August 2001
Panel shapes, bevels etc . . . (1 message)
Wed Aug 01 2001
Hi Guys, At the risk of sounding a slob, we modern-day home boatbuilders don t need to worry about precise bevel angles, ciggy-paper fits and so on. Thickened
Re: Tack and tape: cleats (7 messages)
Wed Aug 01 2001
Wire, any cheap kind. epoxy tab between, wait overnight, and pull the wires.
Re: [bolger] Re: Glassing both sides (Dakota update) (1 message)
Wed Aug 01 2001
I haven t used the dacron dress liner, but I use Peel-Ply quite often. It is sold wherever you buy fiberglass supplies. Basically, you apply it over the just
preglassed ply (1 message)
Thu Aug 02 2001
You can buy preglassed ply in australia, but it is expensive. I saw a 38 cat built with glassed ply. They ground off the seams back to bare wood where the
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/message/13271 (2 messages)
Thu Aug 02 2001
Latex holds up well on our Brick (but the polyester doesn t )
Re: Vince's Bicycle (1 message)
Fri Aug 03 2001
Hi Bolgeristas! Take heed of Vince s condition, and beware. I took a fall while inspecting my building shelter a week ago (luckily not from a ladder) - broke
Re: paints water or oil based ? (5 messages)
Fri Aug 03 2001
... I painted my boat with (2) coats of latex primer, and two top coats of acrylic latex exterior house paint. No epoxy saturation or cloth. I think the paint
Latex paint over epoxy (1 message)
Sat Aug 04 2001
My Fellow Builder-sailors. I painted my skiff with Behr Floor Paint, but first, I gave it two light coats of Kilz Primer over the epoxy. I then gave it two
Re: Micro dorade vent (3 messages)
Sun Aug 05 2001
Absolutely! I not only put the vent in while the bulkhead was flat, on the forward bulkhead I added a small bookshelf on either side. (I have a photo if you
Re: [bolger] Re: Latex paint over epoxy... primer (3 messages)
Sun Aug 05 2001
Don, You missed a bit of the conversation. I was referring to a cheaper Walmart house brand that *isn t* Kilz brand. Don
Meadowlark (14 messages)
Mon Aug 06 2001
Back about April 23, there was a flurry of posting about LFH s Meadowlark. I came across a picture of one that I took at Mystic Seaport about 1998. I will post
Re: [bolger] Re: The maiden sailing voyage of the Brick "Thickasa" (7 messages)
Mon Aug 06 2001
I mentioned this company in late May in the hopes that somebody in the group had experience with them and could respond. No luck. We have 4 sails to buy here
re:folding schooner latch (1 message)
Tue Aug 07 2001
It sounds like your schooner is fitted with a later design i believe it is the Payson version of latch rather than the original design that appears on the
Re: folding schooner question (5 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
Based on my discussions with Leander (who met with Payson), Payson did not like or use the Bolger-designed latches. At least one Payson- built boat had straps
Re: Voyage from Alaska (3 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
Speaking for myself, I would not want to make a long voyage in any of the inside-ballasted sharpies. I especially think that Martha Jane is pretty much of an
My boat page (1 message)
Tue Aug 07 2001
My boat page has changed. You can still access it via http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats via the redirection page, but some of you have linked to the sub
Re: Lake Champlain messabout (9 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
Sorry to hear about your accident. I ve seen some scary incidents with camp stoves. Particularly disappointed because we saw you drive by in Vergennes. ... on
Re: Jpg images too big (4 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
How about posting your images to one of the free webpage sites (www.angelfire.com. www.xoom.com, www.geocities.com, www.tripod.com...I m sure there are many
Re: [bolger] Sailing from Alaska (3 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
The trouble with trailering is that the trailer remains in AK when the boat has arrived in WA. Barging is cheaper also. HJ
Re: Plans, Wyoming (2 messages)
Tue Aug 07 2001
Did you fund your Wyoming plans for swap? I d love to look over a set also. I have no intention of building one, but you may have seen my idea to double a Wyoh
unsuscribe (32 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
I will be away on holiday til the end of August. Please unsubscribe. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international
Re: Building Inscrutable -- A brief tale of the first time boat builder (3 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
Paul, this is the first I heard about the Saginaw event. Do you have more information? Dennis ... Small ... and ... existence ... or ... summer ... go ... that
Re: Paint (5 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
Michael, believe it or not, the paint is adhering to the glassed bottom remarkably well. I did not epoxy the whole boat so this does not seem to be the
RE: [bolger] Re: Latex Paint, way to go! (7 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
Derek: If I understand correctly, the paint parted from the primer, leaving the latter firmly adhered to the epoxy. That pretty much eliminates blush as the
RE: [bolger] Re: Request assistance is locating a design on the web (7 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
Wow! Not for the claustrophobic! Paul L.
Bolger chat room (1 message)
Wed Aug 08 2001
Speaking of how to s. Does anyone ever use the chat room for this group? I ve been clicking on it off & on for weeks now and there s never anyone there but me.
Re: Outboard rant, contrarian view (3 messages)
Wed Aug 08 2001
... Is CruiseNCarry back in business? When I was looking for parts a few years ago they were generally what was left of dealer stock and not many dealers. By
Re: [bolger] Re: Glassing both sides (14 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
I built a Long-EZ, and used peel ply extensively. It works wonders! Aircraft Spruce sells rolls of the stuff in 1 , 2 3 4 , et cetera rolls, it has pinked
Re: Outboards (1 message)
Thu Aug 09 2001
I have a couple hondas and they are absolutely incredible!! Both the 40 and the 50 allow you to hear a conversation at 20 mph. However, on a boat you want to
22' outboard runabout (1 message)
Thu Aug 09 2001
how can i obtain plans for a 22 outboard runabout i saw in the woodenboat from 1986? is there a bolger website? thanks in advance Jan Favié The Netherlands
Re: [bolger] bolger2 (4 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
I m signed up to the regular Bolger group, thought that was sufficient. Funny thing, a few days ago I got to bolger2 files by entering it in the search window
Re: Looking for Plans of outboard runabout 26' 10'' (4 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
No, there is no functioning Bolger & Friends website. ... 10 ... directly, ... this ... like ... Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349 ... Service.
LEDGER (2 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Viruses vs. reading Bolger on the web only (2 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
Garth-- That s the way all my groups are configured, no e-mails. The message I mentioned came through the Bulk Mail . I didn t realize that this virus was
Re: [bolger] Tohatsu rant (4 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
Thanks, but I tried the industrial bearing store (for the seal) when I went to get my discontinued lower unit bearings. I needed a prop shaft seal, it is like
RE: [bolger] RE: Ken's msg, SIRCAM worm and Outlook settings (9 messages)
Thu Aug 09 2001
Paul: The Sircam is a nasty little bug. Interestingly, It does not seem to affect my win2000 machine. It is a great operating system - almost never locks up.
Subject: Tohatsu rant (1 message)
Fri Aug 10 2001
I have an 25+year old Mariner air-cooled 5hp outboard. Last summer it got water in the lower leg. According to the agents not worth fixing because it is so old
Re: [bolger] Re: getting my paint (7 messages)
Fri Aug 10 2001
Two things come to mind that can cause the topcoat of acylic latex paint to fail. 1. Using the wrong primer. Kilz type primers contain shellec to act as a
Tubers and Tall Ships (4 messages)
Sat Aug 11 2001
... Lincoln, there s a huge underground economy in smuggling tubers. Here in northern New York it s carrots. ... tiller, ... How about drilling a hole through
Re: [bolger] Lestat is home,finally! (2 messages)
Sat Aug 11 2001
How else can boats under twenty feet get past the locks without using female persuasion? Stuart on 11/8/01 6:04 PM, ellengaest@boatbuilding.com at
[bolger] Re: Bobcat or Surf (5 messages)
Sat Aug 11 2001
Here are my figures for the surf. Montauk Home Depot 4 sheets 1/4 ACX fir $100 $60 100 feet 2x4 fir $ 50 $25 3 gallons raka 2:1 epoxy $120 10 yards raka
Re: [bolger] Kilz (2 messages)
Sat Aug 11 2001
Re: [bolger] HULLS - help!? (5 messages)
Sat Aug 11 2001
In a message dated 8/9/01 9:39:57 PM Central Daylight Time, dgw@direct.ca ... Thanks, Derek. I ll give it shot as soon as I feel my karma good. (I find it hard
Re: It was heaven (3 messages)
Sun Aug 12 2001
That s It ... past ... River ... YOUR ... for ... trip. ... this
Fw: SirCam (1 message)
Sun Aug 12 2001
Please let me apologize if you received the SirCam virus from me in an email. As soon as I found that I had it, I called a friend of mine who came over and
Saginaw Small Boat Symposium (1 message)
Sun Aug 12 2001
Hello all, Since i ve gotten a few questions via e mail about this, here is a link: http://www.gougeon.com/GLSCS/ It s been a fun event in previous years, and
Re: PVC tubing (6 messages)
Sun Aug 12 2001
... Shanty boat, Fantasy boat? It doesn t matter. I was having fun fiddling with the idea of how to float one. ... Now there s an idea! Ray
RE: [bolger] Jet Ski motors, weight (14 messages)
Tue Aug 14 2001
Richard: I sent your inquiry about jetski Hp and weight figures to Larry Pulyon and he asked me to post this reply: (Chuck) Hey Richard, The Kawasaki JS550
RE: [bolger] Less is More (13 messages)
Tue Aug 14 2001
... One trick I learned in my Laser days is to haul in the main a little so that you are sailing slightly by the lee. The main advantage of this technique is
Re: [bolger] Re: Outboard rant (29 messages)
Tue Aug 14 2001
That is the same conclusions I have on my Tonaka. Keep it a 1/2 throttle or better in high following waves. It can stutter when splashed and die if at slow
Re: Surf's up? files section? Where do I find them? (2 messages)
Tue Aug 14 2001
On my screen, directly to the left of these words you see the headings: Home, Messages, Post, Chat (no one s ever there), Files, and more. Click on Files, it
great lakes-> mississipi (1 message)
Tue Aug 14 2001
Don t get the wrong idea just because of the name. Actually, The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, while not a stream I would want to eat fish from, is no more
Re: Mississippi via Great Lakes? (13 messages)
Tue Aug 14 2001
I m reading that very book at the moment. I agree it is a great book! I also agree with another posting that the lower Mississippi is pretty bland and kind of
Re: [bolger] Re: auto motors (7 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
Hi, Was it a sterling(?) or serling(?) engine? Guessing!! James Fuller ... From: To: Sent: Tuesday, August 14,
go devil motor (1 message)
Wed Aug 15 2001
Why is it that a simple idea has to end up sooo complicated Im sure thatthe uni joint could go and the shaft / casing bolt onto the mounting holes on the
Re: [bolger] Brick design features (4 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
I agree with what David says-- except I doubt that it makes any difference in ease of building. This is because you attach the chines to the sides first, then
Re: speaking of motors (SPRIT RIG) (7 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
I think Bolger s dowels extended past the sprit, I guess so you could use them like belaying pins. ... a ... that is ... mistakes. ... something ... sheet ...
Re: [bolger] Navigation (6 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
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Family Boatbuilding photos - elegant punt (1 message)
Wed Aug 15 2001
Hi All, I ve posted some photos of our elegant punt family boatbuilding project from last December: http://www.geocities.com/sanmi/precious/precious.html Frank
Sailcloth weight for Surf (1 message)
Wed Aug 15 2001
Not certain yet, but it looks like I ll be building a Surf. Once it s certain, I ll order the plans. Starting to scrounge already, though. Can anyone tell me
Re: AS-29 pictures (8 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
Its hard to hide your age... :-) ... damned
Re: CSB Fishcat page (2 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
No, but she sure looked sleek. I ll be pouring over my Fishcat plans tonight.
Re: [bolger] Re: Greetings boatbuilders (16 messages)
Wed Aug 15 2001
On my Cynthia J I did my but joints by using a thick pile of news paper underneath, so there was no need to pry anything apart before bending the nails over.
Boatbuilding Website Directory (1 message)
Thu Aug 16 2001
Hello all, I ve just become an editor of the Open Directory Project Boatbuilding category, http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Boating/Boatbuilding/ . The Open
Re: Biting the hand that 'feeds' you (18 messages)
Thu Aug 16 2001
Well said Paul. ... long message snipped for brevity.
Re: Fw: (2 messages)
Thu Aug 16 2001
Hi, There s certainly a Chebacco in Maine - Phil published a photo of it in his MAIB article on the Chebacco a couple or three years ago. Trouble is, he
Re: compressed air (27 messages)
Thu Aug 16 2001
O.K. this is way off topic, but for a compressed air walking robot check out http://www.prairienet.org/~cocatrez/ap033txt.htm#3.2.1 Here is a quote on
Re: [bolger] Dobler (2 messages)
Thu Aug 16 2001
In a message dated 8/16/01 12:05:18 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Hi, PseudoDion: Thomas Firth-Jones offers a set of plans for this boat for $50.00. He has a
Re: [bolger] Re: compressed cars & boats (6 messages)
Fri Aug 17 2001
In a message dated 8/16/01 8:48:07 PM Central Daylight Time, shansen@tiac.net writes: hmmm where are we going to
Re: Surf or Gypsy - any comments? (5 messages)
Fri Aug 17 2001
... Hi John, I m not really familiar with S or G except for pictures but I can comment on centerboard VS daggerboard (or lee-board for that matter). In an
Re: DEAD THREAD: Biting the hand that 'feeds' you (2 messages)
Fri Aug 17 2001
... AMEN!!!!!!
RE: [bolger] Re: Al vs SS vs HDG (14 messages)
Fri Aug 17 2001
Richard: I don t know if I mentioned it before, but I have cast bronze, and you are right about silicon bronze being the easiest to cast. It is also the best
RE: [bolger] bantam builders (2 messages)
Fri Aug 17 2001
John: Can we see a picture of your 32 ft Power Sharpie? Chuck
Return to boatbuilding-cheap filler (1 message)
Fri Aug 17 2001
As everyone here knows, antyhing bought for boatbuilding costs twice as much as a product bought for house maintenance. Has anyone tried acrylic filler? The
Bobcat in Virginia (1 message)
Sat Aug 18 2001
My wife and I were heading south on Rt 13 in Virginia heading for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. About 15 or 20 miles north of the bridge we came up on a nice
Re: Micro web page updates/new photos added (2 messages)
Sat Aug 18 2001
I just added a couple of current pictures of Firefly emerging from her cocoon. Things are looking up now. I can t wait for the article on casting bronze. I
sneakeasy / inboard (1 message)
Sun Aug 19 2001
i am planning to build the sneakeasy, howver i would like to put an inboard in it, is that possible, has anyone experience with that? would a saildrive be an
Here is my Bolger Brick almost finished (1 message)
Sun Aug 19 2001
http://www.geocities.com/bitme1234/naohs_ark.html My son Noah can t wait to get it on the water. Todd
RE: [bolger] Trailering Bolger 30' Boats? (3 messages)
Sun Aug 19 2001
I agree, Harry. I pulled my Tennessee a lot of miles with very few problems. Sometimes you have to plan how you are going to get in and out of places, but
Re: [bolger] One more thing about mast for sprit rigs? (8 messages)
Sun Aug 19 2001
... todd, in the back issues of jim michalak you can find excellent instructions on how to do it. a short snippet of his unmistakeable prose: I think the
Re: Champlain Messabout pictures (3 messages)
Sun Aug 19 2001
Lincoln, Thank for posting the pictures. I wish I could have returned on Sunday. Next year should be easier now that I know the lay of the land, and know
RE: [bolger] Centerbord pivot (and rudder stock) (1 message)
Mon Aug 20 2001
Fraser Howell used aluminum for his rudder and centreboard -- you might ask him for details. Myself, I used a 1/2 inch bronze pin in the plywood board, fitting
Re: Simplified foils (6 messages)
Mon Aug 20 2001
If a flat plate is ok, that s because you can live with the extra drag. You can almost always come up with an airfoil shape that will perform considerably
[bolger] re: auto motors, oarlocks,motors (4 messages)
Mon Aug 20 2001
Stuff deleted ... more stuff deleted Until I get my Teal on the water the only boat I have is a 19 runabout with a 5.0L Chevy V8. Except for marinized Fuel,
An article to salivate over . . . (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
Hi, Pleasant surprise this morning. Postman arrived with the new Water Craft mag. Big article (5 pages) on Micro by Peter de Boer, with mouth-watering pics of
Test POst (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
Just want to see if this gets posted. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with
Re: Has anyone modified Surf to take a centreboard instead of a dagge rboard? (2 messages)
Tue Aug 21 2001
Please don t. While a centerboard may look better, the Leeboard works just fine. You also have something unique to talk about with other people. What is that
Lake Monroe messabout (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
Anyone know when it is??
Re: [bolger] Sanding Latex Primer? (8 messages)
Tue Aug 21 2001
... I ll disagree. Kilz is a primer for many purposes, of which plaster is only one. Read the label. Furthermore, in my experience, it s a fine all-purpose
Re: [bolger] Black Skiimmer (2 messages)
Tue Aug 21 2001
I sailed a Black Skimmer in Florida Bay. With gusts up to 25 kts, she handled very well double-reefed. She sailed to windward herself, with a pleasant,
Some boats in Oyster Bay Harbor. (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
I took my boat across Long Island Sound for a little sightseeing. I took a small number of pictures of boats you might find interesting and have put them up on
Re: [bolger] Re: Has anyone modified Surf to take a centreboard instead of a ... (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
In a message dated 8/21/01 1:38:16 PM Central Daylight Time, ... I think centerboards have been overly maligned and feel an obligation to stick up for them.
Re: Fishcat/Campanoe (5 messages)
Tue Aug 21 2001
... The Campanoe s hull and deck weigh 200 lbs. Fishcat is about 260 per the CSB description. The latter is rated for 4 people and ~25 hp max. I can t imagine
WIDT, or. Don't Latest Adventure (slightlyOT) (1 message)
Tue Aug 21 2001
OK, so this has nothing to do with Bolger, but it is a small boat adventure. What I did today. My brother Terry has been looking for a Feathercraft Rocket for
RE: [bolger] Re: Design Choice (18 messages)
Tue Aug 21 2001
... Weight gives you a definite advantage when you need to hike out to balance the rig. It means you can take more wind before you have to ease the main.
A conversation with the wizard: (1 message)
Wed Aug 22 2001
I sent PCB&F an email, and faxed him a copy: Dear Phil and friends. ... I m collecting the parts and supplies need to build my Chebacco Cruiser, the pilot
Fw: Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival -more detail (1 message)
Wed Aug 22 2001
Subject: Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Sept. 29-30 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Madisonville, Louisiana (East of Baton Rouge) Water Street along the
Re: Chebacco tiller stock (2 messages)
Wed Aug 22 2001
The value for 1 solid steel should be twice that, 170lb of force. Sorry. ... on ... 1/8 ... at
Re: latex paints (16 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
... are ... if ... If I were going to leave it in the water for months, I would put anti-fouling on the bottom. Even expensive marine topsides paints are not
Re: Aircraft Carrier (14 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
Phil has replied to my carrier letter. Here is his reply, verbatim. He writes on 14 August, 01. Dear Bruce, Thanks for yours of August 8 (came this morning).
Re: [bolger] Re: dangerous math (5 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
Thanks, that posting needed a response. I know that not everyone on this board is an amateur but I sure am and I found you analysis interesting. Maybe not
Re: Design Choice (2 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
Sorry for the repost, but I just realized I broke the thread ... for a ... straight ... over ... with a ... been ... Bricks ( 2 ... starboardside) and ...
Re: Bruce's Bolger Boats (3 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
Boy have you been busy.... ... date. ... I am amazed at so much activity in such a short time. apparently you have found something that is especially yours.
Re: latex house paint (10 messages)
Thu Aug 23 2001
I absolutely agree with Jeff. For a boat not sitting on a mooring, a paint job, maintained every couple of years is fine. Epoxy without glass is theoretically
Thin cloth (was latex house paint) (1 message)
Thu Aug 23 2001
A small caveat... While gossamer thin cloth should work very nicely to prevent checking, it won t provide much abrasion resistance. In an attempt to keep
folding schooner in Oz update (1 message)
Fri Aug 24 2001
The schooner is taking shape once again. the bilgeboard cases are in and the deck on. i fitted inwales on the aft hull for strength and more bum space , they
Fibreglassing Micro sides (2 messages)
Fri Aug 24 2001
FWIW, I glassed, filled, and sanded all the panels on the Dakota before bending them on. I used 1/2 (12mm) MDO ply, 6 oz. cloth, 4 coats of epoxy w/ filler in
Fibreglassing Micro sides (follow-up) (1 message)
Fri Aug 24 2001
I am assuming that you are only glassing the exterior. If you glass both sides first, all bets are off. Vince Chew
Re: Piroque? (4 messages)
Fri Aug 24 2001
John, Lots of good info plus kits etc. for traditional looking pirogues at Uncle John s General Store http://www.unclejohns.com/boat/ They offer kits but, as
Re: "Watercraft" ? (4 messages)
Fri Aug 24 2001
... quality magazine, bit expensive to get here in the US though. ... The URL is watercraft (one word) but the name of the magazine is Water Craft (two words).
Re: What is checking ? (12 messages)
Fri Aug 24 2001
... to ... Kilz. I suspect it was shellac based, IMHO, because I think that would do the trick over linseed oil. Don Craig
Re: [bolger] Epoxy sealing (6 messages)
Fri Aug 24 2001
Many years ago I built a variation on Glen L s Hunky Dory, and used her for fishing Herring and Salmon in Western AK. WEST system was the only stuff available
Epoxy without glass and Pirogues (1 message)
Sat Aug 25 2001
Oh dear! Hackles are rising, I detect, regarding epoxy without glass. I offer my own experiences - 12 years ago I built a flat-bottom skiff - Iain Oughtred s
Re: [bolger] Was just wondering..... (4 messages)
Sat Aug 25 2001
Thanks Jamie. I ve been trying to get some business going on the island at Port Alberni and Campbell River. If that happens, I ll give you a call. JB ... From:
Nord Koster (1 message)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Thanks for responding to my queries about the Humber yawl. I looked at the Nord Koster and it is very nice. Is Nord Koster the design name of this boat? If it
Re: Humber Yawl (7 messages)
Sun Aug 26 2001
... Wow Dennis you are really getting into it! The Clements boat site is really nice. The Nord Koster is certainly a change from our Bolger boxes. While you re
Lapstrake Cartopper (1 message)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Thinking about my next build I m leaning towards a Cartopper. Thing is I also want to try glued ply lapstrake, something I ve not done. Seems like it could
sailing test (1 message)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Hi We just took out my son s elegant punt Creamsicle for a sailing test. I made the rudder and leeboard according to plan, but we used an old homemade canoe
Re: WDJ pictures (5 messages)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Please excuse my ignorance. What is WDJ? Thanks Pat ... for; ... capable ... present ... sail ... last ... Your ... a ... you
Re: 3M 5200 (2 messages)
Sun Aug 26 2001
... The temperature here is 80-85 F and the RH is about 85-90%. Regular 5200, workable up to 4 hours, tack free 48 hours, full cure 5-7 days. Fast cure 5200,
RE: [bolger] Re: Dakota Update (2 messages)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Excellent work, Vince! I was showing the latest pictures to my wife, and she wondered what the floor plan was. Do you have something you can post? Chuck
Re:epoxy information (1 message)
Sun Aug 26 2001
No Bob, that was exactly the sort of thing i was looking for when i asked my question, and i read it all twice. :-) back to building the barn, i have to have
Re: [bolger] Re: Epoxy (7 messages)
Sun Aug 26 2001
Robb White _glasses_ and epoxies each plank on both sides before putting it on the boat. I don t know what he does with the framing. His boats are small and
Re: Sharpie Pounding Jochem and Micro (13 messages)
Mon Aug 27 2001
Interesting about the Jochems being cured to some extent by a 1.5 x1.5 cutwater, because this is about the size of a Micro keel protrusion, which goes right
SV: [bolger] Re: WDJ pictures (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
Hi Pat, WDJ is an acronym for William D Jochems (the name of the comissioner and owner/builder of the Prototype). Design #639 (1997) The Boat is a
Re: [bolger] Topaz owners? (2 messages)
Mon Aug 27 2001
Check out DuckWorks Magazine, it has a several articles on building and cruising on a Topaz. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/ Jeff ... From:
Yawl (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
... I was on a week long cruise in company with the yawl Sally that was built on these plans (and featured in WoodenBoat a while back. What a boat, it is an
Re: Fall Messabout near Smokies... Who will come? (2 messages)
Mon Aug 27 2001
... for some ... interest ... Too short of notice for me, as it would be a 1000-mile round trip and require some vacation days. one note: The Lake Monroe meet
Champlain messabout (2nd attempt, computer ate 1st) (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
I hope everyone is ignoring the Champlain messabout reminder from the infernal computer. Hope someone can find out how to stop it, or we ll have hordes of
Catfish Beach Cruiser (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
Has anyone had any experience building this fine looking boat? Any thoughts on construction/performance? Thanks. Bolger rules!!! - no cursing, flaming,
Re:Dakota update (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
Chuck, I posted a layout but it is not real clear. Basically the layout is the streetcar style with a 2ft. aisle the full length of the cabin. The fore and aft
This is not the end... (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
It is not even the end of the beginning, but it is a start. I had a friend come by with his Suburban and we dragged the Chesapeake from the back of the house
Re: Epoxy misinformation (25 messages)
Mon Aug 27 2001
I stand corrected. End of discussion. No more flames. Bruce
Re: Dakota Layout (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
In my message #13978 referring to port and starboard, I just realized that the picture I posted is flipped horizontally. So port in the picture is starboard on
New Epoxy Information (1 message)
Mon Aug 27 2001
At least it is to me. I got so interested in all the energetic postings on epoxy, that I had to go browsing the web for the different brand names. Well they
Re: Birth Announcement (5 messages)
Mon Aug 27 2001
I bought my sail from Dynamite Payson. Yes it was a bit expensive, but I was afraid that if I built a sail of polytarp I, too, would be too knowledgable of
Messabouts in the UK? (1 message)
Tue Aug 28 2001
Hi, This will be mainly of interest to UK members. I ve always wished we could organise messabouts here, in the same way as they seem to happen all over the
Re: New Epoxy Information Warning (4 messages)
Tue Aug 28 2001
Actually, I like the book, but when it comes to epoxy I use Raka because of the price (and good service). Seems just as good, from all I can tell. I would use
Re: Fall Messabout near Smokies...Max? (2 messages)
Tue Aug 28 2001
... overlap. ... Lake Monroe is in Southern Indiana.
Re: Digest Number 634 (3 messages)
Tue Aug 28 2001
One of the options for reading the list is daily digest , where all the messages for the day are emailed to you in one email, once a day. The title for these
Re: [bolger] OT - delamination - on a boat by someone other than Mr. Bolger (3 messages)
Tue Aug 28 2001
Hi John - Your right on. I ve done exactly that many times before. Just make sure you put your epoxy (slightly thickened, preferrably with colodial silica)
Re: [bolger] Epoxy & MDO (3 messages)
Tue Aug 28 2001
Hi Ron Practical testing gave me the following, standard caveats apply. System 3 goop, ambient temperature approx 70 degrees. MDO (paper face) to timber and
Re: epoxy and MDO (1 message)
Tue Aug 28 2001
Keeping in mind that my boat isn t yet launched, here is what I have done: 1. I grind the ends of the sheets I am splicing as nearly as I can to the thickness
Re: Launching (2 messages)
Wed Aug 29 2001
Sounds Great!
Re: [bolger] Re: dark epoxy. (24 messages)
Thu Aug 30 2001
Composite aircraft are all painted white for this reason. HJ
Re: [bolger] Plywood hull stove in: suggestions on repairs? (6 messages)
Thu Aug 30 2001
I patched two holes, one from dropping an anchor through the bottom and one from ramming, by cutting out the damaged part, fitting a piece of plywood in ,
Re: glassing over graphite (4 messages)
Thu Aug 30 2001
Well, FWIW, multiple coats of epoxy and graphite stick very well, really no differently than multiple coats of straight epoxy (I just put rather too many coats
Re: [bolger] Re: files & photos (6 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
Take a look here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/photos/photos-01.html Your group was created before 06/01/00. Currently, the Photos feature is only
Re: [bolger] PL Premium/Gorilla Glue (27 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
I m not sure Bob but I suspect we are talking the same thing. Clamping pressure is indeed needed to keep the parts together as the glue expands with a fair
Re: [bolger] Glassing First? (2 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
On the Tennessee, I glassed everything before bending. Nothing on the boat has any radical bends and I found that though it is a bit stiffer it was no problem
Re: [bolger] Re: Gypsy skeg (7 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
I thought the Cartopper was a shorter version of the Gypsy also until seeing them next to each other. They are two different designs. The Gypsy is a much
Re: [bolger] plywood checking (2 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
There was an article in woodenboat in the last 1/2 decade by an individual who had covered his bright work with light weight glass and epoxy before varnishing.
New website (1 message)
Fri Aug 31 2001
This may be old news, but here s another website that sells sailmaking supplies. It looks to be smaller than Sailrite, and I haven t compared prices in
FW: [bolger] New website (1 message)
Fri Aug 31 2001
Whoops! Let me try that again... http://www.sailmakerssupply.com/ ... From: Orr, Jamie [mailto:jorr@bcauditor.com] Sent: August 31, 2001 12:13 PM To:
Re: [bolger] "Golden Virolla" (5 messages)
Fri Aug 31 2001
Also http://www.roblumco.com/virolaen.html: VIROLA (VIROLA SURINAMENSIS) ALSO KNOWN AS: BANAK CUMALA CAOBILLA SANGRE PALO DE SANGRE UCUUBA Uses: Interior trim,
Watervan Photos (1 message)
Fri Aug 31 2001
With the help of Jeff Blunk, I have managed to inaugurate the Bolger2 Photo Albums. I took Shorty s organizational advice by making a Bolger Boats album,