July 2001
Re: When, oh when.... (4 messages)
Sun Jul 01 2001
... Good evening! Glad to hear progress is being made. Concerning the fuel connectors, I think I have some of the old style (they changed in 88, I think)
Escargot makes it to the boat show. (1 message)
Sun Jul 01 2001
For a couple of months now I have worked with renewed enthusiasm with the show at the Center for Wooden Boats as my goal. There were several times, as recent
Re: Chebacco News - Jamie's big night out (5 messages)
Sun Jul 01 2001
Jamie, Great story in Chebacco News. While the weather fooled you, I think your tale puts both your boat building and handling skills in a good light. It s
Concessions to Fashion (1 message)
Sun Jul 01 2001
FBBB -- I think it s absurd to talk about *any* design discipline as if there is a boundary between form and function. Even container ships and oil tankers are
Re: San Francisco Pelicans (4 messages)
Sun Jul 01 2001
Those of you interested in the Pelicans should rent the movie Summer Rental starring John Candy. There are a number of sailing sequences showing the 12
San Francisco Pelicans- non inflamatory (1 message)
Sun Jul 01 2001
Ralph, Is this an editorial comment on Pelican admirers? ;)
Fw: San Francisco Pelicans- non inflamatory,second try (1 message)
Sun Jul 01 2001
... From: Justin Meddock To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:24 PM Subject: San Francisco Pelicans- non inflamatory Ralph,
San Francisco Pelicans- non inflamatory, third try, feeling dumb (1 message)
Sun Jul 01 2001
... From: Justin Meddock To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:26 PM Subject: Fw: San Francisco Pelicans- non inflamatory,second try ...
Re: FLARED SIDES (3 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
... from others that came before. He didn t invent the sharpie after all. *** Not only that, but Bolger apparently was not the first to design sharpies with
RE: [bolger] re: cheap and dirty (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
wattleweedooseeds@bigpond.com.au ... Hi Paul, next time you are in Perth you might want to check out Morgan s in Bibra Lake. They have a pretty good range from
Re: Martha Jane "Selkie" is Launched! (5 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
The more the merrier.
Re: Leaving (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
... The best thing to do is to go to the group on-line at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger and use the edit my membership function to set yourself to no
Re: Sailing: Martha Jane "Selkie" (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Fritz, Beautiful photos!Mark must feel like one rightfully proud papa taking his newborn out for its first walk! It also looks like Dave has the best seat in
Re: Confession Time (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Hi Dennis, Aw shucks.........and here I was hoping to give Pippo a little surprise and get him clicking all over the place to find out more on his own about
Re: [bolger] Re: Cheap and Dirty - plywood choices: (13 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
... I ordered up some 3/8 MDO here in Eastern Kansas. It sucked so bad, that even the lumberyard guy called me up and told me prepare to be disappointed . I
Re: as19 (3 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Hi - There is simply no need to concern yourself with the open bow - the only time it is scooping water is when you are running downwind, and you have so much
Re: Cheap Boating? (7 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Mike, I can t begin to describe how much I d APPRECIATE the donation of your Martha Jane! Will that do it? You definitely sound like good people,
Re: [bolger] Re: San Francisco Pelican (8 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
I agree with Chuck, let s talk boat building! Not this gentlemen! I just updated my site at www.dreamwater.net/cosailor . We enjoyed a weekend of sailing so
Re: [bolger] "Chebacco" Lives! (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
I am so glad that someone is taking it over ... as I will be starting on a Chebacco this winter. Chris Flynn Flynn s Folly _/) ~~~~~~~~~~ P.S......
Re: [bolger] Is Eight Enough? (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
David Ryan sounds like a guy *I* want to go sailing with! Cheer up Dave, it wasn t humiliation you were experiencing. It was Adventure! No one got hurt, you
Re: The best part of boatbuilding is... (2 messages)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Congrats on your progress. I guess you ll be launching soon. I build boats, but I also build other things that give me a similar feeling. I think anyone who
topaz back in MI. (1 message)
Mon Jul 02 2001
Been away in Fl. for several months with the Topaz in tow. The trailer I prepared worked very well and was able to travel the highways using a 3/4 ton pick-up
WTB: Big Old Sail (1 message)
Mon Jul 02 2001
FBBB -- My several times repaired mainsail on the LSME is no more, and none of the sails I ve got cluttering up my yard are big enough to cut a new one. If any
Another Oregon Messabout... AND a Wooden Boat Fest (1 message)
Tue Jul 03 2001
The messabout will be July 14 at Sawyer s Landing on Yaquina Bay, about 4 miles up the north bay road from Newport. There s camping available and the Mad Dog
RE: [bolger] Pipe Berths (was San Francisco Pelican) (3 messages)
Tue Jul 03 2001
... If you go for about 2 pipe you can probably skip the dowel and save weight. Many years ago my family travelled around europe in a Bedford van with two
Re: Yampa Test (2 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
Do we really want to know about Yampa shorts? Did the Bolger Group get cyberjacked, or what? In the meantime, my second posting re meranti seems to have
Re: Meranti vs. fir (9 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
My followup to my first posting has disappeared into cyberspace at Yahoo. It went something like this: Based on early returns, the winner is Bush! No, Gore!!
Re: AS19? (5 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
Hi Chuck, nice to hear from you. How are you doing? I like very much Reuel Parker s designs (the Terrapin 21 is beautiful, and the Terrapin 34 is superb) but
Re: $1000 Micro in Washington State (3 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
Mike, It says that the owner is Bob Gerfy (360)468-4992 or at rgerfy@interisland.net Good luck, David Jost ... out.
RE: [bolger] re: flat bottom trailer (2 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
Paul Do you have any pictures posted to the web of your JB and your hand trolley? I am using a simple dolly made from a two by four with two lawn mower wheels
Re: Adapting trailer for flat bottom boats (8 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
Chebacco uses 1/2 ply for the entire hull. It would of course be be sheethed in glass. (probably both sides...) It has a short keel that holds about half the
Yampa test & cheap plywood (2 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
... I had assumed that the entire review was a bit of humor/satire by some sharp witted person... a takeoff on the sappy reviews of overpriced crap found in
RE: [bolger] Fiberglass butt joints (4 messages)
Wed Jul 04 2001
I ve yet to try one, but Dave Carnell s method seems to make the most sengvb(my cat is assisting me)sense. Jim
RE: [bolger] june bug troolley, nymph rig (3 messages)
Thu Jul 05 2001
Paul I cannot locate drawings of your june bug trolley in the june bug section. Perhaps I am an airhead. Would you check to see if you can find them there?
Re: [bolger] Nymph Rig Questions (12 messages)
Thu Jul 05 2001
Pete, By all means, build the sail rig for your Nymph. I don t have a good recommendation for a break-down mast but can pass on some of my experience ... As
Phil Bolger: An Appreciation (1 message)
Fri Jul 06 2001
The title of chapter seven of New Plywood Boats by Thomas Firth Jones, just published by Sheridan House, is Phil Bolger: An Appreciation . Very interesting
re: Brick Floats (1 message)
Sat Jul 07 2001
Congratulations! Can t wait to see the pictures of it on the water. Shorty
hi. (1 message)
Sat Jul 07 2001
I thought so,now it will never end.
Homemade oars. (1 message)
Sun Jul 08 2001
Bolgerados, While drifting around the World Wide Web this grey and misty morning looking for anything about boats,I happily stumbled(clicked) onto this this
Re: Bolger Builders Speak Out (3 messages)
Sun Jul 08 2001
Great! Now I want a Cape Cod Frosty, too. Are we allowed to sail these things in nice weather? See the Frosty at: http://members.aol.com/ccfrosty/index.htm
Hoons? - - Loons! (1 message)
Sun Jul 08 2001
Roond here, laddies, they call them loons - really just young men. Young men are a peculiar species - irresponsible, VERY eager to show bravado in front of
Re: Vandals In All Shapes And Sizes... (2 messages)
Sun Jul 08 2001
Aren t actors, by definition and avocation, drug addicts and mentally ill??????? Drew ... girlfriend on ... suspicion ... young ... this ... from The
Re: Outboard motor security? (2 messages)
Sun Jul 08 2001
I don t know about locking, but I seem to recall Bolger (or someone else?) advocating painting the outboard to match the boat. In addition to looking good it
Re: Vandalism-instant boat advantage (14 messages)
Mon Jul 09 2001
chuckle...I am in New Zealand Peter, but send me an air ticket by all means!...regards, DonB ps, I am going to get my paint color charts out! ... deter ...
Re: bolger-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com (2 messages)
Mon Jul 09 2001
John - just click on Edit My Membership above, and select the no e- mail option. In this way you can read the messages on line when you want. Best, Pippo
re: The Auk (2 messages)
Mon Jul 09 2001
Great description, I can see it. Really like the side height, I always felt the 24 sides of the brick were too high. Biggest problem with my brick was my
Tennessee progress (1 message)
Mon Jul 09 2001
Just wanted to keep the group up on my progress. I managed to get my partial hull painted and turned over the past week. Per JB s pictures of his AF4, I
Re: Lake Rend messabout (2 messages)
Mon Jul 09 2001
... boats at ... as we ... I have posted a couple of photos over in the files over in microboats. I also have it from good authority that there will be a
Stevenson Projects Weekender, etc. (off-topic) (1 message)
Mon Jul 09 2001
I know we are all Bolgeristas here, but I would still be curious to hear what anyone has to say about these good old Popular Mechanics- type projects. They
RE: [bolger] Teal Mods, and Other Stuff. (24 messages)
Tue Jul 10 2001
... Sorry to go off topic too, but to save time, I ll post this to the list. This is a philosophy of science joke that I like because I made it up. Karl
Shorty's brick page (4 messages)
Tue Jul 10 2001
... Nice page. I like your transport frame and wheels. I may have to steal that idea.
personal water craft -- a little off topic (1 message)
Tue Jul 10 2001
There was some discussion on here in the recent past regarding improper behavior from riders of Jet Skis. Here is the first few sentences from an article in
Re: leeboard release - Chuck (6 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
Jam cleat would work good, you could adjust for halfway board down, and still have kick-up capability. When it pulled off the thumb, it would pull out of the
Re: alternate leeboard saddle (2 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
Looks like the leeboard setup on the new Bolger boats. Revised Martha Jane, Jochems Schooner, etc. ... Looks
re:aluminium teal (1 message)
Wed Jul 11 2001
here in west Australia aluminium dinghies are the norm. a wooden doat is a rarity indeed. if you went to a good aluminium supplier the should have a catelogue
RE: [bolger] HELP! (3 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
Many thanks, Chuck! FYI, I have been lent a 28 footer for two weeks cruising south of Cape Cod! I will report on it when I get back. Bill Wsallace in Texas
Re: [bolger] Gluing aluminum (2 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
... The best way to glue aluminum is to use one of those big hot melt glue guns, also known as a MIG welder with a spool gun. The hardest thing about welding
Nymphs (2 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
Know also, by the way, that Dynamite says this is unnecessary. He says the guy in the stern should do the rowing, facing (of course) forward. Bill
Another leeboard release (1 message)
Wed Jul 11 2001
Chuck - That s a nice, clean looking release system (nice boat too). As an alternate way to implement the same basic idea, for those of us who like lots of
Re: Virus Alert: Infected Reply Sent from Group Member (5 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
... , the ones ... Word .doc. ... You can also get from .pif. Been there done that Max
Re: [bolger] Dovekie hull vibration (resonance?) (2 messages)
Wed Jul 11 2001
... Isolating the motor vibration with a rubber pad is not a bad idea under any circumstances. Personally, I ve used leather, but rubber would probably be
Re epoxy in tubes (1 message)
Thu Jul 12 2001
A short while ago there was a thread on epoxy in tubes and somebody posted a web site source for these that was not to expensive. Through clever management I
re: Brick flotation, etc... (10 messages)
Thu Jul 12 2001
... Walmart to the rescue, cut the bottom out of a $20 6 x 4 tent, and snap it to the sides. Only problem is that really curved bottom of the brick,
Re: epoxy in tubes (1 message)
Thu Jul 12 2001
One source is: http://www.mcmaster.com/
Re: The final three (10 messages)
Thu Jul 12 2001
Now that s sound advice, Harry. I was fortunate enough to spend many accumulated hours of my youth admiring the way our family s old wooden sailboat
Re: disposable leeboards (4 messages)
Thu Jul 12 2001
Well, if that doesn t work then use waterless handcleaner, and then, if necessary, vinegar. Works great. - ... are sticking ... or
Re: Good God,Stan's back!!!!! (4 messages)
Fri Jul 13 2001
Stan, Sorry to read that health problems have visited you but glad to read that they haven t slowed you down in the lets-go-crazy-and-have-some-fun-dept.! Your
Re: Tiller locks (5 messages)
Fri Jul 13 2001
One advantage of using the original Martha Jane rudder placement (inboard instead of on the transom) shows itself here. When I am trying to maneuver in
How thick did you say that plywood should be? (1 message)
Fri Jul 13 2001
Shriek! http://www.forteantimes.com/gallery/weekly_pic.shtml Gavin _________________________________________________ The simple way to read all your emails at
RE: [bolger] Re: Tiller locks again (3 messages)
Fri Jul 13 2001
Got it -- my tiller hinges too, but I ve got a mizzen mast four inches behind the rudder post.... Pity, that s certainly the most simple solution. Jamie ...
RE: [bolger] Ply epoxy construction . . . high maintenance crap? ?? (1 message)
Fri Jul 13 2001
You re right Bill, there s a lot of prejudice against plywood/fibreglass boats. A lot of the old boats covered with polyester resin delaminated, and to the
Re: OT submarines (7 messages)
Fri Jul 13 2001
... Some considerations folks. First of all if the hose used to supply air to the sub is not stiff enough the air pumped to the sub will have to be copressed
RE: [bolger] Was: Small Motor/Oar Tender - Now: Apple Pie/Skimmer (4 messages)
Sat Jul 14 2001
Pete I built a Nymph primarily as a dinghy for my 27 foot Cal 2-27 sailboat. It towed great and rowed very easily. My only beef, like yours, was that it
Re: [bolger] Re: What to do in Maine for an afternoon next week? (9 messages)
Sat Jul 14 2001
From Port Clyde you can also take the mail boat out to Monhegan Island. Really neat place. djost@ma.ultranet.com on 07/13/2001 08:24:11 PM Please respond to
Re: OT: SBJ issues (6 messages)
Sat Jul 14 2001
My shelves aren t exactly neat so not every issue is in order. But issue 72, May 1990 was still called Small Boat Journal, though the spirit was already
Re: Surf vs.Teal building difficulty (4 messages)
Mon Jul 16 2001
Really, very little difference. They re almost the same boat; Surf is just longer. The decks at the ends and the fixed rowing seat add a little work, but not
Re: [bolger] Ply epoxy construction . . . high maintenance crap??? (13 messages)
Mon Jul 16 2001
Bill, is that your boat in watercraft? Clyde
Re: Virus warning was: Re: [bolger] Files\Common Files\R (4 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Why does the list allow attachments to email anyway? Pictures should be put into the files section, so where s the need? BTW, _never_ open a .exe file you get
Re: [bolger] Pictures of my brick on the water (5 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
... Thanks. ... It was fun. I am definately looking forward to next time. The really frustrating part is that the Brick lives 85 miles away from me. I would
Re: my goodness! a martha jane on ebay again (7 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
It s not that it didn t sell the first time, the first auction ended early because the lister withdrew it. Maybe they loved the boat so much that they withdrew
RE: [bolger] tiller control (2 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Richard: You are correct. In fact, what I did was to cleat the line so that it was straight when the tiller was at about 20 degrees. (Because of the angle,
RE: [bolger] Re: bulkhead (Frame) construction question (11 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Hey Chris, where s your priorities? Furniture gets the quick and dirty, boats get the TLC. Jamie Orr ... From: Chris Crandall [mailto:crandall@ukans.edu]
Re: Retreiver and Champlain (4 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Here s a link to one picture. http://mkstocks.tripod.com/boats/champlain/index.htm
Re: had an inspiration (3 messages)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Probably, and mill them on the mill I m making. Will work good on the Chebacco, don t need it on the AF2. ... everybody.
Common Sense Boats???? (1 message)
Tue Jul 17 2001
Does anyone know what s up with the Common Sense Boats web site? I haven t been able to bring it up in about four days. Glenn
Re: cartopper flotation (5 messages)
Wed Jul 18 2001
I ve got the sprit boom leg o mutton. I love the rig. I ve installed reefpoints and they ve come in very handy. She balances well when reefed. John
Oops and champlain design (1 message)
Wed Jul 18 2001
I discovered what I was doing wrong on the search for past articles. The NEXT button didn t seem to register with me... so I was only viewing the first ten
bevelled frame question (1 message)
Wed Jul 18 2001
I read how Jim Michalak does his frame bevels and was wondering how others did it. Here are the choices: 1. Do it properly by bevelling the plywood and framing
sorry about double post (1 message)
Wed Jul 18 2001
Bolger group went down when I hit the post button, and said all info was lost. So I had to retype.
[bolger] Re: frame bevelling queston (3 messages)
Thu Jul 19 2001
FBBB -- When I build the bulkheads for my scooner, I drew and cut them out a 1/2 inch oversized and glued up the framing to match. Then I cut the bevels in
Re: [bolger] Re: Leeboard release (was: had an inspiration) (18 messages)
Thu Jul 19 2001
les huggard john.huggard@3web.net re cutting aluminum on a table saw you can get blades for this .....and rub a candle on tem while running the saw
Re: New Pictures uploaded to Bolger2 of JB's AF4 "Mister Moon" (5 messages)
Thu Jul 19 2001
... Bolger2 ... to ... Good afternoon: Nice look n boat, and a worthy addition to the growing fleet of AF4 power skiffs. A relatively easy-to-build,
RE: [bolger] Irony rope to chain splice (3 messages)
Fri Jul 20 2001
Hi Page 89 of the Rigger s Apprentice says Because rope is more susceptible to damage than chain, it requires a higher safety factor. Therefore, size the
Irony splice vs shovel (1 message)
Fri Jul 20 2001
Hi again Just reread the original posting. The irony splice described in the book does not go down the chain -- Peter s shovel splice is the only one
Enviro-cruise (1 message)
Fri Jul 20 2001
Hi Group(s), Speaking of boats satisfying our needs, I just enjoyed a night and day on my Emerald Coaster 20 foot power skiff (the day was better than the
?Simon Jones, Chebacco25 progress? (1 message)
Sat Jul 21 2001
Seeking Simon Jones Wondering how your Ch25 (mod) is progressing (sailing?) and also where you are in the great southland. I m over here in the west Regards
RE: [bolger] E-mail (Duh!) (3 messages)
Mon Jul 23 2001
I also stopped getting emails, something switched me to no emails . Try reverifying your address (there s a line to click on to do this.) Worked for me.
Mr. Moon AF4 (1 message)
Mon Jul 23 2001
John, Mr. Moon looks really good. What sort of apint did you use? Just signed back on after a 3 month hiatus. Going back through more than a thousand postings
Re: Shell Boats (11 messages)
Mon Jul 23 2001
Yeah, does anyone know what happened to Steve Redmond? There was a guy in Florida who was distributing his plans a few years ago; it would sure be nice for
Re: Glass bottom boats, again (8 messages)
Mon Jul 23 2001
Agreed. I build furniture for a living and have bought a lot of glass from a friend of mine who has been in the glass business for a long time. I asked him the
Gp-16 (1 message)
Mon Jul 23 2001
Has anybody built, or is thinking about building a Jim Betts designed GP-16. I know it s not a Bolger Boat, but very similar to his designs. I am planning to
Re: Nymph (long post) (4 messages)
Mon Jul 23 2001
... This was my suggestion for you, my oars are pretty hefty at the inboard end already. Wrapping with lead roof flashing would certainly be easy, but you
New Chebacco articles online (1 message)
Mon Jul 23 2001
You are receiving this email because you were on the mail list for the Bill Samson Chebacco News newsletter. If you do not wish to recieve notices of new
Re:gps, oarwieghts, alterations to june bug (1 message)
Tue Jul 24 2001
Over the years I ve tried a few hand held GPS units and would say the only one I would use again is the Garmins . they were very simple and easy, but dont try
OT -- John Welsford designs (1 message)
Tue Jul 24 2001
I think we ve mentioned John Welsford here before. He s a New Zealand designer who s dreamed up some fine boats for the homebuilder. He recently put up a
Re: Remote motor control (2 messages)
Tue Jul 24 2001
... anchoring. ... Good evening: The units that I have seen were not wireless, and in any event, were only suitable for very small gasoline outboards. These
Re: Frameless Zephyr? (5 messages)
Tue Jul 24 2001
Hannes, I am not sure about a frameless Zephyr, but Dave Carnell mentions that he has removed the center frames from @ 16ft boats by placing 2 3/4 inch thick
Re: Slowest Micro Ever (6 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
- Group, Thanks for the responses, I answered my own question, and went and bought some nice Oregon (D.Fir) this morning for bulkhead A. I m pretty sure
Re: Small catamarans? (7 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
I have both a Bolger Gloucester light dory, which I built, and a Hobie 16, which I didn t build. The Dory is relativly fast for a rowing boat, but is a
Re: [bolger] Re: Champlain design (3 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
According to a fax I recieved from Mr. Bolger in August of 1999, the plans at that time were $300.00 US. Coincidentally, I just happened to have ordered a set
Re: [bolger] IDAHO sneakeasy (2 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
... Copied from the bottom of your message: - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930 Fax: (978) 282-1349
Re: [bolger] Re: Cartopper/Sea Bird construction question (5 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
Wow, I thought I was the only one putting screws on the wrong side. I ve done that twice already on two different boats. When putting the front of my
Re: #2 Beach Cruiser Concept? (2 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
Stephen, To the best of my knowledge this design never made all the way through to the plans for sale stage. Too bad. From the first time I saw the design #2
Re: Windsprint (5 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
I looked at this idea a few years ago for a winter rig for my Windsprint. On paper at least, the CE s of the sails line up in the same plane fore and aft. It
Re: Tahiti Design #653 Status? (3 messages)
Wed Jul 25 2001
Any chance there are pictures or a url somewhere for us gawkers to look at? Mark ... to
Re: [bolger] Windsprint w/a Twist (1 message)
Thu Jul 26 2001
... I used a lateen rig of about 75 square feet. Worked very well. Now I m converting my Windsprint to a trimaran. I ll be making a progress report before too
Attractive Daysailer + other types (non-Bolger) (1 message)
Thu Jul 26 2001
A very attractive 16 daysailer, with a simple idea allowing both mizzen and tiller on the centreline. DonB
Attractive Lugger URL (1 message)
Thu Jul 26 2001
OOPs! www.iotadesign.freeserve.co.uk/html/new_apple_photos.html for an eye feast DonB
MAIB "Bolger On Design" articles, sorted by Vol/Issue (1 message)
Thu Jul 26 2001
Longtime lurker contributes! In the files section of Bolger2 I ve just uploaded an HTML file that presents all the Bolger On Design articles listed today on
Re: [bolger] Aluminum Teal started (3 messages)
Thu Jul 26 2001
... Great! ... You can get AL in 6 x longer than any boat you want to build. The AL comes from the mill in a coil that is typically from 10,000 lbs to 20,000
Re: In Defence of NZ Grown Radiata... (6 messages)
Thu Jul 26 2001
... magnificent ... It was probably a renovated ex Aussie Americas Cup boat. :) DonB
Re: Melting lead wheel weights (10 messages)
Fri Jul 27 2001
Only problem with cooking pan is someone trying to cook with it. I had this happen with a housemate many years ago, and I had to smash the frypan with a brick
Chebacco 20 in N.E. (1 message)
Fri Jul 27 2001
Hi all, I m considering building a Chebacco 20 and would love to see one in real life. Anyone have one in New England (especially Boston area) that they would
Re: tennessse or idaho (2 messages)
Sat Jul 28 2001
If you re looking for a nice wench, try looking here: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1170891399 She s a size 40!
Re: [bolger] Re: LAKE CHAMPLAIN BOLGER MESSABOUT (35 messages)
Sat Jul 28 2001
Don - Great! The ferry out of Essex NY will get you over to Charlotte, VT, just north of where you want to be. Take the ferry road (F-5) out to Route 7. Take a
Re: [bolger] Anit-skid paint (4 messages)
Sat Jul 28 2001
I use the same method, except I mask out the area I want the antiskid on, rather than trying to antiskid the whole area. It looks neater. You have to do a
Re: re:lesson learned (2 messages)
Sun Jul 29 2001
Whatever you use, be sure to test some with the epoxy you will use, unless those statements that some epoxies stick to things others don t are just marketing
Not a Fishcat?? (1 message)
Mon Jul 30 2001
... Jim, this catamaran sounds kind of interesting. Can you post any pictures? Did Bolger give you any kind of a name or designation for the boat? Regards,
Chebacco hulls file (1 message)
Mon Jul 30 2001
Any of you enterprising young boat builders already have the sheet ply Chebacco hull entered into the Carlson Hulls program? Anyone have the offsets entered
Re: epoxy over poly (5 messages)
Mon Jul 30 2001
Gougeon Bros. says epoxy will bond well to poly-glass if you sand or grind back far enough to expose the glass strands. But it is a simple mechanical bond, not
Re: Cpt. Teach (6 messages)
Mon Jul 30 2001
Sounds very interesting, any drawings or cartoons available on the net.
Re: [bolger] Re: Lesson learned. (8 messages)
Tue Jul 31 2001
It also doesn t stick to poly like pieces of plastic trash bags. Clyde
Re: Sheet ply Chebacco - bilge panels, stem bevel (9 messages)
Tue Jul 31 2001
Shorty, my construction area is my 1-car garage, less than 3 m wide and 7 m long... Best, Pippo
RE: [bolger] Re: Directions to LAKE CHAMPLAIN MESSABOUT (20 messages)
Tue Jul 31 2001
Excellent! thanks, David.... see you there! Paul L.