June 2002
Re: Chine Radius (12 messages)
Sun Jun 02 2002
Sounds like good advice! ... 1/2 ... well. ... effect ... location ... right ... sitting ... very ... also ... was ... and ... weight ... 3 -
Re: seven sheets, or nine... (3 messages)
Sun Jun 02 2002
Just a guess here... If the boat has headsails, you have 2 sheets per sail. One for Port, one for Starboard. Scott Calman
Re: Mailed away for plans! (2 messages)
Sun Jun 02 2002
... Junk car batteries are too much of a hassle, and a time waster, to recycle yourself. Plus very dangerous. You want wheel weights. Like the kind used for
Hour 48 (1 message)
Sun Jun 02 2002
At this stage of the project my progress per hour is not all that photo apparent. Like, cleaning up my mess. Got the seat slats cut [tired of looking at all
RE: [bolger] Gullapalooza Photos (4 messages)
Mon Jun 03 2002
Thank you for much more information than I requested. Doesn t holding up your end of things make it even more difficult to respond to your wife s demands in
Re: Mobile Micro! (3 messages)
Mon Jun 03 2002
Hi David , I have been watching your progress for quite some time now. Thanks for sharing your building process with us.I and I m sure many others have enjoyed
Re: Environmentally OK Plywood? (fwd) (13 messages)
Tue Jun 04 2002
... for children of the ... Now who is guilty of absolutism... Mark, you know if I continue to rise to this bait I will just end up getting sent off to the
Re: [bolger] foldingschoonerinOz update (5 messages)
Tue Jun 04 2002
In a message dated 04-06-02 9:59:59 PM E. Australia Standard Time, ... Reminds me of the TV ad that s been running here recently. First scene: the husband is
Re: [bolger] now hull speed, was Re: mast options for Ruben's Nymph (40 messages)
Tue Jun 04 2002
In a message dated 6/4/02 7:26:53 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Have you seen Bolger s design # 441? It s in Payson s Build The New Instant Boats . Payson
Re: [bolger] now hull speed, was Re: mast options for Ruben's Nym ph (5 messages)
Tue Jun 04 2002
In a message dated 6/4/02 7:46:17 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Oh Dear Me! I see I ve inspired our humorists to new levels of cyber-speak, and I can t get the
Re: [bolger] New poll for bolger (18 messages)
Tue Jun 04 2002
... Thanks. MM
First sail of my bought micro. (1 message)
Wed Jun 05 2002
Very fun boat . Its stablilty has to be felt not explained. My wife loves it. My 3 year son enjoys all that space down below and cawling from the cabin poking
Re: Toon 2 (3 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
Thanks for the info Bruce. Scott Calman ... sailing on
Re: [bolger] Australian Amateur Boatbuilder #38 (19 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
Gavin- I ve long admired Mippet, but thought the design to be a bit small for any use I have in mind. How do you use yours? For a look at what happens when a
Re: [bolger] Gullapalooza (cont.) (16 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
I have fitted a 6 backer and sanding disk to my 4 grinder but the torgue makes it hard to hold with one hand. It does eat most anything though. Clyde
folding schooner out of shed (1 message)
Wed Jun 05 2002
due to a need to use my shed or go broke The folding schooner is nnow joined at all points , on the traikler and out of the shed . Its still too long to
Re: [bolger] Re: destructive joint testing (1 message)
Wed Jun 05 2002
That looks like a glue line failure, but maybe I can t see it good enough. Incidentaly, if you take an unglued, unspliced piece of ply and break it over you
Re: [bolger] Re: Gull Photos (6 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
More hardener will give you softer and presumably weaker epoxy. I, for one, wouldn t want to get into any seat of the pants adjustment of hardener ratios. OTH,
Re: [bolger] Lead pigs - where do I find them? (3 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
Paul, If you don t need too much, and don t want to melt down wheel weights, try a plumbing supply store. They usually carry 1 lb. pigs, and may have sheet
Resorcinol Glue (1 message)
Wed Jun 05 2002
In all the discussions and the brouhaha about Gorilla Glue etc, I haven t heard anything about Resorcinols. Is anybody using this stuff anymore? Jules
Re: [bolger] Home depot birch plywood (2 messages)
Wed Jun 05 2002
As always on this group the recommendation is to test. Ask if either one is for exterior use, then try the dishwasher test, or leave out side for a while if
Oars (1 message)
Thu Jun 06 2002
Howdy A while back I ran into a site that helped calculate oar length etc. Now I can t find it. Does anybody know of such a site? Thanks See Ya Have Fun Bruce
Re: [bolger] Re: Gorilla Glue - limitations (11 messages)
Thu Jun 06 2002
My apologies, Bruce. I definitely misinterpreted the picture. I thought that the failure was along the scarf, rather than through the ply. Chuck The picture
Re: Hour 40 (14 messages)
Thu Jun 06 2002
... A great resource for learning how to lay out and spile strakes is The Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual by Iain Oughtred. It also has a wealth of
Re: [bolger] Chebacco or Micro trailer (3 messages)
Thu Jun 06 2002
I have a 6hp, 4 stroke. So, probably won t have any issues there. May need to lengthen the tough, will see. ... From: Chuck Leinweber
Re: [bolger] RE: Welcome to bolger (3 messages)
Fri Jun 07 2002
Do you mean by to start with that this is your first boat? It is traditional, and probably a good idea, to build a small boat first to work out the
Re: Micro Navigator Round Bow and Progress (3 messages)
Fri Jun 07 2002
Thanks Pete. Yes, really the conversion would not work very well using the Micro rig. You would have to cut major area from the bottom of the sail to clear the
Jumping Bolger Ship? (1 message)
Sat Jun 08 2002
Hi, all. Just wanted to let everyone know that I lofted and cut the sides and bottom of the Dobler 16. This boat was written up by Tom F. Jones in Low
Re: OSB (14 messages)
Sun Jun 09 2002
Without a doubt, oriented strand board (OSB) made of large flakes or wafers of wood thus the nickname waferboard is very different from particleboard and
Micro-Nav. plans offered (1 message)
Sun Jun 09 2002
My enthusiasm for PB&F s genius ran away with me, partly fueled by the inspiring enthusiasm for PB s offerings shown by all on this site. So I now have a
Klondike (1 message)
Mon Jun 10 2002
Yo Bolgeristas An older approach to instant boats. The informally organized Juneau Boat builders were contacted by a Canadian film company to build a replica
Re: Is the Illinois the largest of the State design Bolger power sharpies. (18 messages)
Mon Jun 10 2002
Nah, not me. I wish! We never got to the I ll put some money down for planning stage. This is eminently feasible, straightfoward, and yet excruciatingly
Re: sanding and fairing help needed for Micro, (free beer) (10 messages)
Tue Jun 11 2002
Bruce, Are you implying dnjost takes advantage of the effects of the beer to role play? Perhaps someone should define sanding and fairing also the liberal use
Re: Martha Jane rAmBuNcTiOuS photos (3 messages)
Tue Jun 11 2002
Yeah, I know what you mean. These pics are in the phot section of this group in the folder named Martha J.
Alternative Methods and materials page... (1 message)
Tue Jun 11 2002
I ve reorganized my home page with some new stuff and particularly... I ve made a start at the Alternative Methods and Materials page and I m open for more
Re: Epoxy problem (22 messages)
Wed Jun 12 2002
Thanks for all help with my fillet problem. Btw. Uploaded a picture of the small vertical plank aka fiddle (always thought of fiddle as a string instrument) in
Welcome back Paul (1 message)
Wed Jun 12 2002
Hello all , I ve just reyurned after a week of Cyber death after Yahoo decided not to let me post or get mail. Next sunday is the big one! launch of the
50th Aniversary (1 message)
Wed Jun 12 2002
Maybe this factoid is common knowledge, but I noticed inside the cover of Bolger Boats That Bolger stepped out on his own in 1952 . Which refers to his
Re: [bolger] Bolger's 50th Aniversary (1 message)
Wed Jun 12 2002
emm. Any aspiring writers among us? Want to write a biography? I m sure you would sell a couple of thousand copies at least. ... From: proaconstrictor
Photos uploaded to Bolger2 (1 message)
Wed Jun 12 2002
I ve uploaded some more Gullapallooza photos to the Gloucester Gull folder of the Bolger Boats album in the Photos section of the Bolger2 group.
Wooden Trailer (5 messages)
Wed Jun 12 2002
I built one wooden trailer from plans that John Marples sold me. I wish I had had some of the information on these rather slow loading pages:
Bolger's Rowlock (1 message)
Thu Jun 13 2002
In a message dated 06/13/2002 12:
pouring foam (1 message)
Thu Jun 13 2002
2 part polyurethane foam is used alot here for sealing drill holes so heres a few hints. 1 heat up both parts before mixing. 2 give the foam plenty of room to
Gullapalooza: The skeg! (1 message)
Thu Jun 13 2002
FBBB -- Well it s done. The skeg s been scribed, cut to fit, glued in place and cut for shape. And it looks great! I was really intimidated by the prospect of
Re: Oar locks vs. Teal (14 messages)
Thu Jun 13 2002
... don t ... That is how I got into trouble with my locks. I trusted that system, which engages in one 180 deg rotation, but not the other. Rusult was that
Re: [bolger] Re: pouring foam, bottle pressure (2 messages)
Thu Jun 13 2002
In a message dated 6/13/02 10:26:36 AM Central Daylight Time, ... On reflection, I agree. My concern was not that the bottles would be crushed by foam during
Re: hour56 (3 messages)
Thu Jun 13 2002
... Some of both, I beveled the planks [if you can call 1/8 plywood a plank!] by eyeballing the lines, and grinding with my belt sander. I also didn t fuss
Re: [bolger] Re: Pouring Foam (36 messages)
Thu Jun 13 2002
In a message dated 6/13/02 11:29:21 AM Central Daylight Time, ... If I filled my hypothetical pop bottles with helium, would this save my notion from ignominy?
Re: [bolger] Tahiti and Puffer (2 messages)
Thu Jun 13 2002
Hi Steve, No, I don t think that Phil Bolger thinks that the Puffer as presented is anything more or less than a houseboat designed to look a little more like
Re: Foam yet again! (9 messages)
Fri Jun 14 2002
Good price, Lowes has it for around 19 bucks a sheet. As the song says, You better Shop around Jules ... it in ... 8 x ... found by
Re: Couple of new Micro pics (18 messages)
Fri Jun 14 2002
No, rolling swell would not seem to be to bad but. I have seen really steep and very close 2to 3 foot chop everytime the wind kicks up above 15knots where I
GRRRR!!! rain (1 message)
Fri Jun 14 2002
FBBB -- It s not going to be painting weather for a few days. I ve seen a few of you take your unpainted boats out. Anything I should know before I take the
Re: Carbon mast (2 messages)
Fri Jun 14 2002
... fiber ... CategoryID=30 ... Those are expensive! You can find good multi wing mast plans with and without carbon from the usual suspects: WEST s new mast
Re: discount carbon fiber masts and spars - vibe (3 messages)
Fri Jun 14 2002
... supported ... Interesting, might be a further argument for the damping effects of wood/carbon.
Re: Tabernacle mast - Wood/carbon (27 messages)
Fri Jun 14 2002
I think the idea is that if you ground the mast it will be at the voltage level of the water but considerably closer to the hypothetical cloud. If you don t
Re: Frame Construction Question (2 messages)
Sun Jun 16 2002
I would not be in a hurry to cut off the frames. I m not familiar with the Dobler 16 but it might be a good idea to establish the ends of the frames at one
Re: [bolger] Engine cooling (25 messages)
Sun Jun 16 2002
They haven t responded to my email so far, they are actively looking for dealers and I think that they are still in the business starting stage. I get the
[bolger] Re: Hour 68 (3 messages)
Sun Jun 16 2002
Bruce!!! This boat is turning out sooo pretty. I m impressed, my wife s impressed, even Maggie is saying lapstrake! Bravo! -D ... C.E.P. 415 W.46th Street
Re: Was Engine cooling now Jet Drive (7 messages)
Mon Jun 17 2002
Bombardier makes a jet drive RIB inflateable and they are REALLY FAST. They are not cheap though...
Re: More Gullapalooza Photos (8 messages)
Mon Jun 17 2002
David, Yes I have fished the Williamson and with a Greg Tatman drift boat kit I built. There are huge moss backed brown trout lurking in the big holes of that
Anyone designed a lateener? (1 message)
Tue Jun 18 2002
Hi list, I ve been looking at changing the rig on my Michalak Scram Pram to a loose-footed lateen. She is designed as a lugger with a boomed balance lug.
Re: hull fairing (11 messages)
Tue Jun 18 2002
I used 410 microlight compound from WEST on my Micro. It works like David R. reported. I am quite happy with the results. Can t wait to paint! It is
Re: reefing a sprit, again (2 messages)
Tue Jun 18 2002
I shoot the sprit forward. Even so, I get a beautiful sail shape. There s nothing like surfing a broad reach with a double reef tied in! My sail is only 100
Re: [bolger] Toby the Gull's Maiden Voyage (3 messages)
Tue Jun 18 2002
In a message dated 6/18/02 1:24:04 PM Central Daylight Time, ... My Goodness! What an exciting adventure! Thank you for sharing it with us. Makes for great
Re: [bolger] P.S. Toby etc. (2 messages)
Tue Jun 18 2002
In a message dated 6/18/02 6:02:52 PM Central Daylight Time, ... I know it is a cause with little prospect of success in my lifetime, but I would like to take
Another Tennessee on the web (1 message)
Wed Jun 19 2002
For fans of power sharpies, here s a just-discovered Bolger Tennessee in Key West, Florida doing ecotourism charters, that I haven t seen listed elsewhere:
Re: Martha Jane lights / night sailing (2 messages)
Wed Jun 19 2002
Mike, Nice shots of Rambunctious barreling along but doesn t it get any darker then that at night where you are? Also,with your dark hull,it was prudent to go
RE: [bolger] AFA: Bolger List move et al (2 messages)
Wed Jun 19 2002
Thanks Tim. If anything happens to Yahoo!, we can switch over without batting an eye. Has anyone archived our messages and files from Yahoo!? We probably
More on HERF (1 message)
Thu Jun 20 2002
HERF is more common than you may realize. If you have a recent US dime or quarter, you will notice that it is a 3 layer sandwich. HERF is used to bond the
Re: Battery placment on a micro? (8 messages)
Thu Jun 20 2002
oops! I have a 6 gallon tank, will need to move it more to port! djost 3 gallon gas tank mounted
RE: [bolger] design thoughts and a confession (2 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
My 20 two-masted sharpie (has two bilge boards, and two kick-up rudders) should satisfy that wish list. No stays, relatively short/light masts, and it rows
Houseboat 481, the real post! (1 message)
Fri Jun 21 2002
Wow, my request for a pic or scan of this design has realyy taken off on a few tangents. Some of them even have something to do with #481! Anyhow, to get back
Re: Has PCB ever designed anything that incorporates Ferrocement? (24 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
... Cool reply, thanks.
Re: Tennessee vs. Idaho (8 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
Hi I built and own a Sneakeasy. The Idaho is a stretched version of Sneakeasy. She has a flat bottom all the way to the stern and a slight rise in the bow.
Re: Plans? (6 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
Diablo s full building plans are to be found in the New Instant Boats. The techniques are covered there also. It is explicit, as I remember it, that you can
Re: Moving Bolger forum (35 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
... I am a regular there and it works fine with my provider. The problems you mentioned have never been apparent to me. It is a breeze to keep up with and it
Re: [bolger] screwed (13 messages)
Fri Jun 21 2002
WD-40. Dump em in an old butter tub and spray all at one time. Works surprisingly well. I ve heard that cooking spray isn t too bad either. JB ... From:
Re: Taxachusetts (14 messages)
Sat Jun 22 2002
... said: We will ... snip You might want to ask the Lake Patrol specifically which state code requires this, ask for the specific paragraph and code number.
Re: [bolger] Wooden Boat #167 - Bolger stuff (2 messages)
Sat Jun 22 2002
... I think he has indicated that if you want a hull fatter than Sneakeasy, you should to got to a step-sharpie shape. Howard [Non-text portions of this
Re: [bolger] Long Micro Site Update (4 messages)
Sat Jun 22 2002
In a message dated 22-06-02 8:47:17 PM E. Australia Standard Time, ... Andrew, You ve done a wonderful job so far, both with the construction and the web
Re: [bolger] Bolger and beauty and seakindliness and seaworthiness (1 message)
Sat Jun 22 2002
One has only to cite Moccasin to disprove any contention that Bolger designs only ugly boats. This design also speaks to the question of whether his boats are
Re: deluxe polytarp (2 messages)
Sun Jun 23 2002
... polytarp, and a ... polytarp ... good or ... the other. ... This is the stuff I plan to use, the white canopy grade: http://tarps.com/white.htm Here are
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger's Sailing experience (10 messages)
Sun Jun 23 2002
In a message dated 24-06-02 3:06:20 AM E. Australia Standard Time, ... I think the symbols are meant to show that the head layout is your contribution and
Re: Plywood size for MICRO (7 messages)
Sun Jun 23 2002
I am always open for free advise. Learned today to paint the hull before installing the ports. I will take the lines of the plans/bulkheads. She is a pretty
Re: [bolger] Re: bolger houseboat design #481 (48 messages)
Mon Jun 24 2002
Would the both of you get over it please......................... ... From: lulalake_1999 To: Sent:
Re : quiry regarding Laser cut componets on LongMicro Site (1 message)
Mon Jun 24 2002
... Mike I Have a basic CAD program on my computer and this is what I used to draw the components on. This is handy as you can overlay any components that have
Re : Long Micro site update. Files uploaded (1 message)
Mon Jun 24 2002
... Thanks for all the feedback Is really good to bounce ideas off people who are encountering the same obsticles etc. I had a couple of responses asking about
Database? (1 message)
Mon Jun 24 2002
Here s the link (cut and paste as needed): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/database?method=reportRows&tbl=3 With regard to my list of offshore vessels,
Re: Ferro-cement (8 messages)
Mon Jun 24 2002
... The reasons that FC did not take off have absolutely nothing to do with it being a bad building material, or did you even bother to read my references? The
Re: [bolger] Drain Holes (2 messages)
Mon Jun 24 2002
Sounds like a good question for the designer. I d err on the side of caution, though and double that. JB ... From: To:
Race & Messabout in Maryland (1 message)
Tue Jun 25 2002
This is mainly an event for paddlers, but anyone with a small boat is welcome. Maybe we ll get up some spur-of-the-moment pram races too. First Annual
Hey Tim Fatchen (1 message)
Tue Jun 25 2002
Hi all, can someone pass me along Tim Fatchen s email address? Cheers -- COD best contacted at: dadadata@friend.ly.net
37 HP Multi-Fuel Marine Engine with jet drive! (1 message)
Tue Jun 25 2002
That s right a 37 hp engine that runs on JP8, JP5, DF1, DF2, & Gasoline and uses liquid cooling. With the jet pump included it only takes up 32.63 inside the
Re: Queen Mab? (3 messages)
Tue Jun 25 2002
I have finished the lofting (the plans were dead-on), and built a strongback and forms for the transom and stem. I was all set to start cutting frames when my
I have an extra copy of Small Boats, want to trade? (1 message)
Tue Jun 25 2002
I have been off the list for a while, if list ettiquette does not allow this sort of post I apologize. I have 2 copies of Small Boats and would like to trade
Final Test Sail (1 message)
Wed Jun 26 2002
I took my Windsprint trimaran out for a final test sail in the nearby lake before I venture out on the Puget Sound. The rigging is perfect, the boat handles
Re: biaxial cloth anyone? (11 messages)
Wed Jun 26 2002
... I think we pretty much always layed it out flat on some plastic, and then pored, in our case, just regular mixed resin on it. If you thicken the resin
Good Quote from another club (1 message)
Thu Jun 27 2002
A carpenters saying. Framers work to the nearest 8th of an inch, finishers work to the nearest 16th, cabinet makers work to the nearest 32nd, but boat
Re: registering a homemade boat in Massachusetts (10 messages)
Thu Jun 27 2002
As a result of that last poll, Gregg set up another groups for those discussions that really go far afield. Those discussions are so unpredictable it s hard to
Re: [bolger] registering boats in Colorado (1 message)
Thu Jun 27 2002
You have to go the State Parks department to have a visual check of the Hull number. On a home built, they inspect for safety and that you ahve all the
registering boats in Kentucky (1 message)
Thu Jun 27 2002
For your amusement: First I went down to my local clerks office and they had me fill out the registration papers and an application for title. Second I get a
Re: [bolger] More Toby Tales (Tails?) (6 messages)
Thu Jun 27 2002
That must be it. I am afraid neither my boat s hull nor mine is any longer quite fair. Sam ... __________________________________________________ Do You
Re: The Sharpie Design (12 messages)
Fri Jun 28 2002
Thank you all for your informative replies. I have been using this information in the decision process for my next project. As of today, I am still unsure as
Re: 24' Trawler (10 messages)
Fri Jun 28 2002
MAIB, OK, now I get it. I d heard of the publication but never have sampled it. I ll check into it. I ve been enjoying BoatBuilder magazine and SBJ before
Dobler Construction Progress (1 message)
Fri Jun 28 2002
Today marks day 21 of the Dobler boatbuilding saga. I have not been keeping track of my hours, but the following has been accomplished: 1. Daggerboard and
Re: SeaCycle drive unit (2 messages)
Fri Jun 28 2002
I rented a boat like the Seacycle shown on the same web site, but I don t know if it was exactly the same drive unit or not. The one I rented worked well and
Site Question (1 message)
Fri Jun 28 2002
Why do some of the postings fall out of numerical order? Are the messages reviewed before they get posted? Tom
Re: [bolger] Re: Liftable Drive System you can builfd for a Bolger power shar... (4 messages)
Fri Jun 28 2002
In a message dated 28-06-02 4:27:57 PM E. Australia Standard Time, ... Yeah, but that s not me. I notice that Trawler has become Traw;ler in the subject of
Scandalous (1 message)
Fri Jun 28 2002
I posted this topic before but apparently it vanished, so forgive me if it shows up twice. I m getting ready to order a sprit sail for my Cartopper - now, I m
Re: Micro budget (3 messages)
Fri Jun 28 2002
Thank Richard, I will try again to post it to the web in a useable format. Sorry. the reason the files appear out of numerical order, is that a user can
Re: Perplexed by Yamaha (3 messages)
Sat Jun 29 2002
My local Yamaha dealer (salesman) told me they wouldn t guarantee their motor unless they installed it.
Ahoy there, looking for TONY GROVES (1 message)
Sat Jun 29 2002
I d like to get in touch with Tony Groves. If you re here Tony, please contact me. If anyone here knows Tony s current address or contact info of any kind (my
Re: [bolger] Teal- temporary frames?? (2 messages)
Sun Jun 30 2002
The temporary frames enforce the shape of the hull, especially the wider aft section. If you haven t put the gunnell and chinelogs on, it s not too late to
Re: new pictures of Firefly (2 messages)
Sun Jun 30 2002
Saw one of the pictures and it looks good. Hope to see it on the water sometime, maybe as a pleasant surprise when out sailing.
Re: Liftable Drive System you can build for a Bolger power sharpie (19 messages)
Sun Jun 30 2002
You guys should read what the article already has written. It says that the ratio is 2 to 1 with the use of pulleys and a drive belt. I know with my wood lathe