. I m refering specifically to his
RE: [bolger] Gypsy bottom? (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Mine has been very stiff. Have you installed the daggerboard case yet? That adds considerable stiffness.
Re: [bolger] Fldg Schnr Sticker Shock & hinges (2 messages)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Shoot. At those prices, buy a MIG welder and go to welding school... Richard Spelling, http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
Re: [bolger] Skimmer (3 messages)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Don t know if this will be of any help but here is a URL for a Skimmer build out of Styrofoam covered in fiberglass. I makes for a very lite weight and
Re: [bolger] Fldg Schnr Sticker Shock (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
This is just a suggestion. You should check any local technical colleges in your area. If they have courses or degrees in welding many times they are willing
Re: so how do I rig this thing?; another boat (2 messages)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Dear Cheers/Step, No. In my humble opinion gluing these spars hollow will in no way be worth the added effort. And I do not think that it is so much weight
now an "official" boat manufacturer! (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
Well, I m now officialy a Coast Gaurd registered boat manufacturer, and can assign my own hull numbers... Richard Spelling,
Where is http://www.common-sense-boats.com (1 message)
Tue Jul 11 2000
The web site www.common-sense-boats.com has been down since 7/7/00. This is due a glitch between our new web hosting service and internic. The site should be
Re: Bernie's Idaho?? (2 messages)
Tue Jul 11 2000
... sale a couple ... Here is a brief history of what happened to my IDAHO. My problem with her was I couldn t find indoor storage for her during the winter.
topaz and no wake (1 message)
Wed Jul 12 2000
Thanks for the compliment on the boat. As to wake, you and my wife may be ganging up on me. I felt as long as I was putting out no wake all was well. All
Re: Gypsy bottom and gentle reminders (1 message)
Wed Jul 12 2000
I agree that dagger board case will probably add the needed stiffness. Also external glassing will make a big difference (stiffness AND weight). I used 5/16
Re: Topaz and prop size (4 messages)
Wed Jul 12 2000
... still ... Perhaps that definition is to protect vessels that COULDN T maintain control at a literal no wake speed (e.g. an inboard drive w/ a rudder),
eskimo digression, was: RE: [bolger] Re: Launchings: Teal (5 messages)
Thu Jul 13 2000
When I mentioned loading causing a boat to turn upwind, I was referring to fore/aft loading - many sea kayaks are designed with the cockpit too far forward,
Re: Fldg Schnr Sticker Shock (2 messages)
Thu Jul 13 2000
Back around 1976, I found a blacksmith to make the hinges and latches for my Folding Schooner. The price was about a third of what the machine shops wanted.
plastic leeboard bearing (1 message)
Thu Jul 13 2000
Hi - On such boats as the William Jochems Schooner and the upgraded Martha Jane, the design calls for a plastic bearing in the form of a large ring in between
Re: [bolger] Re: Fldg Schnr Sticker Shock (2 messages)
Fri Jul 14 2000
Glen, What city are you guys located in. I live in Fairfield, and work in Concord. It would be nice to know a good metal worker, that s local. Chuck C.
Re: [bolger] foam boat - was Skimmer (5 messages)
Fri Jul 14 2000
Actually, the grossest failure was separation of the joint between foam boards in the sides just forward of the middle seat box structure, from wracking of
Re: [bolger] info on sailing locations (1 message)
Fri Jul 14 2000
Lincoln: Roger Duncan s _Cruising Guide to the New England Coast_ has long been considered The Book for these waters. His son Robert is about to publish a new
Re: [bolger] My Hat's Off to you guys! (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
Hi Dave While I haven t got it finished (ie. mask, rudder, leeboard and paint) I do have my brick (Das Box) fully enclosed and while it doesn t have the
Old Shoe Name (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
Spent most of today painting the hulls of the Fldg Schooner and trying to figure out some creative and cheap solution to the hinge problem. Thinking about boat
Re: [bolger] teal or nymph? (2 messages)
Sat Jul 15 2000
Aaron The nymph would be a little small for three, but have you looked at Ruben Nymph which is wider an can carry four. HH Payson sells the plans for one at
Re: [bolger] teal or nymph?..neither ;-) (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
In a message dated 07/15/2000 9: I am ... Last question first; NOPE!!! :-) Nymph could do in
My Hat's Off to you guys! (2 messages)
Sat Jul 15 2000
My Hat s off to you guys who actually finish a boat and get the sturdy craft into the water! I must confess that I went more than a little berserk. After
Re: info on sailing locations (5 messages)
Sat Jul 15 2000
There is a good boat ramp off of rt 28 just north of the Bass River Bridge. I do not know the mast height of Brick, but one could motor under the bridge and
Modified Micro Trawler (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
Hope I did this right, just put a photo of our recently completed Micro Trawler in the Files. No cabin aft of the pilothouse, so most folks say it it looks
Re: [bolger] teal or nymph? (2 messages)
Sat Jul 15 2000
I build a teal and I love it. But if I had it to do over again, I would build a surf or a zephyr for sure. More or less the same boat (super easy to build,)
Re: [bolger] Re: Oldshoe rudder - name (15 messages)
Sat Jul 15 2000
Paint the house green and call it Greenhead and maybe they ll leave you alone. Clyde
2nd trip in Brick (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
In a triumph of enthusiasm over good sense, we took our Brick out today, though I measured gusts of 22 or so when using it as a rowboat, and later the gusts
Sailing Advice (1 message)
Sat Jul 15 2000
The best stuff I have seen for the kind of sailing to be done in small open boats can be had from books on kayaking. I looked at a kayaking guide to the Maine
Re: [bolger] Polytarp sailmaking for the Fldg Schnr (1 message)
Sun Jul 16 2000
Leander, the Dumb Sheaves that are on my bobcat works fairly well ,,, it does take a fair amount on strength to pull up the gaff... I epoxied some brass
Re: Polytarp sailmaking for the Fldg Schnr + rigging question (2 messages)
Sun Jul 16 2000
The Folding Schooner sails look pretty decent for a first try. We owe a lot of thanks to everyone who has ever posted anything about making polytarp sails on
Re: [bolger] Oldshoe rudder - name (3 messages)
Sun Jul 16 2000
In a message dated 7/14/00 10:27:43 AM Central Daylight Time, afarquhar@grslaw.com writes:
Oldshoe Name (1 message)
Mon Jul 17 2000
Thanks for all of your suggestions. They were uniformly excellent. I ll have to keep building boats to use some more of them. I have decided on Greenhead
Breakdown Punt (1 message)
Mon Jul 17 2000
Hi - Has anybody built the Breakdown Punt (Chapter 1 in Boats with an Open Mind ?) I am thinking of this one to break down and stick inside the Martha Jane .
: Brick motor (1 message)
Mon Jul 17 2000
The only safe way to power up a Brick is redesign the aft bottom. Bolger beat you to the punch on this, and called it a skimmer. The trouble with the setup
Re: [bolger] Re: Brick motor (3 messages)
Mon Jul 17 2000
... No but I bet you could get it to roll :) Micheal Surface still building ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your
Re: [bolger] HELP: wood filler (3 messages)
Mon Jul 17 2000
Hal Cut thin slips of wood and cover them in glue and press then in to the gabs. Let dry and then score any sticking out and break off, sand to finish. Michael
iceboat conversion? (1 message)
Mon Jul 17 2000
I know it s WAY to early to be thinking about this but..... Have any of you tried converting your boat to an ice boat? If so any/all details would be very
Martha Jane and ballast (1 message)
Mon Jul 17 2000
Hello Bolgerites. I ve been out of town for four weeks and off the list. I got back yesterday and perused the messages on the website and was surprised that
Re: HELP: wood filler (2 messages)
Tue Jul 18 2000
I did it in my first boat by injecting fluid unfilled epoxy with a syringe (spelling...?). Keep the plywood vertical and be ready to refill a few times because
Re: [bolger] Brick motor (3 messages)
Tue Jul 18 2000
My foam Brick does about 5 knts max with my Honda 2, at 1/4 to 1/3 throttle. About the same as my Lily, the rocker is too great. I d suggest a small electric
Re: How do I get this thing on the trailer!! (2 messages)
Tue Jul 18 2000
... people did you need? I used a case of beer and three large friends to help me turn over my Oldshoe hull, which has only 200 lbs. of lead ballast. I
Outboards for Micro and Brick (1 message)
Tue Jul 18 2000
Ok, I know you will think I am nuts, but I have had excellent success with the old British Seagull. I had an antique 3.5 hp model with 5 blade prop that
Re: Brick motor (5 messages)
Tue Jul 18 2000
Humorous thread. Reminds me of what they said about the F4 Phantom: The Phantom proves anything can fly if you put a big enough engine on it. Maybe if you
Painting again (1 message)
Tue Jul 18 2000
I am about ready to paint a wooden hull that I just built. Can anyone suggest just how to approach it? That is, should I use a sealer first, or just a good
Re: [bolger] Painting again (1 message)
Tue Jul 18 2000
I neglected to mention it in my first post, but the can has no suggestions it for priming. James ... From: James Fuller To:
New MAIB Banner (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
Saw this just today. http://www.mims.com/maib/
Martha Jane Rudder (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
What are the pro s and cons of the new twin rudder system? I really like the original design, however can get in the way of a larger outboard when the
Re: [bolger] Martha Jane Rudder (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
Col - I did not use the orignial rudder on my boat for several reasons - I didn t like the way it allowed water into the cockpit - or the way it flapped up and
To Daniel-seagull engine (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
You talking about the seagull engine brought back memories which might be worth sharing for the fun. Many years ago I built a 34 wharram catamaran which had
Seagull engine and other cheap alternatives (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
My Seagull too has a wrap around rope starter!! I am 27 and lets just say the engine is older then me!! I specifically sought out a Seagull because parts are
Re: Micro Outboard (2 messages)
Wed Jul 19 2000
By the way, the Manufacturer of British Seagull has a carburator conversion kit for older motors that improves oil consumption and no doubt improves
New pictures of Micro in "files" (1 message)
Wed Jul 19 2000
I have posted some pictures of the progress on the micro Firefly in the files (formerly known as the vault). The pictures are in jpeg format and load fairly
Re: [bolger] Re: Lawn Mower Engines? (8 messages)
Wed Jul 19 2000
In a message dated 7/18/00 9:58:47 AM Central Daylight Time, pvanderw@optonline.net writes:
Re: [bolger] Deconstructing Martha Jane (2 messages)
Wed Jul 19 2000
put me on your do not send list please. ... From: Mark Albanese To: bolger@egroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 19,
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Outboard (1 message)
Thu Jul 20 2000
I have railed against outboards here primarily because I have found them so hard to fix after they start deteriorating, especially the new ones. And they need
Re: [bolger] Lawn Mower Engines? (12 messages)
Thu Jul 20 2000
I pulled out the current Boatbuilder and the add is still in there. I missed it in an earlier look. I will send off tomorrow and report in later. Glen L has a
Fast stern wheeler (1 message)
Thu Jul 20 2000
Has any one tried the paddlewheel described in the design fast sternwheeler ( origionaly a small boat journal cartoon and reprinted in boats with an open
Re: bouyancy bags (8 messages)
Thu Jul 20 2000
... that I ... but one ... a ... number) ... it, ... let me ... suggestion, or ... the idea is that if the hull is ruptured the air counting for boyancy is
Re: [bolger] Micro motor recommendations (9 messages)
Thu Jul 20 2000
... I bought a Nissan, because it s the only one with service nearby. I am quite happy with it. I recently purchased a new prop for it, with less pitch--what
Re: [bolger] Fast stern wheeler (1 message)
Thu Jul 20 2000
That Samuel Clyde s a handsome boat. An old CSD catalog has two pictures, one in the shop nearly finished; another in smooth water making 23 MPH with the wave
Birdwatcher Photos? (1 message)
Thu Jul 20 2000
Wanted to show someone a nice photo of a Birdwatcher and now I see that there don t seem to *be any* on the Web (or in the Files area here). Anybody have any?
Re: [bolger] Really Bolger Box (1 message)
Fri Jul 21 2000
David. Mikes on list. Hi Mike....... * AS19 http://www.widomaker.com/~ewwill/AS-19.htm owner Mike Stockstill http://mkstocks.tripod.com/ Jeff
Re: [bolger] Floatation Alternative (6 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
One of the problems run into using expanding polyurethane foam is that, since open topped pours are best, if you have to sand or sureform it fair, the nice,
LS Margaret Ellen cont. (1 message)
Fri Jul 21 2000
FBBB -- A little grinding, filling, and fairing and she ll be ready to paint! The deck stingers and braces are already in place, so it *seems* like it won t be
Bolger & Friends contact info? (1 message)
Fri Jul 21 2000
I m sure this is a FAQ, but I can t find the answer: What s the procedure for getting a catalog or other basic info from Bolger & Friends? -- Wade Leftwich
Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium 3 (3 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
Hello, Its only 4 weeks till the Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium 3 August 19, 2000 in Saginaw, Michigan. Open to all types of wooden boats. From
Re: [bolger] Re: Really Bolger Box (5 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
... Wow, it looks great. Can someone loan me $350,000? Please? Chris Crandall crandall@ukans.edu (785) 864-4131 Department of Psychology University
Re: [bolger] Re: Fact or Fiction? (1 message)
Fri Jul 21 2000
My (now heavily thumbed) copy of 103 rigs came at a cost of US$25 all inc. direct from PB&F. You get to support our benefactor, and save money too :) Derek
Re: Bolger & Friends contact info? (3 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
I took the liberty of putting this address in the Files. Carter Kennedy ... earlier
Re: Sliding Seat Ideas (2 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
... also be welcome Lately I was in a Salvation Army Thrift Store and saw several rowing exercise machines which have sliding seats. Might be worth checking
Re: Birdwatcher Photos? (2 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
... http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/1997/1121/index.htm#Birdw atcher ... that ... here). ... ago, I gave him and Bolger a set and I may have a set
Re: Anchor Stowage on Martha Jane (5 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
I have pictures of Grham Cheers boat with hi anchor rode storage boxes, his final word on this is be sure to fit them with a latch ibn the event you have a
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Outboard, huh??? (3 messages)
Fri Jul 21 2000
Refueling while the engine is running. You get judgment from experience. How do you get experience? Bad judgment. ... -- _ _ _ _ _ % Harry
Re: [bolger] Re: Anchor Stowage on Martha Jane (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Hello Mark Zeiger, I have a pretty simple system. I keep two anchors in the forward well, each in its own plywood box that I built to hold rode and chains. The
Re: [bolger] Martha Jane and ballast (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Steve, Slow to reply because I have been sailing over the last week. Quickly, as I am a sheltered waters sort of guy, nothing bigger than the Chesapeake and
Topaz, stay tuned (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
For those waiting update on photo s. My friend took a batch last evening. When she downloads them and sends to me, I will foreward to duckworks soonest. The
Fast Motorsailer pix? (2 messages)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Does anyone have photos or info about the Fast Motorsailer? Stephen Crim s article and pictures at http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/fms.htm are terrific, but I d
Re: [bolger] Fact or Fiction? (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
It s now 103 rigs. Clyde
Tiger Lily (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Has the design in Bolger Boats - Tiger lily, a 45 power cruser? Thankyou Jeff Bybee
RE: [bolger] Micro motor recommendations (4 messages)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Hi Glen, I ve been swamped here the last week and haven t been able to follow the list so this is a bit late. First, the fine print. I am an outboard dealer,
Re: Plywood/fiberglass Sandwich (6 messages)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Fiberglass isn t bad in compression either (unlike kevlar) or they d need something else when making whole boats of it. You can make a kevlar canoe because the
Re: Plywood/fiberglass Sandwich (2 messages)
Sat Jul 22 2000
There is a book on this topics available on the net at the address http://www.marinecomposites.com/. Regarding amateur construction, the only designer that I
AS-19 and Martha Jane web page updates... (1 message)
Sat Jul 22 2000
Hi - I just spent more time than I want to admit updating my web site with new photos of the AS-19 and Martha Jane Upgrade. Here they are!
Re: [bolger] Tiger Lily (1 message)
Sun Jul 23 2000
Jeff, Tiger Lily (Info out of The Folding Schooner and Other Adventures) is 45 X 10 3 . A nice looking design, center cockpit, standing headroom, the design
Folding Schooner jib test (1 message)
Sun Jul 23 2000
Leander is on vacation with his family and his Gypsy, but I finished stitching the jib, and gave it a test hoist. I put a picture in files, under Folding
Tiger Lily - Been built? (1 message)
Mon Jul 24 2000
My apologies the message 6166 got garbled Has any one built either the Tiger Lily design or the Samuel clyde thankyou Jeff Bybee
Re: [bolger] Modified Micro Trawler (1 message)
Mon Jul 24 2000
Rick, The files work for your photo. Nice scene. The open stern is perfect. mark
Plastic cable-ties (1 message)
Mon Jul 24 2000
Hi. A year ago my two boys (14 and 12) and I built two Nymphs. While trying to assemble the hull and struggling to bend 7mm exterior ply (especially the
Re: [bolger] Big Sharpies (8 messages)
Mon Jul 24 2000
... This is always a great idea. I have a near complete collection of MAIB s, and love them. $24 to Boats 29 Burley St Wenham, MA 01984 You ll regret not
Re: [bolger] Re: Big Sharpies (4 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
I guess I ll never get too old to learn; I stand corrected. Bob Hicks claims no rights, but you are on your own with the author s implicit copyright.
Re: [bolger] Paddlewheels (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
This is way off-Bolger, but there s a guy here with a homebuilt 18- foot planing paddlewheel garvey. It has the complete drivetrain of an 80 s Toyota, about
[bolger] Digest Number 85 (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
On the selling poll, I think there should be some ability to draw people s attention, if not a full-blown ad. At this stage I ve helped move CHas Andrew s
Re:Deconstructing Martha Jane (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
Very impressed with your courage Mike. We don t see MAIB here, and the alterations are a mystery. Now these big cut-outs in the sides........are they for
Re: Keel anxiety solved (4 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
Chris - Micro s keel should weigh 412 lbs, which means that David s cost will be about 330 US$. Best, Pippo ... me ... with a
Aberdeen, WA week of 7/31? (1 message)
Tue Jul 25 2000
Group, I ll be in the Aberdeen, WA area next week (Monday-Thursday am) on business. Anybody in the area willing to let me buy them a beer some evening? We can
Re: Keel anxiety solved (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
Not really as expensive as you might think. Scrap lead is 40 cents a pound. = 164 dollars Heavy gloves = $10 Burner rental = $30 Bricks to support unit = $10
Re: [bolger] Sea Bird '86 (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
Could it be this guy? http://sites.netscape.net/nohnpages/Seabirdindex.html He s building a junk-rigged Seabird 86. ... -- John
Re: Modifications on Concepts (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
My feeling is that if the modified design makes a SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT improvement* in the original design as opposed to a copy with minor modifications
Bottom planking (1 message)
Tue Jul 25 2000
What is the bottom planking layout for the flat bottom designs with beam greater than four feet? Are they simply cross planked in four foot sections, butt
Re: [bolger] Bottom planking (2 messages)
Tue Jul 25 2000
... sections, ... I have done it that way using two layers of ply with the butt joints alternating. Chuck
center boards, vertical? (1 message)
Tue Jul 25 2000
hi, quick easy question (i hope). is it ok if the lateral stablizers are not totally vertical, but angled with the side of the boat, for simplicity of
Re: Off topic stuff, shooting from the hip, etc (1 message)
Wed Jul 26 2000
I agree with Gregg that we gain little from these discussions about the rights and wrongs of copyright infringement. I m happy to say no more on the topic
The latest on Topaz (1 message)
Wed Jul 26 2000
For those of you who are following Brad Raby s Topaz project, here is the latest from that gifted Michigan boat builder:
Re: "Queen Mab" (design #638)Construction (7 messages)
Wed Jul 26 2000
There is no doubt that added weight is not desirable in a sail boat (unless it is low in the hull) but I believe that, since the major portion of the QM
RE: [bolger] Re: Copyright 'n stuff (16 messages)
Wed Jul 26 2000
Enough with this subject, please. I joined this list because of a long-standing desire to build wooden boats. I have been fascinated with Bolger designs for
apologia (1 message)
Wed Jul 26 2000
To the List: It was I who inadvertantly sent the message below to the list last week. I did not intend it as a flame. It was meant as a private correspondence
Fast Motorsailer, sailing rig? (1 message)
Wed Jul 26 2000
Does anyone have info about how well the Fast Motorsailer works under sail? I ve been reading about Steve Crim s boat at
Re: [bolger] LSME Photos & JPG's (3 messages)
Wed Jul 26 2000
FBBB (and posters of construction photos) Far and away the best tool we have found for optimizing image file sizes is MacroMedia Fireworks. You get side by
Lexan Rejuvenation (1 message)
Wed Jul 26 2000
Estimado Grupo Bolger, If you re wondering how to bring tired Lexan back to life, try Mirror Glaze; first using the clear plastic cleaner and then the clear
Re: Sea Bird '86 (3 messages)
Wed Jul 26 2000
That s the one...Thanks Sakari
Re: [bolger] center boards, vertical? (2 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Richard, Don t know a great deal about this subject, but my F.S. bilge boards are not vertical. Chuck C. In a message dated 7/25/00 9:00:04 PM Pacific Daylight
Re: lil'winnie photos (2 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
David, you re infringing George Buehler s copyright here ;-) Ciao, Pippo
Queen Mab - New Pics (1 message)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Three new pictures of Queen Mab have been added to the files Al (in Ann Arbor)
Re: [bolger] Fast Motorsailer, sailing rig? (2 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
I asked PCB for info on the orig fast motor sailer because it looked like a more open boat(fishing) and he sent a reprint of an article. It is an enlarged
To David (1 message)
Thu Jul 27 2000
I have been quiet about this whole issue and will continue to keep it that way. I only extend my admiration to you for your up front apology. In my career, I
Pointy Skiff Fleet (1 message)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Well, I did it. Got the plans, brought home the plywood and began laying out the parts. Actually cut out two hull panels last night. This is going to be
Re: [bolger] Topaz (planing) (2 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Fritz, I would doubt there is much difference - you re right, it never really shifts on plane. On my sneakeasy, the water shoots right out perfectly
Re: Source for Water Glass for Micro Keel? (5 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Ron Thanks for the tip. I ordered online and had my sodium silicate in less than 48 hours. ... type sodium
Re: [bolger] Topaz (4 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Brad, my apologies! I have always confused Topaz with Champlain, but I admire your work even more now. 25 mph on 75 hp in a 31 footer is remarkable,
Re: [bolger] Keel Sharpie 55 (6 messages)
Thu Jul 27 2000
Hi Dave I too have be dreaming about the KS 55, although it will most likely stay dreaming I couldn t help but put may two cents in. ... I would think that the
Re: [bolger] New Online Book Beta - 1908 (1 message)
Thu Jul 27 2000
I just gave it a quick look but Fig.10. Folding Centerboard in chapter 10 seemed to be missing. Otherwise everything else looke good. I look forward to
Small Bolger Boat Racing (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Bolgerados, Took my Windsprint racing tonight on Puget Sound. Didn t do well against the other boats, but that doesn t really tell the story. The boat sailed
Re: [bolger] (Nymph) (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Dave On this list there are many competent and experienced builders. I, on the other hand, am a complete tyro - your basic wood-butcher. My Nymph went together
Keel for Martha Jane (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
After finally getting a look at the MAIB discussion of the MJ modifications, I d like to throw one more into the ring - how about a fixed keel similar to that
Re: [bolger] (2 messages)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Hi Dave HH Payson s site has a link to a very good site on building a Ruben s Nymph (a wider version of the Nymph) the URL is
(3 messages)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Greetings, After gnashing my teeth at my failure with the fitting of the Gypsy hull pieces, I took to heart the advice of this company and went back to measure
Re: Epoxy Coat MDO Before Painting? (3 messages)
Fri Jul 28 2000
... as ... I suspect that MDO, since it s for signs, would accept a much wider variety of paint than epoxy. Getting primer to adhere to epoxy can be a problem,
Re: New Online Book Beta - 1908 (2 messages)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Thanks Craig, I find the publication most interesting. Dave Thibodeau ... typos
Diesel Cruiser 'Badger' (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
Hello to all, First time writing to this group. My letter is in response to the discussion a few weeks ago about Bolger s Badger , the 19 foot diesel cruiser
New Project! (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
FBBB -- Strictly speaking, I suppose this is off topic, but a just got a 28 foot, 1950 era Chesapeake sharpie laid on me today. The boat-builder who hooked me
Re: [bolger] New Project! (1 message)
Fri Jul 28 2000
In a message dated 7/28/2000 9:51:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, david@crumblingempire.com writes:
Re: FW: [bolger] Fast Motorsailer, sailing rig? (3 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
In 30 Odd Boats there is a boat, Flying Splinter, which is a long narrow power boat/sail boat, in which the mast is moved from one side of the boat to the
Re: [bolger] hollow mast progress (3 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
What was the outside dimensions, and wall thickness of your mast? I have a hollow birds-mouth mast, doug fir, 3-1/2 at the partner, 7/8 inch wall thickness.
Sharpie photos (1 message)
Sat Jul 29 2000
FBBB -- I ve uploaded some pics of our new hulk into the files in the Chesepeake Sharpie folder. If anyone has a problem with topicality, please feel free to
Correction: 28 Chesapeake (1 message)
Sat Jul 29 2000
FBBB -- Sorry about that, the correct directory is 28 Chesapeake. The full URL is: http://www.egroups.com/files/bolger/28+Chesapeake/ YIBB, David CRUMBLING
Re: [bolger] hollow mast progress reponse (2 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
I have been very interested in the birds mouth spar, as it appeared to be the only way I was going to have enough spruce to finish all the spars and rails for
Re: hollow mast progress reponse (2 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
... snip I cannot easily increase the bearing surface of the ... Not sure I understand this part. How does it make it harder to unstep? Do you tilt the mast
Re: [bolger] Sharpie photos (1 message)
Sat Jul 29 2000
In a message dated 07/29/2000 1:
Barry's messabout in Oregon (1 message)
Sat Jul 29 2000
Hello to all 7 days to go. Copy of flyer attached. Also below as text file. Pass it around. I have been handing flyers to friends and just did a mailing.
Re: marka's modest adventure (2 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
Hi - I have never heard of an ElectroSprint --- is there a study plan online anywhere? Thanks! Mike http://mkstocks.tripod.com/
[bolger] Re: marka's modest adventure (2 messages)
Sat Jul 29 2000
Fellas, The Windsprint hull was originally Phil Bolger s bow steering experiment Query, of which he wrote something like if it didn t work at least it would
Re: [bolger] Keel for Martha Jane (2 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
In a message dated 7/28/00 7:04:12 AM Central Daylight Time, hwal@aol.com writes:
Re: Paddlewheel drawings (4 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
Ron; Good to see some interest in paddlewheelers! I ve been working on paddlewheel designs for some time, and over the past year have been testing some
Re: [bolger] Re: Paddlewheel drawings (1 message)
Sun Jul 30 2000
Just had a look at the drawings.I ve found a few books from time to time in the library as well as looked at a few models. I wonder about the square transom
Re: MJ hollow mast (2 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
Why don t you just glue, ahead of time, some little blocks or strips on the wide staves one side stave thickness in from the edge. WHen you clamp, the side
Re: [bolger] hollow mast progress (6 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
... I think the design of the hollow mast doesn t allow for concentrated loads, such as you will find in an unsupported mast, but rather distributed loads,
Re: MJ hollow mast (3 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
I would consider routing a rabbit along the edge of the fore and aft staves. It wouldn t need to be very deep, maybe 1/8 inch. Seems to me this would be
[bolger] Re: LSME update: Skim coat (3 messages)
Sun Jul 30 2000
FBBB -- 4 parts Raka resin, 1 part slow hardener, 1 part fast hardener, glass until just thin enough to still pour. Worked it back and forth with a squeegee
Re: [bolger] Re: MJ hollow mast (1 message)
Sun Jul 30 2000
... Yes, Vince, and this could be easily done on a table saw with the board set on edge. Chuck
Re: [bolger] Re: Beach Wheels (10 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Yes, that s it. The lake was built by the WPA and others in 1940 for recreation and hydro - the largest multi-arch Pensacola damn in the world - over a mile
Re: [bolger] Re: hollow mast progress (4 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Well, the comparison is a mathematical one - the solid mast is stronger. I would suggest adding Kevlar strand (or other high-modulus fiber) in the notches of
Gypsy launch (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Well, in a frenzy of boatbuilding I got my Gypsy finished in time for the family vacation on Cape Cod last week. I worked nearly around the clock the last two
Re: Old Shoe advice (2 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Charlie. A small e-mail group of past, present and future Oldshoe builders exists. Warren at KF4call@aol.com is our leader/facilitator. I encourage you to
Re: diablo (2 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
I agree with the assessment of glassing the sides. I used 1/4 AC ply and glassed/epoxied on a layer of dynel cloth. It has held up real well and tolerates a
Re: Sailrite vs polytarp (2 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
... How long did it take to assemble the sail? Peter
Out from under the rock (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
To all, I am gratified to everyone who wrote me both on and off the list concerning my latest faux pas. All your reassurances made my self flagellation less
RE: [bolger] marka's modest adventure (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Congratulations on launching! Sounds like you ve got a great area to explore there. Jamie Orr ... From: Mark Albanese [mailto:marka@online-pro.com] Sent:
Hollow mast plug (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
All this talk about putting solid cores in hollow masts has me convinced I need to put a plug in mine. No problem, cut one to fit on the table saw, put some
Re: [bolger] Correction: 28 Chesapeake (7 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
No personal attacks on this list, David. Gregg Carlson
Re: Unhinged no longer (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Just got back from a wonderful week at East Grand Lake in Orient, Maine. East Grand is one of the Chiputneticook Lakes in Norhtern Maine on the Canadian
Re: "Instant Boat Rig" sailing performance asymetery (7 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Is the leeboard perfectly parallel to the centerline of the boat? It seems that if it toed-out on one tack and toed-in on the other that strange things might
Re: [bolger] Re:Hollow masts (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
... From: Samson family To: Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 2:42 AM Subject: [bolger] Re:Hollow masts ... the ...
Re: Chebacco and other masts (2 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Jamie Orr wrote that... PCB suggested this construction when I wrote to him to check on wall thickness for a conventional hollow mast. Jamie! Would you
RE: [bolger] Re: Hollow Mast Plug (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Hello Guys Interesting thread but HEY think simple. The simple solution has already been sugessted but we seem to have ran right past it. I ve built several
Re: diablo (19 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
A similar offer goes for anyone within driving distance of Central Massachusetts. If you would like to try a Diablo or Pointy Skiff. Drop a line. David JOst
Re: [bolger] Re: Sailrite vs polytarp (2 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Peter.... It took me about 10 hours to start to finish( I could do it faster now that I have done one) Chris Flynn Flynn s Folly _/) ... From: Peter
Re: [bolger] hollow mast (7 messages)
Mon Jul 31 2000
I am also do not want to start any more disscussion on intelectual property....( I would rather talk boats and boatbuilding)........I agree Richard... also the
Re: Hollow Mast Plug (1 message)
Mon Jul 31 2000
Richard, Am I to understand that you are planning on putting a plug in a mast that is already assembled? If this is correct, I think you should instead