July 2005
Re: [bolger] Cross Post From Canadian Press (2 messages)
Fri Jul 01 2005
Probably Drunk Captain, not loss of power!!! (Joking) but not an uncommon cause for some major Maritime accidents!!! Nels wrote:So You
Re: [bolger] Re: Addenda to help request (3 messages)
Fri Jul 01 2005
... Varifocals: had them for years, can t imagine anything else. hal [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Delaware Trawler MAIB Article uploaded to Bolger5 (2 messages)
Fri Jul 01 2005
I could read every word, Hugo, including the spelling error -- are there no proofreaders any more?. It took me a while to work out what was happening on deck
Re: Digest Number 2527 (4 messages)
Sat Jul 02 2005
... HAPPY 80TH JOHN!!! Statistics prove that Birthdays are good for you. The more you have the longer you live. Good luck on the Cartopper. Just use wider seam
Re: [bolger] Not exactly an International Canoe! (2 messages)
Sat Jul 02 2005
Whoops! Sorry guys - clicked the wrong email address. Bill ... From: Will Samson To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:50 PM Subject:
Re: New photos of Miro with Junk rig (5 messages)
Sat Jul 02 2005
Nels, Answers in line. ... The mast in on the centre line just infront of the vent ( I have a window which now only opens a inch but still vents the boat ok.
Lobsterboat construction pictures-more! (1 message)
Sun Jul 03 2005
Hello everybody, I ve just posted the latest building pictures in the files section of Bolger5, they re dated July 3. We ve just moved all the major components
Re: [bolger] AS-29 sailing report (3 messages)
Mon Jul 04 2005
... The Profit Masters Team - Emerald Passport Home Biz http://instantbuzz.com/5b08c6f0 ... Sorry, it was a solo sail. I was too busy to man the camera. Maybe
Re: [bolger] Re: Commonsense Skiff (20 messages)
Mon Jul 04 2005
James, The boatbuilding foams like Airex, Corecell and Divinicell are more dense than styrofoam. 5 to 8 lbs per cubic ft. compared to 1.1 (white) to 2 (pink
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2531 (1 message)
Mon Jul 04 2005
In a message dated 7/4/2005 11:55:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: provided it fills the void between the inner and outer skins
Re: [bolger] Re: Rowing boats (16 messages)
Tue Jul 05 2005
... http://hallman.org/bolger/spur/ Looking at those photos I can see several things I would have done differently. That boat took about twice as long, and
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger "Grout" Double Brick Connector (6 messages)
Wed Jul 06 2005
Cosermann, Thanks, that confirms some earlier news. Bryan Swinney
Vango (1 message)
Wed Jul 06 2005
Has anyone heard of the motor yacht Vango? Her home port, as listed on her transome, is Phoenix, AZ. She was docked at my marina last weekend so I got the
Re: [bolger] Micro Trawler help needed (6 messages)
Wed Jul 06 2005
... I recommend a paper pastry cone to squeeze out a bead of thickened epoxy into tight places. http://www.pastrywiz.com/decor/howto.htm
Re: Asking for advice, (6 messages)
Wed Jul 06 2005
A 3/4 gap is big enough to shim with wood. I would cut a piece of similar wood keeping the grain in the same direction as the original piece Try to match the
Re: [bolger] Re: Monster Micro??? (4 messages)
Wed Jul 06 2005
... Yes, probably true. At least it was probably called that by Bernie Wolfard who tended to hype things up like that at times. Vol.#6 of MAIB predates the
Puget Sound Micro? (1 message)
Wed Jul 06 2005
Howdy Folks! I have just been liberated from my 28 fiberglass racer/cruiser and its many, many problems, and so now with pockets full and optimism high I am
Re: [bolger] PM38 runabout? (2 messages)
Wed Jul 06 2005
... http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=RunaboutsOutboard/pm38 hal [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Messabout (12 messages)
Thu Jul 07 2005
Incidentally, the weekend of September 23 is Right Out for me, as is the Kingston, ON weekend, but otherwise I m pretty flexible. -- Susan Davis
Re: [bolger] Re: I'm not dead! (7 messages)
Thu Jul 07 2005
IIRC you used to be a squirt boater. Maybe you should just teach her to do pivot turns, splats, mystery moves, screw-ups, and cartwheels. ;-) JB ... From:
Re: [bolger] bill of materials (2 messages)
Thu Jul 07 2005
... interested, I have asked the sheet size for the plans and wonder if they include a bill of materials, you know something like Payson say s, 3 sheets of 1/4
Kingston NY Messabout. (1 message)
Fri Jul 08 2005
I found the Kingston on the Web at http://www.ci.kingston.ny.us Any ideas for camping sites etc. eric __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile
Re: Bootleg Plans (2 messages)
Sun Jul 10 2005
... considering an order myself. ... Hi Jon, I guess it is a long complicated story some of it told in mesg 1250 here:
Re: [bolger] An error in plans?? Don't really believe it. (2 messages)
Sun Jul 10 2005
http://www.onlinemetals.com/ and http://www.mcmaster.com/ for metal. McMasters Carr has ever so much of everything else too. --snip---
Re: Wyo tunnel (2 messages)
Mon Jul 11 2005
http://4dw.net/cosailor/ This link will get you to Jeff s site. R Wyo is on hold cause the lake dried up. He s thinking of building a trailer cruiser.
Re: Micro trailer weight (3 messages)
Tue Jul 12 2005
... Thanks for the estimate - that s about 900Kg - by law I ll need trailer brakes here in Australia. Haven t built craft (or mast yet) but notice the MICRO II
Re: Birdwatcher 1 or II? (24 messages)
Tue Jul 12 2005
... How big is pin?........
Re: [bolger] Where to start... (11 messages)
Tue Jul 12 2005
Sara, everyone here is suggesting you start small, as with an Elegant Punt, as a warm-up for a Long Micro. That is certianly prudent advice, but as you do
Re: [bolger] Re: Delaware concept--trawler yacht (105 messages)
Wed Jul 13 2005
Nels, thanks for posting this Small Simple Motorsailer. The more I look at it the more I like it. Clyde ... [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: Windermere (5 messages)
Thu Jul 14 2005
... want ... connection. ... Hi John, The latest pics may be viewed here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4/files/WINDERMERE/ However, they are now
Re: [bolger]Best narrow "old time" hull for 18' to 23' electric boat (was Re: Plans) (10 messages)
Thu Jul 14 2005
[bolger]Best narrow old time hull for 18 to 23 electric boat (was Re: Plans)Hi Howard and All, I was actually thinking of that hull except continue the
Ski photos? (1 message)
Thu Jul 14 2005
In case you didn t see it, the message came through on Bolger4 about pics of surf-skis there. I m intrigued, too. They don t look Bolgerish to me, but what
Re: Not quite a Bolger.."Marsh Hen" (9 messages)
Thu Jul 14 2005
... Doug Hylan design on his website. ... speed power cruiser with accomodations for two. Looks pretty good to my eyes! I would say Samuel Clyde would be the
Bolger Boats for sale in Maine (20 messages)
Fri Jul 15 2005
Folks, Here are two Bolger boats for sale in Maine, Si 15 Bolger Micro, cat yawl, slps 2, trlr, 4hp Johnson OB, $2000 Waldoboro, ME 207-832-5789 24 light
Re: Glen L books (3 messages)
Fri Jul 15 2005
... You are right that it focuses on plank over frame methods. There is a stitch and glue chapter in Boatbuilding With Plywood . S&G is not so different
Long Micro Prototype (1 message)
Sat Jul 16 2005
For the long micro fans I uploaded three images to the Bolger5 files in a folder entitled Long Micro Prototype . One image was taken by Tony McGarry at the
Re: [bolger] Tennessee drawing (2 messages)
Sat Jul 16 2005
Here is a stock Tennessee HJ http://www.boatdesign.com/jumps/dixtenn/Page.html
Re: High thrust outboards (17 messages)
Sat Jul 16 2005
Jason, Yes! All the non-electric start models (very few) start with a hand crank on the camshaft end. This gives a 1 to 2 cranking speed and they seem to all
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2549 (1 message)
Sun Jul 17 2005
In a message dated 7/17/2005 8:42:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Lapstrake is not that difficult, I built a 15 X 6 lapstrake
Re: minimalist boat - hand tools (2 messages)
Sun Jul 17 2005
... handsaws that cut on the pull stroke are easier to control than conventional handsaws. I made a stitch-and-glue plywood kayak with all panel cutting
Re: [bolger] Couple outboard questions (5 messages)
Sun Jul 17 2005
In a message dated 7/16/05 11:30:27 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Here in the land of politicians suborned by ADM, our regular gas is 10% ethanol, a
Re: [bolger] Re: HULLS program for Mac's? (9 messages)
Sun Jul 17 2005
The only Mac native design programs I know are The comprehensive but rather expensive MaxSurf http://www.formsys.com/ Or,the free but not very useful
Re: Digest Number 2546 (2 messages)
Sun Jul 17 2005
... there was ... barrow. He used ... copper ... mash) from ... distill off ... had cooled ... stopped ... John, sir: This made my day:-) I bet you have a
MacHulls (1 message)
Mon Jul 18 2005
Jim, Another thought. With the emulator open, the action is totally seamless to you. It s all in just another window, and the clipboard and screen shots work
Re: [bolger] Re: minimalist boat (13 messages)
Tue Jul 19 2005
... I agree very much. Lightweight and fast too. ... When I built my Spur II, the clamping and fitting was a big headache. When I built Cartoon 5 , similar
Storm Petrel, Little Auk and Kittiwake (26 messages)
Tue Jul 19 2005
... Here s the link to the Storm Petrel: http://www.swallowboats.com/storm-petrel.htm I have always liked the Little Auk myself, it s only 65 pounds and seems
Re: re Diesel Outboards (3 messages)
Tue Jul 19 2005
Hi David, Your question has several parts: Why Diesel, and Why Big Ugly Heavy outboard? Mostly, people either are for or against diesel, without much hope of
Instant Brick- for sale on eBay now (1 message)
Tue Jul 19 2005
There s a Brick on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&rd=1&category=63729&item=4562447450 looks pretty nice- (not my boat) Jason
Re: Salt vs Fresh Water was Plywood choices and suppliers (4 messages)
Tue Jul 19 2005
The glues should not react any different to fresh or salt water but the Idea is for the water not to get in in the first place. Jon ... food preservative (salt
Bolger Mini Tug (1 message)
Wed Jul 20 2005
Found this amongst the Candu E-Z s http://aslocke.freeownhost.com/photo22.htm Nels
MDO etc. (1 message)
Thu Jul 21 2005
George Buehler has written about using MDO in Buehler s Backyard Boatbuilding and recommends it for his designs. I have used it for interior bulkheads with
Re: Long narrow powerboat (5 messages)
Thu Jul 21 2005
There s a scan of Lake Launch the shorter in the same Bolger1 file folder as Clam Skiff. Power sharpies Or for the moment, http://tinyurl.com/9q48d Mark ...
Re: [bolger] Re: Super Brick mods? (4 messages)
Fri Jul 22 2005
... You will, of course, take a zillion pictures?
Re: [bolger] Birds mouth Mast (8 messages)
Sat Jul 23 2005
I would expect the moisture content of the wood and that of the air to equalize rather quickly. To have significant condensation would require a constant
How many Bolger groups?? (16 messages)
Sun Jul 24 2005
Never ceases to amaze me how much info gets asked for again and again when it is readily availabe. If you go to the Bolger home page,
Re: Foam flotation Teal (4 messages)
Sun Jul 24 2005
Sorry, I should have checked my upload. It is there now. Bob
Re: Bobcat for sale (4 messages)
Sun Jul 24 2005
Hi, Bob, I m sorry to hear it. Seems as if it was only yesterday that you built it. Dennis
Anything new on Dakota, Vince??? (1 message)
Sun Jul 24 2005
Vince, I check in about twice a year to see what news is up about Dakota. I just saw your posts and photos of May this year. Beautiful is much too mundane a
RE: Keelboat --WOW (2 messages)
Mon Jul 25 2005
WOW indeed, Phil. That sighting deserves a gold star on the life list inside the front cover of your Peterson s Field Guide to Bolger Boats. Ok, so the book
Re: fairing lead (1 message)
Mon Jul 25 2005
Sue, A quick start is to use an El Cheapo electric plane {Harbor Freight - $39 or so}. I would also have a Stanley SURFORM tool handy for the finesse
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2559 (1 message)
Mon Jul 25 2005
In a message dated 7/25/2005 9:27:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: I am wondering if that would provide enough information for
Re: [bolger] Fairing a lead keel (1 message)
Mon Jul 25 2005
In a message dated 7/25/2005 9:27:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: What s the best way to fair lead? Hmm? I would try a power
Re: [bolger] Re: 22' Motor Sailer (4 messages)
Tue Jul 26 2005
... Actually, they do use a telephone, but not incoming random phone calls. They can at times phone you if your faxed questions need clarification or could
Re: Victorian river launch (14 messages)
Wed Jul 27 2005
... under ... to ... manouvering.... ... V39. Oh yes,I saw that hatch too and right away my poor aching back went OUCH! , my crippled knees went NOT AGAIN!
Re: [bolger]Amish Hydralic Drive was Air Cooled Engines (1 message)
Wed Jul 27 2005
Actually this is well known in the world of cabinet makers Amish have some issue with electricity and use hand crank diesel hydraulic pumps. And I suppose
Re: Air Cooled Engines (6 messages)
Wed Jul 27 2005
I checked into useing a hydrostatic transaxle and found out they are only able to take half the power full time as the other half the power is to run the
Re: [bolger] Re: no! not another plywood question!!! (9 messages)
Wed Jul 27 2005
I ve seen the photos. Many of you build very lovely looking boats from all manor of plywood. At least they look good on launching day.. However, regardless of
Keelboat (1 message)
Thu Jul 28 2005
The Early Arkansas Reenactors Association (EARA) brought their 39 Keelboat to Russellville Arkansas this last weekend for a ceremony and remembrance of the
Re: [bolger] Re: Hydraulic Drive was Air Cooled Engines (4 messages)
Thu Jul 28 2005
... Hey, I wasn t offended, and I hope my comments before your post (I don t know if you were were respomding to them or not) didn t offend you! Chris
Re: [bolger] Ferrocement boats? (13 messages)
Thu Jul 28 2005
The alkalinity of cement is allegedly the foundation of Tnemec (cement spelled backwards) paints of Kansas City. I ve never used it, but do know the
Re: Air cooled engines (4 messages)
Thu Jul 28 2005
So what?
Re: [bolger] Insurance & USCG regs - was air-cooled - was hydraulic - was something (2 messages)
Fri Jul 29 2005
Getting liability insurance and having it protect you are two different issues. I talked to a couple of marine insurance underwriters about it. They stated
Re: Additional Surf images loaded on bolger4photos group (4 messages)
Fri Jul 29 2005
Rock, Sarph is a great looking example of Surf. Do you have any pics of Sarph underway sailing? It d be nice to see her getting along in a breeze. How does
Re: [bolger] Insurance & USCG regs - was air-cooled - was hydraulic - was som... (1 message)
Fri Jul 29 2005
In a message dated 7/28/05 11:33:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ... This is certainly true. I have made a career out of determining whether a premium paying
Re: [bolger] Fast Brick? (26 messages)
Fri Jul 29 2005
... The Bolger articles mention that Double Eagle was intended for charter , is that true?
Re: [bolger] Re: Plywood choices and suppliers (25 messages)
Fri Jul 29 2005
[bolger] Re: Plywood choices and suppliersHi Carl, My slip is narrow so that and hydrodynamic efficiency will be the limiting factor in boat design. I am
Re: [bolger] Re: anything similar to an Eun Mara? (8 messages)
Sat Jul 30 2005
Peter makes some good suggestions. Stu Fyfe s REDWING is exceptionally lovely. I doubt she d be less involved to build than ENM, though. The best suggestion
Re: [bolger] Re: Plywood Diesel Cruiser (6 messages)
Sat Jul 30 2005
I disagree, if you can build the Cruiser than you can do an inboard installation. I didn t know beans about installing motors until I bought Inboard Motor
Re: [bolger] Re: More Small Air-cooled Diesels--Buehler style (5 messages)
Sat Jul 30 2005
... doesn t have to say a word. She just points at that big, green, hulking lawn ornament ... My wife refers to such things with a smile as: A momument, to
Re: Daydreaming (3 messages)
Sun Jul 31 2005
... You will finish Windemere if fewer years than it took me to build an Elegant Punt. No exaggeration. ... Me to, but Gary s boat is better for my purposes.
Re: small motorsailer update? (21 messages)
Sun Jul 31 2005
... had ... You ... to ... In my experience, the PowerPoint portion of Open Office is not quite 100% compatible with the latest version of MS Office. But the
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2568 (2 messages)
Sun Jul 31 2005
Hi John, really glad to see I m not the only old goat out here!!!!! Do you have Thunderstorms with Lightning and such?? My bride of 51 yrs. can stand the heat,
ICEBREAKER (1 message)
Sun Jul 31 2005
Anyone interested in purchasing an icebreaker, there is one on ebay: http://search.ebay.com/boats_W0QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQsacatZQ2d1 Says it s in excellent shape.