April 2002
Re: Transom w/ a double rake (3 messages)
Mon Apr 01 2002
John, Meditating on this all evening, I finally have my own amateur s theory to add to yours: The angle breaks up the suction inherent in a more normal, flat
Re: Pesky Question (5 messages)
Mon Apr 01 2002
... Boy, you think of everything. I would NEVER have thought of having an in-house attorney to file briefs of habeas corpus when I need to shake loose to go
Yahoo is at it again . . With no permission (1 message)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Hi Folks, I m new to the club, Have been messing about in boats for many years, have liked Bolgers designs since the late sixties when I got a small book of
Re: chemicals and boat building (2 messages)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Ha, Ha, Ha! What a hoot! Although it makes me wonder if people have too much free time on their hands. Perhaps the folks responsible for the website could help
Re: motor mounting board rake, why? (13 messages)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Incidentaly, this guy LIED. The motor bracket DOES NOT go negative as described. At the lowest setting there is still positive rake. I.E., if mounted on a
12 Days Till Houston Messabout (1 message)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Only 12 days left !!!! http://www.shortypen.com/boats/maib2002/ New Development -- some people have expressed an interest in spending the night at the island
Re: For Fun Noodle Fans: Introducing... (3 messages)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Noodle s polyethylene foam has good impact resistance ( it was originally developed for packaging ) but does not abrade well. While formerly a good alternative
Southeast Messabout April 26-29 (1 message)
Mon Apr 01 2002
Just a reminder that we will be holding the first springtime Southeast Messabout at Wind Creek State Park on Lake Martin in southeastern Alabama on April
Re: [bolger] Micro bow noise (you should pardon me for bringing it up again) (3 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
Gavin do you have any pictures of your Long Micro on the net. I have been swapping hints and info with Trent Hensley ,also on this group. We are both about the
[bolger] Re: I60 Sail Plan (3 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
No, not looking to spice up the rig. Just wanted the sail areas so I could look at the rigging of sails of similar dimension that already exist and get an idea
Propane Refrigeration (1 message)
Tue Apr 02 2002
I was doing some research on propany refrigeration and found a common theme for using these units on boats. The following is an example.
Re: knot meter (3 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
In Wooden Boat, a number of years ago there was a article about building a knot meter based on a manometer. It was built in and low tech (no power required
Re: Chugger (3 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
OK, true enough but my drawing skills are sufficiently bad that, at 12:1, the margin for error is too much for me to give numbers and have them accurate enough
Re: Queen Mab rig? (7 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
Sue, To answer your first question, the sails of Queen Mab and Peero are different--not by much, but different. I doubt that Bolger referred to one when
An appreciation for the Yahoo groups (1 message)
Tue Apr 02 2002
In reaction to yahoo s proliferating ads, the electric boats group recently pulled out to devise their own. Oh, my. If you can imagine picking through a half a
Re: [bolger] Clam Panga (2 messages)
Tue Apr 02 2002
No I never did build mine, I am not really a motor boat person, though I am an avid fly fisherman, and at the time of asking was just back from a trip to the
Re: hitch extension for long boards (11 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
I would just run them throught the passenger side window of my wife s station wagon. Roger S ... the 6 ... being ... horses ... you
Re: Swallows and Amazons (was: Queen Mab rig?) (3 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
... It s the Japanese Beach Cruiser that was designed with the S&A in mind. This boat doesn t seem to have drawn a lot of interest, I suppose because it s a
Re: Where's Duckworks Magazine? (2 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
I had an e-mail from Chuck. His ISP has let him down. They seem to be blaming the internet for some service failure. I trust that they will get back on-line
Re: [bolger] Panga (como en BC Sur) (16 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
If someone wanted a vee-bottomed alternative to Tennessee (low power requirement, long and narrow), they could have a look at the largest of these designs.
Re: First Epoxy of the Season (4 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
That s good news. I just put my first epoxy on my $200 sailboat and it s supposed to get a little chilly tonight. It should warm to the mid 50s for the next
Re: [bolger] Re: Panga (3 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
In a message dated 4/3/02 4:07:32 PM Central Standard Time, ... Well, boat type-names have been, historically, pretty imprecise (e.g. what, exactly is a
Re: [bolger] Re:kerosene (7 messages)
Wed Apr 03 2002
Both the Toyo Set and the Wallas Stoves are very similar. They would be my choice for a small sailboat, especially if you needed cabin heat also. The only
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 949; Big Masts & Chainsaws (1 message)
Thu Apr 04 2002
Dave, Rather than use a chainsaw {or sawzall} I have a more CONTROLLABLE suggestion; if the spar isn t to large a diameter or you have more wood than time. You
Re: Chebacco Plans (2 messages)
Thu Apr 04 2002
Full set of plans for the Chebacco series from PCB&F, $300. Light cruiser (the one you are talking about? Pilot house and hard dodger?) plans are $50 for two
Gloucester light dory (1 message)
Thu Apr 04 2002
Pretty boat picture at Barry Mills website... http://www.surf.net.au/mills/dory.htm
Re: [bolger] What irony! What pathos! (2 messages)
Thu Apr 04 2002
Right, but some of his ideas are a little etherial.. ... I got the April 1 MAIB yesterday. There is picture of a Bolger-
Re: [bolger] Yahoo! watch out if you change your isp (2 messages)
Thu Apr 04 2002
It took a long time to arrive for me HJ
Book web site (1 message)
Fri Apr 05 2002
Just ran across this site on the Junkrig group. LOTS of books I have never seen before. 45 entries in the Marlinspike section, who knew there were 45 books on
oops (1 message)
Fri Apr 05 2002
Putting my nice tabernacle on it s mounts on the front of the CLC last night... That sure looks a little short... . I made it plans, neglecting to measure the
Correction (2 messages)
Fri Apr 05 2002
In my previous post I stated that the walls of the LM2 s mast were 2.5 cm thick. This is incorrect. They are 5 cm (2 ) thick, porky
the important things (1 message)
Fri Apr 05 2002
Was rushing to get the CLC ready for the Mothers day messabout at Keystone. Was bummed because I screwed up the tabernacle, and that would set me back a few
Re: A nine inch mast (8 messages)
Fri Apr 05 2002
... epoxy ... The economic advantage was that the width of the desinged staves (on Bolgers design) were impossible to find in France and a good portionwound up
Re: [bolger] Cold Epoxy (3 messages)
Fri Apr 05 2002
The real problem is the inability to get it down, if you got it on the way you want it, It will eventualy harden. ... Let s see how bad
Birdsmouth v solid sticks (1 message)
Sat Apr 06 2002
I m a big fan of birdsmouth, not because it s stronger (all else being equal a hollow stick will NOT be as stong as a solid one), but because it s easier and
Re: [bolger] Re: mast roots (was BIG STICKS) (5 messages)
Sat Apr 06 2002
... I d forgotten about that too! We had a few on the farm do that, but only the ones we cut ourselves. The purchased ones where treated. Jeff
Re: [bolger] Re: urban myth -"epoxy join is stronger than the wood" (8 messages)
Sat Apr 06 2002
I don t disagree with that view Porky. The cheapest source of good wood, unless you mill your own, is plywood (glulam type plywood might be better, but it
Re: [bolger] Re: Making the "Birdsmouth" (22 messages)
Sat Apr 06 2002
I would have thought it was more cost and trouble than wraping in visqueen, and throwing on the shop vac. ... Has anyone thought to use
Pilothouse version of Seabird 86' (1 message)
Sun Apr 07 2002
Can anyone direct me to the link to see the pilothouse version of the seabird 86? Thanks, Steve
Re: Kotick experiment update (2 messages)
Sun Apr 07 2002
... Just a follow up, the dullness was caused by me buying satin varnish instead of gloss [duh!], and the crazing is mostly limited to where I have varnished
best tools for Micro mast step! (1 message)
Sun Apr 07 2002
I just finished the main mast step today for Firefly . The mast fid shelf and the fid itself were a little tricky, but with the aid of my favorite tools the
Re: [bolger] Re: Bird's mouth ratios (16 messages)
Sun Apr 07 2002
I d subscribe to a short course on beam theory for the ennumerate if it were on offer somewhere. The usual way is to look at skeene, or whatever. Its
glossy varnish (1 message)
Sun Apr 07 2002
FWIW, here is a shot after a coat of glossy varnish. Next step is the spray skirt and then I want to build another one, green this time.
RE: [bolger] scarfing birdsmouth strips (2 messages)
Mon Apr 08 2002
Thanks, Derek; but I can t see the image - it gives me the little box with red x inside. Anybody know what s up with this? I can see the other images in that
RE: [bolger] Birdsmouth from the Lumberyard (6 messages)
Mon Apr 08 2002
I have just sucs a jig, the difficulty is that it is a little difficult to control the the very feather end, and one does end up kind of scruched between the
Houston Messabout This Saturday (1 message)
Mon Apr 08 2002
Only 5 days left: http://www.shortypen.com/boats/maib2002/ Shorty
RE: [bolger] scarfing birdsmouth strips (jiggery) (2 messages)
Mon Apr 08 2002
Neat! Thanks Paul
Meranti (1 message)
Mon Apr 08 2002
... standard. ... In this part of the world (Europe, Belgium) Meranti is used a lot for outdoors cabinetry (doors & windows especially). Two remarks: - Meranti
Re: NEW SNEAKEASY PHOTOS (4 messages)
Tue Apr 09 2002
What?! and smear the good looks of the Sneakeasy which,based on Steves boat,looks way too good to be handed the job of tender.His Sneakeasy can stand alone in
Houston Messabout - possible rain - doesn't matter (1 message)
Tue Apr 09 2002
The 4 day forcast says it might rain Saturday afternoon, regardless we will be holding the messabout. I know one person is flying in to visit with us, and
Re: [bolger] Re: Maranti? (12 messages)
Tue Apr 09 2002
... The MDO I am currently using has several Doug Fir layers, and then a thin layer of lauan or meranti (not exactly the same thing). Then the krafy paper in
Hold Hatch Up (1 message)
Tue Apr 09 2002
Does anyone have a simple way to hold a hatch up? The hatch I have is a simple rectangle that sits over top of the lip around the edge of my companionway.
Re: Vermont 2002 Messabout (3 messages)
Tue Apr 09 2002
Peter I d be glad to make some calls. Where on the lake were you interested in going? E-mail me at : sbosquette@conversent.net with some names and phone
Re: Old Trailer (38 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
Thanks for this, Chuck. I expected a four wire, flat harness that went front to back ( hey, let s make our first million again ), but this ll work, especially
Re: Gypsy mast (6 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
... 1X4 ... would ... Are they 3/4 or 1 ? rather than the specified 2 1/2. Common sense ... of ... If you did an cross section drawing and drew in your
Re: [bolger] 110 volt power (2 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
Good to hear! Thanks Jeff ... From: datenight@aol.com To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: [bolger] 110 volt power Jeff,
Re: Ideas for shaving 20% of weight. (3 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
... costing you several pounds. True, I can easily see *more* than several pounds of coating on the boat. I now wish I had weighed the boat before
Re: choice of wood for trim (6 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
Thanks Paul, I used doug fir for the bulkhead frames, spruce for the rub rails (set in epoxy and varnished)and in other parts of the boat. The problem that I
RE: [bolger] 11 volt power on board (10 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
Thanks, David. I ll check the West catalouge. ...
Re: Back Issues of MAIB (7 messages)
Wed Apr 10 2002
Wonderful...I thank you very much. Jim ... contain ... Design ... Perhaps
Re: Synthetic fibers (was Wyoming) (1 message)
Thu Apr 11 2002
I once sheathed a Dutch built edge-glued mahogany sloop with Dynel (polypropylene) and epoxy resin. This was a keel boat that had been stored in a heated
Illinois? (10 messages)
Thu Apr 11 2002
Bolger has a live-aboard verison of the state series, introduced in tandem with Puffer, a long, long sharpy. I think it is called Illinois, and that it a line
"Lessee...red right WHICH way?" (1 message)
Thu Apr 11 2002
Saw this in another group I read, had to pass it on: http://nwpotters.org/boating-safety.jpeg Shorty
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 961 (2 messages)
Thu Apr 11 2002
... Locust is almost as heavy as water. I know one wood that sinks! LOL Azobe, also know as Ekki or Bongossi Azobe is also extremely durable. Thinking about
Re: Thoughts on I60 spar construction. (3 messages)
Thu Apr 11 2002
... Hmm, works for me, could be that the whole long URL is wrapping and only the first part is in the hyperlink. Do a search at Google for packers knot
Re: [bolger] Epoxy&Glass over paint? (10 messages)
Fri Apr 12 2002
I don t have experience with it, and I don t ever intend to get it either. There are a lot of things that one gets away with now and again, but I just don t
Tahiti Design #653 (1 message)
Fri Apr 12 2002
Fritz scanned the articles on Tahiti. His Russian text cracker did a nice job of converting the text files and reducing the bite count to minimal amounts. I
Re: My Cartopper (3 messages)
Fri Apr 12 2002
That might be a good idea. We will see how wet things get tomorrow. George ... to ... huge
Gypsy progess - one week (1 message)
Fri Apr 12 2002
Bought lumber, hardware and tools, built saw horses (4), laid out hull panels, frames, molds, rudder parts, dagger board, and stem, spliced hull panels, cut
Re: [bolger] Re: Topaz, I want one! (6 messages)
Fri Apr 12 2002
Ouch--yeah, very close. If you are going to use marine ply somewhere, it ought to be in the 1/4 inch nose , the ply is under a lot of stess and wouldn t bend
Re: [bolger] Thanks for the welcome. (2 messages)
Fri Apr 12 2002
How long are you going to be building? I can get you in contact with some small mills in SE AK that can put lumber right on the barge, and you can pick it up
Re: Xyenol (4 messages)
Sat Apr 13 2002
... Jeff, I ve use quite a bit of Xynole, Vectra, Dynel as well as various types of fiberglass. Also ran some objective tests on abrasion of these fabrics.
Re: Anything worth doing... (2 messages)
Sat Apr 13 2002
Some tips: 1. Go back with a scraper and a Surform within a day or two and get rid of the lumps. You ll be sorry if you let them all harden. At least I think
Re: Making Big Masts/Spars (44 messages)
Sat Apr 13 2002
I would try making a Birdsmouth mast, Tapered or Not. It would provide weight savings over a Solid mast, Should be stronger due to it s laminated construction.
Sail Muskegon Lake? (1 message)
Sat Apr 13 2002
Michael Galvin -- let me know when you take your June Bug out this spring. Maybe we can do a little sailing together. I d like to see the June Bug and see how
Re: Dakota, I want one (1 message)
Sat Apr 13 2002
I used all MDO. I paid $38 to $40 for 1/2 and $32 for 3/8 inch. I got my epoxy and glass at Raka for somewhat less than the price you list. I am now into the
Re: [bolger] Re: Dakota photos (2 messages)
Sun Apr 14 2002
Wow! Neat boat. Thanks, Vince. Sam ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax
Re: [bolger] scrapers (9 messages)
Sun Apr 14 2002
Anyone got a suggestion for a ... I know I m late with this... but I ve always had good luck using broken glass as scrapers. You have to be careful, of
What a difference a day makes (1 message)
Sun Apr 14 2002
FBBB -- Round two of glass the deck of my Scooner, and the results were far more satisfactory. I swear if I did this more than once or twice every other year,
Diablo Ultralight, electric (1 message)
Mon Apr 15 2002
This starts with info on converting an old 2 stroke to the latest Briggs & Stratton. Click down for the Diablo, newly powered. Then on to his more boat pix.
RE: [bolger] Micro under construction in Stanwood WA (7 messages)
Mon Apr 15 2002
Jeez, Derek, I thought you were building a Chebacco! I m shocked and stunned! And you seemed like such a nice guy.... Jamie ... From: Derek Waters
a fun day at tha library (1 message)
Tue Apr 16 2002
This week was the first bush job for the last 8 months, so it had to be the first decent rain of autumn, we sat in camp , yacking and the new bloke woking with
Re: [bolger] Re: Wyoming (xynole) (2 messages)
Tue Apr 16 2002
The only problem with the parker refrence is that the boats are massive, closer to conventional scantlings with bolger you can be talking the same sheating
shantyboat (1 message)
Tue Apr 16 2002
Live on a shantyboat? Is it possible? Legal? Wise? Just FYI... New group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shantyboat/
Re: [bolger] looking for Junk Rig book (5 messages)
Tue Apr 16 2002
You might want to take a look at this URL: http://www.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/junk/platt/platt_chinese_sail.html Good information on basic junk rigs. Charlie
Re: [bolger] Re: Rig 68 in "103 Sailing Rigs" (23 messages)
Tue Apr 16 2002
Seems really simmilar to some of the boats covered in Parker s Sharpie book. In fact, many of those look like they might be fun, with the additional appeal of
bobcat, varnish, and mast (3 messages)
Wed Apr 17 2002
Hi gang, I m getting my bobcat ready for the sailin season and I m going to have to do some repair varnishing to my mash due to abrasions from the gaff and
RE: [bolger] Gypsy progress (2 messages)
Wed Apr 17 2002
Paul Yes, that sounds like blush -- my experience with MAS fast hardener is that it blushes easily (must be shy.) A good wash with water will remove it,
Houston Messabout Pictures (1 message)
Wed Apr 17 2002
Had a great time at the messabout, uploaded a bunch of pictures: http://www.shortypen.com/boats/maib2002/ Tim and I decided that once a year wasn t enough,
[no subject] (1 message)
Wed Apr 17 2002
I really want a catboat - just one sail to deal with and a nice fat hull with lots of room for its length. I am thinking about 18 feet should be about right
Centerboard Black Skimmer (1 message)
Wed Apr 17 2002
Get Phil s book _30 Odd Boats_ and check out the design for Skillyallee. It is a lengthened Black Skimmer (29 ) with an off-centerboard. The board is far
Re: I60? (2 messages)
Thu Apr 18 2002
... I60 is shorthand for Insolent 60. It was the subject of a recent PCB column in MAIB. You can see a preliminary sketch at
Re: [bolger] Re: Mental Illness? (13 messages)
Thu Apr 18 2002
Try being PCB with a mind churning out ideas like a tidal wave, customers with requests for even more, and finite life time with the statistical end rapidly
Re: [bolger] Centerboard winch (3 messages)
Thu Apr 18 2002
Someone who knows will answer. Conceptualy it could float up a fair bit under its own bouyancy. ... How hard is it to lift the
Re: [bolger] Re: Centreboard/Black Skimmer (16 messages)
Thu Apr 18 2002
Fritz K? not to be confused with my neighbor Fritz Funk has the original Sillygalee in Glacier Bay http://www.thegreatsea.homestead.com/ He is the builder of
Re: [bolger] Re: Tahiti Design #653 (12 messages)
Thu Apr 18 2002
Are we talking stiffness, strength, or weight. Weight wise ply comes out around 10 pounds/sheet/1/8 , in 1088, so you would be talking in the 80# range. I
Syntex (1 message)
Thu Apr 18 2002
Has anyone used Syntex cloth? If so opinion? Where can one find it to purchase? I read a nice write up about it for good abrasion resistance, puncture
re centerboard, black skimmer (1 message)
Fri Apr 19 2002
I owned until recently the original Skillygalee with an off- centerboard. The whole time I had it I thought what a better boat it would be with lee-boards. It
Re: [bolger] resetting Yahoo marketing (3 messages)
Fri Apr 19 2002
Go here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/ click on on upper right corner. Log in click on in the center
Re: [bolger] Glassing a plank bottom (8 messages)
Fri Apr 19 2002
Once you guys get an idea of how you will proceed, you can come back for more info. ... Probably not much more interest in this
Hardy diesel outboard (1 message)
Fri Apr 19 2002
Has anyone in the group had any experience with the Chinese Hardy diesel outboard? I fitted a 12 HP Chinese diesel (Dong Feng) to my first boat many years ago
Re: Interesting (5 messages)
Fri Apr 19 2002
Right you are. 470 is Bobcat. Plans and book from Mr Payson. Bob Chamberland
Re: Building Gypsy - week 2 (4 messages)
Sat Apr 20 2002
Thanks Chuck for the hatch closure idea. I like the idea of internal bungees as they don t show and also neatly solve the problem of hatch retention. I have
The Ancient Traveler (1 message)
Sat Apr 20 2002
Hi, Just wondering how Dad fared on his flights. He was appearing rather feeble Thursday when we went to Traverse City. Let me know how he held up. Connie
Re: Ancient Traveler (1 message)
Sat Apr 20 2002
Sorry, I clicked the wrong line in my address book . Vince Chew
re: Car top boat rack (2 messages)
Sat Apr 20 2002
This is what I did: http://www.shortypen.com/boats/brick/cartop/ Shorty
Lofting Spartina (1 message)
Sat Apr 20 2002
I start drawing the lines for Spartina tomorrow. I d be interested to hear from anyone that has lofted her before. Any issues, things to watchout for, other
Re: [bolger] Taped seams vs. traditional framing (3 messages)
Sat Apr 20 2002
I think the convention is 6oz of glass on both sides for 1/4 ply, and one more layer of 6oz for each additional 1/8 of ply. You can adjust that, say if one
[no subject] (1 message)
Sat Apr 20 2002
Hi Folks, Question; I m planking cockpit of a 16 sloop. The fiberglass is pretty funky and I decided to make it easy on the eyes and butt. My question is
Re: carbide saw sharpening/the biggest problem (5 messages)
Sat Apr 20 2002
I used to manage a tree care company and we were in continual sharpening mode with chain saws, etc. The biggest problem was the sharpening machines. If you
Re: [bolger] Warning -- non-Bolger content! (2 messages)
Sun Apr 21 2002
Ah yes, Pacific Swift and Pacific Grace. Beautiful ships! I ve only seen Pacific Swift at the dock, but it was really something to see Pacific Grace under sail
Re: [bolger] wire gauge (5 messages)
Mon Apr 22 2002
Thanks, Richard. 12 it is. ... http://www.marksnyderelectric.com/catalog/voltdropchart.html ... __________________________________________________ Do You
Wyo Trailer & Mercruiser info (1 message)
Mon Apr 22 2002
Just finished up my web page for the trailers final pictures. http://www.dreamwater.net/cosailor/trailer.htm They will be at the bottom of the page. Just got
Re: [bolger] "Sprit Rig Basics" (2 messages)
Tue Apr 23 2002
If you don t get any takers, you can probably get a back issue from woodenboat.com Clyde
Re: Schooner Bit! (2 messages)
Tue Apr 23 2002
... Oh, goody! Only one more convert, and I get a toaster oven. :-) -- Sue -- (c mon, you *know* you want one, and all your friends are doing it...) -- Susan
Xynole results (1 message)
Tue Apr 23 2002
Finally got the time to do the epoxy/xynole/graphite on a new, bare dougfir plywood bottom. Flat bottom with not much rocker so it was easy. The area was 49.75
new pictures posted on web page (1 message)
Tue Apr 23 2002
Group, I just posted some new pictures of my Micro under construction at: http://www.ultranet.com/~djost/Micro.htm
Re: Dakota power options (2 messages)
Tue Apr 23 2002
... If you get your scanner fixed I would be interested in seeing the lobster boat look-alike cabin on the Dakota. Ralph
Micro Sail Trimming etc etc (1 message)
Tue Apr 23 2002
I recently (February 2002) launched my Bolger Micro (Time Out) on Sydney Harbour and have been sailing it over the past few weeks. Can anyone out there direct
Andrew Pryer. (1 message)
Wed Apr 24 2002
Greetings Andrew, Yes that is my Long Micro type that is usually moored at Willy. It s home in the shed at the moment getting a bit of a refurb to cure some
folding schoonerin OzOntrailer (1 message)
Wed Apr 24 2002
I m pleased to announce that my schooner is sitting on its new trailer for the first time so I can get the trailer right. What an excellent feeling sitting
Re: Sneakeasy Launch Day (7 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
Thanks Paul It s good to know someone on the group is from the Portland area! Perhaps we can connect out in the bay sometime! Steve Bosquette ... Hoot!!
Keystone messabout (2 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
The Keystone messabout is only a couple of weeks away. http://www.chebacco.com/keystone/index.html Tentative boats so far: Bolger Micro Michalak Tween boatless
Wyo Pictures (1 message)
Wed Apr 24 2002
I received some scanned photos of the Wyoming from down under. The gentleman that sent them to me has seen this Wyoming and likes it a lot. He gave me
Re: "Surf" for seven miles of open water? (36 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
But not nearly as much fun! Nels
Depoe Bay (6 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
(Regarding the previous posts on showing a boat for sale at Depoe)..Loved the I is covered with rue reminder of Walt Kelly - what a mind! I wouldn t think
Re: Joining plywood (1 message)
Wed Apr 24 2002
I m in the process of gluing the fiberglass butt joints for the panels of my Cartopper. I can t vouch for their strength, but I will share a technique that is
Re: [bolger] Re: SS Nails (17 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
... OTOH: You probably wouldn t be doing this big project without us egging you on. ;-) YIBB, David C.E.P. 415 W.46th Street New York, New York 10036
Re: [bolger]Surf and open water, Nels (5 messages)
Wed Apr 24 2002
... who ... to a ... journey, would ... ...illegal immigrant... Just now on Spanish TV: 10 subsaharian drowned in the Canary Islands coast. They embark daily
Re: Lofting Spur II (1 message)
Wed Apr 24 2002
I ve had a 9.6v Makita 3 3/4 saw for several years. It seems like a toy , but will cut 3 to 4 lengths of 3/4 plywood on a charge. With a carbide blade, it
Re: [bolger] RE: Joining Plywood (9 messages)
Thu Apr 25 2002
Thank you all for the information. If I may draw a conclusion: structuraly the differences in the three methods are trivial. Particularly if you opt for
Re: Cynthia J is strong (3 messages)
Fri Apr 26 2002
Gosh Stuart, what a nightmare! I must say my heart is always in my mouth when my Micro is lifted by hyab. The micro keel is quite curved upwards,forward, and
Check this out (1 message)
Fri Apr 26 2002
Good Day all, thought some of you might be interested in this. http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/bolger Andy Moore
Bolgeresque site (1 message)
Fri Apr 26 2002
Bolgeristes might like to explore http://www.woodenboat.net.nz/ Several design concepts are presented, the 30 scow schooner at:
Re: [bolger] vacuum disc sander (3 messages)
Sat Apr 27 2002
I ve got the random orbital Porter Cable also, and agree that its a great tool! Yup, also have it patched into a longer hoseset to roam more widely in the
Bolger book on ebay (1 message)
Sat Apr 27 2002
FWIW there is a copy of Bolger Boats selling cheap on ebay now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1532691599
Re: Gypsy progess - week 3 (5 messages)
Sun Apr 28 2002
It s been a year or so since I painted my Nymph. From my (admittedly limited) tests at the time, it seemed that California Paints Troubleshooter acrylic latex
Re: I Need a longboard howto (13 messages)
Sun Apr 28 2002
How long? Long enough to bridge whatever you are fairing. How wide? The width of your sanding medium. I use broken sanding belts. Where do I attach the
I want one (Electric) (1 message)
Sun Apr 28 2002
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. What got me thinking was an article I read in Motorhome Magazine about boondocking (Dry camping
Re: [bolger] jellyfish oar (5 messages)
Mon Apr 29 2002
In a message dated 4/28/02 6:42:20 PM Central Daylight Time, bysc@istar.ca ... Please do! Apart from anything else, think of the historical record! Bucky
Re: floor in cockpit (3 messages)
Mon Apr 29 2002
I have many posted at www.ultranet.com/~djost/Micro.htm I hope to do a photo shoot on Saturday, if the weather cooperates. David Jost
Jellyfish Oar Buckminster Fuller (1 message)
Mon Apr 29 2002
I have created a folder in Bolger2 called Jellyfish and added the article from Maib 1990 Feb 15 volume 7 number 19. I hope someone has or will make one and
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 993 (1 message)
Mon Apr 29 2002
Try my webpage for some of a Brick... http://ldwinger.tripod.com/Boats/Boats.html Curtis in / / onTana! {=-{ bolger@yahoogroups.com wrote:Message: 2 ... --
Micro booms. (1 message)
Tue Apr 30 2002
Does anyone have any feelings on how best to rig the booms for a Micro? Bolgers drawings show lashing to pegs on the ends of the booms. I tend to think that
Re: [bolger] Vacuum bagging (3 messages)
Tue Apr 30 2002
As I have mentioned earlier, you can bag as you mention, but be sure to include the equivalent of 4 x 1/4 holes in your hose to keep air cooling the motor. A
Re: [bolger] eliminating twist in instant boat hulls (2 messages)
Tue Apr 30 2002
There are probably a lot of things one could list, like simmilar materials that don t torque the panels unevenly, but basicaly just set the basic boat up on
Re: [bolger] Re: Birdwatcher Hull -- Schooner Rig (26 messages)
Tue Apr 30 2002
In the big races they sleep while they sail while the machine stears the course. One of these folks mentioned that when he took the helm to enter the harbour