February 2001
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Thu Feb 01 2001
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Re: [bolger] Moderator: FILES?? and group info (7 messages)
Thu Feb 01 2001
Karl: Sorry, I guess I am still asleep this morning. Here is the correct URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger Chuck ... daily
Re: [bolger] Seasoning wood for masts (6 messages)
Thu Feb 01 2001
... log home designers and by building a couple of log homes. 1. Airing in a barn is good if it isn t real hot. It keeps to logs drier than being outside and
Long sticks and trailering Micro (1 message)
Thu Feb 01 2001
Of course with a Chebacco and the usual gaff rig, the sticks all fit inside the boat anyway, so you don t have that problem. Of course the Chebacco was
Re: [bolger] Faxing Bolger (5 messages)
Thu Feb 01 2001
In a message dated 2/1/2001 2:01:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, bgbeck55@yahoo.com writes:
Re: Micro v Chebacco (40 messages)
Fri Feb 02 2001
Of course the 2.5 feet have to go to the top of the mast -- with 2.5 feet on the bottom, the Micro would lose quite a bit of its shallow draft -- kind of like
RE: [bolger] a few more photos (2 messages)
Fri Feb 02 2001
Paul Your comments about the rains and their effect on the creek struck a chord. In 1987 I spent a summer (your winter) in Perth, and took part in the Avon
Re: news (8 messages)
Fri Feb 02 2001
Gregg and all: When the takeover of eGroups by Yahoo! was announced back in early December and characterized as a merger benefitting users, I drafted the
Featherwind build (1 message)
Sat Feb 03 2001
Hi Group, Has anyone out there built Featherwind? I got the plans from David Carnell. I understand that this is a Bolger design, so I can talk about it here.
RE: [bolger] Re: Micro v Chebacco (& Cartopper) (3 messages)
Sun Feb 04 2001
My mast was 40 pounds when 8 or 16 sided, probably not much different now. Jamie ... From: jboatguy@cs.com [mailto:jboatguy@cs.com] Sent: Saturday, February
Ancient Ship Construction (1 message)
Sun Feb 04 2001
Hello All, Ok, so most Bolger designs and boats aren t ancient! However,some of the constructions methods do go back quite a period of time! Anyway, not to
Re: [bolger] Micro Navigator now Messabout (3 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
In a message dated 02/04/2001 9: Are you referring to the affair at Rend Lake? If so,
Re: Thanks to Glen (4 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
So far Glen could pass the 10cm test, but then, he still has all those myriad of details to finish (not to mention discover that he has to do in the first
Re: OT: A Sincere Request (4 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
Thanks David - stuff like that resets all tresholds. Thanks again, Pippo ... way. ... 2000 ... of ... starting ... think
Re: Rubens Nymph (4 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
I heartily agree! I d also recommend 3/4 plywood for the frames and transoms, rather than 1/4 . It s a lot easier to set up, since you can put temporary
Re:Need archive of old messages (2 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
Michael, The old messages are still on the Bolger group web site. On the left side of the page you should see Home, Messages, Post, Chat, etc. The Home
Re: 48' Trawler (1 message)
Mon Feb 05 2001
This is not at all an untypical design for Bolger. In the Dec. 1, 2000 issue of Messing Around In Boats he has an article on design # 626 which is a steel
Re: Glens boat (2 messages)
Mon Feb 05 2001
Glen, No offense, but I think you re judging the forest (the overall quality) on the basis of a couple crooked trees (a few well-fixed mistakes). John ...
Re: Bolger Boats For Sale (1 message)
Mon Feb 05 2001
George, Check out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger4Sale It lists 90 members, but is not very active. Vince Chew
Re: Center Console (3 messages)
Tue Feb 06 2001
... I would take that question directly to Mr. Bolger (via letter or fax). He has designed a raft of light powerboats about that size, and I m sure that he
Re: [bolger] Bolger designed 48' trawler (5 messages)
Tue Feb 06 2001
In a message dated 2/5/01 10:00:44 AM Central Standard Time, ... Lion s Paw is a 38 steel schooner in 30 Odd Boats . Bill in MN
Some nice thoughts off a website (1 message)
Tue Feb 06 2001
Some thoughts on Starting Over got this off r.b.b Cheers/Carron
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 375 (1 message)
Tue Feb 06 2001
It sure is a long way and a very hard drive, up from Houston... Bill Wallace
Re: [bolger] Build again! (9 messages)
Wed Feb 07 2001
I always epoxy and glass tape my PVC potato guns. It sticks well but I do not know about flexibility, the pipe lengths I use are pretty short. I have not had
Want to trade boat plans??? (2 messages)
Wed Feb 07 2001
I have unbuilt plans for Michalak s Mayfly 12, and the Glen-L Power Skiff. I d be interested in trading them for Chebacco plans, but I m probably a little
fibreglass on PVC, making the mast tapered (1 message)
Wed Feb 07 2001
In a message dated 02/07/2001 12:
Re: [bolger] Re: Anhinga Sharpie (3 messages)
Wed Feb 07 2001
In a message dated 02/07/2001 4: Mr. Bolger has not popularized the plans of the Anhinga
Fiberglass masts? Try birdsmouth (1 message)
Wed Feb 07 2001
To me, fiberglass masts seem like an awful lot of trouble, for a unknown result, out of a material that is demonstrably heavier than, and not nearly as strong
Re: [bolger] (3 messages)
Wed Feb 07 2001
... You don t need notches for the sheer, it goes on the outside of the planking. But you must have them for the the log. It s pretty easy to get them close
Re: Colloidal silica (2 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
I don t recall what the application you mentioned is, but I use about 3:1 or 4:1 wood flour and silica. Cheaper, and there s still enough silica to make it
Re: Micro web page removed (4 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
Hi, Pippo. I m sorry that your web site will be among the missing. I will miss it . I checked it out quite often. It was a source of inspiration for me as I
Re: Snug Fit for Chine Logs? (3 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
Bill, Fritz and Chuck: Something that Chuck mentioned; external chine logs. I am finishing a sailing skiff and back when i was fitting the chine logs, I was
Re: [bolger] re:re:fibreglass on pvc. (2 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
... Has anyone considered tapering a piece of PVC, then using that as a plug for a FG mast? It seems to me that the taper would allow for easier removal of
Re: [bolger] (1 message)
Thu Feb 08 2001
I think the notches will be necessary to get the chine in the correct place. Or on the Light Schooner are they attached to a panel first?? If you cut the
Re: [bolger] Colloidal silica (2 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
... Cabosil, from Jamestown Distributors: http://www.JamestownDistributors.com It ain t the greatest website, but it s very usable. I like their paper catalog
Re: Micro Navigator with Lee boards (7 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
Thanks for the correction,MusicBox3 it is. Milton- ... http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/2001/0115/index.htm#Music box3 ... the ... boat ... with
Re:Fillers (4 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
We used to be able to buy asbestos powder up here cheap.....real cheap,like $8.00Can per cubic yard.Anyway,it made for almost rock hard fillets that were
Re: Bolger's rudder fittings (4 messages)
Thu Feb 08 2001
The Oldshoe that I am building has a similar rudder arrangement, and I have always wondered about its reliability. I have used quartersawn oak flooring for
Re: [bolger] Re: fibreglass on PVC (5 messages)
Fri Feb 09 2001
... Pound for pound I have always been told that wood is stronger than fiberglass in bending loads. Tension is where it shines. HJ -- _ _ _ _ _ % Harry
[bolger]Re:Lake Champlain Bolger Messabout (1 message)
Fri Feb 09 2001
Here is some lodging information for the LAKE CHAMPLAIN BOLGER MESSABOUT, Kingsland Bay, Ferrisburgh, VT, August 4-5, 2001. For those who are thinking of
Re: Build again! (3 messages)
Fri Feb 09 2001
Taper is easy. There are two methods: a shooting board jig using a hand plane or belt sander, or a taper jig on the tablesaw. Both jigs are similiar. The
Re: Big Tortoise or Brick designs (2 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Don t know anything about the Big Tortoise, but the Brick carries two large people without seeming to be anywhere near its capacity and with lots of elbow room
Re: Filler (4 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Bill, I usually squeegee on a thin scrim of epoxy thickened with microballoons as my second-to-last (penultimate?) epoxy coating prior to painting, when using
Re: [bolger] Bolger's fax number (2 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Don: It s: fax (978) 282-1349 You can find it in the groups files area: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/pbf%20address.txt Chuck
Re: [bolger] - WEST Fillers (1 message)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Bill, You ll get a lot of opinions on fillers, but I have had fine results with talc. Fiberglass Coatings, Inc. sells a 50 lb bag for about $20.00. I have
Re: [bolger] Micro Question (3 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Ah, thank you, it is the question that I set me for two years. It is not possible that those holes serve to wash the mud of the still, only ! Marco ...
Fillers..anyone tried diatomaceous earth? (1 message)
Sat Feb 10 2001
This stuff is sold as filter media for swimming pools and is really cheap, maybe around US$4 for a cubic foot. It has some of the attributes of microballoons
Re: [bolger] Ballast, yet again (2 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
In a message dated 2/10/2001 9:15:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, claude_the_sailor@yahoo.com writes:
Ballast rears its ugly head (yet again) (1 message)
Sat Feb 10 2001
... Not this old chestnut again! I-think-therefore-it-is creeps into the list once more. If whoever wrote this wasn t on the list last time around, please
Re: [bolger] Re Anhinga Sharpie (2 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Wendy, Do you have the plans for Anhinga? IF not, here s a deal. Going through my info, I find that I paid $US 25 for these over 10 years ago. I ll send them
Re: [bolger] Re Anhinga Sharpie, sorry, that was meant for private reply (1 message)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Apologies to the list. I *know* that all lists don t use the same convention for reply and reply all...I just don t remember to check which one I m getting :-(
Re: [bolger] Re: "UHMW" (?) (5 messages)
Sat Feb 10 2001
Also used for the runners on dogsleds. Works great. HJ ... -- _ _ _ _ _ % Harry welshman@ptialaska.net
re:chine latches on folding schooner (1 message)
Sun Feb 11 2001
Peter. Re chine latches. On th for ard hull I vemade my chine log 3/4 thickx 3 wide over the legth of the rear compartment. Also a similar quantity of wood
latch drawings for peter (1 message)
Sun Feb 11 2001
Peter, Ifollowed up with those promised drawings. Comments, criticisms ,etc by alland sundry are welcomed and encouraged. In fact , looked forward to. Cheers,
Re: [bolger] PFDs (11 messages)
Sun Feb 11 2001
... Squirt boats are low volume, high performance kayak that began to become popular in the late eighties. While a typical whitewater kayak from that era might
Re: Re request for article (2 messages)
Mon Feb 12 2001
Paul: YES! We have done several projects in installments. It works fine. Normally I ask for a thousand or two words, but sometimes I get more. You be the
Re: Another Bolger boat (3 messages)
Mon Feb 12 2001
Welcome to the club Phillip!Your next project,Zephyr,should be a real breeze!Afterward,a MICRO,perhaps?!By all means post pictures of your work,it may well
RE: [bolger] forward well and ventilator, was Re: Opening portlights on Micro? (14 messages)
Mon Feb 12 2001
Thanks, Peter; I had to laugh at your remark about the phone book - in most places in the US, people don t know what to make of my name, and always try to
Re: Micro Question, bow openings (5 messages)
Mon Feb 12 2001
That s almost the story of my life. I get the concept right, the particulars wrong! John O Neill ... describes ... hardly ... Punt.
forward well and ventilator, was Re: Opening portlights on Micro? (2 messages)
Mon Feb 12 2001
Hi Stan, Just to lessen the confusion,the addition of a fine copper screen on the outside of the ventilator serves to keep little flying critters at bay and to
Re: Forward well and Ventilator (1 message)
Tue Feb 13 2001
The vent on the forward cabin bulkhead looks like it is intended to be a Wiley vent. Bolger included an 8 X 10 sheet describing the construction of the
Re: [bolger] forward well and ventilator, was Re: Opening portlights on Micro? (1 message)
Tue Feb 13 2001
Hi Peter, Alas, the only thing I ll have to worry about will be the engine exhaust getting in. At 4.5 knots, I ll have very little trouble with spray. ;-)
Home Built Trailer for Martha Jane (1 message)
Tue Feb 13 2001
Hi Folks, Just made it through the Yahoo screen. (Expletive!) I hated switching over here from Chris Noto s group back when it down. Now I m really unhappy!
Absence on holiday (1 message)
Tue Feb 13 2001
I will be away from home until mid April and thus unable to properly attend to e-mail. Please unsubscribe me for the time being. B. Mathews
Re: Trailer boats (7 messages)
Tue Feb 13 2001
It is all a compromise. No Keel = hull sits low on trailer and weight is down low which gives good trailering. = easy to get on and off trailer because trailer
RE: [bolger] Re: Jim Michalek's web page (6 messages)
Wed Feb 14 2001
Many thanks for the replies... problem fixed! Jeremy ... From: garth@breakawaybooks.com [mailto:garth@breakawaybooks.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Chebaccos in Annapolis, MD (1 message)
Wed Feb 14 2001
Are there any proud owners/builders on Chebaccos near Annapolis, MD? I have the plans, and would like to take a look at a real one before I start the sales
Michalek's web page, glad this got going (1 message)
Wed Feb 14 2001
Geez, I m glad these problems came up at this time. It s not that I d wish anyone problems of any sort, but the solutions presented had to be checked out...and
Re: [bolger] Skimmer or Brick X 2 ???? (2 messages)
Wed Feb 14 2001
... Bruce: Thanks for the link. If they ever get their e-mail de-bugged, you might ask them about a Folding Schooner. Chuck
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro mast & plywood questions (21 messages)
Thu Feb 15 2001
In a message dated 02/14/2001 11:
Work Skiff 15 (1 message)
Thu Feb 15 2001
Has anyone built a Work Skiff 15? Anyone planning to build one?
Re: [bolger] Re: broken hollow mast (6 messages)
Thu Feb 15 2001
On an unstayed, hollow mast, the partner will crush the mast out of round if they can, as has been stated. In the Freedom, there s no plug, but the partner is
Re: [bolger] Width of Birdmouth Staves (4 messages)
Thu Feb 15 2001
Correction. I should have said Vee cutter for a molding head rather than dado cutter . A Vee cutter for a router table/shaper would also work. The author
Re: [bolger] Thinning epoxy results coming (2 messages)
Thu Feb 15 2001
I wouldn t worry too much about fumes, especially at low temps, but AVOID contacting the liquid components and sanding dust. Don Hodges ... From:
Re: [bolger] Are birdsmouths Noble? (9 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
In a message dated 2/14/01 6:31:38 PM Central Standard Time, ... A short letter of mine on this subject actually got published in the letters section of
Re: [bolger] Re: birdsmouth and oars? (6 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
In a message dated 2/14/01 7:07:59 PM Central Standard Time, ... Now building these oars definitely looks like something requiring specialist skills ! Not
Re: [bolger] Thinning Epoxy (16 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
I emailed support at Systems Three regarding thinning epoxy resin and this is the answer I got: We would never recommend thinning epoxy with a solvent for
Re: [bolger] plywood questions (1 message)
Fri Feb 16 2001
In a message dated 02/15/2001 8: While a number of people ... Why ever would you do that? the
Re: [bolger] thinning epoxy:watch your brands (2 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
In a message dated 02/15/2001 8:
Re: Birdsmouth spars (4 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
Oh those complicated birdsmouth masts! Consider, for all these numbers being bantied about, all you need do is pick wall thickness and spar diamter.
RE: [bolger] Re: Birdsmouth masts (7 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
No counter-counter here. You pays your money, you takes your choice. What works best will depend on your shop setup, what tools you have, your stock, how you
Cheap Pages URL Needs Tweaking (1 message)
Fri Feb 16 2001
http://www.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/ is now http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/ and if you have any links to any of my Cheap Pages you ll need to change em.
Re: [bolger] Thinning Epoxy - Wow (4 messages)
Fri Feb 16 2001
I have had not problem with using polyester over epoxy. Michael Surface ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE
Sweet Caroline Ready to Launch (1 message)
Fri Feb 16 2001
Off-topic (but I m still building two Nymphs!) My Glen-L Sweet Caroline 20 ft cabin dory skiff is ready for her new trailer (delivered today, $985 USD) and
Re: [bolger] bobcat (4 messages)
Sat Feb 17 2001
Hey Bob.... I am not in Maryland or Delaware... but I did build a bobcat ( Flynn s Folly on Payson s site) If there are any questions that I can answer I would
Re: [bolger] on various topics (2 messages)
Sat Feb 17 2001
In a message dated 02/16/2001 10:
Masts,plywoods and epoxy thinning...... (1 message)
Sat Feb 17 2001
Hi Group! Well,after being away for a week,it only took me about an hour and a half to slug through all the recent postings...this Yahoo thing sure is slow!
Re: [bolger] Re: New Proa Photos & Report (3 messages)
Sat Feb 17 2001
Craig, I drove over to do some shopping in Dover today and the Bay looked mighty impressive. I half expected to see a Yella Proa testing its heavy weather
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro mast and plywood questions (8 messages)
Sun Feb 18 2001
One last shot at the birdsmouth subject. If the mast tapers to a thickness too thin for the birdsmouth staves, cut it off a bit below where the staves would
Bolger Plans (1 message)
Sun Feb 18 2001
Friends, I wrote to Bolger about purchasing plans and outlined what I had in mind as far as use of the boat and my own building skills. Bolger sent an answer
Re: [bolger] Re: Oars (1 message)
Sun Feb 18 2001
Thanks, Rich, for the URL. It does list S&T, but not that other oarmaker. I have built Culler/Michalak oars, and I wanted to compare the effort with the price
Oars: Barkley Sound Oar & Paddle (1 message)
Sun Feb 18 2001
This might be the one I remember. I found the name with a text search in an old file. I still haven t found the website. I ll report back for general info when
Barkley Sound Oar & Paddle (1 message)
Sun Feb 18 2001
http://barkleysoundoar.com/ yup, that s it. 8 laminated oars US$64.50 plus shipping from BC Canada. Hard to make em for that :-) Thanks/Don Carron
Re: [bolger] Cavil question (6 messages)
Sun Feb 18 2001
In a message dated 2/18/2001 5:29:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, colmooney@yahoo.com.au writes:
Re: [bolger] Oars and Listmom (4 messages)
Mon Feb 19 2001
Don that was probably: http://www.barkleysoundoar.com/ Barkley Sound Oar and Paddle Ltd. I have a pair of his oars and am quite happy with them. ... -- John
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 391 (1 message)
Mon Feb 19 2001
... If PCB&F are listening - PLEASE take note. I know you ve given a certain person a hard time for buying their plans elsewhere (among other things).
Re: Digest Number 390 (2 messages)
Mon Feb 19 2001
Bill!, Be fair! In your zeal to embrace the huge great gobs of wood and a power plane method of spar building, you miss three overwhelming points. 1)
Re: [bolger] Yella Proa Sea Trials? (OT reply) (1 message)
Mon Feb 19 2001
In a message dated 02/19/2001 10:
RE: [bolger] The last time - thinning epoxy (2 messages)
Mon Feb 19 2001
Claude, I wholeheartedly agree. See my previous comments about warming the epoxy and using low temp hardner; warm that too. What? You didn t save my words
Re: [bolger] (2 messages)
Mon Feb 19 2001
... Better yet, save a tree or two (so we can turn them into crappy home-made oars) and post it to our files. YIBB, David CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
Re: [bolger] Yella Proa Sea Trials? (3 messages)
Mon Feb 19 2001
I looked out from Taylors Island which is about 20 mi south of the Bay Bridge, on the Chesapeake Bay, and nothing yellow went by, so they must have made it, or
Re: plywood masts (2 messages)
Tue Feb 20 2001
Thanks Gerry, that was the article I was looking for. Les ... gave
Mother Of All Maritime Links New URL (1 message)
Tue Feb 20 2001
If you have any links to my pages at cyber-dyne.com please change them to point to boat-links.com. My account at CyberDyne WILL go away at the end of this
Re: STORM PETREL vs WWP (4 messages)
Wed Feb 21 2001
As I remember; WoodenBoat had an article on building a centerboard case that was based on bolts thru the keel into the actual sides of the trunk. I m sure that
Re: Insults (7 messages)
Wed Feb 21 2001
... exclusive ... and ... To All, Closet pole oars with plywood blades work great and, I believe, are in keeping with Mr. Bolger s design philosophy. I made a
Re: [bolger] Re: common sense boats (14 messages)
Wed Feb 21 2001
... No, it s too northerly, and besides, I hear that willows have grown completely across the Missouri River in places in Montana. I ve a rear-wheel drive car
RE:Micros in NZ (2 messages)
Wed Feb 21 2001
Hi Russell, there is one called Oink. Look in the files section for the photos of it. It belongs to Don Baldwinson (??think I remember his surname). You should
Houston TX Messabout (1 message)
Thu Feb 22 2001
April 7th Tim Webber is hosting his annual messabout at Lake Conroe. Had a great time last year, this year will be just as fun. For more information and links
Weldwood (3 messages)
Thu Feb 22 2001
I ve seen the curdling spoken of, but that usually means I ve been impatient, and need to mix the glue better. This is where a lot of experience with making
Not English Majors, Bill (1 message)
Thu Feb 22 2001
Bill, Sometimes we have to remember that we are not English majors, but amature boat builders. We can read plans, but not compose poetry. We can screw and
Re: [bolger] new web site (2 messages)
Thu Feb 22 2001
Great, please keep adding pictures as you go. thanks, Clyde
Re: [bolger] Whence the Yella Proa? (2 messages)
Thu Feb 22 2001
Andy, The Chesapeake Light Craft web site showed the proa in the Severn on Monday. Unfortunately the pics were only posted for a day or two, then they were
micro builders in Australia (1 message)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Hi, I am new to this forum, do we have any micro builders in Queensland Australia who would like to exchange views on a micro building project. reg. Lothar
Chebacco News #33 (2 messages)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Hi everyone! Chebacco News #33 is now on the web. Nothing terribly technical in this one - just a showcase of Chebaccos that are under construction or
Contacting PCB&F (1 message)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Is Bruce Beckwith of La Verne, California, a subscriber to this List? Philip Bolger needs to know how to contact him. I faxed PCB&F a couple days ago and in
Re: [bolger] Re:boat-links.com/ (2 messages)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Vince- I think the outfit that hosts my pages has pretty good servers, but I also try to keep my file sizes small and avoid Java, frames and other such
MJ mainsheet (1 message)
Fri Feb 23 2001
I am considering the addition of an awning /coach-house to my MJ for shade as well as a place to mount a solar panel. This will require the repositioning of
Re: [bolger] Off Topic - My Sweet Caroline Power Skiff - Progress Photos (2 messages)
Fri Feb 23 2001
... Don . . . don t forget to tell us how you decided on powering it, and so on. This is an area where Bolger (and virtually everyone else) leaves a big
RE: [bolger] Re: Amateur Boat builders (7 messages)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Yep, those would be correct calculations. It was floating box with a slightly raised roof. I think I ll wait for Mr. Bolger to do a set of plans and
Yahoo Bolger Group Access (1 message)
Fri Feb 23 2001
Moderator (is that you, Greg?) Do you know what s going on with access to the Bolger Group at Yahoo? I normally receive the day s messages as a Digest
Re: PELICAN CAPSIZE! (4 messages)
Sun Feb 25 2001
This is not the only board on which I ve read this message. There s a line beyond which this becomes spamming and it seems to be getting awfully close! ...
Re: [bolger] Painting PVC (2 messages)
Tue Feb 27 2001
I can tell you this: I once found some pvc paint in a spray can. It seemed to truly bond to the pvc that I sprayed it on. I don t recall where I got it,
Re: Potter / my thumb hurts! (5 messages)
Tue Feb 27 2001
Merci, Peter, Thanks for reminding us why we re on this list. Gawd, I was actually thinking about buying some shapely piece of congealed snot instead of
Burning your boats . . . (2 messages)
Tue Feb 27 2001
I seem to remember reading about Seymore Cray (supercomputer manufacturer) who, each year, built himself a brand new boat and, when it was ready, burned the
Re: Cedar Key Rendezvous (2 messages)
Tue Feb 27 2001
From the current (March/April) WoodenBoat, page 12: Cedar Key Annual Small-Craft Meet, 5-6 May Contact: Hugh Horton, Eric Schoonover
What global warming? (1 message)
Tue Feb 27 2001
Went for a run today at lunch time instead of my usual x-country ski. Had a close encounter with a robin as I crossed a crunchy, frozen snow bank! Then I
Red Zinger for sale (1 message)
Wed Feb 28 2001
call Rich (508) (or is it 978 now?) 352-8331 appears in BwaOM. Sorry, seems like no one looks at bolger4sale located in Massachusetts
Re painting PVC (1 message)
Wed Feb 28 2001
I suppose it depends what you want to do with it after it s painted, but in my experience the best way to go is with a good quality acrylic house paint.
Re: [bolger] Ethical delima (9 messages)
Thu Mar 01 2001
THank God I have finished my tasks (unrelated to boatbuilding) and I can look at my email again. Sir; It has been quoted as saying hte only dumb question is