March 2001
Sea Trials - Sweet Caroline Dory/Skiff/Camper/Cruiser (1 message)
Thu Mar 01 2001
Well, today was the day! Forgive me for cross-posting, my primary target is the boatdesign list but the trials were so Bolgeresque that I had to copy you. If
Re: [bolger] Earthquake (2 messages)
Thu Mar 01 2001
Bolgeristas, Survived just fine but man it was seriously shaking here in Olympia, Wa. I was in a meeting with a large group of people. The shaking started and
RE: [bolger] Common Sense Boats Wendy (6 messages)
Fri Mar 02 2001
Wendy, I, too am awed by the Island Bess. She is beautiful. Thank you for sharing those pictures. Have any more? Jim C.
Other clever FLA boats (1 message)
Fri Mar 02 2001
FBBB -- A couple of years ago there was a guy who skindived out of a catamaran rowboat. The craft had two very sleek pontoons, much like rowing shells, with an
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 403 (1 message)
Fri Mar 02 2001
In a message dated 3/2/01 2:06:14 AM Central Standard Time, ... I am Mike! I have John Bell s old Windsprint and was just thinking about it today! Larry Henry
[bolger] Re: Trouble Brewing in the N.E. (8 messages)
Fri Mar 02 2001
... Trying to surf the east coast will turn you into an amateur meteorologist even faster than it will sent you to the looney bin. In my experience, they ve
Re: [bolger] epoxy prices..... (2 messages)
Fri Mar 02 2001
Of course I live a loooong way from canada but the shipping on 5 lbs of resin filler cost more than the filler did. James Fuller ( In freeze your b**t off New
Re: [bolger] Re: Watercraft (4 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
Some pictures of Bill and his skin boat can be found somewhere in Harvey Golden s skin boat pages: http://home.pacifier.com/~qayaq/ Bill modestly kept quiet
inline pictures (1 message)
Sat Mar 03 2001
Re: Making Cheap Oars from Lumberyard Materials (3 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
John, Thanks for making all things nautical so easily available(and free) to so many of us!A better resource for boatnuts is difficult to imagine! Bill
Re: [bolger] Amas on a Windsprint (7 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
I have a picture of it at www.ECoastLife.com/cedarkey2003.htm The owner s name is there, but no address or home port. Don Hodges www.ECoastLife.com Your
Re: let's burn ALL the light scooners (13 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
... A group member can delete his own messages from the web message board. That doesn t recall them from the folks who subscribe to e- mail of course. I find
RE:Cheap oars/paddles (1 message)
Sat Mar 03 2001
Hi, Been following this thread with interest. Some years ago I made myself a feathered double-paddle using a similar method, but I scooped the closet pole
Re: Watercraft (esp. JWD) (1 message)
Sat Mar 03 2001
Greetings Bjorn. Greg discourages dittos on the list, so I ll make it a double ditto re. Peter s sentiment. Glad to see you back in the group. And ditto again
RE: [bolger] There, but for fortune.... (3 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
That is the strangest sharpie hull I have ever seen. Jim
Re: next boat/lapstrake on the brain (23 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
I was unaware how lapstrake could grow hair back -- what boat plan was that again? Phil Lea, Russellville, Arkansas ...
Re: epoxy prices (3 messages)
Sat Mar 03 2001
... I ve had very good sucess dealing with FGCI, very good service excellent quality products, wide range of products offered. Dave Thibodeau
Re: [bolger] Failure with Weldwood (non-Micro post :-) (4 messages)
Sun Mar 04 2001
... Might I suggest hanging them as cross oars on the wall and making mild supplication to having a crew disobey their captain when certain unwanted advances
Re: fiberglass/plywood (8 messages)
Sun Mar 04 2001
I have never seen a metal with strength anywhere near that of glass fibers. They are in the hundreds of thousands of psi range. (That s for individual fibers,
Re: [bolger] Was: Amas;Windsprint, now Cedar Key (6 messages)
Sun Mar 04 2001
In a message dated 3/4/2001 8:41:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, don_dihodges@knology.net writes:
multihull boat plans (1 message)
Mon Mar 05 2001
I am looking for a set of multihull boat plans. I fanyone wants to sell or willing to give a copy out let me know.. Thank You A.N.Martinez Sr...
TSCA Puget sound (1 message)
Mon Mar 05 2001
Hi Are there any bolgeristas who also belong to the Puget Sound branch of the TSCA? I see there is a gathering coming up at Bowman Bay near Anacortes, and I m
40' Bolger schooner from 1968 (1 message)
Mon Mar 05 2001
Bolgeristas, Since I know a lot of you would like to have a peek at every boat PCB has ever drawn, I thought I would use my new scanner to put up a reprint
[no subject] (1 message)
Tue Mar 06 2001
Re: PCB&F, CSB etc. (7 messages)
Tue Mar 06 2001
That s the case indeed. Those sold by Dynamite are Instant boat plans, so one is supposed to read his books on the subject and just build without asking any
Re: [bolger] Re: S&G Light Dory: don't forget Michalak's version (1 message)
Tue Mar 06 2001
Not to take anything away from Bolger and the focus of our eponymous group, Jim Michalak has a design for a similar and fine-looking dory that is designed for
Pedal Boat Madeline (1 message)
Tue Mar 06 2001
Hi - I saw the information in Payson s book and the Instant Boats website. Does anybody have any additional articles on this boat, or perhaps has built one?
RE: [bolger] micro plans where to order? (2 messages)
Tue Mar 06 2001
Right now the only way to order directly from the designer is by snail mail: Mr. Philip C. Bolger Boat Designer P.O. Box 1209 Gloucester, MA 01930 Fax: (978)
Re: PCB&F, CSB etc. (plan support) (2 messages)
Tue Mar 06 2001
... This, I don t understand. When I think about boats, I stay awake all night. PHV
Re; PCB CSB plan support (1 message)
Tue Mar 06 2001
A first timer, I recently built a Bolger Pirogue from plans purchased from CSB. I got the plans within 7 days of order. The plans were fine but the building
Re: [bolger] mast, boom and sail (2 messages)
Tue Mar 06 2001
My suggestion is contact Jim Michalak via his website. Get a set of his plans with a sail and rig diagram for a similar boat. Best value for money. ... From:
2001 Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival and Crab Feed (1 message)
Tue Mar 06 2001
Anybody in the North West United States interested in seeing or showing wooden boats is invited to The 2001 Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival and Crab Feed. April
Clarification . . . (1 message)
Wed Mar 07 2001
Hi everyone, I ve clarified the wording in my Chebacco FAQ to indicate that PCB&F are not willing to enter into correspondence with builders who have bought
Plan Advice from Mr. Bolger (1 message)
Wed Mar 07 2001
My brother and I have had good luck soliciting and receiving advice from Mr. Bolger in the past, even though we ve rarely gotten our plans from him directly.
Re: Bolger wed site (2 messages)
Wed Mar 07 2001
It will be good to see a bolger web site but from the title I thought they were going to post pictures of their wedding ;-) Mr Bolger is INHO a very nice
[bolger] Re: bolger proa (6 messages)
Wed Mar 07 2001
... When I wrote that it was almost 32. Today (Wed) is in the high 40s. Nights are in the high teens. Logan is a world away from Clearfield weather-wise.
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 410 (1 message)
Thu Mar 08 2001
Hi Moderator, Nice idea to put PCB s address in the group rules. Good thinkin , Batman! Bill
RE: [bolger] back fromthe sea (3 messages)
Thu Mar 08 2001
Color me green with envy, Paul. Any pictures from this adventure? Jim
Re: berth announcement - Martha Jane "Rambunctious" (6 messages)
Fri Mar 09 2001
Mike, Congratulations on your most successful project!!You re an inspiration to many Bolgerados!!! May you enjoy many a safe sail on her and cruises filled
Re: [bolger] Re: Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Show (9 messages)
Fri Mar 09 2001
Jim- I m looking forward to seeing you again, and your Pointy Skiff. Jack Brown probably has more info now, but this is what he sent me a while back: John:
Re: Northeast Bolgerados in the white stuff...... (3 messages)
Sat Mar 10 2001
Peter, I am currently serving as Head Deacon at our church. Does that count? Or, should we be going past the laity and seek the higher rank of ordained
Re: Taping (9 messages)
Sat Mar 10 2001
I ve already rowed it with my removable seats, and they work fine, but basically they amount to the same modified configuration as Bolger gives, where theres a
Photo from Phil Tucker (1 message)
Sat Mar 10 2001
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Re: [bolger] Tax dollars at work (2 messages)
Sat Mar 10 2001
I never go out on the water, into the ... I dunno, I could have used it to burn the boat once I got ashore. Seriously, bomb-proof fire-making gear can be a
Hypothermia (1 message)
Sat Mar 10 2001
FBBB -- Here s a pretty good page on hypothermia and what to do about it. http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/tourism/hypothermia.html YIBB, David CRUMBLING EMPIRE
Re: [bolger] Don't sell the Hobie (4 messages)
Sat Mar 10 2001
Pat, Thanks for the advice. Was considering selling an old SuperCat 17 because the mast becomes more of a chore to get up each with each year of age on my
Re: [bolger] Don't sell the Hobie (Amen) (2 messages)
Sat Mar 10 2001
In a message dated 3/10/01 5:57:31 PM Central Standard Time, ... Well, I pitch-poled my Hobie 14 once, with the bare minimum of provocation, so I have rather
On Proas (1 message)
Sun Mar 11 2001
Those who get WoodenBoat will have seen the take on a Bolger cartoon proa by a fella in Florida name of Norwood. I ve tried to get more info from him without
Re: stitching and glueing a Light Dory? (24 messages)
Sun Mar 11 2001
HI Bill I successfully s&g d a GLD. Not difficult, Marvellous boat. Pretty and seaworthy. Happy to tell more, if you have questions. Wayne Poulsen, Fremantle
Reply w/out original (1 message)
Sun Mar 11 2001
Fellow boaters, Some excellent longer posts (I am NOT encouraging shortening them!) lately. If you wish to reply to one of these, you can hit reply, then Ctrl
RE: [bolger] Your Tax Dollars at Work (7 messages)
Sun Mar 11 2001
... A little informative reading: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/tourism/hypothermia.html YIBB, David CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS 134 West 26th St. 12th Floor
Re: Depoe Bay Wodden Boat Fetival (3 messages)
Mon Mar 12 2001
I m hoping to take 3 small rowing boats. None are new or very pretty, so I gonna put them all in the water for people to use. Really can t hurt them and they
Re: Hobies and nymphs (2 messages)
Mon Mar 12 2001
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RE: [bolger] Isophthalic Resins - check this out (2 messages)
Tue Mar 13 2001
I just now checked out the web site....excellent. Jim
Bolger "Spartina" (1 message)
Tue Mar 13 2001
I would be interested in anyone s experience with Mr Bolgers Spartina . I am interested in the original design, not the new electric Spartina . What was your
Tested the Little One (1 message)
Tue Mar 13 2001
Okay - I got 2 boats put together and it was a slow day - so tested one. I posted a little bit about it maybe a week ago. It is 7 6 on the waterline, 8
Re: Lengthening/Shortening a Bolger Design (18 messages)
Tue Mar 13 2001
John Welsford s Houdini seems to be 13 5 . http://www.wserjeant.fsnet.co.uk/ Peter ... possible
Re: [bolger] Re: the crab skiff mystery (9 messages)
Tue Mar 13 2001
... Craig is, as usual, fully correct. But he undersells the pamphlet. I really like it, and any fan of Bolger should also be a fan of Chapelle. If you had
Surf or Zephyr? (1 message)
Tue Mar 13 2001
FBBB -- I found an abandoned 50 pound mushroom, removing the last impediment to putting the LSME on a float as soon as the weather settles into a Summer
Re: [bolger] Re: Iso vs Ortho polyester (7 messages)
Tue Mar 13 2001
If I understand correctly, epoxy will stretch 3.5-4.5% and this is important because the stretch ability of the resin (whichever type) must be sufficient to
WDJ- Bill of materials (1 message)
Wed Mar 14 2001
Dear Jack, Ian and other WDJ builders, You asked for an estimate of number of ply sheets. I knew I posted a B o M way back (Message 1437). Here is what I
Bolger motor launch: Tahiti (3 messages)
Wed Mar 14 2001
I ve been scanning the web for anything on Tahit as well, but no luck. Anyone have any URLs to point out regarding this boat? I have heard that information
Re: Tahiti motor cruiser (1 message)
Wed Mar 14 2001
I forgot to mention that the article about Tahiti is in the November 1, 1999 and November 15, 1999 issues of Messing About In Boats. Back issues are $1.00.
Re. WDJ- Bill of Materials (1 message)
Thu Mar 15 2001
Thanx for the reminder, Bjorn. I know if I scrolled back far enough I d find your original response to the material question. For obvious reasons I ve kept all
Re: Tahiti motor cruiser scans (2 messages)
Thu Mar 15 2001
... The ... You might check to see if you are signed in to Yahoo. If not, or if there was a name change, then you won t be able to edit as you say. You would
Re: The Perfect Boat (Dipper ?) (18 messages)
Thu Mar 15 2001
Dipper Dipper is awfully cute, and looks to be very seaworthy, and as a Devlin Boat, I am sure it is very well designed. I had it toward the top of my list,
Re: [bolger] "The Perfect boat" (Gettin down to the wire) (2 messages)
Thu Mar 15 2001
... Not the Tennessee, but rather the Idaho. Tennessee is not whellchair accessible, although you could make it so, once you got the chair on board.
Re: [bolger] Re: Adding a Skeg - UHMW (5 messages)
Thu Mar 15 2001
A few additional comments I have used it a lot as sled runners, both snow machine and dog. It will last for thousands of miles on snow. It is used on
testing new e-mail address (1 message)
Thu Mar 15 2001
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Re: [bolger] RE: Adding a Skeg (11 messages)
Fri Mar 16 2001
... grocery bags and wood fiber, and ... saw blades. I don t know how ... scrap in the water and it does ... And, Trex is make from polyethylene similar to the
Re: Looking for rowboat "Crystal" (3 messages)
Fri Mar 16 2001
Thanks, Don , for your reply and the ref to your article. The phantom illustration of Crystal reinforces my impression of a staunch yet graceful craft. At 250
AF4, was Re: midwest messabout (15 messages)
Fri Mar 16 2001
... your little ... in the ... My Micro ... already ... probably be ... same ... weight? I m ... than you ... three of ... about 500 ... do plan ... with a
Bolger "Fiddler II" motorboat (1 message)
Fri Mar 16 2001
Has anyone heard of the Fiddler II motorboat design being built? It looks like either a giant Skimmer (I had one once and it was great fun), or a small
Re: [bolger] Re: fastening UHMW (4 messages)
Sat Mar 17 2001
Here is a boat site that sells UHMW sheets ( at a high price!!) http://www.gregboats.com/pages/uhmw.html James ... From: shansen@tiac.net To:
Re: Hovercrafts VS Robins (2 messages)
Sun Mar 18 2001
Yes Peter, it is almost Ice Out time in Central Massachusetts as well. Yesterday, the robins were swirling around the snowbanks hoping for some kind of
Re: [bolger] And The "Perfect Boat" is --- (4 messages)
Mon Mar 19 2001
Pat, Congratulations on making a choice! I too perused the whole Bolger (and Wharram) inventory before striking out half on my own with the 20 foot Glen-L
Re: 20 foot Glen-L "Sweet Caroline" Bolger? (3 messages)
Tue Mar 20 2001
Thanks a lot for the info. Very similar design though. I almost build one myself a couple of years ago. Was early entry from me for my Perfect Boat
Re: Fillite Powder substitute (4 messages)
Tue Mar 20 2001
Actually, Cabosil is harder to sand. But if you add just a little Cabosil (fumed silica) it makes the mix handle better. When working with tape the real trick
Ouray Punt from Down Under (1 message)
Thu Mar 22 2001
Here are a couple of different versions of the little fishermen s prams Claude Worth described. http://www.islesdesign.com/auray.html
Chebacco-25 (1 message)
Thu Mar 22 2001
So far, none of these has been completed (AFAIK). There was one building in Australia, but progress was held up. Bill Samson
Micro & AutoCAD (1 message)
Thu Mar 22 2001
Hi, do we have anybody in this forum who has a *.DWG file for a micro to be edited in AutoCAD r14? reg. Lothar Schwarz Cairns Australia
Re: I love this board (3 messages)
Thu Mar 22 2001
... motion ... Bruce, actually I discovered and initially used the web-based interface because I was looking through the archives for information about a
Rest of the Cruise - Emerald Coaster (1 message)
Thu Mar 22 2001
I have finished posting the Keys cruise, two more pages, beginning at www.ecoastlife.com/keys200103.htm Don Hodges www.ECoastLife.com Your Emerald Coast
Apology (2 messages)
Thu Mar 22 2001
Sorry for the double post on the Keys pictures, I thought Bill s post was offlist.. Don Hodges
Re: [bolger] design contest (3 messages)
Fri Mar 23 2001
Michael: That was fun wasn t it? All the entries will be featured in the April issue of Duckworks Magazine, along with a reader s poll. The new contest brief
Texas Dory (1 message)
Fri Mar 23 2001
Most of the Texas Dory catalog I had was of Bolger boats. The Texas Dory was a series boat, something like the Sea Hawk, in lengths of c.16 to c.40 . The 36
Re: Magazines "Wooden Boat" Subaru (6 messages)
Fri Mar 23 2001
... 134:52 ... Woodenboat issue number 134, page 52. Bruce
Re: [bolger] Second Installment - Emerald Coaster in the Keys (4 messages)
Sat Mar 24 2001
In a message dated 3/22/01 10:36:54 PM Central Standard Time, ... Don: Don t knock yourself out over this. But I think it would be very interesting to the
Re: Martha Jane revisions (2 messages)
Sat Mar 24 2001
I think I saw something about adding sponsons, a heavy steel bottom shoe, and a glass house to Martha Jane in an issue of Messing About In Boats. -- Grant ...
Re: [bolger] Re: magazines (3 messages)
Sat Mar 24 2001
Stevenson has a web page at http://www.stevproj.com/ I went up to the bookshelves and found in my Dad s old stuff How to Build thirty five Modern Motor
Re: Taming "hobby-horsing" (2 messages)
Sat Mar 24 2001
... on some spray rails, and I will cant them down at the rear as a start. If that isn t enough, I ll go to the wedges or tabs. I really don t expect to run
Skiff America #2 (1 message)
Sun Mar 25 2001
We did not see Skiff America #2 in the Keys, but we sure had a great little cruise. The Keys are not very friendly to bringing your own boat, but once you get
Inboard Power (1 message)
Sun Mar 25 2001
Greetings, The inboard issue popped up with mention of the Subaru. When I looked into this before (superficially), it seemed that the actual hardware to get a
wtb bayhen 21 (1 message)
Sun Mar 25 2001
searching for a used bayhen 21 any leads appreciated thanks k
Re: [bolger] Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiffs, by Howard I Chappelle (2 messages)
Mon Mar 26 2001
CBMM has a series of plans that they offer, very reasonably and I think it is in their web site. Clyde
Re: [bolger] Has Anyone Built a Super Brick? (2 messages)
Mon Mar 26 2001
Mark I have also been interested in the Super Brick and have inquired if any one has build one. I contacted both Mr Bolger and several other sources that had
Re: [bolger] Vacationer Picture available? (3 messages)
Mon Mar 26 2001
... Try http://www.byyb.org/byyb/sailboat3/index.html hal
Re: [bolger] UHMW Not for bottoms (2 messages)
Mon Mar 26 2001
Pat: Thanks for passing that along. I have to agree that covering an entire boat s bottom with uhmw seems like it would add a lot of weight. I still think
Re: Gloucester Light Dory (8 messages)
Tue Mar 27 2001
The story was related in Go Build Your Own Boat! by Payson, and I believe he d raised the sheer by 3/4 of an inch. Wish I was at home working on my dory...
Re: Polyester vs. epoxy revisited (2 messages)
Tue Mar 27 2001
... It is a book that has some age to it (still mostly a polyester world when it was written). Now having used both polyester and epoxy myself, I would pick
Re: [bolger] foldingschoonerinozupdate (3 messages)
Wed Mar 28 2001
Paul, I gotta ask -- and I m not starting up the is it Doug Fir or Oregon thread -- do you mind passing on how much a knot-free(!!) piece of Oregon costs
links to home boatbuilding projects in the British Isles (1 message)
Wed Mar 28 2001
I m trying to set up a page of links to home boatbuilding projects in the British Isles. My links so far can be seen here:
Re: Vacationer (14 messages)
Wed Mar 28 2001
Greetings Ferdinand. Belated welcome to the group. I was off to Yarmouth for the last couple of days so only saw your initial post this evening. Always glad to
Re: [bolger] Re: Used outboards advice? (11 messages)
Wed Mar 28 2001
In a message dated 03/28/2001 7: You will notice a post from a Mercury ... John, Max is
Transom thickness (1 message)
Wed Mar 28 2001
The 2 inch transom thickness on my Sneakeasy is just about the absolute maximum that will fit the clamps on my 15 hp Yamaha or 8hp Evinrude. The Yamaha is
Re: [bolger] Re: L.Francis Herreshoff's "Sensible Cruising Designs" (3 messages)
Wed Mar 28 2001
I don t know if my eyes were _ever_ young enough to read those offsets, and I ve got the original, short wide format, edition! A good trick in this Computer
re Knot free oregon and trapeze made at home (1 message)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Larry , All my oregon comes from demolition sites . Most buildings here are around 100 year old. You have to jump in front of the bulldozer or follow the trck
cost of wood (1 message)
Thu Mar 29 2001
sorry I just rememdered your question. 100year old , knot free , straight, unsplit, no nailhole,oregon 2 x4 4metres long cost me AUS$12.00 each . Ibought
Mosquitoes and rocks (1 message)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Good Morning Jack It s mosquitoes that led me to the WDJ and all the shallow water and the rocky and sandy bottoms of the lakes we have here in wonderful
Re: [bolger] Re: Light Scooner & Trapeze & Festival (46 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Excellent! I figure the foremast should at least prevent you from going around the bow, though I guess you could shoot between the foresail and main mast... I
Re: Another Best Boat? (2 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
No reason we can t ask for Best 3 sheet boat as well. Might come up with some even better designs. I ll ad that to the message list. What I like is small
Re: [bolger] Alternatives to Yahoo! (5 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
... Ditto that, for me.
RE: [bolger] Re: Another "Best Boat? (7 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
I built our elegant punt from the original Instant Boats, which is still available from Payson. Good book. You might look at Chuck Merrell s Apple Pie --
Jim Betts GP-16 (1 message)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Please Do not E-mail Jim Betts regarding GP-16. Unless you want to buy plans. I guess I unleashed a nightmare of E-mails to him. He s getting overwhelmed with
Jim Betts - Gp-16 (1 message)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Please Do not E-mail Jim Betts regarding GP-16. At the risk of duplicating this message I ask you Please Do not E-mail Jim Betts regarding GP-16. Apparently I
Re: GP-16 PLEASE Do not E-mail Jim Betts regarding GP-16 (2 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
... Well, I did not e-mail him. I had never heard of this GP-16 until you mentioned it here- I checked out the photos on the website referenced, and ordered a
Re: [bolger] micro in salt water (4 messages)
Thu Mar 29 2001
Go to the smallboat yahoogroup and there are some people there that have build them and sailed them wll over the world. There is one guy there that can give
Re: Re: [bolger] Micro Navigator? (4 messages)
Fri Mar 30 2001
The closest thing I know of to a Micro Navigator is Stan Muller s self-designed version. Stan has grafted a pilothouse onto a standard Micro. It looks very
Chris Burden Micros (1 message)
Fri Mar 30 2001
The perfomance is made by Chris Burden artist. They are three micros returning to Europ (England) in remenber of Colon. They was self piloted with GPS and
Re: ("Best 3 sheet boat?") (1 message)
Fri Mar 30 2001
Hello All, I don t have a candidate for a three sheet boat, unless someone wants to build a very small micro. ;-) But, (isn t there always a but) I do whole
re:giving advice+long micro (1 message)
Fri Mar 30 2001
I joined this group out of intrest ia boat called long micro, and its suitability as a ocean sailing boat. I understand that some modification to the plans
Re: [bolger] Giving advice (2 messages)
Fri Mar 30 2001
Jamie, I agree, we should be very careful with what we advise on these pages. Most people are good natured and want very much to help others, but they should
Request to Unsubscribe (1 message)
Fri Mar 30 2001
Please Unsubscribe me from this group Pat
3 Sheeter (1 message)
Fri Mar 30 2001
I have a 3 sheet skiff on my site in the sig below - pvc hardware, 2x4 mast, tarp sprit rig, leeboards, 12 feet. Nice fishing boat, and ok sailer (I usually
The TRUTH about glue (1 message)
Sat Mar 31 2001
It is pretty clear that for every individual with a success story for a particular glue, there is another guy who has had it fail. For every expert who
Re: Steel sheating ballast for AS39 (2 messages)
Sat Mar 31 2001
Jean, I thought long about the steel plate for our AS29 and decided against it as I have to work mostly singelhanded. But here s in short how I d do it: 1.
Big sticky ball of thread! (1 message)
Sat Mar 31 2001
A small request. Would it be asking too much of our valued group members to occasionally trim the thread on our discussions. Often I appreciate being able to
RE: [bolger] Re: Random construction thoughts - glue (8 messages)
Sat Mar 31 2001
Never tried it.....I have some scrap pvc, I ll go out and try it. Jim
RE: [bolger] Out of here Peace (3 messages)
Sat Mar 31 2001
Sorry to see you leaving. Jim C.
Re: [bolger] Expert advice and expectations (2 messages)
Sat Mar 31 2001
Larry Barker wrote: - It seems that several of our discussions of late have gotten more heated than they need to be. I suggest that we should try to offer and
Re: Bolger's Web Site (4 messages)
Sat Mar 31 2001
According to an interview with PCB in the latest Small Craft Advisory, they keep getting distracted. Also, putting up 660+ designs is a big task.... ...
unsububscribe (1 message)
Sat Mar 31 2001
I am receiving all the bolger group messages twice, so I m trying to unsubscribe once. We ll see what happens. Bert.