September 2002
Re: Plywood for Cartopper (36 messages)
Sun Sep 01 2002
... plywood in ... number of ... from those ... The stuff I had compared cosely to balsa, but that was years ago. Balsa s features are better shear and
Re: Cores and composites, etc why on a Bolger? (4 messages)
Sun Sep 01 2002
Since the boxes really don t in my view lend themselves all that well to either lightening, or high budgets, why use core? There aren t a slew of reasons why
Interested in Birdwatcher (1 message)
Sun Sep 01 2002
I am interested in locating persons with Birdwatchers in the Mid-West. Please email me directly at kura1in2@msn.com. Thanks!
Re: [bolger] Interested in Martha Janes (1 message)
Sun Sep 01 2002
I am interested in contacting builders or owners of Martha Janes, anywhere. Please e-mail me direct: Leoandsandy@Juno.com Thanks.
A request for a Non-Bolger, no longer available, plan (1 message)
Sun Sep 01 2002
People, I m putting this request out on a couple of NewsGroups, so I apologize if anyone gets duplicates. There has been some questions about some Steve
Minnkota to the Rescue (1 message)
Sun Sep 01 2002
Having converted my Windsprint to a trimaran (see article on Duckworksmagazine.com), I can t tack out of the marina where I launch the boat in south Puget
Lugger pictures (1 message)
Mon Sep 02 2002
Found a very interesting (to me anyway) set of pictures of different applications of Luggers linked to the Potter site. Some wonderfully classic, some very
Re: Wyo - Copper/Epoxy coating. (5 messages)
Mon Sep 02 2002
... I wasn t sure that anyone had actually done the home made stuff before so I posted my report. Here is the link to the site where I got the copper.
Re: Gypsy Sailing Weekend (3 messages)
Mon Sep 02 2002
Nope, not me. Medicine Lake, near Minneapolis, Minnesota ... you?
Re: [bolger] Sailing our creations (17 messages)
Mon Sep 02 2002
... I have never seen this, but it sounds like an interesting technique. It sounds like a dunking waiting to happen on a small, tender dinghy in heavy air.
Re: A Treasure trove of Bolger drawings and opinions. (4 messages)
Mon Sep 02 2002
Yes but I am still going through literally years of magazines and I haven t compiled a list of Bolger boats yet let alone read about all of them. I haven t
Re: aluminum built.. (2 messages)
Mon Sep 02 2002
... Hey What did you build? Kevin
Material for the South Haven Dory (1 message)
Tue Sep 03 2002
Howdy I am about to order material for the South Haven Dory, and I have some questions concerning quanities. The plans call for 15 yards of fiberglass cloth,
Conroe TX Messabout - 4 wks (1 message)
Tue Sep 03 2002
September 28th, 2002 (4 weeks from now) Come on down and have a fun day messing about in boats at Lake Conroe which is just North of Houston Texas. Special
Re: [bolger] Windsprint Modification (3 messages)
Tue Sep 03 2002
If you were going to put a transom on this hull I think you d have the most luck by cutting the stern. I d be tempted to build as drawn, fit the transom
Re: Pointer followed Blacksnake (2 messages)
Tue Sep 03 2002
... There was a MAIB article on Blacksnake within the last two years, approx. She was a double-ended sharpie about 30 long, as I recall. Typically low-sided
Jamie Orr (1 message)
Tue Sep 03 2002
I hesitate to place this on the Bolger site however I can t think of an alternative. My answers to your emails are not being delivered. They are sent back. Bob
Re: [bolger] Re: Sxchooner on holiday, salt (4 messages)
Tue Sep 03 2002
... You must be thinking of someone else. I don t have a scruffy gull, just the Hartley and a bateau D4 that I built for my daughter. We have only used the D4
Re: AS39 (3 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
Thanks What does the open bow so for you??? ... series.
Re: [bolger] Re: WDJ launched! (8 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
... I60 withdrawl afflicts those silly enough to commission 60 folding sharpie schooner. I suffer from it myself. More info can be found at:
Re: WDJ First impressions (7 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
Thanks Frank, My throat (er...) goes up like a dream. The peak is a pain ... halyards. ... up,
Re: [bolger] re:aluminum....K_S_Oneill (3 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
... Are there any photos of this tunnel drive? Scans? I d be interested in what it looks like so I you could point me in the right direction... Thanks Jeff
Re: In praise of the humble drawknife! (6 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
Frank, Thank you for your considered reply.I have no doubt that the boat was indeed well built and I whole heartedly applaude your approach toward beefing up
Re: [bolger] SBJ 10, A Planing Motorsailer (4 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
In a message dated 9/4/02 5:21:39 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Note that the boat in the photograph ( the first fast motor-sailor ) is quite a different
Re: Where is bolger boats for sale (egroup) ? (6 messages)
Wed Sep 04 2002
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger4Sale
Chasing Scruffy gull and hobie 16 owner, lives in fremantle (1 message)
Thu Sep 05 2002
about 18 months ago i chatted with a member who owned a glouster gull and a hobie 16 in fremantle , west australia. If yur still out there please reply as a
Re: Teal Portsmouth Yardstick (4 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
I ve poked around the web looking for the original Teal with no success. However, on the US Sailing web site there is an invitation to e-mail Darline Hobock
dory dimension (1 message)
Thu Sep 05 2002
Hi- which of the Bolger dories is the shortest, and what is the length? Is it the Light Dory @ 15 6 ? Thanks. Mike
"Bolger4sale" eGroup (1 message)
Thu Sep 05 2002
Go to Yahoo eGroups home, from the net just click on the words at the top of the page. Then seach for bolger4sale and join the group. Not much
Re: AS-29 construction photos (2 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
(Please forgive if this gets posted more than once - I get errors when I try to sumbmit...) I like the mahogany deck stringers! They would look great finished
Re: Small Boat Journal Cartoon #9 (8 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
In his write-up, Phil qualifies the potential of this boat less than he often does. There is enough info in the article to build it. Cut up some cardboard to
Re: [bolger] Re: Aluminum boats? (5 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
Peter Were you cruising your own boat or Princess? HJ
Photo of St. Valery on her side (2 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
I subscribe to a great British magazine called Water Craft. The current issue arrived today, and there s an article by Dan Segal on sailing the prototype of
Southern New Jersey Messabout (1 message)
Thu Sep 05 2002
The Delaware River TSCA will hold its annual messabout at Union Lake in Millville, NJ on September 14. That is about one hour southeast of Philadelphia. We
Re: Devlin and Discounts (3 messages)
Thu Sep 05 2002
... supply.com.a ... I did a couple of afternoons on her. She has decks, and glass everywhere. I haven t smoothed her up yet. Should get there this year
Re: [bolger] D4? Bruce , what is (2 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... see http://www.bateau.com/plans/small/D4.php3. There are free plans, or you can buy more detailed plans. I built ours for my daughter as a prototype for a
Re: Bolger 2 (2 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... http://yahoogroups.com/group/bolger2/files http://yahoogroups.com/group/bolger2/photos
trailer extension (1 message)
Fri Sep 06 2002
Following up on discussions of keelboat launching and trailer extensions, there is an article in the recent Sailing World about trailering larger keelboats.
Re: Superbrick surfaces in British mag! (3 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
I don t know of any info online, but I ll post a scan of the drawings at Bolger2 sometime in the next day or two. Summer Ease has a cat yawl rig, and a
Re: Another Micro Launch (2 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... Hooray and congratulations! Pictures please! Did you make it per the plans ? [and, who does?]. Describe any modifications please. Do you keep it on a
Re: Poor man's cigarette (21 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... Right Toto, with a 900# drive train we ain t Glouchester any more...;0)
Re: Summer Ease Pics (2 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... Thanks Steve and Bruce. A little particle board form HD, and we could have a longer cabin.
Re: [bolger] Re: I60 progress and bowslap? (5 messages)
Fri Sep 06 2002
... My wife accuses me of that at times. I like to think of it as determination! ... Jeff
Cartoon #17 Waterborne Camper (1 message)
Fri Sep 06 2002
Here is another Bolger Cartoon [#17] from 1985 which I think has not been completed into a real design. A beautiful boat, I think, [as is typical every time
Re: [bolger] ?Motors (9 messages)
Sat Sep 07 2002
Jeff wrote ... I think designer Richard Woods (http://www.sailingcatamarans.com/) says somewhere that fitting a boat with electronics will take as much time as
Hawkeye Variant photos (1 message)
Sat Sep 07 2002
steel powerboats (1 message)
Sat Sep 07 2002
hey, ya ll. Ted here, new member, from the pacific northwest. There was a real neat bolger design called Abbondanza, a 24 ft. steel diesel driven powerboat,
Re: Book List (3 messages)
Sat Sep 07 2002
Hi Announcer, There were over 80 books on the original list. Too many to figure out prices. When folks expressed an interest I gave them prices for the books
Re: Hawkeye variant photos (2 messages)
Sat Sep 07 2002
... Very clean job! nice detailing.
Puffer: anybody built (or building) her? (1 message)
Sat Sep 07 2002
What about tucking up her stern a little more and making her a motorsailer? Extend her out to about 44 to 46 feet?
more MICRO progress (mostly for Col) (1 message)
Sun Sep 08 2002
This week saw the foredeck fastened down on our Micro (possibly the record holder for world s slowest construction :) A definite milestone. It s so cute,
Outboards for a folding schooner (1 message)
Sun Sep 08 2002
Today I had the opportunity to test some outboards on the schooner. First was an antique 2HP seagull which pushed us along very nicely at 2/3 throttle. Next
Love the D4, bruce (1 message)
Sun Sep 08 2002
Bruce I showed our schooner a photo of the D4 and she says shed love to meet it , in fact invite the whole fleet. I didnt find the oother email , you might
Re: MICRO Riff-Raff progress (4 messages)
Sun Sep 08 2002
I m working on fitting out the cabin today. It ll be quite simple. I ve cut a pair or 1 by 6 s to the curve of the sole, which will be the berth risers. These
Re: [bolger] MAIB Back Issues (7 messages)
Sun Sep 08 2002
Thanks Vince... Which version are you building, and what is the approximate displacement? Norm ... From: Vince and Mary Ann Chew To: Bolger Group Sent:
Free boat (7 messages)
Sun Sep 08 2002
Not a Bolger, but has highest fun/$ ratio possible, which makes it a relative, I suppose. I m sure this note stretches the charter of the list, but since the
abbondanza 24 (1 message)
Sun Sep 08 2002
hey, anybody out there ever build or use one of these beasts? They look easier to weld up, transport and afford than the other stuff out there. What about
Re: boat for rough water? (12 messages)
Mon Sep 09 2002
Actually, I ve looked at sections of Crystal (MAIB) and lines for Gypsy (New Instant Boats), and they are IMHO, more than a little different. Crystal seems to
Re: Birdwatcher style hatch for a Micro? (4 messages)
Mon Sep 09 2002
... an ... Everything just said above,in spades.Besides,Bruce,the cabin is really too short for any strolling along with hands in pockets( or cold
Re: [bolger] Re: Inboard Sharpie Cruisers (17 messages)
Mon Sep 09 2002
I may just have to go ahead and do that...(explanations to follow) Norm ... From: brucehallman To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 3:04
The Bolger Modeler (1 message)
Mon Sep 09 2002
(By way of explanation for the odd-ball questions of replacing perfectly good O/B power with inboard) I am a RC Model Boat Builder. For 40 or more years, I
The Micro Class (1 message)
Mon Sep 09 2002
I wonder whether everyone knows (I didn t) that there is a Micro Class recognized by the International Sailing Federation (http://sailing.org). Obviously, it s
Thanks Chuck (1 message)
Tue Sep 10 2002
Thanks to Chuck s great magazine, Duckworks, a fellow boatbuilder found me by the licence plate (IA) in the link he was viewing from the mag. Turns out he
Re: Joint tests completed... advice? (5 messages)
Tue Sep 10 2002
... usual, all ideas, opinions and theories are welcome.... Here s the link to the test write up. ... Not to oversimplify, but the data is telling you that
Re: [bolger] Re: PB Model Photos uploaded (5 messages)
Wed Sep 11 2002
I ve seen many of the step variants...honestly, IMHO a plain V hull would be an easier build (in scale that is..) Yeah, the good scale electric O/Bs have
Re: [bolger] Re: aluminum boats (10 messages)
Wed Sep 11 2002
Where can I but UHMW in sheet form ? Thanks CCG John Cupp wrote:It is Ultra High Molecular Weight plastic. It was originally designed for factory applications
Re: ply-foam composite (14 messages)
Wed Sep 11 2002
... I would use epoxy, but a cheapper epoxy is an alternative, because whatever the difference in shear strength, it probably finds the blue board as the weak
sheets of plastic...free (1 message)
Thu Sep 12 2002
This wont apply to most of you buttnis is where I get sheets of tough plastic for skids. Our local bulk oil distributers have 1000litre plastic cubes that sit
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger designs for handicap use (6 messages)
Thu Sep 12 2002
The Wyo would require extensive modifications to be wheel chair compatible. I would doubt that it could without a complete redesign. Jeff
OT Dancing Yahoo Advertisements (1 message)
Thu Sep 12 2002
This is off-topic, but relates to the Bolger Group: For many months I have been annoyed about the intrusive advertising Yahoo inserts while reading messages
Flat Aft, Veed forward (1 message)
Thu Sep 12 2002
In a previous post it was mentioned that PCB was unaware of any other designs combining a flattie hull aft with a vee forward. Dave Gerr shows one such design
Re: Diablo Grande Opinions Sought (2 messages)
Thu Sep 12 2002
Geoff, Diablo is a smooth water boat. The flat bottom will pound in a moderate chop and knock your fillings out. But, there is no boat that you can build
Re: [bolger] Galv. harware WAS-Wyo & Question? (2 messages)
Fri Sep 13 2002
I uploaded pictures to bolger2/photos/gate hinges. Please don t make fun of my unfinished boat or the extra-crude rudder. Roger S ... dismount ... galv. gate
long phalic boats (1 message)
Fri Sep 13 2002
I also think that people are overly concerned with tight corners. I have no intention of doing a Bat turn at 90 MPH and like any high performance boat I won t
Re: [bolger] Re: Live-a-board for one. SBJ cartoon #18 (8 messages)
Sat Sep 14 2002
I think it s technically a solent lug. I don t think I d build it as drawn however. It seems a tabernacle would be a better solution for a quickly struck rig.
Re: [bolger] Re: Rowing (17 messages)
Sat Sep 14 2002
Check out Fritz Funk s Boats with wheels on his web site. http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/Amphib/Amphib_boats.htm HJ
Re: [bolger] Re: Wyo & Question? (11 messages)
Sat Sep 14 2002
That d be the other Bruce: Bruce Hector... JB ... From: Harry W. James To: Sent: Saturday, September 14,
Where's the Auray? (1 message)
Sat Sep 14 2002
Someone, somewhere, has built an Auray Punt. I want another look at it. Does anyone know where it is? Roger S
Martha Jane + Pine Island (1 message)
Sat Sep 14 2002
Hi - This Pine Island event looks like fun: http://ectss.homestead.com/ECTSSNEWS.html Oct 11-13 So, FYI, I m taking my Martha Jane house version down - if you
Re: Here's an Auray Punt (3 messages)
Sat Sep 14 2002
Bill has built himself an admirable Auray. I must contact him and pop over to see his fleet sometime. I frequently go by there. The one I posted in Bolger2 is
re:metal boats (2 messages)
Sat Sep 14 2002
peter took me awhile too figure out were you posted the pics of the boats on your vacation, the one without a cabin is a called a workskiff they are built in
Plans trade (1 message)
Sat Sep 14 2002
Several months ago, before my belongings actually arrived down here, I had discussed trading for a set of Anhinga plans that someone wasn t using. If that
3D model of the Superbrick being built (1 message)
Sun Sep 15 2002
Thanks to all the help on this forum, I was able to get some line drawings of the Superbrick, and start my 3D model for Virtual Sailor. You can check out the
Re: [bolger] Re: Looking for plan view of Bolger Superbrick (6 messages)
Sun Sep 15 2002
http://euler.sfasu.edu/Shantyboats/ Don t know if its been mentioned yet, but here is a plan view of the legendary Superbrick, Ken
Re: [bolger] Re: Corrosion questions? (5 messages)
Sun Sep 15 2002
And, for the most part, rust from the inside out. HJ
Re: NIDA -CORE Structual Honeycomb Material (7 messages)
Sun Sep 15 2002
HJ, I am positive they have product that can accomplish your sound attenuation problem. One product is a adhesive backed rubber mat with a textured metal foil
Re: [bolger] Chebacco and Nymph launches (6 messages)
Mon Sep 16 2002
Nice !!!!!! Can we see some pictures ? Thanks CCG prthober wrote:I launched my Chebacco August 30 and sailed it for the first time yesterday. I went out around
Re: The Boonies,WINDERMERE update (6 messages)
Mon Sep 16 2002
John, No such thing as a slave driver when it comes to messing around with boats!! However,there is such a thing as tempting the fates.I am very fortunate to
Re: [bolger] Re: long Phallic offshore power boats (29 messages)
Mon Sep 16 2002
... Sorry I took so long to respond but I needed to refresh my memory before I spoke up. Yes not only can you go wider on the Sneakeasy, you should. I just
Re: [bolger] Re: Gloucester, a dyspeptic trip log (4 messages)
Mon Sep 16 2002
If they are all white then they are either Snowy Egrets, 24 long, with a crest, or Great Egrets 39 long, no crest. If they were small and no crest, then they
Re: RE: [bolger] Re: Wyo & another question (7 messages)
Mon Sep 16 2002
I d thought that possibly the slipper stern would reduce some of the push following waves can have on a boat. Possibly by digging in somewhat and working
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 1205 (3 messages)
Tue Sep 17 2002
I ll trim if you change the subject line! ... From: Chris Crandall To: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Re: [bolger] Re: Dovekie, Shear water (10 messages)
Tue Sep 17 2002
Bruce- I ll try for a design number, also. Will see Peter soon. It s one word: Shearwater. If you give me your address, I ll send you one of the factory
Re: Moanhogany - Just don't build the chair out of it too. (11 messages)
Tue Sep 17 2002
Thanks for the suggestion. THis is a job for PL Premium, I think, so I will probably just wipe with water a bit ahead of time. ... dry. ... snip
Re: Looking for website with Scooter Iceyachts (9 messages)
Wed Sep 18 2002
... I would have said between Gloucester and Marblehead. The Woodenboat article (if that s where it was) contained references to a design in the public
Re: Bolger Designs (5 messages)
Wed Sep 18 2002
Kevin, If you look at the website version of this list on Yahoo, there is a Database option. One of the options there is a list of the designs by number, name,
eBay Micro (1 message)
Wed Sep 18 2002
Noticed that there is a Micro for sale on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=18597212 38 Needs some work but complete boat,
Re: WDJ Second trip (13 messages)
Thu Sep 19 2002
Bjorn, I admire your adventuring spirit with five kids. Perhaps I can speak to the flag etiquette question. Traditionally, the national flag on a gaff vessel
Re: MS Cargo Boat (3 messages)
Thu Sep 19 2002
Thank you kindly Vince, I appreciate your efforts to provide that information. I will try to track down the builder and/or contact Phil and Friends. (I also
Re: [bolger] Fir/Douglasfir (1 message)
Thu Sep 19 2002
Douglas Fir = Pseudo menziesii and is not a fir, as once thought, and not a hemlock (pseudo=false tsuga=hemlock ). It s in it s own Genus. Douglas Fir is such
Re: [bolger] Fir/Douglasfir (1 message)
Thu Sep 19 2002
Correction; Pseudotsuga menzesii
Re: [bolger] Fir/Douglasfir was Re: Bolger on wood. (20 messages)
Thu Sep 19 2002
If you are talking about western red cedar thats great . Its hard it get in the midwest. Try to pick boards with red wood . its the white sap wood that rots.
Re: Cedar's by their real names (5 messages)
Fri Sep 20 2002
Interesting, In South Central Texas we are choked with Juniperus Ashei (Ash Juniper). The stuff is has weed status. It tends to be small, scraggly, invasive,
Re: Idaho plans for sale (6 messages)
Fri Sep 20 2002
Hi Linc I drew them using the Sneakeasy line drawing and revising it using Microsoft Paint(part of Windows). I made the temporary out of 1/4 luan and 1x2
Re: [bolger] Re: Idaho Plans Sold (4 messages)
Fri Sep 20 2002
It s still a big project! : ) But I must admit there are advantages to seeing sections being completed separately. Kind of like building 3 boats. A certain
Bolger Schooner? (1 message)
Fri Sep 20 2002
Does anyone know anything about a 1968 42 Boldger schooner offered for sale in Reedville, VA? See: http://yachtworld.com/listing/yw_listing_detail.jsp?
Re: William D Jochems (21 messages)
Fri Sep 20 2002
Hi again Bruce, Yes this is a Bolger design. If you go back to about mesg 98 or so on this site, Bjorn talks about it. Also there are some photos of the
Re: cherry (3 messages)
Fri Sep 20 2002
That s a great tip. I don t know if this is old cherry as it was alive 3 years ago or so, and the trees were only around 1 foot in dia. Will have to check
Re: cold moulded constructoin (1 message)
Sat Sep 21 2002
My first boat was a cold moulded 11 moth scow . It had a superb shape. Built in 1961 it secumbed to internal rot in 1985. When the new owner pulled it to
Re: [bolger] Dory for Rowing? (4 messages)
Sat Sep 21 2002
Modern light dories are really pretty nice rowing boats. - They are easily and inexpensively constructed. - The hull shape gives a narrow waterline with
WDJ Third Trip (1 message)
Sat Sep 21 2002
I have uploaded some pictures from todays sail trip. Not much wind. Details of the rig. Bjørn
Kotick first paddle. (1 message)
Sun Sep 22 2002
My bastard Kotick project languished for several months. I kind of got hung up on the sewing of the spray skirt. Bought the wrong type fabric and has trouble
Moxie (1 message)
Mon Sep 23 2002
Speaking of Moxie, I have a copy of Phil Weld s book, Moxie on eBay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1862747265&rd= 1 The URL
Re: Info (2 messages)
Mon Sep 23 2002
I m trying not to. Instead I m just trying to figure out something to sell you to relieve you of all that excess cash before it gets to the Gougeons! :-p ...
Re: Cold Molded Construction (16 messages)
Mon Sep 23 2002
Nels, I confess I am having difficulty understanding your point. The original poster is interested in building a cold moulded trailer boat. I have built 3
Re: Digest Number 1217 - CSD/CSB (5 messages)
Mon Sep 23 2002
Well In that case I hope you fellows go after CSD and are successful. The representative I talked to was from Visa, and he told me that internet ordering can
Re: Chebacco mizzen sizing, and cold-molding. (2 messages)
Mon Sep 23 2002
Richard: My mizzen usually does an okay job of keeping me head to wind, it s when I pull on the clew reef line that we start to sail around (I ve found it
Re: [bolger] Conroe TX messabout This SATURDAY!!! (2 messages)
Mon Sep 23 2002
I live in Indiana. My son has a photo studio in Houston. He will be at Conroe TX with his very fancy ( and expensive ) camera. I hope he gets some good shots
Gypsy question (1 message)
Tue Sep 24 2002
I may build a Gypsy as my first boat. Does anyone know what it should weigh if built according to plans? Thanks//Bob
Re: Cold-Molded Construction + Aerolite Glue (59 messages)
Tue Sep 24 2002
Hi Bruce, the glue now sold in NZ is Aerolite 308, and is manufactured here, though the originators are in Europe somewhere. It is also typically expensive
Invest in Bolger boats. The stock market is a bad place! (1 message)
Tue Sep 24 2002
If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have $16.50 of the original $1,000.00. With
Re: [bolger] Big log (3 messages)
Tue Sep 24 2002
In a message dated 9/24/02 8:26:48 AM Central Daylight Time, ... There is no point trying to hide in bed. Your luck will be rewarded: 1) all those candy bars
More 'Bolger on Wood' (1 message)
Wed Sep 25 2002
More quotes from Phil Bolger with his thoughts about wood, glue, more... Once again, he gives the builder as much liberty as possible. He likes fir, approves
Re: Is there a need for a site about boatbuilding with children? (7 messages)
Wed Sep 25 2002
Another resource to check out: Urban Boatbuilders http://www.urbanboatbuilders.org/ Youth developing positive skills, attitudes, and connections to their
Re: centennial 11 (2 messages)
Wed Sep 25 2002
... [much snipped] Wow! I m impressed. You obviously loved the boat. One question: PCB s stated intention for Centenial II was for the boat to be seaworthy
Non-Bolger Messabout Boat (1 message)
Wed Sep 25 2002
Take a look over on the Bolger For sale list. Warren Jordan s prototype Footloose skiff is for sale! It s the grandaddy of my own Pickle, which has been an
Re: My First Time With Polyester Resin (4 messages)
Thu Sep 26 2002
Right you are, and I stand corrected. I looked at the little tube and there was that P right at the end of MEK. Hope I didn t confuse anyone. Don t know about
Re: [bolger] Speaking of Micro (4 messages)
Thu Sep 26 2002
Go to completed auctions and it will tell you CCG sctree wrote:There was a nearly complete Micro on eBay this week, auction was to close tonight. I missed the
Re: flooding and delamination,conclusions? (34 messages)
Thu Sep 26 2002
... which ... Jules, I ve worked with other types in the far away past but have been using the Industrial Formulators of Canada line of epoxy now for the past
RE: [bolger] Re: A RELEVENT QUESTION FOR MIKE STOCKSTILL. ans= SHINE (9 messages)
Thu Sep 26 2002
Dave, Twist my arm! I never did get out there this summer to test the waters in my kayak, but perhaps we could set something up this time around. I have no
Re: Teal's big sister, #322 (15 messages)
Thu Sep 26 2002
That hull shape and size is very much the same as Birdwatcher s which has an off-centred swing-keel and a much more complicated rudder system.
Re: 3D computer model of Superbrick almost finished (6 messages)
Fri Sep 27 2002
The Superbrick is one of the boats in Boats With An Open Mind. Detailed drawings are in that book, along with Phil s commentary. As far as I recall, since I
Re: strange reluctance (6 messages)
Fri Sep 27 2002
You ve probably seen them: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/files/squareboat%20dinghy/ I don t mind sanding wood all that much, but I don t like to sand
Re: How long to build the Micro? (33 messages)
Fri Sep 27 2002
Yes, I like it for its hardness. The spars are subject to a lot of abrasion, and the polyurethane has held up well over the road, and on the sea. I will
Re: [bolger] New Material on Martha Jane Web Page (2 messages)
Sat Sep 28 2002
Good stuff Mark! For the rest of you these pictures will stir up your dreams and go a long way in explaining why we live here. HJ
Re: HMR Primer (8 messages)
Sat Sep 28 2002
Afraid that link doesn t seem to work. HMR can help with oily wood???? ... ribs ... http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.phpubb=get_topic;f=1;t=00140
Re: [bolger] Re: Superbrick model is finished, and ready for download (7 messages)
Sun Sep 29 2002
In a message dated 9/28/02 8:29:53 AM Central Daylight Time, ... I think you tweeked it a bit much. In BWAOM, Bolger says Maximum speed, power or sail, is
Kotick in the surf (1 message)
Sun Sep 29 2002
I got bold this morning and decided to give my Kotick experiment a try in the surf near my house. The south end of Pacifcia State Beach is normally
Re: Carved Cleats/Bitts (11 messages)
Sun Sep 29 2002
Hi I ve posted a couple of views (in the Chebaccos folder, in Photos in Bolger 2) of the Jonesport cleat from the Chebacco plans. There are no dimemsions
Riff-Raff progress (15 messages)
Sun Sep 29 2002
With much scribing, cursing, juggling of templates and fudging I made a berth flat that fits close enough to screw to the risers for the port side berth. Fit s
Re: [bolger] riff-raft progress (2 messages)
Mon Sep 30 2002
Do we have this boat in the Group Archives? Norm ... From: Paul McLellan To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:09 AM Subject: [bolger]
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 1230 - sewing sails (1 message)
Mon Sep 30 2002
What a bunch of wimps !! A Sailmakers Palm, a tube of needles, a chunk of beeswax, and heavy thread . . . about $10.oo. O.K - POLYESTER thread . . . I m not
Re: [bolger] Re: SBJ Cartoon #19/fast sneakeasy (7 messages)
Mon Sep 30 2002
... I would think that with the same or stronger scantlings as the Utility a fast Sneaskeasy would be heavier than the standard version. BTW I checked Slicer
Used Bolger Books (1 message)
Mon Sep 30 2002
ABE is a very nice site, but book buyers would be better served by going to www.addall.com/used. One search will include not only ABE but Powell s, amazon,
Re: squareboat dinghy done (3 messages)
Mon Sep 30 2002
As I recall, it s about 7 X 3.3 (to fit a narrow ramp) X 16 , but that s approximate. It s intended only as a tender to carry two adults and a bit of stuff,