March 2003
Re: Sheet-ply canoe yawl? (16 messages)
Sat Mar 01 2003
... The hull shape is not so very different from the Buehler Emily and Juno, I guess, but in the small size, with half the hull volume devoted to water
Canoe Yawl (1 message)
Sat Mar 01 2003
http://www.iotadesign.freeserve.co.uk/html/ethel_and_lillie.html A couple photos of a Selway-Fisher design. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: Sheet ply canoe yawl. (1 message)
Sat Mar 01 2003
... As Bolger says in the text, it would be better to chop off the vee and give it a flat bottom. This takes you essentially to an enlarged version of his
re: inlet runner (1 message)
Mon Mar 03 2003
In response to the question about the inlet runner, I put a scan on my geocities page: http://www.geocities.com/pvanderwaart/pcb_ir.JPG Peter
Re: [bolger] Re: best dory for big surf (10 messages)
Tue Mar 04 2003
Surfboats were once cold moulded but now composites and foam sandwich with sliding seat boxes as buoyancy. Electric bailers throw huge amounts out. Boats are
Re: [bolger] steaming woods (5 messages)
Tue Mar 04 2003
Spotted Gum,Blackbutt and Sydney bluegum [not Calif. growth] all steam well at 1 inch plank thickness/hr steaming if GREEN. You could try soaking dried
Conroe TX Messabout (1 message)
Wed Mar 05 2003
Saturday April 19th, 2003 (6 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. For
Re: Jillian, glad to meet you! (2 messages)
Thu Mar 06 2003
I don t know if any of you recall but this was the boat my father spotted off the Dana Point coast all the pict in the article were in Dana Point! He is a
Re: to fiberglass or not to fiberglass? (9 messages)
Thu Mar 06 2003
Some Bolger skiffs have really heavy bends in their panels. I don t think that a panel breaking during the bend is unthinkable. Once the panels are in place,
Re:"Stinkey Picnic Boat" (6 messages)
Thu Mar 06 2003
If those tires came off of the Camaro up on blocks on the deck, even better! ... hanging over the gunwales as fenders. And don t forget the
Re: Pointy Skiff - another question (3 messages)
Thu Mar 06 2003
Thanks for your comments Rick. I do really need it to be light. The dinghy locker rent costs a fortune, and even the owners of the boat yard don t recommend
Re: [bolger] Re: motorsailer under 20' (21 messages)
Fri Mar 07 2003
Well I sailed a Nimble 20 for a few years and I liked it a lot. Definitely a simple boat. Outboard in a well was great for keeping prop in the water but a
Re: WoodenBoat Mag - what value (1 message)
Fri Mar 07 2003
Mike, Someone {on this forum, I think} characterized WoodenBoat as, PORN for BOATBUILDERS !! I think it fits. If economics was really a factor, not many of
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 1425 (1 message)
Fri Mar 07 2003
Don, First, I don t think Pointy was designed for , Heavy work, crab pots, etc. . . . She is actually . . . Pointy . . . For a tender that will be on a
Re: Nimble20 (1 message)
Fri Mar 07 2003
Pete, I think the key phrase is, . . . was FIRST announced . . . . Often times the first of anything has problems, especially if a design/manufacturing team
Re: Woodenboat Magazine (4 messages)
Fri Mar 07 2003
My take on this is that Woodenboat is essential for anyone who is interested in traditional boats and boatbuilding. There is not another publication in the new
wooden boat mag (1 message)
Sat Mar 08 2003
i rarely buy boat mags due to the expense in Aust. but actually bought WB last week for the article on Skin boats and Harvey golden. I couldnt seem to memorize
Re: [bolger] Gloucester Gull $100 (2 messages)
Sat Mar 08 2003
The major problem with this boat is it would deny the buyer the pleasure of building it! ... -- C.E.P. 415 W.46th Street New York, New York 10036
Re: [bolger] Re: Woodenboat (4 messages)
Sat Mar 08 2003
As a boating writer, there is bad news and good news... The bad news, to keep abreast of what is being written, I subscribe to most of the publications: SAIL
Retriever (7 messages)
Sun Mar 09 2003
... From: Nels To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: [bolger] Re: Retreiver Hi All - In the past I ve written to PB&F with
Re: Woodputty and Stain (4 messages)
Sun Mar 09 2003
Using stain over unfilled nailholes may result in the stain wicking into the end grain of the hole. You will have dark spots. I ve been seeing writings on gel
Re: re:rookie looking for info on Pointy Skiff (9 messages)
Mon Mar 10 2003
I use a longshaft 4hp Johnson on mine in the larger bodies of water, and a Minkota electric in the smaller ponds and lakes. I have had my Pointy Skiff for 12
Re: Go Build Your Own Book Find! (6 messages)
Mon Mar 10 2003
I love going to this book store. You never know what you ll find. I only get there about 4-5 times a year and end up spending a small fortune every time (with
Re: WoodenBoat Magazine Value (20 messages)
Tue Mar 11 2003
I don t find it as useful as it was. The price has got way out of hand also.
Re: Fond the boat I need (4 messages)
Tue Mar 11 2003
... Some great pictures on that website. If you want to see one in a movie, get a copy of the video The Presidents Analyst from your local library. Excellent
Re: plywood diesel cruiser (10 messages)
Wed Mar 12 2003
In my opinion, talking about appearance, the Plywood Cruiser is a fine functional looking craft. If you slide something up to the waterline in Bolgers book, so
Re: [bolger] Payson Dory skiff plans (1 message)
Wed Mar 12 2003
Has anyone gotten the list of dory skiff plans that Payson offers? How many boats, what sizes? They are only asking $3 for it so I will probably bite. All
started new boat. (1 message)
Wed Mar 12 2003
After promising the wife I wouldnt start a new boat, I came home early and caught her cutting out the bits for her next Quilt, so after washing the dishes and
Re: [bolger] Payson Dory skiff plans (1 message)
Wed Mar 12 2003
Richard, You asked Is there a Diablo larger than the Grande? Well there is Samuel Clyde, 31 x 8 3 and 8000 lb, a plywood inboard (or is it
Pointy Skiff - Ron Magen (1 message)
Wed Mar 12 2003
Thanks Ron for your input. I like the Rubens Nymph, but doubt it would take my 4hp outboard. The banana keel line would poke the bow right up wouldn t it? I
Re: Bantam Crusier (2 messages)
Thu Mar 13 2003
... comments welcome. ... Hi Cam, I am also interested in plans for the Bantam. Last I checked they were $150. No knowledge of the details but also would like
Re: Anyone want Tennessee plans? (4 messages)
Sun Mar 16 2003
... last month. ... Good luck with the project. Claus
Re: [bolger] Re: Nymph eBay alert! plus twisted hull (7 messages)
Sun Mar 16 2003
yes you are right, the boat is deffinetly warped. dbaldnz wrote:The boat does look nice, but clearly from the aft photograph, has a
Re: A valuable lesson... (4 messages)
Sun Mar 16 2003
I had a similar thing happen when I was building my gypsy - the indoor space I rented had roof leaks that I wasn t told of and the first time it rained my
Re: [bolger] Re: Powering Cabin Clam Skiff (15 messages)
Sun Mar 16 2003
... He must have been talking about a much smaller boat, or pulling someone s leg. ... Yes - that s the reason for the expensive engine. Sakari Aaltonen
[bolger] Re: Balanced lug sail (6 messages)
Mon Mar 17 2003
... Well, perhaps not intelligent, but the French did this regularly on fishing boats, and so did certain Greek cargo vessels, plus a few experiments in the UK
Re: [bolger] Brigantine - 30' six gun ship of the line? (2 messages)
Wed Mar 19 2003
Brigantine was commissioned by Charles Andrews who sometimes posts here. There is a chapter about the boat in Boats with and Open Mind. Don t think it was ever
Re: [bolger] Re: Nissan, was outboard alternator (17 messages)
Wed Mar 19 2003
FWIW, Tohatsu has been around as an engine builder since 1922, building outboards since 1956. Though not as popular in the US as Honda they are quite common
RE: [bolger] Swallow & Amazons (2 messages)
Wed Mar 19 2003
Secret Water has always been my favourite. I had a bow and arrow set hanging on the wall and all the arrows had a squiggley line with eels forever written on
Re: [bolger] Windage (3 messages)
Wed Mar 19 2003
Yes. Even1/2 hp ( say that 15 kt breeze ) will drive a boat like CCS at up to 3 kt. Get your fenders out! Mark
Re: [Fwd: Windage] (1 message)
Thu Mar 20 2003
I asked Jim Michalak about my windage question. Here s his very prompt reply. ... It is in pounds. it works out to about a pound per square foot in a twelve
Re: [bolger] Re: Epoxy on MDO (9 messages)
Thu Mar 20 2003
http://www.chebacco.com/articles/chebacco3.1/article.htm ... From: James Fuller To: Sent: Thursday, March 20,
Conroe, TX messabout (1 message)
Fri Mar 21 2003
Saturday April 19th, 2003 (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. For
Re: cabin clam skiff (10 messages)
Fri Mar 21 2003
... happy about my solutions. The plans of the house are rather sketchy. I didn t build the swiveling steering post, by the way, and put the remote control on
Re: Galavanting Bolgerite heading East (2 messages)
Fri Mar 21 2003
Bruce, If you could get over to Victoria from Vancouver, I could see if Jamie is available. As you may have heard, his Chebacco is lovely. John ... I m ... is
Re: SAW BLADES (5 messages)
Sat Mar 22 2003
I must be lucky because the blades I have are 36 teeth 1/16th kerf. I even fired up the saw to make a test cut(in pain)through some very knotty 2X4 and it went
RE: [bolger] Re: Free Micro (9 messages)
Sun Mar 23 2003
The free micro is gone. I want to thank everybody for their interest, especially Jim Meloy and Richard Barnes who were also willing to come get it. There is
Easy Race Format (1 message)
Sun Mar 23 2003
Bolgeradoes, Below is an e-mail from another group, which poses a question about easy race formats: In the March issue of Sailing World magazine, editor John
Re: Complete set of MAIB available (2 messages)
Sun Mar 23 2003
Dave, When would that collection go back too? What is the approximate volume? Do I need a pick up or is my Olds big enough? Can you wait a few weeks untill I
Sanfued? (1 message)
Mon Mar 24 2003
Hey, I m missing lots of messages again, over the last three or four days. Is this happening to anyone else? If you ve had only a few mailed directly to you,
Re: [bolger] Re: Raka Slow on a Cold Day? (7 messages)
Mon Mar 24 2003
I ve used the RAKA in all kinds of weather. When the molecules get a chance (temperature) they will link and all will be well. I have had to wait through
RE: [bolger] R.E: Re: Free Micro (2 messages)
Mon Mar 24 2003
Thanks Jack. Sounds like you have a real job on your hands. I’ve never sailed before but, like you, I really enjoy the building process. Currently, I have
Re: pointy skiff (7 messages)
Wed Mar 26 2003
Absolutely correct - Low cost boatbuilding and cheap ply has its hazards. If I had used good stuff to begin with, I would not have had to do it over. David
Re: [bolger] Re: Mouseboats (5 messages)
Thu Mar 27 2003
Would be great if you could send them VIA E-Mail. the addres is above. also thanks for the other info. All the best, Aaron ... The best part of Mouseboats is
Re: [bolger] Removing sticky half-cured goop (3 messages)
Fri Mar 28 2003
I tried to eyeball a ratio last Summer making a repair to my surf-tossed dory, with the predictable result being a big wad of half-cured epoxy goop. I
Re: Sailplan for balestron rig (Aerorig)? (2 messages)
Fri Mar 28 2003
Thad, I would not use an 8-10 ft. dinghy for handicap sailing unless the sailor can swim. You want to pretty much match the square footage of the old sail. You
Re: Robb White's perfect dinghy (12 messages)
Fri Mar 28 2003
... From the database: Yacht Tender design #499 Auray Punt design #599 Tahiti Tender design #655 Donovan s Tender design #647 ...might fit. Of
Re: First Gypsy (9 messages)
Sun Mar 30 2003
... to ... help ... I built a Gypsy last year from Payson s book. It was my first boat and like most I wanted something different. I m not a sailor but I do
Ebay alert, Folding Schooner book (1 message)
Mon Mar 31 2003
http://tinyurl.com/8ivm Someone is selling a clean copy of Folding Schooner on EBay, & it seems more or less fairly priced at $31 PPD.
bikini clad models (1 message)
Mon Mar 31 2003
... How about some bikini clad models draped across a mouseboat or maybe a Jim Michalak Harmonica! That sounds like the best of both worlds to me;) Bye,
RE : [bolger] Re: For sale 21' BLUEBERRY by BOLGER Wooden Sailboat (3 messages)
Mon Mar 31 2003
Thanks, say it to your friend. Gilles ... De : prthober [mailto:prthober@yahoo.com] Envoyé : 31 mars, 2003 13:47 À : bolger@yahoogroups.com Objet : [bolger]
Re:Duckworks Charging for Subscriptions (6 messages)
Mon Mar 31 2003
My own strategy will be to buy the subscription, and then plie Chuck with enough book reviews and columns to reduce the effective price a long way. I get a