August 2004
30-odd boats, ebay... (1 message)
Sun Aug 01 2004
http://tinyurl.com/4vuvg or http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6916635533&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
Re: Recomendation for good live a board for couple (3 messages)
Mon Aug 02 2004
... I believe her name is Annie Hill.Anne Rice wrote the wonderful Vampire series featuring the all time scoundrel vampire LESTAT(my hero:-D................)
cheap source for styrofoam (1 message)
Mon Aug 02 2004
I came across a cheap source of styrofoam that may be a great source of floatation and hull lining material at a very reasonable price. For 1-2 dollars a sheet
Re: lateen sails? (20 messages)
Mon Aug 02 2004
Thank you! Brian ... pictures Tween ... don t ... post ... in the ... The yard ... way ... plate (I ... the yard ... of the ... right? ... pictures of ...
Re: [bolger] Surf Sail Rig (2 messages)
Mon Aug 02 2004
The Surf sail rig is identical to the sail rig for Teal. Dynamite Payson has written a whole book about how to build Teal and its sail rig. The book is
Re: [bolger] nuts (4 messages)
Mon Aug 02 2004
... PCB wrote of Dynamite Payson in the forward to Dynamite s book _Instant Boats_.: [Dynamite is] between the devil (a designer [PCB] full of enthusiasm but
Re: [bolger] Bolger (5 messages)
Tue Aug 03 2004
... The ad says CD available , someone please get that and share!
Re: AS-29's current form (37 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
... neighbors if you do it more than once every couple years! LOL Great point Jeff and one worth seriously exploring by anyone contemplating a steel boat.My
Re: seaworthy bolger ply designs. (20 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
... wrote: Jason, As a friend of mine is fond of saying, they ve crossed the Atlantic on a Windsurfer and the Titanic sank! Good construction,good seamanship
Re: [bolger] Suggestions for home-built tiller extension and universal joint? (9 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
... Make the U-Joint out of stretched bungee which adds friction. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: More pics of DollyT at Bolger4 + Diablo and Merlin(Marina Cruiser) Pics (4 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
. ... most days, its mainly the rain, of which we ve had more than usual this winter. ... we had a 9 the other day. I didnt even unlock the shed to work on the
Re: (1 message)
Wed Aug 04 2004
I did the same - a figure-8 - only I used a bit of shock {Bungee} cord. Actually it was a simple loop, that I twisted into a figure-8 with two turns at the
Re: Hey! Who bought that micro down in texas with the balanced lug rig? (6 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
Aaron, it s a boom and a yard. I read somewhere maybe Bolger s 100 small boat rigs that the boom is under little stress in the balanced lug rig. So that boom
Re: Hey! Who bought that micro down in texas with the balanced lug rig?--title f (3 messages)
Wed Aug 04 2004
Aaron- I know you said you had procured a boom but, you know you don t have to hve one for that sail. As is it only has corner grommet so it will be kinda
Re: [bolger] Houseboat #491 Launched (4 messages)
Thu Aug 05 2004
... Congratulations! I have long dreamt of that Bolger design, from when I first saw it in the Common Sense Boats catalogue a decade ago.
Re: [bolger] Shoebox Punt (1 message)
Thu Aug 05 2004
Hey guys here is a site of a guy built a Shoebox http://pw2.netcom.com/~horse/shoebox.html Larry Volanteer at: Florida Gulf Coast Maritime Museum.
Re: Pictures of Clam Skiff in Scandanavia??? (5 messages)
Thu Aug 05 2004
Finland, I corresponded with the owner/builder a couple of times, though I can t find my emails from him, so I disremember the name. He ended up burning or
Re: [bolger] Re: Birdwatcher Poco (12 messages)
Thu Aug 05 2004
To keep beer cool for long lengths of time?(Fifth ammendment!)(Maybe the first ammendment!!!!!) ....Surely Beer has to be drunk when fresh and not too
Re: Navigator Sheetlead Pics (Jason) (4 messages)
Thu Aug 05 2004
... http://oink.kiwiwebhost.biz/ DonB
Re: micro lugger! (8 messages)
Thu Aug 05 2004
Thanks for the postive feedback Don. When i went for the navigator i just wanted the house not really the rig. You may remember i got oldshoe and micro plans
Re: Bolger design direction (17 messages)
Fri Aug 06 2004
Comfy s the word. Mine s just barely wet but clearly is about twice as contained, safe, and stable feeling as functional 8 foot boat could possibly be. Most
Re: Micro/Lug Rigs - Jason (3 messages)
Fri Aug 06 2004
Yes, Oink will be on her mooring, when the weights are found by the mooring contractor.............grrrrr. The rig I was looking at had a higher centre than
Re: [bolger] dipping lug and the boom. (2 messages)
Fri Aug 06 2004
... I am using white polytarp, for the prototype at least. I curved the edges, and added darts to get camber in the sail. I will be using velcro, and string
Re: Tennessee- Mangrove Mistress plus Sheobox (5 messages)
Fri Aug 06 2004
Yes, that one looks like it was built exactly as per plan. Note also there s a nice picture of a Shoebox on the same page. Howard
Re: shantyboat, #481 (2 messages)
Sat Aug 07 2004
... Lovely,lovely and lovely some more! What a cutey your HAPPY ADVENTURE is Paul and just right for canals,rivers and places well off the beaten path.
centroid was Re: micro lugger! (6 messages)
Sat Aug 07 2004
... 1) I read somewhere that NASA did more research on fabric foils looking into paraglider-like alternates to parachutes for returning space craft than all
Re: Shoebox punt (23 messages)
Sat Aug 07 2004
... I tried using a Sabot as a yawl boat once when I was becalmed 5 nm from Catalina Island. Even though there was no wind the ocean swell caused havoc trying
Re: Light schooner with trapeze? (11 messages)
Mon Aug 09 2004
... gunls. you only tighten the windward stay to tighten the leading edge of the jib. all done by the forard hand . there is no forestay as such so you cant
Is the man at home (1 message)
Mon Aug 09 2004
does anybody know if PCB is in the office or still off sailing? I faxed him twice then found out you were all of boating in boxes. I dont want to fill his
Re: Bolger on Bolger (17 messages)
Mon Aug 09 2004
Let me point out that this somewhat dense paragraph was not written by me but cribbed from something on the web. Peter ... be ... verify ... evidence; ... be
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2127 (2 messages)
Mon Aug 09 2004
The politicians discovered this a long time ago. Don t confuse me with the facts! This is the way things are, and I ve go the statistics to prove it. Roger
Re: Mangrove Mistress (2 messages)
Tue Aug 10 2004
Tom, If you go through with contacting Captain Schuh, please share what you learn. I ve been too shy so far to contact her myself, but Tennessee is my
BC yellow pine (1 message)
Tue Aug 10 2004
Maybe it s not all like this, but the BC pine daggerboard I made and painted has a lot of raised grain and is very rough when it gets wet.
Re: [bolger] Re: June Bug stuff (8 messages)
Tue Aug 10 2004
I built an Elegant Punt with BC Pine. Although the sheets did not lay flat, they were fine once they were part of the boat assembly. No checking, however,
Re: [bolger] Aluminum Laminate for Center Board (13 messages)
Wed Aug 11 2004
... Which alloy of aluminum you are using matters, as there are many differences. I have used 6061 and it seems to not noticeably corrode, it is strong, and
Re: The misadventures of A2's Micro...... (25 messages)
Wed Aug 11 2004
To my eye, Bruce, you have it about right at 18 as drawn. The measurement is taken from the top of the transom to the bottom of the cavitation plate. Around
Re: 'June Bug' stuff - sheet goods (3 messages)
Wed Aug 11 2004
If there needs to be a delay, make the mast, boom, oars, etc. They don t take up much room or much material. And if you change your mind you can use the same
Re: Windsprint and Featherwind under oars (4 messages)
Thu Aug 12 2004
But also... If either boat were given the Michalak style of pivoting leeboard, the tip could be immersed just a bit for rowing.
Re: Okay, i got the BC ply (3 messages)
Thu Aug 12 2004
... yea, it has three plies. when i looked at it i said wow, this side looks great. i bet its the good side . i was wrong. it was the not-so- good-side. i
Re: [bolger] Fourth times the charm (was aluminum laminate) (3 messages)
Thu Aug 12 2004
Lead pouring pictures are at the bottom of http://derbyrm.mystarband.net/Dayawl.html Besides spattering lead all over, the camera battery went flat and the
Re: [bolger] Re: aluminum laminated in center board (3 messages)
Thu Aug 12 2004
... $94.55 on EBay, cutting included, plus shipping, and depending on your jurisdiction probably tax free. UPS shipping could run about $25 ???
Okay I got the BC ply (1 message)
Thu Aug 12 2004
I have a lot of confidence in Boise Cascade plywood. I called the main office in Boise Idaho and talked to their old plywood guru and he gave me a lot of
[bolger] Re: BIRD WATCHER II (10 messages)
Fri Aug 13 2004
... You could, in settled weather, sail a BW to the Bahamas. Been done in smaller and/or less seaworthy boats. Many times. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent
Dugong was Re: Birdwatcher v Camper 640 (28 messages)
Fri Aug 13 2004
Dovekie mods are listed in the Hensnest group files section. Many members of the Hensnest are members of the Shallow Water Sailors, a group originally
Re: Bolger boat in the twilight zone (3 messages)
Sat Aug 14 2004
... help build ... crash ... Too late to warn me craig . I was recently given a large Open class yacht capable of 160kph. The day i finally got her to really
Re: Versalam Spars? (12 messages)
Sat Aug 14 2004
... I used a piece of thi once as an emergency fenc post. Its still there after 6 years. Ours uses radiata pine and the checking seems to go straight through
Re: 2004 Kingston Messabout cancelation (4 messages)
Sat Aug 14 2004
... rather ... be ... it s ... Monsieur Le Baron de Kingston, So sorry to read about your impending surgery on ye olde bag pipes.Of course,if push ever came to
Re: 'Messabout' cancelation (1 message)
Sat Aug 14 2004
Bruce, In the spirit of this Forum, . . . Care to trade 2 Ablations {coronary}, plus a simple something aft, and a Pacemaker ?? Take care, make sure your
Lake Victoria Boat Building and Fishing (1 message)
Sat Aug 14 2004
FBBB, I ve just finished editing the footage that I shot during the week that Bob Wise (there s your Bolger connection) and I spent together on Lake Victoria
[bolger] Re: Polyurethane glue (6 messages)
Sun Aug 15 2004
... Ha! It s shifting ballast on a model boat I made. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats The
Re: [bolger] Sneakeasy Trailer (13 messages)
Sun Aug 15 2004
... The latest MAIB mag has Bob Hicks wriiting that very few people took him up on the online subscription offer, ..and that three that did subscribe this
Re: [bolger] build cheaper (2 messages)
Mon Aug 16 2004
... WELL? .... Pictures please! hal
Micro Available, again (1 message)
Mon Aug 16 2004
I am (again) trying to sell my Micro, but at a greatly reduced price. Please go to the link below to learn more. www.geocities.com/strika62/micro.html Martin
Kingston Messabout Cancellation (1 message)
Tue Aug 17 2004
Sorry to hear about your trouble Bruce. This is one of the major disappointments of the boating season. I guess without your superior organization skills
Gypsy and other high performance rowing boats (1 message)
Tue Aug 17 2004
Hello Guys I ve loaded the offsets of several of the more speciallised 3 or 5 panel rowing boats into my Hulls program to analyse the hydrodynamics. I ve
Hull Form Question (1 message)
Tue Aug 17 2004
I ve been wondering what differences, if any, there are between the sailing performance of a multi-chine boat like Chebacco and a V- bottom boat like the Core
Moderator: photo album-error-group check (2 messages)
Wed Aug 18 2004
Bolger (1) photos is over-quota - I will have to delete some photos today. If someone has recently added some, could you contact me off-list
Hope Uploaded (1 message)
Wed Aug 18 2004
Bolgers Hope article from Small Boats has been uploaded to Bolger3 Group, files section. DonB
Re: Decisions decisions. A first time builder..... (3 messages)
Wed Aug 18 2004
I recall seeing the plans for Fast Brick. Not sure I d call it simple, from what I recall. I think if you re going to build something large, you might want to
Kingston Messabout alternative (1 message)
Wed Aug 18 2004
Forgive the cross-posting I know that many are disappointed in the cancellation of the Kingston Ontario Messabout, especially Bruce Hector, the host. I got
Re: Hopeless Bolger Group..nobody knows design #258 (14 messages)
Wed Aug 18 2004
... thereabouts with a 18 HP outboard, more power would result in more speed, but she may cock her bow in the air a bit and possibly throw a lot of spray, some
Re: [bolger] Re: Chebacco Rigging (24 messages)
Thu Aug 19 2004
Yes I ve double backed them, but I also attached the blocks over and to the forward bulkhead. This should take any constant strain off the cabin top joint.
Re: boat prices (3 messages)
Thu Aug 19 2004
About 30 years ago, I built an Optimist...my first home-built boat...resorcinol glue...lots of fun to build and sail. I d say go for it to anyone who wanted
Re: jawed sprit boom (5 messages)
Thu Aug 19 2004
Hi Nels ... For us, the mizzen snotter has two positions. When the wind is light, and we have the full sail hoisted then it is worth slacking the snotter to
Re: [bolger] Wonderful Bolger Group...How to Join/Use (5 messages)
Fri Aug 20 2004
... Hi Gregg, is it possible to configure the groups to allow non-members read access to the files and pics? It is nice to be able to send someone a link to a
Re: Laminated Styrofoam [was] Bantam 20/24 - Prefab the Hulls? (15 messages)
Fri Aug 20 2004
There is a variant of 3M 77 that doesn t eat foam. Not sure if it s still made. But the stuff creeps. Epoxy can be extended with microballoons. I d want to
Re: [bolger] pirate racer?.....last question i promise (2 messages)
Fri Aug 20 2004
... That loose footed lanteen sail looks fun to try out too.
Re: two more paint questions...... (3 messages)
Sat Aug 21 2004
I presume you mean a self etching primer for aluminum, not an aluminum bearing primer. I have used self etching primer. It works very well. Doug
RE: [bolger] Re: Yamaha Outboards (18 messages)
Sun Aug 22 2004
Hi All - I wonder if any of the group has had cooling problems with the Yamaha ???? My son & I both use Yamaha 9.9 s in salt water and the cooling system
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2147 (1 message)
Mon Aug 23 2004
Get an old 55 Gal. Drum and fill it with fresh water and run the motor for 5 minutes each time you take it in saltwater. As a boy on St. Vincent W.I. that is
Re: Gorilla Glue (polyurethane) (4 messages)
Mon Aug 23 2004
... paint ... If only i had time . I m sure they would sell really well at the markets. unfortunately I ve got 2 landyachts underway at the moment. yesterday i
Cynthia J wasRe: [bolger] ATTN: PETER VANDERVAART (5 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
... floating ... Bolger wants everyone to know the worst, so he somewhat overstates the case. I never caught much floating debris, nor do most people sail in
RE: [bolger] New Group in South Florida (3 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
Hi - Jim R. Been looking for a small boat group in the South East Florida area for a long time. I m the former Recording Secretary of the South
Re: Latex v. marine paint? (20 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
... Hmm, come to think of it, I could have seen fiberglass and mentally translated it to epoxy. Still, it seems to have stuck just fine to an assortment
Re: Paint below waterline - epoxy sanding-scraping (5 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
Another cheap solution is to turn an old rusty hand saw into a number of cabinet scrapers. break off a chunk of saw, and then sharpen the rough edge with a
Cynthia J wasRe: [bolger] (7 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
I never capsized mine, nor swamped it, but it would a ... Peter, Tony Groves capsized his Cynthia J. and was not able to right it alone. The park rangers came
RE: [bolger] LONG MICRO (1 message)
Tue Aug 24 2004
Hi All - Can anyone in the Group give me the website that best shows info - plans, MAIB Bolger write-up etc for PB s Long Micro ? Thanks - Aloha - Jack
Re: Oar lock design, plastic pipe flotation (6 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
I finally made 12 x 1 ash pins that go into a 3/4 spruce plate at gunwale level and into a spruce socket 8 lower on the side. I made 1/2 loops out of one
Re: Paint below waterline? (14 messages)
Tue Aug 24 2004
... I ll take some pictures this weekend and post them. I hope the sun will be out It looks alot nicer when the sun is on it Jason
Rigging Light Schooner as a cutter? (1 message)
Wed Aug 25 2004
Would anyone have any more photos/knowledge regarding this cutter rigged version of the light schooner. Any guesses on how it would perform compared to the
Re: Micro Displacement was Romilly (10 messages)
Wed Aug 25 2004
... I can t locate my MICRO plans but looking at the scale drawing for Long Micro - when the waterline is up to the designed displacement there is only 9 of
Re: Oil-Canning (3 messages)
Wed Aug 25 2004
Hi Andrew, good to hear from you again, I like Nels idea of using a water cube for temporary ballast - easy to adjust and if you are swamped it becomes
Re: Micro Mast Question (8 messages)
Wed Aug 25 2004
Ahhhh the end cap is a great idea. I put a few thick coats of laquer, but I think next time I m in lowes I ll pick up a cap... Mucha Gracias, A2
a cool cool group (1 message)
Wed Aug 25 2004
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Taiwan-ese/
Re: [bolger] Question about the Scooner... (39 messages)
Wed Aug 25 2004
I have a Scooner Reasons it might be a good idea: 1) Wouldn t cost must to try 2) Easily reversible 3) Might help a little Reason it might not be such a good
Is My Computer Working? (1 message)
Thu Aug 26 2004
Test message. Please excuse the inconvienence. -David
13th Annual Lake Monroe Messabout , Bloomington, Indiana (1 message)
Thu Aug 26 2004
Sept 17, 18, 19, 2004 The Messabout will be held on the shores of Lake Monroe at the Paynetown State Recreation Area, which has boat ramps, a beach and
Re: [bolger] Re: Results of wet test on polyuerathane glue (7 messages)
Fri Aug 27 2004
... Go back and read Paul s description of his test, I think he reported that the water soaked in to the wood 4-5 mm and that when he cut the wood open the
Re: 200 sqft. lug sail mast? (23 messages)
Fri Aug 27 2004
Bruce, Your boat is amazingly beutiful... You should be very proud. Can t wait to see pics of her on the water... Sincerly, A2
Re: Okoume vs Meranti (7 messages)
Fri Aug 27 2004
... Home ... local ... terms ... That s a problem we all have. You either have to go get it elsewhere or have it shipped in. Are you aware of this discussion
The I60 Keel: good news (1 message)
Fri Aug 27 2004
FBBB, Rightly or wrongly, of all the components on the I60, the part that s given me the most worry has been the keel. I haven t done any metal work since shop
Re: [bolger] Re: bullseye 123 primer (5 messages)
Fri Aug 27 2004
I used the water based version. In fact, that s the only one at the store I buy mine from. It cleans up really easy and doesn t stink too much. Since I ve not
MDO Information (1 message)
Fri Aug 27 2004
For information about Crezon MDO and a toll free number to talk to a real person, go here: http://www.olypanel.com/sign_making/crezon_mdo.php Crezon is the
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2153 (1 message)
Sat Aug 28 2004
Dear List, Thanks for all the info about MDO. I feel quite enlightened and will look into it. Thanks very much Barry Rosen
MDO (6 messages)
Sat Aug 28 2004
THERE S AN ONLINE DISCUSSION OF MDO FOR BOATBUILDING ON THE MOTHER OF ALL MARITIME LINKS PAGE Oops. Cat has been busy on my keyboard.. Mother of All Maritime
Peterborough Messabout - crossposting (1 message)
Sat Aug 28 2004
Hi everyone. Details for the Peterborough Messabout (aka Kingston Messabout alternative) have finally come together. It s a very casual one-day affair. Chuck
One Final Question on Birdwatcher (1 message)
Sat Aug 28 2004
Greetings, I have read all the posts on the Birdwatcher and the Wooden Boat article with great interest. Are there any current or previous owners of
Re: [bolger] faasteners (2 messages)
Sat Aug 28 2004
... Interesting. ... I have the book but have not looked at it in a while. It seems it is time to get it out and give myself a refresher course. Thanks Mike,
Re: [bolger] What Difference Does It Make? (3 messages)
Sun Aug 29 2004
... Only in terms of length overall. It is really versus counter sterns or pink sterns and the like. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: cheap row boat? (18 messages)
Sun Aug 29 2004
thinking of building a cheap rowboat for some exercise. My suggestion is, that shortly after rowing a few times in your brand new cheap row boat, you will
Scarfing (was Re: Wet test of polyurethane glue) (1 message)
Sun Aug 29 2004
Stack em up and go after em with a plane. That s how I ve made any scarfs either in plywood or on solid stock. No jig needed, IMO. ... From: Robert Gainer
Re: Gillnetter Houseboat (12 messages)
Mon Aug 30 2004
The book reproduces five sheets of plans, including a complete set of lines and a table of offsets. PCB has shown a Westerbeke 4-154 -- a 60 hp diesel.
Re: Fasteners (13 messages)
Mon Aug 30 2004
... How large do you want? Umiaks of up to 60 feet were built from driftwood and split walrus skins. Modern reproductions (do a google image search on umiak
Re: [bolger] Grape shot damage (sort of like) (8 messages)
Mon Aug 30 2004
Hullo Jack A caveat; I m by no means a sailmaker. I ve put together a few sails, kit and otherwise, is all. You might get more erudition asking over on the
Re: [bolger] Re: MAIB recent issue (7 messages)
Tue Aug 31 2004
Yes subscriptions are available in Australia, I ve seen them here(MAIB issues) and really I should subscribe (if only for the Bolger articles!). But the
Re: [bolger] Gracious surroundings ( to get around your spam filters) (2 messages)
Tue Aug 31 2004
Maybe if rogue were spelled correctly? Roger (I think rouge is the stuff my wife uses.) derbyrm@starband.net http://derbyrm.mystarband.net/default.htm ...
Re: [bolger] Re: Rogue waves (1 message)
Tue Aug 31 2004
The other thing I ve found necessary following a capsize is to get the sail off the boat before trying to right it. (Loosen halyard(s), bundle sail(s) to
Re: I've searched Yahoo Help, no help there ... THANKS!!! (4 messages)
Tue Aug 31 2004
... that ... part
micro photos uploaded. (1 message)
Tue Aug 31 2004
Put some photos of my micro navigator lugger here: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/lst?.dir=/jason&.s
RE: 'Grape shot' & sail repair (2 messages)
Tue Aug 31 2004
Thanks to all who responded to my call for sail repair help, with special thanks to Derek and Ron. I will very likely completely replace the sail by next year