December 2005
Re: Borate as a rot rx--was green plywood (32 messages)
Thu Dec 01 2005
My cotage is finished with vertical wood boards. As you know, with rain droping years after years on the gallery, balcony etc... the one feet and a haft down
Kotick kayak (1 message)
Fri Dec 02 2005
Here is a study of my favorite Bolger kayak, Kotick. http://hallman.org/bolger/Kotick/Kotick_0.jpg and the FREE!ship file
Keelbuilding? (1 message)
Fri Dec 02 2005
If keelbuilding is in your future, or you need ballast and are in need of lead see my message on the Bolger4Sale group.
Re: [bolger] Re: Light Cat-Schooner, Reefing, and the SHS (4 messages)
Fri Dec 02 2005
Peter-- If you check the latest Michalak Index page, there is a picture of my Toon 19 on her maiden voyage. As is often the case when you build a prototype
Re: CSD Pirogue (3 messages)
Fri Dec 02 2005
... boat ... Post Photos - as I would be interested in how you do it! Nels
Re: [bolger] Single Paddle Canoe (2 messages)
Sun Dec 04 2005
But will it sail? lol
Re: Heater up-date...good news! (5 messages)
Mon Dec 05 2005
Peter, That s good news! Electricity is fun, and I m sure that by launch day you will be expert at both AC and DC. (That s concerning electricity of course.)
Re: knots (2 messages)
Tue Dec 06 2005
... That is a great site. I find it still a challenge though using the invisible rope that came with Lestat:-( Nels
Re: Champlain as Home....... a bit late but........... (22 messages)
Tue Dec 06 2005
... LESTAT is *far* prettier in real life than any photos would suggest. I continually marvel over the level of detail of workamanship and none of it
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2723 (1 message)
Tue Dec 06 2005
... Well, John, that s exciting! I ve sailed the Black Skimmer on Floriday Bay (the late, lamented Florida Bay Shoal Water Cruises out of Key Largo. The boat
Re: [bolger] Free!Ship study of Shivaree (10 messages)
Wed Dec 07 2005
... The depth of the plank cut into the frame increases with the ratio of 1/cosine(angle) so, 1 / cosine(15 degrees) = 1.03527618 = 3.5% increased thickness
2006 Messabout Calendar (1 message)
Wed Dec 07 2005
I belatedly realized that some of you Bolger and Michalak boat nuts might be interested in the calendar of NW boating events I ve put together using some of my
Re: [bolger] Lapstrake Chebacco (12 messages)
Wed Dec 07 2005
From the footnote to your message: - Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349 He doesn t take credit cards, only
Re: I know this is not a bolger boat, but (3 messages)
Thu Dec 08 2005
Tom, I saw a photograph of one in a recent issue of Woodenboat. If you do a search on their forum you will find discussions with that builder. Rob M
International Boat Builders Co-oP (1 message)
Fri Dec 09 2005
Hello guys, John Cupp here. I wanted to let you know about the new idea of a boat building co-op built around the same framework like the farmers co-ops that
Re: [world-cruising] You might want to opt out of "Web Beacons" (1 message)
Sat Dec 10 2005
From another group, for info sake. HJ
ST. Augustine Messabout (1 message)
Sat Dec 10 2005
Just got back from St Augustine where I could not find the Messabaout. Went to Anastasia Park per directions and the boat ramp at the light house and could
Re: [bolger] Yahoo rejecting our stuff? (3 messages)
Sun Dec 11 2005
I have the same thing happening. I assume somebody is tagging their emails as spam so Yahoo s system learns that and applies it to others. If I open them and
Re: Daysailer Sharpie Design Selection (13 messages)
Sun Dec 11 2005
Rob, Sorry for the late post, but I was thinking along the same line. My first thought was the 16 foot Stickup Rig with the optional balanced club jib Mr.
New member asking for help (1 message)
Sun Dec 11 2005
I am hoping to find some assistance in understanding how I can use one of the programs available to plot the hull and keel form of my existing boat and then
Re: [bolger] Fw: boat plans - 'derelict dory' (4 messages)
Mon Dec 12 2005
No way. It s a dumb boat, IMO. Too small, too heavy, and completely lacking one of the things I greatly value: deck space. It s also way down yonder in the
Re: PCB article about scaling plans? (3 messages)
Mon Dec 12 2005
You might look into using the hull of Centennial II. It about 24 ft. The designed leeboards (lee keels?) are ugly and troublesome, and the rig is not that
Re: Design #399, "Wish II" Anybody know if this design has ever been built ? (7 messages)
Wed Dec 14 2005
... fellow ... and just to ad to Bruces list,here is a good one from Mike Stockstill who kept a photo diary of his own Martha Jane make- over.Certainly worth
Black Skimmer construction photos (1 message)
Thu Dec 15 2005
FYI: Nexus Marine in Everett, Washington, has posted some great photos showing their construction of a Black Skimmer. She s still in progress, but the work
Re: [bolger] Re: Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat. More pictures, plankink nearly half done! (5 messages)
Fri Dec 16 2005
Hi Peter, After this weekend I have 4 days of work left then 11 days off, so we ll do something about the green shade cloth, make it roll-up for photos and
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2734 (1 message)
Fri Dec 16 2005
Gordon, With respect for the other answers you have been given . . . I d forget all about the welding type DIY. When you solidify the final LOA, there are a
Re: Trailers - Weld yourself? (11 messages)
Sat Dec 17 2005
... $100 version they sell at Kragens work, or should I be looking more at $300 models from the local tool supply store (or $2000 models - forget that!) How
Re: Bantam and Weather (4 messages)
Sat Dec 17 2005
... forth.. Happy to hear the Bantam role-call. My Bantam is a stretch, 24 ft., with the hulls now joined and the interior structure progressing. I will be
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2735 - SHOULD have been 'Trailers - Weld Yourself' (1 message)
Sat Dec 17 2005
Mea Culpa . . . for the Digest # subject line. Should have been Trailers - Weld Yourself Regards, Ron Magen ... forget ... SNIP
16' outboard utility "HOPE"? John Tuma or Ross Lillistone, are you out there? (1 message)
Sun Dec 18 2005
In the 11/15/05 MAIB, Phil Bolger presents HOPE, his design #258, a 16 x 6 4 outboard utility. Ross Lillistone in Australia recently built 2 of them in glued
Re: [bolger] Re: Early Christmas Present (11 messages)
Sun Dec 18 2005
True. My U.S. centric view blinds me to those of you in other parts of the world. Shame on me..... I have run the perl script on a portion of the email
Welding yourself (1 message)
Sun Dec 18 2005
Now I was trained back in 71-72 to weld. In 1990 I decided to make modifications to my boats trailer. I took it to a shop for all the improtant frame, spring,
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2736 (1 message)
Sun Dec 18 2005
In a message dated 12/18/2005 4:51:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: How much of a welder do you need to weld a boat trailer? When
Re: [bolger] Re: What to know about Black Skimmer (24 messages)
Mon Dec 19 2005
Rick I had looked at the site but never saved the pics down, thanks. HJ
Re: [bolger] AS29: new Bolger model that's beefier and stouter? (3 messages)
Mon Dec 19 2005
I now have a scanner at home and if somebody knows the MAIB issue, I should have it. HJ
Re: [bolger6] More Lobsterboat Construction Pictures (1 message)
Tue Dec 20 2005
Hi, I ve just posted about 7 pictures I took last weekend of further progress on our Lobsterboat. The Planking is now over half complete, though you wouldn t
Re: [bolger] Bantam displaces Albin 25 (3 messages)
Tue Dec 20 2005
hey John et al: I m sold (almost!). I ve cruised through the foto files and failed to see any clearly labeled Bantam but would love to find some pictures of
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2738 (2 messages)
Tue Dec 20 2005
Or let it get wrapped around the rudder head when jibing in heavy air... DAMHKT. JB ... From:
Re: as-29 article in MAIB? (3 messages)
Wed Dec 21 2005
Upgrades for Design #547 AS-29 is in MAIB Volume 19 - Number 18, February 1, 2002, pages 28-30. Bill ... and house.
Re: Windfola (5 messages)
Wed Dec 21 2005
... Everything that follows is guess and opinion. I wouldn t blame the rig with some additional evidence. There are plenty of satisfied users of balanced lugs.
Re: [bolger] Re: Reefing Leg 'O Mutton (jib headed) sprit sail (9 messages)
Thu Dec 22 2005
The folks who figured out some handy ways to reef small boat sails were the old-time cruising canoe sailors. They had to be able to reduce sail without
Re: [bolger] Re: Gap in plans (18 messages)
Fri Dec 23 2005
Luna is a modified AS29 sort of. HJ
Re: [bolger] Re: Help! Need Birdwatcher advice (7 messages)
Sat Dec 24 2005
visions of mast boots dancing through your head? You have the boat bug bad. Good for you.
Re: Shallow crusing on the ICW (8 messages)
Mon Dec 26 2005
Yet another thot on this: I have a bagful of nylon fairleads, little ones costing about 20 cents each. I ll be using them as the washers under the screws
Re: [bolger] Re: Question on glassing (10 messages)
Wed Dec 28 2005
Couple of points of response: 1 -- System 3 is very clear that, although they own Industrial Formulators which makes the Cold Cure brands, they do not
Re: [bolger] Re: More Lobsterboat Construction Pics/ Floor timbers (3 messages)
Thu Dec 29 2005
Hi Peter,, sorry about the green monster shade cloth, but the weather has been very windy and wet lately! (It usually is around Christmas/New Year even
Re: [bolger] Fwd: Boat Photo (2 messages)
Thu Dec 29 2005
Oops, the web site is http://home.nc.rr.com/pcrockett. I see that the attached photo from Craig did not make it. (I guess I should remember the rules, but
--- Season's Greetings --- (1 message)
Thu Dec 29 2005
Hi All , my best wishes for the comming New Year !!! Old Ben PS : Find a Link from Belgium for some Free Screensavers in the - Happy 2006 - photo in :
Re: [bolger] Re: QUESTION ON GLASSING (4 messages)
Thu Dec 29 2005
I have an intuitive concern about mixing epoxy and polyester resins, but... I build a number of boats in the early 70 s using stitch and glue and stripper
Re: LED's (26 messages)
Fri Dec 30 2005
... It ran in January of this year and was written a couple months earlier. In the meantime, progess has continued. The 8-LED dome lights mentioned in the
Re: [bolger] Re: Books: Brightwork; How to Build a Wooden Boat (5 messages)
Fri Dec 30 2005
For Microsoft s Outlook Express: Write your response. Save it (file/save). It will show up in the Drafts folder. When you highlight it, you can then click
A west coast Small Boat Rendezvous update (1 message)
Sat Dec 31 2005
Hello Bolgeristas, First, my apologies to those of you who are members of the Sucia group, and/or the Western Oregon Messabout group, you re going to get some