June 2001
Re: Can I hitch a ride?? (2 messages)
Fri Jun 01 2001
Hmmmmmmmmm,if I am lucky enough to have not sold my MICRO by October,you may wish to stop over in the Paris of North America (Montréal) instead of Toronto
Re: Multiple groundings and other tricks... (2 messages)
Fri Jun 01 2001
Hello Jack, Thanks for the generous compliment!I owe it all to Merriam-Webster,the OED and perhaps a big debt goes to the chaps who toil in the better
Re: Where's the beef? (7 messages)
Fri Jun 01 2001
Here is a link to the master artile list. He has two articles on Hull Design Defects which also talk about plywood and fiberglass design defects. I just
Re: A flat-bottomed boat for flat, bottom fish (2 messages)
Sat Jun 02 2001
Great story David. My summer break happens in about 2 weeks. I can t wait to get in on the action! My Diablo is set up for bass, blues, and fluke fishing off
Re: re; pirogue (3 messages)
Sat Jun 02 2001
I recently launched a six hour canoe with a lateen sale based on the aca rig. The sail worked very well but keep in mind that the gaff is over 11ft. long
Re: Multiple groundings and other tricks...... (6 messages)
Sun Jun 03 2001
... if you re serious,I can scounge up some ... Peter Lenihan Hi Peter, I am and I would appreciate your assistance but I don t want you to make a project of
Re: [bolger] Re: Another Micro (6 messages)
Sun Jun 03 2001
Mike - The closest facilities are at the north end of Town Farm Bay. The marina there is Point Bay Marina, and their number is 802-425-2431. They are booked
Re: [bolger] Don't tolerate spam in the Bolger group (2 messages)
Sun Jun 03 2001
I ll add: I ll ban and purge them asap, so please don t answer/perpetuate by starting a thread. They won t be listening. But, please, jump their case in
Re: sliding hatch for escargot (2 messages)
Sun Jun 03 2001
Hi Bryan, There is an awful lot of information about hatches in the boatbuilding literature from very complicated to very simple. I would suggest you get
An archipelago treat! (1 message)
Sun Jun 03 2001
Bolgerados, Today was to be spent sailing around on my Micro and taking full advantage of the unusual southeasterly winds that have frequented us of late.The
Re: [bolger] Martha Jane modification question (2 messages)
Sun Jun 03 2001
Hi Don - I have the sponsons, new rudders and extra ballast on my boat - Mike has the high house and sponsons - but not the extra ballast or the new rudders.
Flat Boat, Flat Fish (1 message)
Sun Jun 03 2001
From: David Ryan Subject: A flat-bottomed boat for flat, bottom fish Dave, What kind of dingy are you using to chase the flat fish?
Metal Source (1 message)
Sun Jun 03 2001
... Dave, You can order small bits of metal from outfits like Blue Ridge Machinery and Linquist on the Internet. There are a lot of other on-line metal
Re: Nymph bottom (3 messages)
Mon Jun 04 2001
Ours has a few scratches. I guess it depends on how you re going to use it, and where. If there are big rocks a skid probably wouldn t do much anyway. Fine
Re: Now that there are real Micros here, a rudder question (15 messages)
Tue Jun 05 2001
Vance and Pippo, Thank you for pointing me in the right direction to the files! This is the approach that I have chosen with a couple of small modifictions. 1.
Re: [bolger] a weekend of sailing lessons (2 messages)
Tue Jun 05 2001
... I also got a lesson on how important weight is for a sailboat. I finally got my scooner out with nicely balanced combination of crew experience, crew
RE: [bolger] Fasteners in butt blocks (8 messages)
Tue Jun 05 2001
... This strikes me as a weak idea. Epoxy s strength is not as a tension column , but in shear strength. If you want such an effect, a ring nail is cheaper,
Whaler (1 message)
Wed Jun 06 2001
Hello Guys Did someone say Bolger double-ender!! Even if its 48 I d be interested in a quick geko at this design. Could a very kind someone post up a scan
Re: [bolger] Edey & Duff Stonehorse (12 messages)
Wed Jun 06 2001
Not too far off topic, PCB did a sequel called Stone Camel but I don t think it was ever built. Clyde
Re: [bolger] Bolger's Stone Camel (3 messages)
Wed Jun 06 2001
Mike O Brien s Boat Design Quarterly, back issues available from Wooden Boat Store, had an article comparing the two. Clyde
Nahant (1 message)
Wed Jun 06 2001
The scanner continued to work, so I posted Nahant in Bolger2 too. For those who don t know, Nahant is a place name in Massachusetts. I suppose it is of
Re:Canal Boats (1 message)
Wed Jun 06 2001
It s important to know what canals you are interested in cruising. My wife and I spent a lovely two weeks cruising the Trent & Mersey and Shropshire Union
Re: [bolger] Shifting Ballast (2 messages)
Thu Jun 07 2001
... Only very bad math would give you that result, try canoe-body draft exactly half the beam. Much better :) In order to accomodate Bolger s equal
RE: [bolger] Re: Tenn. Update ( P. L. Premium glue) (8 messages)
Fri Jun 08 2001
As far as heating PL Premium, I just soak the squeeze bottle in a sink full of hot water. Make sure the bottle is sealed tight. Flows fine. Sanding....has
Re: Canal boats (9 messages)
Fri Jun 08 2001
... Stuart, You may wish to check out Bolgers CHAMPLAIN design.Very nice for canal work and apparently capable of somewhat extended cruising without too much
Re: 30 odd boats (5 messages)
Fri Jun 08 2001
... Hi Chris -- I d feel a little weird posting all the pages for those boats in their entirety. It d be too flagrant a violation of Bolger s copyright. But
Re: black skimmers and martha janes (2 messages)
Fri Jun 08 2001
Hi Steve, Mr Bolger discusses the Martha Jane design in Boats With an Open Mind . I have the feeling that this is an edited version of an earlier article but
Re: You missed it! (4 messages)
Sun Jun 10 2001
... cold/flu... she ... boating!!! ... Hey Chris! We was wondering were you were at! Oh well, things don t always work out. But it was GREAT! Lots o boats!
Re: Chebacco self steering (7 messages)
Mon Jun 11 2001
Chuck @ Duckworks has a really neat setup on his Caprice for tiller control. Basicaly, a rope goes across the stern, just above the tiller. On the tiller, just
[OFF TOPIC] Re: Cycling Combat Supply (16 messages)
Mon Jun 11 2001
Thank you, moderator ... 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
Re: [bolger] "Corky", the sailing inner tube... (2 messages)
Mon Jun 11 2001
In a message dated 6/11/01 5:26:55 AM Central Daylight Time, jsatt@gsu.edu ... Dead downwind only, as far as I can judge. Haven t seen or used a Corky but as
Re: Tropical storm Allison (4 messages)
Mon Jun 11 2001
I m on the east coast of Florida and we ve been getting our share of rain (finally). My daughter lives in New Orleans and wishes it would stop raining. The
Re: Bill's reply to "Corky" Sailing Inner Tube... (1 message)
Tue Jun 12 2001
Bill wrote ... as a child I fabricated a variety of sailing rigs and arrangements for innertubes and other unlikely boats . None of them had a leeboard or
Re: Chebacco self-steering (1 message)
Tue Jun 12 2001
Hi, My experiences of self steering the Chebacco concur with what everyone else has said. In saummary: It only works when going to windward. Moving your
Re: Building Tennessee (3 messages)
Tue Jun 12 2001
I understand delays, I ve had my Tennessee plans for 10 months now. By the way, if anyone finds a problem in my construct, please let me know. Vanity is not
Bolger crab skiff featured in "Sailing" magazine! (1 message)
Wed Jun 13 2001
In case you missed it: the June 2001 issue of Sailing has a special section on small boats, including an article about a couple who spent their vacation
Re: Gypsy questions (11 messages)
Wed Jun 13 2001
I ll second a couple of Keith s ideas here. Thicker, stronger bulkheads would have been nice. I had to use zip ties to hold mine together and the bulkheads
Re: [bolger] Re: plywood mast (9 messages)
Thu Jun 14 2001
That is true! Now, if I could just saw straight.....: ) Thanks Rich Jeff ... From: richard@spellingbusiness.com To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June
Plywood mast (5 messages)
Fri Jun 15 2001
Jeff, I have a book describing many types of hollow wooden masts, including one consisting in a rectangular section with two sides of plywood and two of lumber
Plywood masts (1 message)
Fri Jun 15 2001
Masts were often made (1950s/60s)in box sections with tree-wood front and back, and plywood sides. This allowed for halyards etc to pass inside the mast. The
Integrated small boats Web sites (1 message)
Sat Jun 16 2001
Although not strictly Bolger in content, I thought members of this group may like to know that it is my intention to integrate three of my small boat Web
Re: Taking the plunge . . . (4 messages)
Sat Jun 16 2001
Hi King, Escargot is one of my favorites of all the homebuilt designs out in the universe. Of course when I first saw the design I knew that that man-powered
Re: Bolger boats and plans. (5 messages)
Sun Jun 17 2001
... The best way to communicate with PCB is probably by fax. With a little research, I ll bet you can work out a way to do the faxing over the internet and not
Re: Attaching Amas (5 messages)
Sun Jun 17 2001
Silly me, the name of the article is Wango Tango Lashing Method. Make sure to click on the medium size pics, for really large detailed pics.
thanks (3 messages)
Mon Jun 18 2001
Thank you to all who answered my quesions. I have checked the web sites and I hope to start getting materials in the near future. James Stytle, A.A.S., A.B.
Re: DC Bolgeristas? (3 messages)
Mon Jun 18 2001
Smithsonian Folklife Festival On the National Mall, Washington, D.C. June 27-July 1, July 4-8 http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival2001info.htm will feature
Re: [bolger] Rigging times (2 messages)
Mon Jun 18 2001
That s about right in time. Takes me 15 minutes to get the mast up, motor on, sail attached, etc. Quicker getting it down actually. But then I ve seen power
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Mon Jun 18 2001
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Re: [bolger] Bolger boats pay dividends (2 messages)
Tue Jun 19 2001
Wonderful, I do believe you ve explained why I build! Jeff ... From: garth@breakawaybooks.com To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:26 AM
Re: [bolger] Port Townsend accomodation (5 messages)
Wed Jun 20 2001
Derek- It s a bit late for getting reservations in Port Townsend for the festival. ... too long. This year, with the help of Alan Woodbury, I started earlier
Re: [bolger] Widely Read (4 messages)
Wed Jun 20 2001
Just thought that I d let the group know that it is widely read. I m picking up my e-mail in Lhasa, Tibet. I actually went for a boat ride up here. We crossed
Re: Digest Number 539 (2 messages)
Wed Jun 20 2001
I would love to see a picture of your sharpie! By chance do you have one available? I m building the 29 6 Bolger Tennessee currently. Jeff
Re: Modified crab skiff? (2 messages)
Wed Jun 20 2001
Hi Stephen, I liked your idea of scaling up the Crab Skiff (Surf) to get more boat out of her. I ve thought about similar mods to the same design. One thought
Nymph oarlock position (1 message)
Thu Jun 21 2001
Following up on a post I made earlier - I did move the oarlocks aft 6 , and after a two hour test row on Lake Wheeler I m oar-gasmic with delight. the boat
Re: Prince William Sound Yawl (2 messages)
Thu Jun 21 2001
There s some here: http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/PWS.htm
Re: Taking the Plunge (18 messages)
Thu Jun 21 2001
... Hi Hannes My Hawkeye is a raised deck, pilothouse, campcruiser. It s appearance has a 20 s or 30 s look about it albeit rather stubby. The genesis of its
Re: [bolger] Re: Alternate rig for Light Schooner? (11 messages)
Thu Jun 21 2001
In a message dated 06/20/2001 1:
Re: Surf (Crab Skiff) or Zephyr? (6 messages)
Fri Jun 22 2001
It might depend on whether you sail alone or with crew. A friend built a Zepher, and we had some nice sails together, but he felt for single-handed sailing he
Making oars to Jim Michalak's plans (1 message)
Fri Jun 22 2001
I just posted to my web site some photos showing the construction of oars to plans provided by Jim Michalak. Hope you ll all take a look. Click on
Re: Nymph berth announcement (4 messages)
Fri Jun 22 2001
Hello Mike, Oh boy,so much catching up to do with so many new postings,so many new launchings!Your NYMPH looks great and I m sure will be found a wonderful
Re: Pictures of new June Bug (4 messages)
Fri Jun 22 2001
Very nicely done, Michael! Dennis Marshall ... rowing, and
Re: Fwd: Don Elliott and Martha Jane Stability (3 messages)
Fri Jun 22 2001
He cannot understand the simple fact, that the MJ problem was just not enough ballast. And boat designing is largely evolved from experiment. The problem has
Re: tools, thoughts while sitting. (7 messages)
Fri Jun 22 2001
Peter, I think the first thing to modify is the type of machine. My sister gave me a 6 grinder/polisher. It chews up discs real fast. Too fast to have any
Re: 2 part epoxy (4 messages)
Sat Jun 23 2001
I used to work for a company that used this kind of tube and nozzle arrangement for mixing urethane. MUCH better consistency; it seemed that no matter how hard
RE: [bolger] Bumper Material for Dinghies? (5 messages)
Sat Jun 23 2001
I plan to use wacky noodles split to fit over the gunwales and lashed on with spiral lacing through tiny holes in the sides, under the gunwales. Haven t done
Re: Turtle (2 messages)
Sat Jun 23 2001
If it s anything like my Sneakeasy, the flat bottom low draft is sensitive to winds at low speeds. The bow can be pushed off very easily which is annoying
Calling SNOW GOOSE?!!? (1 message)
Sun Jun 24 2001
Bolgerados, Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Stan of the Micro tugger,Sternwheeler,Submarine etc... aka SNOWGOOSE has been oddly absent here in
Plywood Manufacturers assoc. pram plans (1 message)
Sun Jun 24 2001
Someone was asking about fir ply assoc. plans a while back, I stumbled on a set of pram plans on ebay. item #1441444366 Justin
Re: tools, thoughts while sitting. (2 messages)
Sun Jun 24 2001
Tom, While you wait for David to respond,check this out; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/Wiley%20Port%20%26%20Bolger %20hatch/Wiley%20port%201.gif
Re: HOLLOW JOINT sketches now in Bolger files! (2 messages)
Sun Jun 24 2001
That should read.... HOW TO section of Bolger files ... they are now more
RE: [bolger] Duckworks Group (2 messages)
Sun Jun 24 2001
Bruce: Sorry about the confusion. Here is what happened: When I got back from the Midwest messabout, there was an e-mail announcing that List-bot, the outfit
Re: hoolow joints (1 message)
Mon Jun 25 2001
thanks for enlightening us all, peter, Inow feel like a dill as its so bloomin obvious. Cheers, Paul.
Small garvey (1 message)
Mon Jun 25 2001
I realize that this is off-topic, so please reply to me outside the group, but I am thinking about building the little power garvey in Thomas Firth Jones s
Re: Sanding (4 messages)
Mon Jun 25 2001
Small modification to my comment. I have thier tap and drill sets, haven t had any problems with them not attributable to operator error. I sharpen all my
Re: Polyester resin setback - HELP! (6 messages)
Mon Jun 25 2001
Alas, it s not the same stuff. MEK is methy ethyl ketone (like acetone, which is dimethyl ketone, but with one extra carbon atom), and the catalyst is MEK
Polyester Resin Setback - UPDATE (1 message)
Mon Jun 25 2001
Thanks to all for the information and suggestions. This was a question I should have asked BEFORE using the freebee MEK from work! The tapes pulled right up
NY mystery Micro (1 message)
Mon Jun 25 2001
I have posted the picture of the New York Micro to the Bolger2 files. You can access this file at the URL
Re: [bolger] Re: The Fantastically Fabulous Hollow Joint Trick (10 messages)
Tue Jun 26 2001
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 03:06:12 -0000, Peter Lenihan wrote: Oh, I imagine Jim s next boat will be a Pointy Skiff. I think he s building a fleet! ... -- John
Honda 8 HP power thrust outboard (1 message)
Tue Jun 26 2001
Hi - Has anybody played around with this new engine yet? Info on their web site. www.honda-marine.com Thanks. Mike
new June Bug sails forth in OK (1 message)
Tue Jun 26 2001
Sunday I launched my new June Bug. We had a great time. Took about 20 people on short rides. Oldest passenger was 80 y/o, youngest 4 yrs. JB is a nice,
Re: Homebuilding and homebrewing (10 messages)
Wed Jun 27 2001
... forgoing ... brewing. ... the ... avocation ... Not my logic - but SHMBO s. I enjoy my vocation, boatbuilding and homebrewing - just not necessarily in
Re: Giuseppe's Micro (2 messages)
Wed Jun 27 2001
... Tricky proposition. Music Box or AS-19 can be moored in shallower water, but Micro will sail in shallower water.
Re: Exchanging plans (3 messages)
Wed Jun 27 2001
... AS19 ... Hi Pippo I will suggest one boat to you. It is a very pretty, but vastly different boat than the Micro. I bought the plans for it but changed my
Thanks all (1 message)
Wed Jun 27 2001
Thanks all for the suggestions. In the last 4 years, I ve considered more or less seriously an enormous amount of designs (possibly all the ones accessible on
Anonymous ftp (1 message)
Thu Jun 28 2001
DOH! Ya got me there. I don t know how to do that, or even if I can on NCBI s free webspace. Anyway - be of good cheer, it looks like CN (all the material)
Re: [bolger] Re: Peace done (7 messages)
Thu Jun 28 2001
... Ah,Ah,Ah, hai ragione , il navigator non è così originale , la bottiglia quadrata l ha già inventata la Johnni Walker! ... Guarda che se fai lo sforzo
Re: Marco and Peace (1 message)
Thu Jun 28 2001
Pippo; you need not translate the message from Marco. Why all we need to do is us ... Oddio, if just you had dirti that appeals to me said a lie to you, is
chebaco news (1 message)
Thu Jun 28 2001
FBBB -- We re got some room on our server (www.aardvarkelectric.com) If CN isn t too big, you can put it there. If you ve got chebaconews.org, it can go up
[bolger] Re: Surf Ply (10 messages)
Thu Jun 28 2001
John -- Interior chine log = more wood working = more fun Taped, filleted seams = more goop work = less fun YIBB = Yours in Boat Building (but I like yours
Re: converting Windsprint to motorboat (14 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
That s an idea. ... easy. ... won t ... advantage ... our ... a ... with ... engine
Re: Teal Plans (10 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
Hi Pete, There is really no reason to do a kick up leeboard. The leeboard is easy to manipulate in the shallows. Probably too complex for the benefit obtained.
Re: Hooray for Bolger Boats! (3 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
David, While one is never too old to discover the blessed beauty of building ones own boat,it is best to get the bug at a more tender age while there is still
Re: RIP Chebacco News (13 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
I have the webspace, I m not a clutz with computers (just outboards!), and I ll be building a CLC. I ve emailed Bill letting him know I would be more than
Re: glass-bottomed boats (7 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
That sounds great! Sounds like you really should do it. Make the viewers now, make the window in the bottom this winter. It is my understanding that Lexan is
Re: [bolger] Pirogue (3 messages)
Fri Jun 29 2001
In a message dated 6/29/2001 8:04:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Phil, Thanks. I have already checked out the files section and visited two different home
Bolger Perfect Skiff (1 message)
Sat Jun 30 2001
Any other builder s of Bolger s Perfect Skiff aka Common Sense Skiff out there? I ve heard of three builders so far: George Fulk, John Tuma, and Robert
Re: 'Quick & Dirty' - Marine Luan - [bolger] Digest Number 550 (2 messages)
Sat Jun 30 2001
Hi Ron, There is a local mill in Traverse City MI, Rare Earth Hardwoods formerly BRE Hardwoods. They have an ad in the current Woodenboat page 159. Years
RE: [bolger] Re: Pesky crews new boat?????? (13 messages)
Sat Jun 30 2001
Hannes: Try this: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/topaz/pagethree/index.htm Chuck
Re: Confession time (15 messages)
Sat Jun 30 2001
Pippo, there is a simpler way.....if you love the house, fix a ply bottom and rollers.....do the calcs, it wouldn t draw much...best of both worlds.......I
A good boating story... (1 message)
Sat Jun 30 2001
can be found at http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/tests/index.htm. I am still wiping away the tears of laughter. Still working on the AF4, John Bell