December 2004
Re: iroko (4 messages)
Wed Dec 01 2004
Iroko is a very similar wood to teak and is often used as a cheaper replacement ...It looks just like teak but is much harder to work and has grain issues
Re: micro wanted (2 messages)
Wed Dec 01 2004
I have a micro for sale with trailer. Just needs the varnish redone and she s ready to go. Email me off list if intrested. Todd
New Bateau design has Bolger like features, other design musings (1 message)
Wed Dec 01 2004
http://www.bateau.com/studyplans/TW28_study.htm A new trawler/yacht from Bateau features a box keel which they credit to Atkin, but I of course associate it
Re: [bolger] Re: More of My Drawings, Critique Still Welcome (3 messages)
Wed Dec 01 2004
Thanks, they are rough, my whole point, I was really poor at the time and had to do my stuff on the fly in a notebook, didnt even have a car. I had actually
OldShoe yahoo group no longer active? (1 message)
Thu Dec 02 2004
Is the OldShoe yahoo group no longer active? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oldshoe/?yguid=85573858
Re: Boat Festival Photos (58 messages)
Fri Dec 03 2004
Thanks, John. That outrigger boat, http://www.boat-links.com/PT/PT2003/Trigger-1A.jpg looks very much like Beth , a sailing canoe design by Micheal Storer. He
Re: Micro build manual from Common Sense Boats? (22 messages)
Sat Dec 04 2004
... Bruce, It is indeed interesting stuff and it has oftened surprised me the things I ve learnt on this group but I do agree with you regarding the relevance
Re: Centennial 2 Pictures (10 messages)
Mon Dec 06 2004
... The His and Her Schooner features one possible solution; the Insolent 60 another related one. Were I to build a CII (and I m tempted to do so one day as a
Re: [bolger] Re: GNU Boats (3 messages)
Mon Dec 06 2004
... I think you are actually talking about catamarans here? Twin keeled designs aren t generally that sophisticated. ... need ... shared, ... Designers are
Spur II, more photos of Bruce Tyson's Spur II posted in Bolger4photos (1 message)
Tue Dec 07 2004
Hi evereyone, I ve just posted a few more photos of my father s Spur II in the photos section of Bolger4photos group. She s coming along nicely now, all the
Re: [bolger] Very Small Boats (29 messages)
Wed Dec 08 2004
My version of Very Small Boats was a portfolio of plans with commentary printed on one side of 10x12 sheets of paper. Looks like PCB was experimenting with
Re: [bolger] Re: Update on Arcebus (11 messages)
Thu Dec 09 2004
When I started out I kept track of costs, but I just stopped doing that after awhile. I m doing it for pleasure and don t want to spend time with bookkeeping.
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2296 (2 messages)
Fri Dec 10 2004
... The Bolger Auray punt plans show oars only, I think. I input the lines into Gregg Carlson s Hulls program and generated these wire line diagrams which give
Re: Marine plywood / central Illiinois (2 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
Looks like they d also be a good source of material if you were going to make a fabric-over-framework canoe. Howard ...
Re: [bolger]Bee etc. (2 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
... is a wee beauty - very salty - and the plans can be downloaded FREE from http://www.boatdesign.com/applepie/index.htm ... Thanks Bill, There s also a link
Re: Lobster boat (2 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
Sorry, can t help with the scan, but an option might be the very similar but slightly smaller one in Payson s Boat Modeling the Easy Way . The book, available
Re: Bolger "Bee" (20 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
... yes.......bench. Sincerely, Peter Lenihan
Re: PB - Cruising CAT (67 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
Mine were a small racing cat and a 30ft tri, so didn t really compare. But I sail with a friend in his 27ft racing/cruising cat. I don t prefer either, both
Re: [bolger] MAIB December (3 messages)
Sat Dec 11 2004
I got my copy today. Place your Message Signature here. Leave blank for no Message Signature. ... From: Brian Mathews To:
Re: Biplane Rig (15 messages)
Sun Dec 12 2004
Not really fairer, but faster, so when sailing to windward the apparent wind would not be so much from ahead as it would nearer the surface. And, the power of
Re: Centennial II (dory looks, BW ancestry, Anhinga) (22 messages)
Tue Dec 14 2004
There was one #484 built -but not to plan, a boat called Sandy Bottoms. It had an unsanctioned yawl rig and the builder s idea of small step fins amidships
Re: new Insolent 60 plans on Bolger3 (11 messages)
Tue Dec 14 2004
... Did ... said I ... have ... David, Where is this lake located? I would love to go down and spend a week(preferably in the summer) and lend a
Long URL broken [was] Re: triple keel sloop (4 messages)
Tue Dec 14 2004
... You could also use the free redirections services at: http://tinyurl.com/ Where this: http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?
Re: Sharpie Cat design (20 messages)
Tue Dec 14 2004
Enjoy sky, mountain, ice, forest, water, Bolger boats. Beautiful. Graeme. ... there are ... draft is ... the ... Island. ... Jane , ... Bug.
Re: Another Shearwater? (40 messages)
Wed Dec 15 2004
... There was one built somewhere in California but I never saw the finished product. I have always been attracted to the design as it has a lot of interior
Re: building cost of a Tenessee and trialer (31 messages)
Thu Dec 16 2004
... Mistype .... 5 inch C x6.7. ( 6.7 lbs/ft) The 5 inch channel is twice the strength of the 4 inch and 1.3 lbs./ft. heavier. Charles
Re: Bolger trailer method (3 messages)
Fri Dec 17 2004
... chained ... when ... They also give a brief description at the end of this article: http://tinyurl.com/53f25 The article is in the Bolger files in the
Re: [bolger] south Carolina Bolger builders? (3 messages)
Fri Dec 17 2004
Bob--I live in Columbia and I m currently building a 19 ft Michalak design in my 2 car garage. About 20 years ago I built a Light Schooner in the yard.
Re: Bolger Trailer Method (2 messages)
Sat Dec 18 2004
With a front wheel drive car, you would have better traction on a ramp with a trailer hitch in the front. Since you would be facing the boat and the steering
cordless tools (1 message)
Sat Dec 18 2004
A while back we discussed cordless drills, saws, etc. and I was griping about the cost of batteries for my wonderful Ryobi drill. I don t know if it s a
Re: [bolger] yahoo stuff (4 messages)
Sun Dec 19 2004
Thanks Harry! Nice Christmas present. Ron Fossum ... From: Harry James To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 12:19 PM Subject: [bolger]
Bruce Tyson's "Spur II"- Nearly finished at last! (1 message)
Sun Dec 19 2004
Hi Everyone, I ve just posted a few more pictures of my father s Spur II clinker- ply rowing boat. She s nearly finished, just a bit more painting to be
forgot to sign off (1 message)
Mon Dec 20 2004
sorry , forgot to sign off. cheers Paul , Commodore elect of the Kalgoorlie Schooner Fleet, landyacht addict for life.
Re: WDJ Video (4 messages)
Thu Dec 23 2004
... Dramatic Pause See messages 40380-40381 Bjørn
Re: Is There an Answer? (35 messages)
Thu Dec 23 2004
Good timing... as I was sitting here perusing the Jessie Cooper plans. I concur that Micro may not be a good match. Micro is a blast to sail in, and to
Re: [bolger] Re: Kick-up rudder hold-down solution (10 messages)
Fri Dec 24 2004
Jm Michalak s designs frequently feature a kick uo rudder with a lead weight. The one I have works fine. Hit an obstruction and the rudder rises; pass over
Re: [bolger] Oldshoe Plans (4 messages)
Fri Dec 24 2004
Time to point out again that our moderator has rigged the information at the bottom of every message in this group to contain Bolger and Friends address and
Re: Spur II/ Bruce Tyson's Spur II finished and ready for launching on Christmas day (2 messages)
Fri Dec 24 2004
... at ... Someone should keep those photos close to show everyone who complains of Phil Bolger s clunky looking boats. I am myself suspended partway between
Re: [bolger] Re: launching (9 messages)
Sun Dec 26 2004
... Embarassing was all. No damage done, and twice the time was lost talking about it, over the simple task of pushing the boat in the water with my SUV. Its
Re: Bruce Tyson's Spur II rowing boat "Greyfax" launched at last! (7 messages)
Wed Dec 29 2004
... to ... BRAVO! to your Dad! Hugo and thanks for the wonderful builders photo diary you ve provided. Greyfax is an absolute museum specimen and should be
folding schooner news (1 message)
Thu Dec 30 2004
I havent heard any folding schooner news for months. Any builders got anything to report? After a winter of saling on a dam we are heading to the southern
Re: [bolger] Micro plans (3 messages)
Thu Dec 30 2004
Sitka spruce? HJ
Cold Water Boating (1 message)
Thu Dec 30 2004
I have to agree with Harry about condensation being a lot more of a problem in northern clmates. One of the main reasons is not necessarily the colder air but
Re: [bolger] Re: black skimmer plans (9 messages)
Thu Dec 30 2004
I would like that info also HJ
Picture up-date for Windermere (1 message)
Fri Dec 31 2004
Bolgerados, After some gentle prodding from a few of you,I have posted some recent pictures here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4/files/WINDERMERE/ The