July 2003
Re: Pointy Skiff renovations (4 messages)
Tue Jul 01 2003
... Hi David, Don t know exactly what your use scenarios are(still doing the family fishing?) but I would be inclined for a June Bug since she has good
Re: [bolger] Re: conversion of Micro to power (8 messages)
Tue Jul 01 2003
My wife got turned off sailing after watching several of the times I ve been in small sailing boats , the idea of ending up in the water with a bump on her
TIMS uodate (1 message)
Tue Jul 01 2003
The TIMS stern power unit is almost ready for her July 1, Canada Day launch. Still to do in the morning are: attach gussets and cleats, attach roof, find a
Re: [bolger] Re: 16' Pirogue (21 messages)
Tue Jul 01 2003
Chuck I think your right , I just checked again today and the paint on the Huntyak seems to be finally hardening up David Wallace ... From: Chuck Leinweber
Re: TIMS Towboat ready for launch! (5 messages)
Tue Jul 01 2003
... wrote: I m beginning to wish I had room in the car to load up my motor for us to play with... My advice is to build it with a 15 transom and about 10
TIMS Towboat launched! (1 message)
Tue Jul 01 2003
Christened as Timmy, The Littlest Towboat , the 11 6 TIMS stern power unit achieved her target of a Canada Day launch. Albeit powerless, as I waste so much
Re: 17 ft sharpie? (3 messages)
Wed Jul 02 2003
... Design #606 II The Clam Skiff with Cabin, 18 x 5 3 . It might not be narrow enough to be considered a sharpie by PCB, but it has a very beachable
Boating in Canada - red tape? (1 message)
Wed Jul 02 2003
I ll be hauling my Sneakeasy partway across Canada later this summer, from Alaska/Yukon to Manitoba to Wisconsin and would like to dunk her in the water here
Re: Timmy Towboat launch photos (10 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
... Phillips? PHILLIPS?! We don t use no stinkin Phillips round here son! Only the best Robertson square drive for square boats to match the square holes in
Re: re Australian Amateur Boatbuilding Magazine & Designs. (3 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
It is pretty crude, but the others have pointed out that it is a good source for materials etc, which I had not realized. I don t mind the enthusiastic
Re: Bolger- Snow Leopard design (2 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
... plans for Snow Leopard - a 28 x 7 Torpedo stern runabout,a design featured in Boats with an Open Mind . So Hugo,are you actually going to
Re: [bolger] Re: barrier reef cruiser (19 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
Sam Thanks David Wallace ... From: Sam Glasscock To: Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 11:37 PM Subject:
Re: [bolger] Re: RE: Lexan vs. Acrylic for boat windows (19 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
You can get bulk silica gel at craft shops, used to dry flowers. I used it to dry some books that got wet aboard. Paul ... From: James Meloy
August 2 Messabout, Maryland (1 message)
Thu Jul 03 2003
Although it s not called a Messabout, there is one on August 2 in Rock Hall Maryland. Rock Hall s on the Eastern Shore about 1 hour from Annapolis, 2 hours
RE: [bolger] Re Bolger Snow Leopard (2 messages)
Thu Jul 03 2003
How about a DBD Drive http://www.dbdmarine.com/dbdmarine.htm The price is still very high on thse compared to an outdrive, which is a lot more complex. HJ
Re: Time (7 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
... Bruce, Excellent observations there Bruce.The so called square boats with expanses of flat surfaces can be a devil to get just right.Proper preparation is
Re: [bolger] Sailing Brick Cat - Brickaran? Catabrick? (4 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
I built a Windsprint and last year completed its transformation into a trimaran. I ve been sailing frequently this summer and I m very happy with the
BUTCH'S BOAT - Brickaran, Windsprint tri-hull (1 message)
Fri Jul 04 2003
OK, OK... now some of you are beginning to get into MY psychosis! I ve been looking at the bantam for awhile now along with other weird concepts like a kid in
Re: 'Cheaper' epoxy (2 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
... (all the sound advice clipped to keep the reply short) If you are going to build something . . . do ... Hear!Hear! I vote for Ron as next President of the
RE: [bolger] Tohatsu outboards/bad grammer (7 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
I see now Harry, Boy-o-boy, your graphic description of an English teacher conjures up some frightening images from my school days. Geeez Happy 4th , Blake
Re: Happy fourth of July (4 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
Yes Peter! I ORDER you to have a cold one too! But, I suggest in honour of our US friend s holiday you make it a Bud, or Busch, or Miller, or if you demand
Re: [bolger] mixNmatch epoxy (2 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
Another source on epoxy from the Multihull group, where a drum of epoxy represents a weeks supply. http://www.airproducts.com/epoxyadditives/ You will have to
Re: Cartopper Photos (39 messages)
Fri Jul 04 2003
A very nice looking example Ken! How does she row? I like your colour scheme. Where are you? And don t listen to anyone, you re not pazzo, I am! Bruce Hector
Re: Concentric motor well (4 messages)
Sat Jul 05 2003
Thanks, fellas. I ll fwd your replies to the one who needs them for his first class gunning dory. Mark
Unsubscribe (8 messages)
Sat Jul 05 2003
Trevor, Deanna & Amanda The Body Shop at Home 867-668-6233 tramande@klondiker.com [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [bolger] midwest examples (2 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Are there any Micro s or Oldshoe s sailing in the midwest? It would be really good to see an example of either of these in real life. Thanks Barry Indianapolis
Re: cheaper alternatives to epoxy (1 message)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Someone was asking about cheaper alternatives to epoxy: 1. Raka is a heck of a lot cheaper than locally bought West. 2. you can make a boat that was designed
Windermere mini-update 4.5 (1 message)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Bolgerados, Saturday morning did not rise bright and sunny.Instead,we were treated to the sight of dark,heavy,low rolling clouds tumbling along the bottom of
Re: [bolger] Balanced lug (3 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
... Run a small line to the end of the yard. It holds the peak up as you lower the halyard. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: Stretching Existing Design 10% -- Frame Spacing? (7 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
... All of which is to say that is you increase the frame spacing, you should also be increasing the thickness of the planking. Unless of course you
Sunday chat (5 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
We re going to row our Nymph around at Rideau Acres Campground around 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EST to check the weed situation and take soundings. I want to make sure
Kingston Messabout Site depth soundings (1 message)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Someone (Oops! sorry, in my zeal to keep my hotmail address open, I ve deleted it before replying.) emailed me re: water depths and weeds at the Kingston
Re: Online chat now (2 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Pep Creuls from Barcelona Spain and I are chatting like madmen right now. Cool!
Re: Boat Launched! (2 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Nice boat Jeff. Congratulations. Ken ... today. After a couple hours of paddling we where tired and happy with the design. I put some shots at the bottom of
Re: Cheaper alternatives to epoxy (19 messages)
Sun Jul 06 2003
Use epoxy and glass on the joints, use marine plywood and reasonably good paint and it will last a long time. Paul
Tortoise sail on my Roar (1 message)
Sun Jul 06 2003
See: http://www.hallman.org/bolger/roarsail/ for photos of my experiment mounting the sail from my Tortoise and the dagger board on my Mickalak Roar. It
Re: Stainless steel in Montreal? (4 messages)
Mon Jul 07 2003
... over, let me ... Your most welcome Marc! I have one more flipping to go in about 3 weeks time(weather permitting of course) and it is going to be a
Pointy Skiff rescued (again!) (1 message)
Mon Jul 07 2003
Gave in to the Yankee thrift side of the family and took the grinder to the Pointy Skiff. The luan ply was not totally trashed and the external chine log was
Re: [bolger] Anhinga, was Re: Economy seagoing cruiser (23 messages)
Mon Jul 07 2003
... That s just what Philip Bolger said to me! when I obtained those plans from him about 1985. The tremendous cabin room, big cockpit and Square Boat cachet
Lamination woes (was Premium Butt Joint Failures) (1 message)
Mon Jul 07 2003
Don t know about the Premium Butt Joints, but I ve had my share of lamination problems this past week as well. To start I glued up the Chebacco masts using
Re: Ringo was a boatbuilder/Windermere mini-update 4 (25 messages)
Mon Jul 07 2003
... I ll just bet Bruce has really big collection of cordless drills. That would explain a lot ;-) Now Chuck, I only have 4 good ones, and a half dozen old
Re: [bolger] Anhinga, was Re: Economy seagoing cruiser, deficiencies (2 messages)
Mon Jul 07 2003
Hand written note from PCB: Philip C. Bolger 29 Ferry Street Gloucester, MA 01930 U.S.A. March 6, 1991 Dear Mark, I ve been arguing that the Birdwatcher design
Re: [bolger] Anhinga, was... (1 message)
Mon Jul 07 2003
Actually, I just recalled the prototype Anhinga was call not Sandy Shoes but Sandy Bottoms.
Re: Fotation foam recommendations? (6 messages)
Tue Jul 08 2003
Kellan, Don t use under-platform flotation on a Bolger Cartopper! Repeat, don t use under-platform flotation on a Bolger Cartopper! It ll act like the
Re: polyethelyne foam for flotation--Houseboat #481 (3 messages)
Tue Jul 08 2003
... Hi Paul, O.K.,here goes my best blind stab at it and remember,I m firing on all two neurons to increase my chances of success :-) 1 cubic foot of
Re: Ringo was a boat builder (2 messages)
Tue Jul 08 2003
... with a ... this ... Fear not Paul! One is going onto my short list to Santa just so I can discover what I ve been apparently missing in my life.For the
Re: Polyurethane glue-another cost (2 messages)
Tue Jul 08 2003
... The generic polyurathane glue sold by my local Home Depot just had a price reduction, from $8 per 16 oz bottle, to only $3 per 16 oz bottle! !!! $3 per
Re: PL Premium butt block failure (9 messages)
Tue Jul 08 2003
... hollow ... the ... recycling ... stuff, ... Bruce, I m all with you on the epoxy in structural hull components.However,it has been my experience when
Re: Teal on ebay (3 messages)
Wed Jul 09 2003
... They aren t supposed to leak, the sail and the trailer are worth more than the boat.
Leeboard on CSB Pirogue (1 message)
Wed Jul 09 2003
The plans and instructions for the CSB Pirogue s leeboard are just as vague as the rudder (to the novice builder, at least). It appears to be some kind of
Re: Guiness worlds record attempt! (6 messages)
Wed Jul 09 2003
... every ... a ... pretty ... Ah......ain t nothin like a Sleeman s Cream Ale to float away the troubles after a busy day at the boat yard unless,if you re
Re: Curious note... (7 messages)
Wed Jul 09 2003
... Bruce is kidding. He and I both have slide rules squirrelled ... Well, half kidding. Yes, I do have a pair of slide rules, but the 70s are really fuzzy
Morning row (1 message)
Thu Jul 10 2003
Well of course. I had to row back this morning. I was hoping for our usual so wester, but as usual, the winds gods were flukey. The wind was still from the
Re: Sea Hawk Barrier Reef Cruiser (3 messages)
Thu Jul 10 2003
This appears to be design #170 SeaHawk there is at least one other Bolger design named SeaHawk , a dory.
Re: 'Flying Boats' (1 message)
Thu Jul 10 2003
Paul, You guys are killing me !!!!! Remember the TV show, Tales of the Brass Monkey ? Between the Goose and Jack , the human part of the cast made up the
Re: [bolger] Re: Evening row (8 messages)
Thu Jul 10 2003
... Oh. I was misled by the reference to a floating dock, which I always associate with tidal areas. I had a terrible vision of Bruce returning to find Twisted
Re: Polyurethane Glue? (3 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
I ve used this particular stuff with some success. I think in many cases you don t need the screws after it sets. If you do keep the screws, make sure they are
Re: [bolger] Re: 1958 Out O'Glouscester (8 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
Hi Jim, This is Keith, I originally posted about the O Glouscester. I ordered the article your refering to and should recieve it sometime next week. I m
Re: Self-trailering boat/sidewheeler (23 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
... Again, such contraptions seem to work alright for light crafts but don t scale very well to the river cruiser size. Paddle-wheel tricycles have been around
Re: [bolger] Re: bolger in Egypt (3 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
In a message dated 7/11/2003 3:29:24 PM E. Australia Standard Time, ... Having lived in a few places, including Egypt, where labor is cheap and there is a
RE : [bolger] Free Bolger Catamaran (3 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
Hi Jim, Where are you located ?? Gilles Dufresne from Montreal ... De : Jim Pope [mailto:jpope@attbi.com] Envoyé : 9 juillet, 2003 16:43 À : Bolger Group
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger Catamaran Pictures (7 messages)
Fri Jul 11 2003
Hi Jim, Thanks for the idea of bring the boat north. But it is still a no go for me. I appreciate the thought though. Thanks, John
Bolger Catamaran is no longer available (1 message)
Sat Jul 12 2003
Hi Group, My 15 Bolger catamaran has been given a new home. She ll be moving to it before the month is out. Thanks all for your interest and your
Re: WINDERMERE Flip photos...at last!! (3 messages)
Mon Jul 14 2003
... Hi Don, This is perhaps one case where pictures are worth a thousand words. I know that I kept finding myself seeing the whole bottom as either small or
Re: [bolger] Re: Photo's posted (3 messages)
Mon Jul 14 2003
Peter The Eagles were not distant but very loud in the trees behind the launching picture, 5-6 of them chirping loudly (they don t really screech) waiting for
Kingston Messabout accomodations (1 message)
Mon Jul 14 2003
I just spoke with the clerk at Rideau Acres, who told me, that since our event is after labour day, an exception can be made to their usual 7 day minimum
Re: New additions to Kingston Messabout attendees (3 messages)
Mon Jul 14 2003
... Plus she could then hit the rack earlier ... Jeff, totally immersed in boats .....in BOATS?! What a crazy idea to float by a bunch of pirates :-) I
Re: windemere flip (2 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
... Thanks Paul! Just for the sake of correctness and not to be a pest about it but I believe what you are refering to is the famous Bolger Box- keel.The
Re: The Infinite Modular Sharpie plans up! (6 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
... Hmmmmm....miss by an inch,miss by a mile.I wouldn t dare risk life and limb with a chainless husky or is it shameless hussy(?) who would tolerate 1/2 and
long time no post but help needed (1 message)
Tue Jul 15 2003
hello everybody, so the the folding schooner contingent of the gruoup has been so quiet lately. we havent sailed oor rowed or paddled for months. Work, or the
Re: [bolger] Freezing epoxy (2 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
Sure, do it all the time when I get interupted. Never left it in for 10 days, though. No ill effects, boats haven t started falling appart. At least, not from
Re: Seabird 86 "Blue Air" (3 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
... would ... Rick, O.K.,check this site out.It hasn t been updated in a while so the fellow may need an e-mail to find out if Blue Air is indeed the same
Re: Back in Montauk (2 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
... projects ... Welcome back David! So,does this mean that you ll be coming to the Kingston Messabout with one of your fleet of Bolger boats to...ah... you
Alabama (Lake Jordan) Messabout Oct 18 2003 (2 messages)
Tue Jul 15 2003
The date for the Alabama messabout has been changed to October 18. I hope the date change wont affect anyone s plans adversely. Mike Saunders website is at:
Re: Keelboat trailer ideas / help (3 messages)
Wed Jul 16 2003
... ourselves. Do any of you have some ideas? The only caution that I would offer about store-bought trailers is to be careful about the design weight. I
Re: Anybody built/own a Surf? (3 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
... and to have ... I m wondering about it s ... fairly calm waters (shallow ... leeboard. ... appreciated. ... Jonathan, I built and owned a SURF many years
Re: BEE (2 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
These may be the Bee and Super Bee built by Steve Krzysko, Salem VA. He sent me some nice photos but I sent them and some Hawkeye photos to someone else and
Re: Arava (5 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
... with ... Kirby ... That is realy interesting, a keel added to a sharpie. If a keel was added to an Egret type hull. No I see no answer to the shallow draft
Re: [bolger] MAIB MIA? (6 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
Got 7/1 and 7/15 yesterday, I m near Clearwater, FL. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
Re: Bolger Bee and/ or Super Bee (5 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
... In ... but ... have ... them ... Photos are in the Photos section.
Re: Choosing a design (3 messages)
Thu Jul 17 2003
... Dear Bruce! For me it is not a matter of use or anything else, I just want to built a boat myself, I also want to know it is possible for me. I am in
Re: printable online charts? (2 messages)
Fri Jul 18 2003
http://navigator2.maptech.com/bp/mapserver/ http://www.topwest.com
PB&F Gone or what? Anybody know? (1 message)
Fri Jul 18 2003
I ve sent 2 faxes one on the 8th and the other the 17th nothing back that s not like them. Anybody know if their on vacation or anything?
Re: St. Valery (5 messages)
Sat Jul 19 2003
Wasn t that covered in Moneyboat a while back? Or am I confused? Oops, excuse me, I meant Woodenboat.
Jesse Cooper Sailing Houseboat Box Boat (1 message)
Sat Jul 19 2003
I think you ll actually find the Jesse Cooper design written about in Bolger s Book 30 Odd Boats , published in 1982. A few of these have been built and there
Re: [bolger] Jesse Cooper Sailing Houseboat Box Boat (1 message)
Sun Jul 20 2003
If anyone s interested in JC, don t miss Chuck Merrell s very nice pages. http://www.boatdesign.com/tomboy/index.htm Bill Mckibben s own fine pages don t
More Bolger Boat Photos from Tasmania (1 message)
Sun Jul 20 2003
If you would like to see a couple of photos of some Bolger designed Boats that my Father has built go to the Photos Section.+ There s a Article from MAIB about
Re: AS29 self righting? (3 messages)
Mon Jul 21 2003
AS-29 has 2000 lbs of lead in two boxes located amidships. She pops back like rubberband when ever you heel her over. She is so high sided that, when
Re: A conflict of abbreviated terms! (4 messages)
Mon Jul 21 2003
... other would be OT here. Not entirely, Since we allow boats similar to Bolger s to be discussed here, I think the Ark was sufficiently boxy, plus JC was a
Re: Chinese gaff rig (12 messages)
Tue Jul 22 2003
... wrote: I see the batten ... With a sheet on the outboard end and jaws on the inboard end ,the gaff has nowhere to go when under compression other then to
Re: [bolger] Photos error message (6 messages)
Tue Jul 22 2003
... Yep, as of 7-22-03 09:27 MDT I get the following: Error GROUP_CHECK gpg13.bc.scd.yahoo.com:GROUP_CHECK hal
Re: Teal Flotation (2 messages)
Tue Jul 22 2003
... Hal, I didn t build a TEAL but did build a SURF and simply used styrofoam chunks cut to fit in the ends of the boat.I did make sure however,that both
Re: CCA (11 messages)
Wed Jul 23 2003
I have used CCA treated timber from time to time when nothing else was available. It has taken epoxy and epoxy glue with no obvious problems. When I was
Red Meranti Ply (1 message)
Wed Jul 23 2003
Has anyone used this stuff? I am building a dinghy, and this seemed to be the best value. 6mm (1/4 ), marine ply to BS1088, 5 ply, beautiful finish,light
Re: [bolger] LOCK UP YOUR MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS! NEWS FLASH!!! (2 messages)
Wed Jul 23 2003
Ah Peter, you mischievous rogue! :) Release all those relatives, all are safe [at least from alien clones]. A quiet builder s launch and a suitably
Re: Red Meranti Ply (3 messages)
Wed Jul 23 2003
Sounds good Bob. I will take your advice and give it one coat of epoxy. I am also building this dinghy light , and the one coat will probably stiffen her a
Re: Thanks for Direction - West Sys Epoxy Question... (5 messages)
Wed Jul 23 2003
Hi Steve, You have already primed your tiller with epoxy. Scrub it down and sand off the bubbles and then recoat. Oak does not take epoxy very well but you
Re: Photos and details of CSB Pirogue (7 messages)
Wed Jul 23 2003
... Thank you. I ll be posting more soon. ... Taking my wife to the Kingston Messabout for her birthday is like my wife taking me to... Feh! Enough said. Marc.
Re: Help - West Sys Epoxy Question... (4 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
I suspect the temperature of the wood went up a bit after you applied the epoxy so some of the air inside it had to get out. You can either work when temp is
Re: Micro newcomer (7 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
Bruce - If you go to: http://users.rcn.com/djost.ma.ultranet/recent% 20pictures%20November%202000.htm you will see a picture of my Micro in the middle stages
Re: Light Schooner (9 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
... You seem to be the exception that proves the rule. I ll have to be less flamboyant in assuming the facts in the future, but you do seem to agree with my
Update on CSB Pirogue (1 message)
Thu Jul 24 2003
Thanks for your encouragement and comments. Here are more details about the Pirogue progressing in my driveway:
Re: his 'n' hers schooner on ebay (3 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
... I certainly didn t, either -- photos of the quality level that I m building her to are available on Bolger3. She isn t worth $5k, but she wasn t meant to
Re: [bolger] Micro at Monterey (2 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
The event was the Small Craft Advisor Magazine Cruisers Challenge V, co-hosted by SCA and the Potter Yachters. You can read all the results here:
Re: his 'n' hers schooner (2 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
Chuck, Great news that you ve picked up the schooner. I agree with you that classifying a Bolger Box on a different level with production plastic, at least
Re: sailing axis vs lat resistance axis? (5 messages)
Thu Jul 24 2003
i have an idea that lee boards can have their support box built onto themselves instead of onto the hull. in other words a carpeted piece of 2x4 on the back
Re: Single-handed Schooner on eBay (17 messages)
Fri Jul 25 2003
I agree Craig - where I sail in the northernmost top of the Chesapeake I ve had my little sharpie sailing upwind, tracking on her chine in 1 of water which
Re: [bolger] Re: Fiji and Tahiti prices (7 messages)
Fri Jul 25 2003
Take picture of Figi, shrink to 32 ft. Add a divers ladder to the front. ... From: Peter Lenihan To:
Re: [bolger] micro trailering (4 messages)
Fri Jul 25 2003
Hi Trudy Steep ramps are probably less of a problem than shallow ramps - at least on a steep ramp the trailer submerges before the tow vehicle :) Tongue
Re: [bolger] Wyo Update BEN FRANKLIN ON BEER.......... (1 message)
Fri Jul 25 2003
BEER IS PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US, AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY..........BEN FRANKLIN.............................................................................
Re: elver (7 messages)
Fri Jul 25 2003
... Rumor has it a guy in Canada did one, but you never know with those ... Peter Lenihan of Montreal (currently slaving under the hot sun on an all hand
Re: [bolger] Woohoo! Got my plans... (4 messages)
Sat Jul 26 2003
... there is almost nothing to lose by trying it out. I d go as far as rigging the SURF with a small club footed staysail and a jib, a la BLUEBERRY. I think
Re: [bolger] micro trailering - extending trailers (1 message)
Sat Jul 26 2003
You know, it wouldn t take a whole lot of engineering to build an extending tounge on a trailer, instead of an extension. You back down the ramp till the back
Re: Wyo Update (55 messages)
Sat Jul 26 2003
... wrote: I like the paint tray idea. I will try it. Similar, cheap and disposable are the aluminum trays I buy at a food wholesaler. They have a variety of
Brucd's Teal (1 message)
Sun Jul 27 2003
... To say the least! Bending 1/4 was a bit of a struggle. 1/2 would be really tough, if not impossible. I bit the bullet and drove to Berkeley, MacBeath
Alice? (1 message)
Sun Jul 27 2003
Does anyone know if an Alice has ever been built? Its CH 37 BWOM 28 0 x7 10 x2 9 I my constant search for a great family boat I found myself again intrigued
Re: [bolger] Re: Motor overboard! (10 messages)
Sun Jul 27 2003
That sounds like the drill to me, proa. I m amazed it didn t bend the connecting rod. The only thing I would add would be to run it under load for a good hour
Re: Fishcat and Paired Brick Schooner coming to Kingston Messabout! (2 messages)
Sun Jul 27 2003
... Heh. Wanna build an Insolent 60? :-) -- Sue -- (who ll be either here or in Ontario during the whole project, which almost certainly will have tasks
Re: [bolger] TIMS Sharpie bow unit progress (3 messages)
Sun Jul 27 2003
Sounds fun. Looking forward to the pics. How about a hole bored in the corner gussets saving the time and costs of all those lashing cleats???? One question,
Re: Barefoot Boatworks (5 messages)
Sun Jul 27 2003
... The place with the really cheap mahogany? Pity.... -- Susan Davis
Re: Fast Day Sailer? (3 messages)
Sun Jul 27 2003
I actually have all three issues where Wooden Boat built their Lightning. I ll be reading them before bed tonight. A restoration sounds cool (I sent an email
Re: Sail Rigs -- Opinions, Please! (2 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
... Hi Dennis, I like the standing lug. You probably could easily draw one that would have the same COE as your sprit rig. I reef mine by pulling the boom
Re: Antifreeze? (4 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
I noticed a little mildew ... Hi David, Mildew usually does not rot out wood. You can get rid of it with a mild bleach solution. I use X-14 bathroom cleaner
Blackbird Outboard Cruiser (1 message)
Mon Jul 28 2003
Has anybody got any info and/or pictures/drawings of Bolger s 24 x 8 Blackbird outboard Cruiser.I think he designed it for Ken Basset of Onion Creek
Re: Sunday nite chat???? (5 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
See you next time,thanks for the hint Stephan ... y all ... belt
Re: Gypsy Questions-Payson Book. (1 message)
Mon Jul 28 2003
If you re interested in building Gypsy get Harold Dynamite Payson s Book Build the New Instant Boats available from Payson at his website
Re: Teal with 1/2" sides, bending problem? (11 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
... That is just what I did. Actually, I think the 1/4 might be subject to oilcanning on the bottom. Perhaps the way to go is to use 3/8 on the bottom and
Re: [bolger] Re: Finishing boat projects (was sue's single handed schooner) (10 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
The double works for me, if I add a little more. I figure out my my best guess, I double it, I say that is what it will take for public consumption. I don t
Re: Source for epoxy...-Saw Reply (15 messages)
Mon Jul 28 2003
... gave it ... A nicer to use saw, is the Dewalt sorta-sidewinder, ideal in my use (though a 77 is great too, and probably better if you are supplying the
RE: Blackbird (1 message)
Tue Jul 29 2003
... There was a feature article on the Blackbird in the old magazine Small Boat Journal . Sorry I don t remember which issue, and mine are still packed away
Re: Barrier Reef Cruiser (87 messages)
Tue Jul 29 2003
Hi David,for now its working,but its kinda busy there.enjoy Stephan ... so ... Hartley ... not ... horses ... Fred posts ... <snip> away ... Gloucester,
Re: [bolger] Re: A few photos of Teal (14 messages)
Tue Jul 29 2003
... Those of us who grew up in California know that when the big one happens everything east of the San Andreas fault will fall into the Atlantic?! At the
BBCS--Advice (1 message)
Tue Jul 29 2003
I got this advice from a man who has CBBS very bad. He said Don t burn out on small boats, build a big one right away then you have something to carry your
itsy,bitsy teeny weeny Windermere up-date (1 message)
Tue Jul 29 2003
After a week of rainy or threatening to rain weather,I have finally scarfed,cut and dry-fitted the two forward fillet pieces which lay along the box-keel and
Re: Weekend TIMS progress photos (10 messages)
Tue Jul 29 2003
... By the way, how cold is the water up there in September? Still pretty warm, say 65-70 degrees farhenheit (circa 18 Celcius). A lot warmer than after the
CLC boats (1 message)
Tue Jul 29 2003
I have built the CLC Annapolis Wherry. The bottom 2 boards outside are covered with fiberglass as are the inside 4 bottom boards. The clinker ply is joined
Peter Lenihan's secret TIMS basement photos (1 message)
Tue Jul 29 2003
Look in the Tims album, sub album Tims bow to see today s construction photos featuring what I like to call Peter Lenihan s secret beer cooler basement
Re: houseboat #481 (9 messages)
Tue Jul 29 2003
... Try this Hal from bolger2 files
Re: Gypsy Question (27 messages)
Wed Jul 30 2003
... I too, rarely use clamps. I prefer to tie pieces together using string and a cinching packers knot see: http://guidinguk.freeservers.com/knots3.html
Change of email address (2 messages)
Wed Jul 30 2003
As of this week we have a new email address for the Barrow Family: cbarrow@bresnan.net The peoplepc.com address will be good through 20 August, but please use
Re: [bolger] Blackbird in SBJ #41? (3 messages)
Wed Jul 30 2003
... I don t think the following will help you much, but here goes: Bernie Wolfard s Common Sense Designs used to sell the plans for this design. It was
Re: Well it finally happened.Capsize of TS (3 messages)
Wed Jul 30 2003
... saw ... types. ... Hugo, Bruce Hector is a man of many hats;Le Baron de Kingston,Bos sun Bruce,Mr.Rust Ckeck,Mr.Thirsty,Captain Bruce,Father TIMS,Daddy
Re: Cartopper experince? (8 messages)
Wed Jul 30 2003
The photos section seems to be working again. ... acquainted ... 11 6 ... fiberglass tape and ... assembled waiting ... to fit ... reading ... stirring and
Re: butt joint? (7 messages)
Thu Jul 31 2003
this seems like a joint where you would want the best glue, depending on what you are joining. the best glue would likely be epoxy. the ones i did were fitted
Re: martha jane Landroval for sale (3 messages)
Thu Jul 31 2003
I love the boat - she s a wonderful shallow draft cruiser - the fastest rigging boat I ve ever had on a trailer - and a delight to sail - but I have too many
RE: Twisted Seagull swamped! (3 messages)
Thu Jul 31 2003
Well Bruce, there must be some cosmic law that determines the inevitability of the improbable swamping. That yours occured in a relatively unobserved site is
Re: it's a good day... (7 messages)
Thu Jul 31 2003
Hi Susan, I m in the SW corner of Nassau County on Long Island. I m afraid pics will have to wait until next summer. The only boat I ve got handy right now