May 2003
Re: hull help! (5 messages)
Thu May 01 2003
travis, Try Gregg Carlsons Hulls desinging program, it can be found on the web is free and with it you can quickly run through different design ideas. Its not
Re: messabout in ,ca? (6 messages)
Thu May 01 2003
I m not sure on the spelling ( alomitos bay ) or bellmont shores its south of long beach by a few miles. I m there almost every day either kitsurfing or
Re: [bolger] L..F. Herreshoff Sharpie (3 messages)
Fri May 02 2003
... Jeeezm, I got a free Birdwatcher and I m still adding pieces to complete it. ... [This E-mail scanned for viruses by friend.ly.net.]
Re: [bolger] Wokingham (2 messages)
Mon May 05 2003
Mike, First of all, congratulations on the commitment to the mission trip!! Secondly, please be kind enough to send the group a little report on the
Re: [bolger] Re: Superbrick Challenge staus? (23 messages)
Mon May 05 2003
You will see plans for a Superbrick if you search Google Images on Bolger Superbrick. Howard
$110. now in Superbrick Pot! (1 message)
Mon May 05 2003
This is the new total, thanks for that generous donation Craig. Don t worry, I ll kick in the extra US penny to keep the pot a round number.
Re: Micro "Rust Knot" arrives in Kingston (7 messages)
Mon May 05 2003
Photos of Rust Knot are now in Bolger2/photos/ in the Hector album at: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/lst I love the arrow straight rub rails
Re: $100 in Superbrick pot! (4 messages)
Mon May 05 2003
I too, pledge $100 US dollars to the first to build, launch and sail a recognizable Bolger Superbrick; with the condition that I am eligible to win the prize
Re: [bolger] 2 Bolger Mini Tugs - 17.5' and 9' (4 messages)
Mon May 05 2003
Lost Coin started out as a Micro Trawler, but somehow turned into a heavyweight mini-tug-- without any help from PCB. She s a nice boat, but the virtues of the
Re: Mini-Tugs (3 messages)
Tue May 06 2003
Pete, Thanks. I m familiar with Berkeley Eastman s designs; I ve had plans for his Perfect 10 for a couple of years. I even bought a utility trailer to build
hypothetical plywood question (2 messages)
Tue May 06 2003
In some hypothetical future, our Brick may need to have its hull replaced (unless we use it more, this is 5 or 10 years off). I m thinking it might be fun to
WANTED Plans (1 message)
Tue May 06 2003
I am looking for plans for Fast Motorsailer,Retriever,Champlain. If you have any of these please send me an email with you price. Thanks Mike
Re: [bolger] Re: PL Experience (16 messages)
Tue May 06 2003
The Gorilla Glue and other PL liquid types seem to foam more than the construction adhesive version of PL Premium. The liquid types would probably be better
Re: Micro Rust Knot rubrails (3 messages)
Tue May 06 2003
Not at all!! I love and admire these two crazies equally! Peter Lenihan ... both ... somebody
Oregon Messabout (5 messages)
Tue May 06 2003
There s going to be a small boat messabout at Fern Ridge Reservoir near Eugene, Saturday, May 17th. http://www.boat-links.com/messabout/ -- John
Re: rubrails [now cattle] (9 messages)
Wed May 07 2003
Well now that my secret is out, I ll admit our beef for bar-b-ques is aquired using the Microtrawler. The open aft cockpit sure makes for a nice transport
Re: [bolger] Speedboats! (3 messages)
Wed May 07 2003
Well that makes sense, as his formal education was in History. HJ ... In his introduction to the Jochem s Schooner video, Bolger confesses that what most
RE: [bolger] using ash underwater (8 messages)
Wed May 07 2003
Howdy I forgot, Trex is made with a thermoplastic. Which means that each piece of wood in the matrix is encapsulated in plastic. Good Luck See Ya Have Fun
Re: [bolger] Eek! (7 messages)
Wed May 07 2003
... Quite so. And there a a lot more Martha Janes than any captivating Anhinga. Mark
Re: [bolger] $224 UD now in Superbrick Pot (9 messages)
Wed May 07 2003
In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Yarn 0.92 with YES 0.22 Lines: 14 Put me into the pot
Re: [bolger] Re: His and Hers Schooner (4 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
Green eyed jealousy grips me - the His & Hers has appealed since I first read BWAOM.... What Bruce says about lead. Don t forget tire balance weights as a
Re: Eeek (3 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
... water? ... Water? What Water? What s water got to do with it? I just build them... Well I couldn t even afford to paint the thing last year. But things
Re: [bolger] $379 now in Superbrick fund! (5 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
$20 Australian if you can t do anything without us Aussies. ... P.O. Box 418 Emerald 3782 Victoria, Australia [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [bolger] Speedboats Part 2 (3 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
... I don t know. This is from 1925-27. I only offer them for their historical interest. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Fast Motorsailer revisions scan (9 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
I found it and added the scan of the NEW FAst Motorsailor to the files section of my freeboatexchange group at:
Re: Bagpipes (2 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
What? Me jealous?! Not at all! I would rather sit in a bosuns chair hung off the anchor davit,keep the blue dyed body and go as a blue meany then imagine
Rubens punt (AKA the inelegant punt)? (1 message)
Thu May 08 2003
The continued chorus of praise for the BRICK has led me to wonder whether one build a nicer boat without much work. The Rubens nymph is simply a Nymph with a
[bolger] Re: Featherwind/$200 Sailboat/Nutmeg/Teal/Charles Darwin (5 messages)
Thu May 08 2003
... Teal rows nicely. It s just for 2 people max. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats The Proa
Re: [bolger] Re: Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival Photos (10 messages)
Fri May 09 2003
... Peter Page 0409 388 168 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Yonder construction sequence. (3 messages)
Fri May 09 2003
... Did Romp have a plywood boxed keel? You can tease the construction sequence out of the text, which appears to have been written by SA. Key to this clever
Re: [bolger] Re: beer can disposal (3 messages)
Fri May 09 2003
ah. you forgot the :-) couldn t read your expression on the other side of your monitor. The camera that Microsoft put in there is not working because of a
Re: Superbrick pot at $626 ! (11 messages)
Fri May 09 2003
I haaven t looked in Bolger group in a few weeks, all this Eeeking and SBing has me all fired up. Sign me up for $25, USD. Justin Meddock Durham NC
Re: [bolger] Teal plywood sides breaking (16 messages)
Sat May 10 2003
Cottonwood isn t much good for structural stuff, it s not rot resistant at all, it s not strong and it s brittle (go down by the river after a wind storm and
Re: [bolger] Superbrick Challenge Rules, could be a 2X post, if so sorry, it's long. (2 messages)
Sat May 10 2003
Does it have to be made out of ply? We have a lot of aluminum signs on all the freeways out hear . they are enormous. about 3mm thick. great for making a
Re: [bolger] Re: Eek (28 messages)
Sat May 10 2003
... Remember: Kayak, spelled backwards, is kayaK. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats The Proa
Re: $875 in Superbrick pot (7 messages)
Sat May 10 2003
The latest pledges and a drop in the US Greenback vs the Euro have driven the Superfund $875 as of 0830 hrs EST. The donors and ammounts are: Bruce Hector $100
Shanty Brick scans here (1 message)
Sun May 11 2003
Scroll down and become enlightened! Keep scrolling until you see our heroes masterpiece. http://euler.sfasu.edu/Shantyboats/ Bruce Hector My god, what have I
Re: Houseboat/Superbrick plan (3 messages)
Sun May 11 2003
Craig, Scroll down here, http://euler.sfasu.edu/Shantyboats/ I believe he s building the model directly above the Superbrick in this list. Bruce Hector
Re: Birdwatcher Junk Rig Details (3 messages)
Sun May 11 2003
Thanks, glad it s legible. Looking forward to seeing pics of your BW back on the water.
chat (1 message)
Sun May 11 2003
i tried the chat and it keeps disconnecting the chat. any ideas?
chating (1 message)
Sun May 11 2003
now it works ,I think
Re: what time for chat? (2 messages)
Sun May 11 2003
Go to it now and we ll try it. 5:55 est. Bruce Hector
Re: Chatting now! 6:10 EST. (2 messages)
Sun May 11 2003
Three boat nuts online in Bolger chat right now, cool. in chat, drop over and try it.
Re: [bolger] Black Skimmer Displacement (2 messages)
Mon May 12 2003
Wayne Thanks for the info. Do you have any pictures? I don t suppose your boat is the one pictured on Payson s web site. That one has a very nice looking sail.
PB & F writing styles (1 message)
Mon May 12 2003
I recently read 103 Sailing Rigs [sic?] (although it was only about 85 rigs in the book that I bought as there was a whole section of the book missing.)
Re: Superbrick plans? (2 messages)
Mon May 12 2003
Bruce, If you get a set, could I have a photo copy? I d give my word not to build from them, it s just that I d like to cobble a cardboard model togerther to
Re: [bolger] Re: Superbrick Challenge Rules (49 messages)
Mon May 12 2003
are you going to bring enough for everyone? I better put in another $20 Aus towards the super brick. ... ... Peter Page Aorta P.O. Box 418
Re: [bolger] Painting Tyvek Sails (6 messages)
Tue May 13 2003
Tony, I ve no experience with Tyvek, apart from noticing it being used on a nearby housing job recently, but I have a couple of ideas: 1. Rather than painting
Superbrick Pledge (1 message)
Tue May 13 2003
Please post any pledges under this subject. They re too easy to miss inside other subject threads. I may have missed a few in last weekends flurry of post.
Re: [bolger] Woods of the Past (2 messages)
Tue May 13 2003
As an interesting sidenote to what Craig reported below: Southern yellow pine is a name used to describe 10 species of conifers, all of them basically
RE: [bolger] Tyvek sails (2 messages)
Tue May 13 2003
No, I respectfully disagree. After Hurricane Marilyn effectively demolished almost all buildings in the Virgin Islands, the US government thoughtfully
Terror, Dyeing Tyvek, Superbrick, Plastic Jesus (1 message)
Tue May 13 2003
On Terror: I agree with choochowaga, the leap of faith to saw wood is mental . What you probably don t realize is that Bolger designed Teal especially for the
Re: Re: Terror (4 messages)
Tue May 13 2003
If 10 is too small, make it 40 ! Use a refrigerator box or something. My choice would probably be 15 or 20 or so. But I ve had practice building model
Re: Terror. (13 messages)
Tue May 13 2003
My (or is it our, I ve lost track who owns what) rowboat has at least 200 extra pounds of displacement in a big lump on the bottom and looks awkward on the
Re: [bolger] I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!... (2 messages)
Wed May 14 2003
While I m not usally too mushy...I must agree with the sentiments in this post. A few days ago I posted an inquiry and the response has been absolutely
Re: Steam Launch Phoebe tour website (12 messages)
Wed May 14 2003
I forgot to mention that the Messabouter s get an exclusive and free tour of the Steam Launch Phoebe and the Pumphouse Steam Museum Sunday morning at 10. The
RE: Dyeing Dacron sails (7 messages)
Wed May 14 2003
This gives me an idea. What about iron oxide (rust)? I seem to recall rust stains don t come out easily at all, so what about some inductrial source of the
Re: God be with me...for today I cut. (3 messages)
Wed May 14 2003
See below ... I think it s more usual to use textile products. Might be sticky. ... Good luck, especially at Home Despot. Let us know how it goes.
I couldn't stop myself... (1 message)
Thu May 15 2003
Just got in from church and had to sneak out back to the porch in the dark and take a peak at her laying there...so sweet...so sleek...my virgin
Re: [bolger] Jim Michalak answers: (2 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
Then, too, one could always do what has been done for centuries--counterbore the bolt hole a little with a larger bit so that the washer under the nut is
Re: [bolger] Sealing leeboard pivot bolt hole??? (27 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
... Those Bolger Peeros have gone for years with nothing but some epoxy to seal the exposed endgrain in the holes. ... [This E-mail scanned for viruses by
Re: Wanted: Micro aux. advice (6 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
Jack & Lois, I have a 6hp Tohatsu on my Chebacco and it is far more power than I absolutely need - I usually motor at well below half throttle in the 4 - 5
Re: Cheap mastsMessage (2 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
Glass is so elastic that if you didn t use some unidirectional reinforcement it would probably act like a big wet noodle! But unidirectional reinforcement is
Re: Wanted: Micro aux. advice (9 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
... look at ... ornate, bright ... advice. ... Here ya go Jack; http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/sOPDPnFs26FuBYlYQE8xKoU_mX- qp96xG41QBi4Qb50zvbt53PDW9j-
Re: tiller comb? (12 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
Instead of a tiller comb to trip over how about a strip of male velcro acrosswise and a ring of female velcro on the tiller? Might work in some applications.
Superbrick fund at $887.00 (1 message)
Thu May 15 2003
The fund now sits at $887. THis to the first builder of a recognizable Bolger Superbrick, built from Bolger plans (as PB says, exercise your individuality
Re: Query about QUERY (12 messages)
Thu May 15 2003
Well, actually a fish s tail is made to take advantage of unsteady vortexes, if I understood a couple of papers I read on fin propulsion a while back when I
Re: [bolger] easiest way to sell or buy your boat QUIT IT (3 messages)
Fri May 16 2003
... Read an article yesterday where a spammer was signed up for every promotion and catalog known to man by his spammies after his address was made public.
Re: Move over Job...Dave is in town... (8 messages)
Fri May 16 2003
Right On! to that brother...but with safety goggles next time...I just spent the afternoon at the eye doctors where with all his contraptions and penetrations
Re: Premature Goudeonulation (8 messages)
Sat May 17 2003
see below ... Not necessarily, tho of course glass at the joints and chines is probably good. Some cheap luan does NOT check, at least for quite a while, and
Re: Teal People...Check this out! (4 messages)
Sat May 17 2003
Not outa line, if he s counting beer and pizzas too! On that basis I ve got a small fortune tied up in the fleet . Bruce Hector
Re: [bolger] Re: Teal travails (3 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
Do you want a lend of a rifle? ... ... Peter Page Aorta P.O. Box 418 Emerald 3782 Victoria, Australia [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [bolger] Marginal Note (2 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
iv e had the same a couple of years ago. the only thing that worked was to soak the eye in warm camomile tea. good luck ... ... Peter Page Aorta
easiest way to sell or buy your boat (1 message)
Mon May 19 2003
Sell or buy the boats with other dealers in your city or across the country. Very easy to register. Free membership. You can also chat with thousands of
Re: [bolger] Re: chat now 1037 EST (7 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
Peter Depending on your computer capacity you might consider another browser if you are using Internet Explorer. I am currently using Netscape 7.0 a free
Re: [bolger] Re: God Be With Me, For Today I Read Directions (16 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
We are trying for a first class finish on one of the Glouchester Gulls we are building. Epoxy over fiberglas requires a lot of effort to get a super smooth
Re: Preperation for ReEpoxying (4 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
You should wash cured epoxy with water before trying to stick something to it as it often has slimy blush that appears and keeps next thing from getting a
RE: [bolger] 7.5 horse Sears (Ted Williams) outboard (3 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
Howdy Claude ... Oh No it s Worthless. Way too much trouble to deal with. You should get rid of it. To help you out of a jam, just pack it in a stout
Re: PL Premium 1 part construction glue??? (12 messages)
Mon May 19 2003
oh boy, PL makes many glues that come in tubes. Polyurathane construction type and just construction glue are just 2. I think some one could build a boat in
Hang in there chooch... (1 message)
Tue May 20 2003
Keep the faith and keep going. Tips and Suggestions. If you have already epoxied the sides - dont worry about butt straps at this point. Just make sure you
Re: Precompleted Construction Teal Burning Party (3 messages)
Tue May 20 2003
You are getting way too hyper. Go for a walk, borrow a canoe and paddle it in some quiet place, or sit in your moaning chair with a beer (if you drink beer),
Re: re:[bolger] PL glue (41 messages)
Tue May 20 2003
... They don t sell this anymore. It was actually cheaper than the home improvement sealant! I compared the ingredients, a little more VOC/solvent in the
RE: [bolger] RE: Re: Was Teal Buttstrapping, now a plethora of decisions.... (24 messages)
Tue May 20 2003
Ah Lincoln, I know my tastes and preferences well. I ve used plastic, galvanized, bronze and a brief fling with thole pins; plastic is only suitable for
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 1512 (1 message)
Tue May 20 2003
hawk, Or make your laminations at an 8 to 12 hour schedule. High ratio epoxy formulations tend toward blushing. I prefer their other qualities and a quick
Oars, locks for. (1 message)
Tue May 20 2003
I solved my own problem, found oarlocks reasonably priced at Seattle Marine. http://www.seamar.com/ The bronze were cheaper than the galvanized. For the cheap
Re: Teal Sides and Center Frame Cha Chas (5 messages)
Tue May 20 2003
A guy who used to work on my car would sometimes have parts left over after the job was done that were functioning parts of the car before he took it apart and
Re: Zinc and Brass (3 messages)
Tue May 20 2003
Phonetically speaking: EYE YEYE YYYYYEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Ps I can t take it anymore...I m going to go eat tomato pie until I explode
Re: Singlehanded/His and Her Schooner (4 messages)
Wed May 21 2003
Aside from Sue s current effort, at least two were made and sailed on the west coat. Did you read the write up in Boats With An Open Mind ? Bruce Hector
Re: Arresting rot (2 messages)
Wed May 21 2003
Try digging out any soggy wood, soaking the rest overnight with automotive anti-freeze (Prestone, etc, any glycol based one will do, alcohol based plumbing a/f
Chebacco, anyone? (1 message)
Wed May 21 2003
http://www.yachtworld.com/listing/yw_listing_full_detail.jsp? url=&boat_id=1102099
[bolger] Re: FS: my Light Schooner sails. (sniff) (7 messages)
Wed May 21 2003
And woodenboat has published a lot over the years with Bolger content, so what s off topic about that? HJ Peter (moderately ashamed for being off-topic, but
Re: Light Schooner Immolation (2 messages)
Wed May 21 2003
A mixture of reasons. I didn t have room to keep her, she was amazingly shoddily built, I wasn t very good at sailing her, and my friends/regular crew are the
Re: May God Have Mercy On Your Souls (9 messages)
Wed May 21 2003
Oh no! Bad advice! Even more choices, and you can have room to have 10 or 15 projects at once. And mostly they re harder to do than the boats. I think I once
Re: [bolger] Re; Hello, I have discounted marine parts new, remaufactured and used (1 message)
Wed May 21 2003
more spam Git em! git em! ... From: jah94590 To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:09 AM Subject: [bolger] Re; Hello, I have discounted
MODERATOR: SPAM: IGNORE IT (1 message)
Thu May 22 2003
When you see SPAM: Please don t answer, start a thread, and thereby perpetuate it. I can absolutely promise the bogus yahoo names are NOT perusing the Bolger
Zinger, Zapf, and balsa airplanes (1 message)
Thu May 22 2003
Some of you may remember my recent warning about balsa airplanes. As an example, I wish to point out that Richard Zapf, builder of Red Zinger, now spends his
Re: Masts (2 messages)
Fri May 23 2003
I ve made two oars as attached paddles and one with a large chunk of wood (though I may attach little pieces to widen the oars. The large chunk approach seems
RE: [bolger] Re: Rigging on a Tortoise (3 messages)
Fri May 23 2003
Thanks Bruce. john _____ From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:brucehallman@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:56 PM To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Subject: [bolger]
Elrow LaRowe--was common sense designs (1 message)
Fri May 23 2003
The first Bolger boat plans I bought were for the lovely streched version of the Gull dory. I bought the plans because I wanted a good boat under oars. When I
Re: id, if you can (4 messages)
Sat May 24 2003
... Not Alert; no leeboards. I took another look into Different Boats, and I guess it probably is Romp. PHV
Re: Black Skimmer mizzen lacing (1 message)
Sat May 24 2003
Wayne, Eagerly awaiting this promised post. (Or did I miss it???) Rick
Re: [bolger] gin poles (4 messages)
Sun May 25 2003
Here is an article in the Fleet 1 web page for the Thunderbird on using Gin Pole. No pictures, just a written description.
Re: [bolger] Bolger's Bird of Dawning (9 messages)
Sun May 25 2003
Thanks to Fritz Funk s scanner and text cracker, I have posted the chapter on Bird of Dawning to Bolger 3, the only place with any room left in files. It is
Re: #481 houseboat hull flip (4 messages)
Sun May 25 2003
... ). ... a ... Paul, Nice picture! Do you plan on re-using your table once the hull is turned over? If not,then perhaps you could just remove the legs (one
For Sale alert (1 message)
Sun May 25 2003
Over on the Trailer Sailor classified forum someone has posted an 11.5 Bolger sailboat always garaged, in excellent condition (so he says) for sale, (I m
Re: Gin Poles (1 message)
Sun May 25 2003
On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 09:21 AM, dnjost ... David, How about a little more detail? Where was the coupling, where are the stays
Re: [bolger] freeboty (2 messages)
Sun May 25 2003
Rather a good description of my wife, wrong name though. HJ
Re: Motorboating Magazine Ad (3 messages)
Mon May 26 2003
I read Motor Boating Magazine but I look for the similarities not the differences in my type of boating. You never know where you will find the next great
chat? (1 message)
Mon May 26 2003
9:05 EST and couldn t get in the chat room. Will try in a while again
Re: How about a chat now - 930 EST (2 messages)
Mon May 26 2003
Doug from Texas and I are online now, come on in!
chat room not available 10 pm EST (2 messages)
Mon May 26 2003
Tried to get in a few times. No luck. Strange, it tested out ok this afternoon. Talk away.
RE: [bolger] Re: CBC Dead Horse Let's talk boats bumpers (6 messages)
Mon May 26 2003
I reckon if you have a big enough steel boat,then jet skis would make pretty good fenders between you and the dock..............? Andy Bruce C. Anderson
Oregon Messabout Photos (1 message)
Mon May 26 2003
Here are some photos from the recent Fern Ridge lake messabout, Near Eugene: http://www.boat-links.com/messabout/03/Messabout-1.html The next messabout will be
Re: [bolger]now Xynole (1 message)
Mon May 26 2003
Make that Xynole not the Xenon that an overeager spell check put in. HJ
Re: #481 houseboat flip (3 messages)
Mon May 26 2003
... The bottom has one ... extra ... cure ... was ... Hi Paul, If you are intending on trailering her around, then I would think that your epoxy bottom
Weekly chat (1 message)
Mon May 26 2003
How about a weekly chat say at 4:00 Pacific time on Sundays? We could have a topic of the week or just let things roll. Maybe have a guest chatter? What do ya
Rigging?!? (1 message)
Mon May 26 2003
What! I m finished and no wind? What is the world coming to? Now to the serious stuff. I ve built(!) a Bolger Nymph and the plan calls for the sail to be
Re: Mast Stepping and Tablenacles (4 messages)
Tue May 27 2003
... Oops! Perhaps it will work now. I did get one exceeded transfer allowence error. Peter
KID TO LIVE AT SEA (1 message)
Tue May 27 2003
I had an oops on my last post. So here it is. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-692620,00.html
Re: Re-Epoxying (5 messages)
Tue May 27 2003
Amine blush is water soluble, and comes off with plain water. I ve used ammonia on occasion, but not every time -- I don t believe it s necessary. Your water
Re: non-jamming lacing to a tapered mast (3 messages)
Tue May 27 2003
... Graduate - ... stocking and ... (tapered!!) leg, ... As a point of nomenclature, is this the Bancroft method, the Robinson method or the Gilham method?
Bolger plans from Woodenboat (1 message)
Tue May 27 2003
I believe that he also drew up the plans for WB for an Albert Strange canoe yawl. Wenda, I think is the name but could be wrong. Bob
Re: gin poles/Catboat Bulletin (12 messages)
Wed May 28 2003
Tablernacles you bet. I would be interested in anything on tablernacles.
Re: [bolger] Birdwatcher in northeast? (4 messages)
Wed May 28 2003
... Correct. I ve got plans which show both rigs. The Solent Lug with jib would seem to be better in most of the USA in the summer. -- Craig O Donnell
Re: New Poll on Delamination (2 messages)
Wed May 28 2003
My problem has not been the epoxy de-laminating from the wood. Rather, the plys of the plywood (when I used cheap mahogany (Yeah, right!) doorskins with
Re: New Poll (2 messages)
Thu May 29 2003
It s really important how you compose these questions. Original intent was epoxy on wood, but this question is imprecise and could cover plywood delamination,
Re: Trolling motor/rudder (2 messages)
Thu May 29 2003
I don t know where it appeared, but I seem to recall a real panning of this technique in an articly by Bolger and Friends in MAIB not too long ago (a couple
Re: [bolger] BobCat Restoration Project (9 messages)
Thu May 29 2003
On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 06:48 PM, fountainb@switch.aust.com ... Depends on the alloy or tempering, I am not sure which. Some are quite stiff. 6061 T6
sail lacings (1 message)
Thu May 29 2003
I scanned a page on lacing sails to spars from the catboat bulletin, and added it at the bottom of the mast-stepping & tabernacle page:
8x4x2 Garvey (1 message)
Thu May 29 2003
Does anybody know which design is the 8x4x2 Garvey mentioned as a tender in the latest MAIB article about Yonder? It looks like a new design to me...
Re: Boat towing and other ruminations (2 messages)
Thu May 29 2003
... This reminds me of an experience I once had crewing on a Tartan 33 in big regatta. A LHF Rozinante started in a class ahead of us, and we caught her on the
Re: What is Bolger's *best* design? (13 messages)
Thu May 29 2003
BRICK!
Less flipping concerns (1 message)
Fri May 30 2003
Nowadays caution and safety must be woven into any of Bolger s how to assemble it supplements included with the newer designs, and rightly so. Out here on
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 1528 (1 message)
Fri May 30 2003
Gypsy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... From: To: Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:14 PM Subject: [bolger] Digest Number
Re: [bolger] Re: Idaho 31 (5 messages)
Fri May 30 2003
... Sometimes I think that s one of the harder things about boat building. Which one next! Jeff
Sailing Last Night (1 message)
Fri May 30 2003
Got my Windsprint Triamaran in the water last night for the first time this year. It was beautiful. And believe it or not, my wife went with me for the first
Re: How much can you lift? (17 messages)
Fri May 30 2003
Hi Peter, I m adding a few photos of the structure I had to build to support my Hawkeye for turning over. Look in the Hawkeye folder, Bolger2 photos. I called
FS, a Micro & a Shearwater (1 message)
Fri May 30 2003
I just noticed that a Bolger Shearwater is for sale in MAIB. I believe this is a Shearwater that is the big sister to the Dovekie. These don t come up for
Re: [bolger] Re: Further flipping concerns (17 messages)
Fri May 30 2003
... écrit : Peter, In Reuel Parkers book The New Cold-molded ... I was thinking the same way, just brace it inside and outside securely, and flip it on the
Re: Calling Windermere builder.... (5 messages)
Fri May 30 2003
La bierre, la BIERRE, toujours la bierr! You should hear me try to order a hamburger and a Laurentide in La Toque after the day shift has gone home. It s
Re: getting photos online (was Topaz update) (1 message)
Sat May 31 2003
... I ll put in a plug for Walmart here. For an extra 97 cents per roll, they ll scan the photos and post them on the web. When you pick up your pictures,
RE: [bolger] Water Craft magazine & Seabird 86 article (9 messages)
Sat May 31 2003
Having just reread the article in question, Bolger calls it a doghouse, although he later mentions it as a pilothouse, so you may take your choice. I believe