June 2004
Re: Brick leeboard (4 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
Thanks for these replies. ... Gluing down the 1x3 will make the difference. A 3 or 4 foot one ought to be enough, eh? ... Absolutely. Especially after spending
Re: [bolger] Re: Houseboat #481Trailer Question (9 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
Tractor Supply is a useful asset for those that have some farm equipment, but they do love their stuff. If you don t need the exact part, you can almost
Re: Sharpie / trolling motor (5 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
sorry didn t address my experience with it...with the 2 hp, no vices, no weirdnesses. With the june bug in general, a nice sailor, but keep everyones butts
Re: boats with an open mind? (6 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
Thanks guys- My bad, I thought it was out of print.....thats why i could nt find it.....looking in the wrong places. I just ordered BWAOM, 100 boat rigs and
Re: Micro outboard stuff (14 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
Hey, Thanks everyone for your input. Looks like the skilsaw will come out tonight... M ... find em... ... Micro ... all ... she ll
Re: polyurethane/fiberglass cloth?? (3 messages)
Tue Jun 01 2004
If you react to the fiberglass you could use Dynel or Xynole (sp?) polyester fabric. Defender has it. Epoxy sensitivity is more serious. Once you get it the
Re: Shallow draft rudders (4 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
believe that the end ... was a ... thanks for info like that . first trial will be this weekendas I am to be mothership for a fleet of dinghies and canoes.
Re: Interesting artcle on ALERT (25 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
... handline ... size ... open ... Arrrgggh. I get it . it was a good job thatwe were at the start of the lake rather that 60 kms north at the end of the lake.
Re: MDO delamination (4 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
The recent soaring lumber prices have produced another bad effect. I ve seen quite a bit of exterior plywood lately that delaminated due to poor manufacture. I
Re: Resin sensitivity (3 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
This appears a reasonable take comparing the three resins. http://www.redrockstore.com/resin.htm Epoxy sticks much better. Vinylester has some serious flaws,
Re: [bolger] Flat / curved ? (10 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
One good reason would be a softer ride, no pounding, however if you are building a slow moving flat bottomed boat you wont need to be concerned too much about
Bolger's Small Boats on ebay... (1 message)
Wed Jun 02 2004
http://tinyurl.com/3584n
Re: smallshelters-Brick Baptism (3 messages)
Wed Jun 02 2004
Hooray! You ve just about out-Bolgered Bolger with these. If I didn t expect to get stuck in the mudflats around my lake at low tide, I d copy your setup
Bobbing Boxes competition (1 message)
Thu Jun 03 2004
This summer, August 15 in Brunswick Maine, there will be a cardboard boat contest - http://www.brunswickrotary.org/regatta2004/BobbingBoxes.cfm I m thinking it
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2034 (1 message)
Thu Jun 03 2004
The designation of flat-bottomed does not refer to the fore-and-aft orientation, but rather across-the-beam. Many Bolger boats are indeed flat-bottomed,
Countdown to Sucia! (1 message)
Thu Jun 03 2004
This is a reminder to North West (South West to Canucks!) Coast small boaters that the Sucia Island Small Boat Rendezvous is happening from July 9th to 12th.
Re: smallshelters-Brick Rebuild (3 messages)
Thu Jun 03 2004
That s too bad. Our stock one only weighs about 75 lbs, which is fairly easy for me to handle alone except for the bulk. Did you use thicker plywood or
smallshelters-Brick Rebuild done (1 message)
Thu Jun 03 2004
Greetings- I cut the top off the brick today and now it is light enough for me to handle. I have to put a roller in the trailer {It is a Flatbed} the wheels
Re: [bolger] Re: micro hull with a hair of oilcanning...... (4 messages)
Fri Jun 04 2004
... I don t see the purpose of the deadwood, nor a pocket. Putting the lead ballast in place, and sheathing it with plywood per PCB s building key worked
Re: Photo of my Bolger 'Surf' (6 messages)
Fri Jun 04 2004
Jason, Thanks. The paint is from Kirby (Bottle Green - hull; Sand - interior and decks). It s actually a much better paint than Easypoxy (Pettit) is a little
Re: [bolger] Junk Rigged Seabird (2 messages)
Fri Jun 04 2004
How did this junk rig on Seabird 86 perform relative to the dipping lug? It appears that the center of the junk sail is a couple feet aft of the center of the
Re: My Gypsy (3 messages)
Fri Jun 04 2004
Tim, Nice work. The Gypsy, when well built, is a great looking little boat. I only hope when I get around to building a boat I do as well. Enjoy a great
Re: [bolger] glass/dynel and epoxy? (4 messages)
Sat Jun 05 2004
I don t really know since I ve only used System Three. My bet is that they are both good. I do like the Gougeon Brothers book on Boatbuilding. When I
[no subject] (1 message)
Sat Jun 05 2004
I realized that this site is not for transmission modificaiton but 99.99% of all boats do have transmissions. Recently I was made aware that an old 2-speed
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2037 (1 message)
Sun Jun 06 2004
Hey boys and girls... The Florida Gulf Coast Maritime Museum is sponsoring a messabout Sat June 10th at Emerson Point Park on Snead Island off the Manatee
my mestake ... (1 message)
Sun Jun 06 2004
Dear readers , The file-space remaining on this group wasn t big enough anymore, so the file I was talking about in my former email is posted on bolger3
Center of lateral resistance and rudder protection? (1 message)
Sun Jun 06 2004
Ok, I ran out of epoxy putting another layer of fiberglass tape over my chines. So i ve been thinking way too much...... Back to my leeboarded psuedo micro :)
Re: [bolger] Pictures of Port Sorell/ Tyson's Boatbuilding /Boat Storage Shed (3 messages)
Sun Jun 06 2004
OK, I ll do that next time I post something. Yes the trees are everegreen, being mainly eucalyptus(Gum trees as we call them here). Winter in Tasmania could be
Re: blasphemy ......just got off the phone with Bolger and Suzanne (22 messages)
Sun Jun 06 2004
Hi - I have been awakened a few times for that reason - but it is more like a boom than a flump - on the Martha Jane anyway. We discussed this on my last visit
Re: [bolger] Re: Gudgons for Teal (7 messages)
Mon Jun 07 2004
My local farm supply store has galvanized (really, not just zinc plated) shoulder eye bolts just like the ones Jamestown used to sell, and they aren t
Re: [bolger] as 29 (8 messages)
Mon Jun 07 2004
In the upgraded AS-29 headroom is 6 2+ in the galley, 4 6 in the sleeping and main cabins and 6 0 in the head. The headroom in the galley, I deduce, varys
Re: [bolger] Dutch question ... (21 messages)
Mon Jun 07 2004
... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger3/files/Oyster!!woonbootje.jpg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger3/files/oyster2.jpg
Re: Windsprint modifications (13 messages)
Tue Jun 08 2004
Hi Paul, Good to hear from you. I think I have all the mods I want to do figured out now the hard part is convincing the better half the we need another boat.
Another copy of Smallboats on ebay... (1 message)
Tue Jun 08 2004
http://tinyurl.com/2o7nj
Re: Epoxy fillet sans glass (8 messages)
Wed Jun 09 2004
If I want a strong - No Tape - fillet, I use milled fiberglass as the filler (1/32th stuff) Make up a stiff mixture to look like snot green colored
Re: Navigator handling motor - Jason (3 messages)
Wed Jun 09 2004
Great minds think alike Jason! Yes, sitting there, you can easily turn your upper body and lean down and do motor things while still steering with your legs.
Re: [bolger] Re: Progressive brand epoxy experience...? (6 messages)
Wed Jun 09 2004
Ditto! The epoxy from RAKA if very forgiving as epoxy goes and now after almost 60 gallons used by myself on 5 different boats, the product seems to have the
Re: [bolger] Re: Nord Vinden? (4 messages)
Wed Jun 09 2004
Nord Koster is right on the same site, with design credit to PCB... http://www.boatbldr.com/boats/koster.html The Nord Vinden has no design credit, only an
Re: [bolger] wish II? (2 messages)
Wed Jun 09 2004
Wasn t Matthew Long building a Wish II? Maybe it was Mouser. My link to his webpage is dead... Justin ... (978) 282-1349
Re: Light Schooner With Training Wheels......martha jane (13 messages)
Thu Jun 10 2004
... Thanks, Bruce i found the small book you posted on the matter, not sure how i missed it. If anyone is interested in the evolution of MJ: ==cut and paste of
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2042 (1 message)
Thu Jun 10 2004
... THe cokmpany is run by Paul Oman, has been around for years, and Paul has some presence on rec.boats.building and elsewhere. I ve never heard a complaint
Re: Stole my Elegant Punt Back (7 messages)
Fri Jun 11 2004
Hahahaha, well put, Lubricated Laureate from the frozen north! No, not up late, probably around 8:30am, just before starting work. Help next time would be
Keelboat pictures (1 message)
Fri Jun 11 2004
To All: The links to pictures of our building the keelboat and trailer can be found off of our living history groups web page, www.arkie.net/~eara/ The only
Re: Light Schooner/scooner (5 messages)
Fri Jun 11 2004
found a reference in the Boatdesign group: http://www.seapearlboats.org/ ... searched ... ... water
Re: Legality of stealing your boat back (8 messages)
Sat Jun 12 2004
In Massachusetts, we are required to attach two plates that have are provided by the Environmental police to two locations on the hull. One location is the
Re: [bolger] Files section full: Bolger4 (3 messages)
Sat Jun 12 2004
Yes I know about Bolger 4, I ve already created a folder there a week or so ago for future Bolger Boat Projects ghartc wrote: Hugo, Here
[bolger] Re: Making Paint/Varnish Dry Faster? (7 messages)
Sun Jun 13 2004
Yes, been down that road. There s red paint all over the grips and handle of my 12-20 spinning outfit cause I was too much in a hurry to get my Gull in the
Re: Gypsy finished (2 messages)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Maximo, Fabulous looking boat!!! It such a pretty design and you guys pulled off some very nice work. I hope she s as much fun to row and sail as she was to
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2047 (1 message)
Mon Jun 14 2004
SPAR varnish, of course !! Seriously, SPAR for those areas that will probably not be handled much . . . it does stay on the soft side. Good for the mast . .
Re: Varnish (1 message)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Mia Culpa . . . my fingers got ahead of my brain !! ... From: Ron Magen To: Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 14:07
Re: varnish (3 messages)
Mon Jun 14 2004
I really like cetol. Not really varnish and can add a wierd hue to some woods(the cetol light is less of a color changer), but it s tuff, lasts and is easy to
Re: Micro Navigator up on trailer. (5 messages)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Most who see my Navigator also think it s an old boat being restored too. They also think it s a power launch, and look for the propeller. DonB
Samantha has a home. (1 message)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Hot off the press: http://rockland.villagesoup.com/Community/Story.cfm?StoryID=23239 -or- http://tinyurl.com/2e48v
Re: [bolger] Re: Epoxy filler (8 messages)
Mon Jun 14 2004
That sounds right. 1987 was the last time I visited that barbershop. He did say that if you spent the big bucks, you could get the pure talcum powder even
Re: small cleats (2 or 3 inches) available? (5 messages)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Check out http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/ ... anyone
A New Inexpensive Roller Furler That Works! (1 message)
Mon Jun 14 2004
Hello Folks, I did not design this invention but I have seen one and from all reports it works very well. The original post came from Mary Wells a very
RE: Sealing Creosote? (8 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
Here in the northeast of the USA, good practice is to put a barrier membrane towards the INSIDE of the house to prevent condensation problems. I suppose
Re: Navigator's bottom about done, copperpoxy? (2 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
... Just be glad you are not making a motorglider. An acquaintance, as I recall, did something like 1000 MEASURED hours sanding and filling on the wings to
Where has the folding schooner photos gone (1 message)
Tue Jun 15 2004
Greg , I put some photos of a schooner being unfolded,rowed and sailedinto ( I think) the photos section way back 2 years ago but theyseem to have gone a
Re: [bolger] Re: A fine weekend of schooning / Bolger Messabout in Gloucester (8 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
September or October would be better for me. Has anyone spoken with Susanne about their preferred dates? ...
Re: coperpoxy/ copper flake for antifouling protection (3 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
John, Thanks for the feedback. I ordered 5lbs. of copper flake this morning. It s going to be nice skipping the painting phase of the bottom. Did you use the
Re: Gypsy Sloop? (3 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
Was thinking of adding shrouds angled back a touch over 10 degrees to help the mast with the forestay tension with out getting to much in the way of the
Re: Chebacco - competitive performance (3 messages)
Tue Jun 15 2004
... All the boats mentioned have reputations as fine sailboats, and I anticpate that the general rule that boats of about the same size sail at about the same
[no subject] (1 message)
Tue Jun 15 2004
I realize this is the Bolger group, (and am a loyal fan, having 2 gypsys and a nymph under my belt), but I have recieved my plans for the William Gardner, Tom
H&H Schooner on ebay (1 message)
Wed Jun 16 2004
The original H&H schooner is on ebay. It has four days left and is at about $1500 as I post this (on Wednesday). It s at
TIMS "The Infinite Modular Schooner" (1 message)
Wed Jun 16 2004
TIMS, as a schooner will be our centerpiece vessel this year at the Kingston Messabout. Anyone interested in helping to achieve the world record for the mosts
Storm Petrel in Alaska (1 message)
Wed Jun 16 2004
I really enjoyed seeing a youngster put together a nice little boat. Kudos for the young man and all the support folks!!!
Re: [bolger] Re: WOW! (Storm Petrel Launching) (28 messages)
Wed Jun 16 2004
... I was at work and couldn t remember the name. Design #165, Fin Keel Sharpie Schooner. 30 x 7 11 x 3 6 June1, 2004 issue of MAIB.
slapping Micro (1 message)
Thu Jun 17 2004
Here s a couple of ideas... both using a large truck tire innertube. 1) Inflate the tube under the bow, lifting it with a floating cushion. 2) Inflate the
Re: slapping bolger (9 messages)
Fri Jun 18 2004
... the ... I m with you on the halyards David. I m not going to try to convince my wife to sleep on a tilt though:-) I overbuilt the hull to 1/2 an inch and
Re: Slapping Bolger (16 messages)
Sat Jun 19 2004
... In one of William Garden s books, he points out that on a large and expensive powerboat he put the owner s berth directly over the point where the chine
using vinyl to smooth fillets etc. (1 message)
Sat Jun 19 2004
Does anyone remember the message number that started that discussion. My archive searching skills are inadequate. I ve been trying the technique and while
Re: [bolger] Mon river locks/ cruise...notice (2 messages)
Sat Jun 19 2004
Wow--Thanks for the heads-up. You would think they could at least have put that on the website. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!
Thanks for 'Slapping Bolger' Everyone (1 message)
Sat Jun 19 2004
Wow! What a great response to my request for assistance. Thanks very much to all who responded for your ideas and observations. My plan at this point is to
Re: [bolger] Clam boat (2 messages)
Sun Jun 20 2004
There is the Bolger Clam Skiff , plans available through www.instantboats.com.
Re: steam bending? (3 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
Thanks Bruce! I m sure glad you built yours first and can walk me through it :) That .gif link explains your gaff yard i ve been eyeballing......i couldn t
Re: [bolger] Spaceship One (2 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
You know, pep, I never thought of that, but you are absolutly right. Now if only Rutan could get Dynamite Payson interested in developing a line of instant
Re: Scooner Photo (3 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
You are endangering our resolve to stay with sensible boats!
Re: [bolger] Re: Chebacco Toe Rail (7 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
... These are the little nasties we have to deal with here: http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/redback.htm They love dry, dark, small spaces. A boat in a
Re: [bolger] pretty penny!.......coppered the bottom (2 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
... Sounds beautiful! I d go another coat or two. It can t hurt, might help. Easier to put on a coat or two now than chip off barnacles later (Believe me!).
[bolger] Re: Junk Rigged Chebacco (4 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
... You re right, and I knew that, and was thinking Sea Bird and typing Chebacco. Sigh. (Hiya Dick) -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: [bolger] Birdwatcher materials (2 messages)
Mon Jun 21 2004
3 sheets for the side panels. No more than 12 for the bottom (double 1/2 ), probably more like 8. Maybe 20 overall, counting mistakes and miscuts. Lexan is
Re: The Light Scooner Margaret Ellen (38 messages)
Tue Jun 22 2004
Have you seen the , I think June, issue of Wooden Boat? The Launchings page has the Light Scooner with a Bolger designed bald- headed double identical gaff
Re: [bolger] Sneakeasy Puzzle, Part B (3 messages)
Wed Jun 23 2004
... Ask Dynamite, he will give you a straight answer. The cutwater bow dimensions [offsets] are shown on page 85 of Boats With an Open Mind. Is there a
Re: thanks re Folding Schooner heads up (4 messages)
Wed Jun 23 2004
Not helpless if capsized crew weight up to 400 lbs with good performance really simple and cheap construction adequate sailing performance not helpless if
More Scooning (1 message)
Wed Jun 23 2004
FBBB, Deeper water, board down. Same dog. Side view of the boat on a reach showing what a nice sheer she has. The clipper bow is nice too:
Re: [bolger] Re: Big Bolger schooners. (5 messages)
Thu Jun 24 2004
Triad was the project of a friend s father. My non-sailing friend said that while the boat worked it was not a success. It languished in the father s backyard
Re: [bolger] Chebacco building space, was Japanese Beach Cruiser (3 messages)
Fri Jun 25 2004
The risky part in a strongback that isn t part of the building is that I tend to take short cuts; use inferior lumber, bad joints, no glue, etc. If you make
Conversor (1 message)
Fri Jun 25 2004
Hello all: I am starting to study Idaho plans, and is very difficult for me get used to foot, inches, 1/8 inches neither I am a big fan of imperial system. I
Re: oar ports? micro navigator..... (4 messages)
Fri Jun 25 2004
Don t forget the beautiful Anhinga. SeeBolger2 files for oarport cover design. I love the look of that boat!
Re: [bolger] small Bolger trawler? (2 messages)
Fri Jun 25 2004
That s a Champlain. It s been for sale for a while. I don t know if that s the one I read about a while back that was not finished according to plans. If it
Bolger's OSTAR # 459 (1 message)
Sat Jun 26 2004
Anyone know anything about Bolger OSTAR boat design #459? Seen Here: http://f2.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/cI_dQHef5CVnK4gCTI7cEON4MdbSntJVSrgAEi6W
2004 Kingston Messabout (3 messages)
Sat Jun 26 2004
Finally, I ve been able to upload some changes to my site and some info on this year s Kingston Messabout, which will be 10-12 Spetember, 2004. Take a peak,
Re: Folding Schooner Update (8 messages)
Sat Jun 26 2004
I doubt whether there are fully developed plans. You could try emailing Peter Kortlucke at kortluck@medeserv.com.au with a c.c. to kortlucke@medeserv.com.au
elegant punts finished (1 message)
Sat Jun 26 2004
http://www.capecodchronicle.com/har062404_2.htm Check this out. The elegant punts are taking their maiden voyage. David Jost
Re: N.B. ? (3 messages)
Sat Jun 26 2004
Ha! You mean you read the plans? DOH! I should really pay better attention to those blueprints. Never even noticed until i went looking for N.B. Jason
RE: [bolger] Re: Some questions about Diablo and buoyancy (16 messages)
Sun Jun 27 2004
Thanks Hector, Lincoln and Mark, You have been very helpful and especially the formulas have helped a lot. The pdf doc on
Re: Sweet Pea Experience? (7 messages)
Sun Jun 27 2004
... finished ... Interesting. Did you use AC or Marine grade fir? I built a dingy some 30 years ago (I was in kindergarden at the time) with good marine ply
Penetrol (1 message)
Sun Jun 27 2004
http://www.floodco.com/Products/penetrol.cfm -- C.E.P. 415 W.46th Street New York, New York 10036 http://www.crumblingempire.com Mobile (646) 325-8325 Office
Re: I 60 Progress? (12 messages)
Sun Jun 27 2004
... Still not a strong claim. - Philip C. Bolger
Re: [bolger] Useful books (17 messages)
Sun Jun 27 2004
I ll second the recommendation for Rueul Parker s _The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding_, and also add George Buehler s _Buehler s Backyard Boatbuilding_. While
Re: [bolger] checking plywood (4 messages)
Sun Jun 27 2004
Mike- Have you used penetrol with good results on Douglas fir plywood? That s the most notorious plywood for checking. ... prevent checking. it consists of
Micro Mainsail for sail (1 message)
Sun Jun 27 2004
Since I changed to a Navigator rig, my Micro mainsail is no longer required. It is new condition, and I will air-freight it to the USA (or anywhere else with
Re: [bolger] Birdwatcher in S Jersey/DE/Upper Chesapeake area? (2 messages)
Mon Jun 28 2004
... How bout mine? Seeable immediately. Sailable in a week or two (got to get sail at Bacon s). -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
checking ply (1 message)
Mon Jun 28 2004
penitrol is only for under oil paints. to just use epoxy use the SLOWSEST epoxy and keep a wet film on the ply for 4 to 6 hours just brush it back and forth so
Re: compound bedding vs. epoxy for deck hardware (5 messages)
Mon Jun 28 2004
Adding very little to John T s excellent suggestion, but think about these: Bed your through bolted items in bedding compound. It s not a place for epoxy.
Kingston 2004 Messabout updates (1 message)
Tue Jun 29 2004
Just finished loading updates to my site at: http://www.brucesboats.com about the 04 Kingston Messabout. Now it has all the correct dates and times of events.
WINDERMERE news and photo update(part 1) (1 message)
Tue Jun 29 2004
Bolgerados, Finally getting myself a wee bit organized regarding some pictures. I ve up-loaded some new shots over in the files section of Bolger 3 in the
Micro questions for bolger/tabernacle..... (1 message)
Wed Jun 30 2004
Hey- I m off to fax PCB & F about the micro tabernacle drawing he is putting together. There was some discussion about questions to ask him, anyone what to
Re: Re: For Sale: Bolger Micro (6 messages)
Wed Jun 30 2004
Not if you can t get the boat you want.
kevlar for repair? (1 message)
Wed Jun 30 2004
Kevlar is really tough stuff, but don t count on it in compression. I have an old model airplane fuselage made of Kevlar and epoxy. It s been bashed many times
Re: Treating Plywood for checking (6 messages)
Wed Jun 30 2004
... hardware ... Xylene is available at most paint stores. It is one of the ingredients in automotive paint reducers. I mention xylene specifically because it