November 2004
Re: [bolger] Re: work skiff or boston whaler type boat? (10 messages)
Mon Nov 01 2004
OR, modify a design carefully and THEN get the plans for a proven design and LEARN what you forgot or didn t understand. (or pat yourself on the back for
Re: Aluminum, and Diablo (2 messages)
Mon Nov 01 2004
There is a scaled-up Diablo, designed originally for aluminum, called Portland Skiff. At least it was al. when it was shown in Bernie Wolfard s original
Re: [bolger] Jochems, was: black skimmer info? (18 messages)
Mon Nov 01 2004
I thought Jochems was a Black Skimmer hull with the added topsides ? Rick ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: inboard sneakeasy (2 messages)
Tue Nov 02 2004
A look at Firebrand, as it appears in 30-Odd Boats -- it was never built, as far as I know -- will provide a few ideas about how to utilize such an engine.
Re: [bolger] Re: Inboard Sneakeasy (20 messages)
Wed Nov 03 2004
You have any pictures of this conversion? Strikes me as similar to the drive I have seen in the Australian Cat CC29. HJ
Noise [was Micro Upgrade] (1 message)
Thu Nov 04 2004
Hi Bruce We love the sound of water splashing against the hull of a boat. Soothing, I d call it. Our experience was that Micro s hull form behaves differently.
Re: Windermere photos...caption enhanced :-D (6 messages)
Thu Nov 04 2004
... Bolgerados, Had a chance to review the photos so kindly posted by Bruce Hector and thought I might further explain what y all is lookin at :-) Beginning
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Upgrade (25 messages)
Thu Nov 04 2004
... Actually, (I had forgotten), the side view of the boat shows a hatch with a shorter length. The top view shows a longer length. (Also, the top view
Re: [bolger] Birdwatcher-2 Material List (3 messages)
Thu Nov 04 2004
Okume is awfully nice stuff to work with. It is pricey and, since it is not rot resistant, expensive epoxy coating is a good idea. Fir is structurally sound,
Re: JM Blobster foot well question (2 messages)
Sat Nov 06 2004
... cockpit in ... because I ... It s your boat,your call. If you have serious concerns,I trust the designer is the best source for a definitive answer. Things
Re: Dakota: Vince, any more pix up??? (2 messages)
Sat Nov 06 2004
If no-one answers this you could try emailing Vince at: vachew@freeway.net This address was found on the web, so I m not revealing any secrets. Also, it might
Re: [bolger] Brick- Skimmer Advice (5 messages)
Sat Nov 06 2004
Hi there, http://www.pdracer.com/ kond regards Sid
Re: [bolger] Jeff, Sneakeasy photos??? (8 messages)
Sat Nov 06 2004
My website has some photos and a building log. I did it unconventional but the weight is the same. www.4dw.net/cosailor Time and cost logs where not kept but
Re: [bolger] Re: design ideas (10 messages)
Sun Nov 07 2004
Riverboat paddlewheel steamers used rudders to steer, especially the stern wheelers. There were conventional rudders, but also monkey rudders placed ahead of
Re: [bolger] Re: Rainy day Birdwatcher [was Birdwatcher Info] (16 messages)
Mon Nov 08 2004
I d bet the view will be better than you think.. The analogy with your model would be looking out through the windows of a plastic model car compared to
Dioblo Grande/Photo Site? (1 message)
Mon Nov 08 2004
Can anyone I.D. the person who is showing the Photos of the Diablo Grande in the Photo Part of this site. I am new to computers and can t seem to figure out,
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2256new to group. (1 message)
Mon Nov 08 2004
Hello all, I m enjoying reading these posts very much but I have a suggestion. When writing about a certain boat could you please spell out the name of the
FS: Bolger his 'n' hers schooner (1 message)
Mon Nov 08 2004
I apologize if this is the wrong group for this message. I will keep it short: I have the original Bolger Singlerhander Schooner (also known as the his n
Re: #589 (3 messages)
Mon Nov 08 2004
Isn t #589 the Catfish Beachcruiser? http://www.instantboats.com/catfish.htm I ve read that MAIB article and Phil is actually writing about John Tuma s
Diablo trailer plans (3 messages)
Tue Nov 09 2004
... Thank you Peter, I would never figure this myself. ... Do you think it would be OK to finish Diablo s bottom first (included painting and all) and then
Re: Saving Money (1 message)
Tue Nov 09 2004
What do I want? That is an interesting question. I would have to reply Lower taxes and more money overall every month. Here is some general information on this
Re: [bolger] Re: William D Jochem's Schooner (also long) (17 messages)
Tue Nov 09 2004
Fjords, waterfalls and glaciers? Sounds like out my back door. HJ
Re: [bolger] bedding down deck hardware? (2 messages)
Wed Nov 10 2004
Jason, Use 3M101 instead of 5200. 5200 will tear the wood apart if you have to remove a fitting. Also put a rubber washer under each of the fasteners. That way
Looking for US based AS29s or AS39s (1 message)
Wed Nov 10 2004
Gang I m wanting to check out an AS29 I m going to start building next year and am still undecided between the 29 and 39. Does anyone have an AS29 in the US
RE: Digest Number 2256new to group (1 message)
Wed Nov 10 2004
Hello Robert. Delighted you are with us. My apologies as a frequent abbreviator. For the most part(but not always) members of this group start posts with the
rent out your boat? (1 message)
Thu Nov 11 2004
Hi all. I m taking vacation at the end of december in the Padre Island area of south texas and would be interested in renting a small sailboat. If you have any
BB/CC okoume x (exterior glue) (1 message)
Thu Nov 11 2004
Hello, Has anyone used this grade of Okoume, BB/CC X for boatbuilding? Any problems? Positive experiences? All the best! Steve Gill
Re: [bolger] Re: Looking for Antispray 48 Construction Photos (3 messages)
Thu Nov 11 2004
Antispray48 is an impressive boat. Also be sure to check out message thread starting with 7039 in the bolger yahoogroup archive.
Teardrops (1 message)
Fri Nov 12 2004
Would it not be wonderful to see how PCB would express himself in this arena? http://www.mikenchell.com/halloffame.html boblq
Re: [bolger] Re: Scram Pram critique? (13 messages)
Fri Nov 12 2004
It seems to me that the biggest strain on a tow vehicle s drive train comes when you haul the boat out of the water. The only water ballast I ve ever messed
Re: Hello all! (4 messages)
Fri Nov 12 2004
Hey Craig. I am on the Hampton/Norfolk side, living in Hampton, 2 blocks off the bay on the peninsula. ... Junks,
R: [bolger] Re: paradox (3 messages)
Fri Nov 12 2004
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Re: CAMPER DESIGN #640 (2 messages)
Fri Nov 12 2004
Not exactly seaworthy by Bolger s definition is it though. Howard
Re: Payson & PB & F (15 messages)
Sat Nov 13 2004
Assuming that Payson s book just reproduces the original plan at a reduced scale, there are no dimensions given on the Gypsy plan that would show a builder how
Re: [bolger] Re: Three steps forward, two steps back (7 messages)
Sat Nov 13 2004
I didn t realize that idea was Nietzsche s (I looked up the spelling). At this rate I ll be trying out for the decathlon. My son and his wife came over this
Storm Petrel sized hull FS (1 message)
Sun Nov 14 2004
I have noted an ongoing resurfacing of the Storm Petrel design. I have a similar sized hull that I was looking forward to finishing in retirement, but
micro photos uploaded (1 message)
Sun Nov 14 2004
Deleted some old photos of the navigator and posted some new ones of the boat all painted up. Needs a boot stripe and some varnish still. There over in the
Re: plans for a small lobster cabin for skiff (3 messages)
Mon Nov 15 2004
... Plans for a cabin, you say, not the skiff. In the Bolger canon there are a couple of examples you might took up. There is the Cabin Clam Skiff. Someone can
Re: Dakota (7 messages)
Tue Nov 16 2004
Hi Vince -- Your boat is beautiful! But I also want to know more about your trailer. Is it homebuilt? Is that 4 C-channel steel? Or is it I-beam? Please tell
teardrop brick trailer (1 message)
Tue Nov 16 2004
hi, seems to me a teardrop would make an ideal transporter for an inverted Brick. also insurance companies are starting to auction hurricane dfamaged boats now
Re: [bolger] Dakota's trailer (5 messages)
Wed Nov 17 2004
... 9,000lbs is a load! I have trailer questions on my mind, because of the issues of preparing my trailer for my Micro. Much more labor and cost than I had
Re: Vince's Dakota (13 messages)
Wed Nov 17 2004
I think some of the info there is out of date. I know rules in GA have changed. Try this Trailer Boat Magazine link for 2005 info. You can also get vehicle tow
Re: The first Diablo been build by a dog! (5 messages)
Wed Nov 17 2004
Dogs could solve all the world s problems. Just ask my wife and daughter. By the way, Maximo - nice pictures! That boat will be a real prize when it s in the
More Spur2 pictures at Bolger4photos. (1 message)
Thu Nov 18 2004
Hi, I ve posted 4 new pictures of my father s Spur II rowing boat.They re in the photos section in the folder called Tyson s Spur II, Merlin and Dolly T pics
Re: Michalak on Bolger (8 messages)
Fri Nov 19 2004
... In a MAIB writeup, PCB said that he had ended drawing up some changes invented by SA as a matter of drafting skill.
Re: [bolger] Re: leeboards (8 messages)
Sun Nov 21 2004
... Cool, I would like to see some pictures!
Re: [bolger] Re: Jessie Cooper, As 29...twin keel? (13 messages)
Sun Nov 21 2004
You could buy a _lot_ of spare huge rope for the price of a pair of custom bronze Meadowlark leeboard fittings! ;o) And if the rope breaks you can fix it on
He's Back! (9 messages)
Sun Nov 21 2004
Welcome back, Bill! They couldn t keep a good man down. :o) ... -- John http://www.boat-links.com/ I Can t take a well-tanned person
BruceTyson's Spur II pics/more posted in Bolger4photos in the photos section (1 message)
Mon Nov 22 2004
Hi, I ve just added a few more pictures to the Folder(Tyson s SpurII, Merlin and Dolly T Pics in the Photo section of Bolger4photos. These show the inwales
Re: [bolger] Mini spur (2 messages)
Tue Nov 23 2004
... Utility Rowing Boat in the very last issue of [Small] Boat Journal, March 1991.
Re: [bolger] Re: Topaz (12 messages)
Tue Nov 23 2004
Peter, I am the worlds dumbest photographer. I took pictures in the keys: when I got them developed I realized the were from inside the boat looking
Re: Bolger Fax# (4 messages)
Tue Nov 23 2004
Smirk is right! this is the second time I ve smirked for this request. Sorry but thanks. Don ... by Yahoo ... ... clearly. ... horses ... Fred posts ... away
Re: glass bottom boat (4 messages)
Wed Nov 24 2004
Perhaps this will help: http://www.pbase.com/dr_dichro/image/8391550 The fellow that did this work also did an article for Duckworks on glass-bottom viewing
Re: Insolent 60 model (47 messages)
Wed Nov 24 2004
... My day job at Kodak was implementing the system that the store uses to produce the files from film. The files on a Kodak PictureCD are at 4*base; those
glassbottom boats (1 message)
Wed Nov 24 2004
i ve had good luck with lexan (3/16) 1 x 1 insert in bottom of my old dory - built a strong frame with 1 black-gum & epoxee - fastened lexan in with
Re: [bolger] Re: Jessie Cooper model. (42 messages)
Fri Nov 26 2004
... I am curious if you used the 400 lbs of ballast shown on the plans, or did you use more?
Re: [bolger] jessie Cooper Inox/Alloy etc (5 messages)
Sat Nov 27 2004
Black Skimmer? Did you used to own one, sail in a friends? You got pixs? HJ
Bolger CAT - design see attached (1 message)
Sun Nov 28 2004
Does anyone have any information of the Bolger CAT design attached. Thanks, Martin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
solution 48 question (1 message)
Mon Nov 29 2004
After searching all of the files and pictures I can t seem to find anything meaningful about the Soultion 48....I have missed files in the various areas of our
Sewing machine (3 messages)
Mon Nov 29 2004
I just finished a proper wood storage shed in the back and I am restoring and moving stuff around. I have just finished excavating the regular storage shed and
Re: [bolger] Transoceanic Cruiser (2 messages)
Tue Nov 30 2004
Here is his previous vessel (named after his watch??) http://www.austroclassic.com/seiko/ ... ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your