March 2005
Re: Light Dory MK V? (19 messages)
Tue Mar 01 2005
... Finished with my research. Because of the way Lestat has been constructed with no added floatation, for my deck crew I would have to choose the one who
Tsunami boats (1 message)
Tue Mar 01 2005
I heard an interview this afternoon on Christian Radio about a charity - Samaritan s Purse - that is supplying boats to fishermen that lost theirs in the
Re: Looking for... (2 messages)
Tue Mar 01 2005
I ve got one in a Small Boat Journal entitled Who buys these strange boats? It lists a whole raft of people, by occupation, mostly. is that the one? I
Re: Chebacco/Bobcat mast (2 messages)
Tue Mar 01 2005
Whoops again -- wrong list! Please ignore. Jamie
"Sometime or Never" design (1 message)
Wed Mar 02 2005
Does anyone have any info on the bolger design Sometime or Never ? I believe it is a 22 outboard along the lines of Atkins Ninigret.
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2387 (2 messages)
Wed Mar 02 2005
Leo--I have a very small balanced lug on a 12 ft dink (Michalak s Mixer), complete with lazy jacks and jiffy reefing. I run a line from the aft end of the
Dovekie #146 for sale (1 message)
Wed Mar 02 2005
FOR SALE Dovekie #146 Late model, indestructably built, ultimate gunholing camp-cruiser in good condition. Black Imron hull. Good tanbark sails. Aluminum
Origami Ply Boat Design (1 message)
Wed Mar 02 2005
Hi, I made a Repository Yahoo Group : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrigamiPlyBoatDesign/ The idea is the Repository will serve as a HUB for info , photos ,
SE Messabout May 13-15, 2005 repost (1 message)
Wed Mar 02 2005
By popular demand, I m hosting the third irregular Southeast Messabout starting Friday May 13 through Sunday May 15 at Sweetwater Campground on Lake Allatoona
Re: [bolger] Re: Double Eagle update (9 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
I have walked on with dories and stored them in a corner of the car deck for nothing. I think it is one of those it depends on the mood of the crew things.
Re: Voyage of the Aegre (2 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
Nice to look at anywhere any time. Thanks for posting this link Nels. Makes me want to deck over a double ender like Sweet Pea with some lead on her keel and
Re: [bolger] Re: More Dipping Lugs from Swallowboats (24 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
... There are many free options. If I am not mistaken, http://www.webshots.com lets you post photos for free. Also pbase and photobucket, etc..
Re: [bolger] Re: Otter (14 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
BWII is a Solent lug. ... From: Nels To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: [bolger] Re: Otter
Re: Bolger on Gunters (4 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
One important distinction between a Solent lug and gunter rig may be the proportion of the yard above the halyard. Since a gunter yard is conceived as a
Re: [bolger] Re: Otter (18 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
... Alternately, you could retie the clew of the sail choking up on the sprit. Woodenboat, I think, published this illustration of the two types of BW1 rigs.
Re: Oink Mainsail up (7 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
I can t get the smell of mangroves out of my nostrils Graeme, even in the shower. After clearing out a bit of a harbour , looking over my shoulder for the
Re: Plywood debate, etc (1 message)
Thu Mar 03 2005
John, Rick, & Will, A great proponent of Good but Cheap is George Buehler. His book, Backyard Boatbuilding , has a lot of interesting recommendations. Many
Virgin Global Flyer Victory Today (1 message)
Thu Mar 03 2005
Re: [bolger] Re: Plywood debate, and boat building budgets. (11 messages)
Thu Mar 03 2005
Hey, Hey, I look at a 3 yr. warranty on a battery as ridiculous as who is going to be around to honor it, or who is going to be around to accept the warranty
Re: Balanced lug reefing line photos (3 messages)
Fri Mar 04 2005
... Is this boat a Bolger original and what are the dimensions etc, John Mann
Re: [bolger] Re: Bought Bolger books! (8 messages)
Fri Mar 04 2005
... I d agree with that. The only Bolger book I have at the moment is BWAOM, though I ve got both of Payson s Instant Boat books and a couple of his smaller
[bolger] Re: Dr. Vincent Reddish (5 messages)
Sat Mar 05 2005
... You can use a sprit boom on a gaff or standing lug. Works well. Munroe s sharpies has sails with a short gaff and a sprit boom which actually had the
Re: [bolger] Re: Dr. Vincent Reddish (9 messages)
Sat Mar 05 2005
... the snotter at the outboard end. Indeed. Snotters are always best kept outboard. :-[ Blowing your nose downwind can help. Bill -- Craig O Donnell
Re: Mackinac boat (5 messages)
Sun Mar 06 2005
When you use the word commute it conveys the idea of a regular event -- perhaps daily. I can sympathize with the idea, given the fare of around $14 round
Ebay alert. A really nice Diablo (1 message)
Sun Mar 06 2005
I know this boat. I ve been given rides on this boat, rode under the Golden Gate Bridge at 22 knots once! Not the slapped together Home Depot ply type of boat
Re: [bolger] glouchester gull dory plans (2 messages)
Mon Mar 07 2005
Hi Peter, See below for Phil Bolger s contact details - and no; he doesn t have a phone, website or email address. Plans for the light dory are also available
Re: Fibre-glass technique question (10 messages)
Tue Mar 08 2005
... for resin. ... Depends on which brand of epoxy......more importantly however,is that epoxy is a glue and 99%(or thereabouts)waterproof.Polyester resin is
AS29 building plans (1 message)
Tue Mar 08 2005
Hi all, Lawrence is looking for a unused set of AS29 plans to buy second hand. Someone in this group who can imagine to part with his beloved drawings? Please
Re: [bolger] Fiberglass technique (2 messages)
Tue Mar 08 2005
Merton s Fiberglass and Marine Supply. Great person to deal with and will take time to answer questions. Bob ... From: Phil To:
Re: Insolent 60 (9 messages)
Tue Mar 08 2005
... Send me your email address, and I ll send you the (very large) original resolution scans. -- Sue -- (I-60 CAN-2) -- Susan Davis
Re: Trailer design question, yuloh news, etc. (4 messages)
Wed Mar 09 2005
Garth, I installed my tandem spring hangers onto a pair of angle irons. The trailer frame sits on these and lets you slide the trailer fore and aft with a
Re: [bolger] Re: Overnight trip on Micro Navigator, (21 messages)
Wed Mar 09 2005
... There is about 3 square feet of floor that has 5 feet 8 1/2 inches of head room. I am six feet tall, and find that plenty adaquate for standing and
Re: Micro Engine Size (4 messages)
Thu Mar 10 2005
... Paul, have you got the angle and space to fire the appalling single-shot Seagull knotted starter rope back into your cockpit (where your guests are?) I
Re: [bolger] Re: Crowd Control (was Overnight trip on Micro Navigator) (10 messages)
Thu Mar 10 2005
... Something along the lines of your mother was a hamster, and your father smells of elderberries! Now go away before I taunt you a second time! ? Putting
Re: SizeMicro Engine (1 message)
Thu Mar 10 2005
I spent two glorious weeks cruising my newly launched Micro in Mahone Bay, south shore NS, last Sept. Had a borrowed short shaft 4 hp 2 stroke for motor. Less
Paint and Adhesives (was Polyester v. Epoxy) (1 message)
Thu Mar 10 2005
Hi, All: 1)Polyester: I built a cedar strip canoe many years ago which was sheathed in fiberglass set in polyester resin. I no longer have the boat, but it
Re: Insolent 60 keel (9 messages)
Fri Mar 11 2005
... That s my understanding, yes. There s an additional sheet in the preliminary sketches that I have that provides additional detail about the keel; Garth
Seagull outboards (1 message)
Fri Mar 11 2005
In reference to the best motor for a Micro, there has already been posted what I assume is good advice. I had an already old 5 HP Seagull on my PY-23, and I
SE Messabout May 13-15, 2005 (reminder) (1 message)
Fri Mar 11 2005
Max s reminder for the MW messabout prompts me to repost this announcement. I m hosting the third irregular Southeast Messabout starting Friday May 13 through
Re: 2000 members (2 messages)
Sat Mar 12 2005
... Only in well intentioned dreams,sadly. Will Chris Craft, ... Only if they can be convinced that they can make MORE money going that route. Will I ... Only
Bolger-designed Manatee leeboarder (1 message)
Sat Mar 12 2005
I don t recall seeing this site here so I thought I would mention it to the group: http://www.atomvoyages.com/articles/Alert.htm
Re: Oink Sailing Pictures at Last (8 messages)
Sat Mar 12 2005
Hi Bruce, I will write some notes very soon, but we have a busy schedule this weekend. Helm balance was very normal, light weather helm, heeled or no. But I
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2401 (1 message)
Sat Mar 12 2005
In a message dated 3/12/2005 10:45:39 AM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: I took Oink for her first sail as a Navigator today, in
Explorer (1 message)
Sat Mar 12 2005
Interesting little boat with a swing bulb keel. http://www.mitchellyachts.co.uk/ Nels
Re: Sitka fevor (4 messages)
Sun Mar 13 2005
No, John I didnt commission her. (I would have tho!!) I am leaning towards the double berth cant break old habits! Yes, 10 beam would be nice except for
Re: Polyester vs. Epoxy (20 messages)
Sun Mar 13 2005
... his boats! ... And Michalak also has built a bunch with automotive Bondo and polyester. Polyester won t work? Silly statements from people who are
A few more Windermere progress photos added.... (1 message)
Mon Mar 14 2005
Bolgerados, For your continued amusement,I ve just added 7 more photos over in the files section of Bolger 4. This will take you there:
Re: [bolger] Re: Double Eagle rudders (12 messages)
Mon Mar 14 2005
No, I did not. And I will be happy to send you detailed pics of how the things fit together after two seasons (i.e. two seasons sailing and all season kept in
Re: Windermere progress photos (6 messages)
Mon Mar 14 2005
... with ... ARRRGH! A right fine blighter you is! A wee dram is it now!? Arre ye fergettin t was me very self who sat before ya as we both buried a fine
Re: plastic lumber (7 messages)
Mon Mar 14 2005
Last fall I had redid my decking (house that is) with one version of the plastic lumber. It s very heavy. I don t think it would be any good for structural
Re: Sheeting arrangements for mizzen (4 messages)
Mon Mar 14 2005
Is your transom narrow? 2 may not work so well if the sheet angles are too acute? DonB
Re: Digest Number 2405 (2 messages)
Tue Mar 15 2005
I believe John Guzzwell used this mst construction on his custom-built ocean racer named Endangered Species . I have no idea if this is the article in Wooden
Re: Freighter canoe motor size. (5 messages)
Wed Mar 16 2005
... take ... So I pulled out my copy in the rack next to my chair. Motor Canoe, chapter 14, page 64 15 9 X 3 0 Bolger mentions 8hp in the last sentence of
Re: Kevlar anyone? (20 messages)
Wed Mar 16 2005
Roger, I sanded my mast and did the first long strip of carbon fibre this morning. It went quite well, though it would not take the tight turn for the top half
Re: Aluminum construction is good for most hard chines!! (21 messages)
Fri Mar 18 2005
In my home port of Kingston, Ontario we still have a working drydock with a commercial boat-ship builder, Metal Craft Marine as tennant business.
Re: "Wing-Nut" the modular canoe -- sketch (3 messages)
Fri Mar 18 2005
A preliminary drawing of WingNut is here, in the Boat Design group. http://tinyurl.com/4v5ul Since changed to a square tail. Bruce Hector
Re: Gaff Halyards (8 messages)
Fri Mar 18 2005
I m close to finishing the new mast. I ll try it when I re-rig, and see. Jamie ... even in ... Norfolk ... as long ... adjusting as ... Junks,
Re: Loosemoose II was[bolger] Aluminum construction is good for most hard chines!! (5 messages)
Sat Mar 19 2005
Actually not quite so simple.... Loose Moose 2 was comissioned by us as a custom design ( so was the Loose Moose design by Paul FISHER in the Selway Fisher
Re: Acrylic paint & masking tape (4 messages)
Sat Mar 19 2005
I too have found the pea green light tape a far safer bet. DonB ... usually come in an ugly green (think what happens when you feed a baby strained peas) and
Re: The Falkirk Wheel... (2 messages)
Sat Mar 19 2005
Vince - thanks for coming to my rescue re the Wheel ...! Andrew Wallace. ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/_0TolB/TM ... Find local movie
Elusive Bolger Yahoo Groups (6 messages)
Sat Mar 19 2005
... can you advise how I get into Bolger 4 and 5? Sure Andrew, There s Bolger, and Bolger 2 through 5, Bolger4photos, Bolger 4 Sale, Bolger Coffee Lounge,
Re: "Wing-Nut" the modular canoe (2 messages)
Sat Mar 19 2005
Wing Nut is painted in her blue with pink trim and beige interior colour scheme. Fully assembled to 15 8 in our carport, her name is painted on the bows and
Re: [bolger] Flexibility (was Wing Nut - better link) (1 message)
Sun Mar 20 2005
wmrpage suggests that the claimed benefits of flexibility in boats are balderdash . I d like to give a counterexample. The Aleuts developed their baidarkas
A little Moxie for the modular idea (12 messages)
Sun Mar 20 2005
... This relates more for the TIMS I guess than it does for the canoe. A group of sailmakers in Australia have apparently come up with a way to make a
Re: Black Skimmer plans (10 messages)
Mon Mar 21 2005
I have a set of Black Skimmer plans available. I have not built Black Skimmer. You may have them gratis. However if you don t use them I would like them back
Antispray Progress-re post from another group. (1 message)
Mon Mar 21 2005
ravenouspi wrote on Bolger4photos: How is the construction of the Antispray 48 going. A photo update would be wonderful. Rav This
Re: Navigator keel (10 messages)
Mon Mar 21 2005
Yes, the Navigator was designed as a conversion of a standard Micro, so ballast keel is the same. The Navigator cabin top is quite heavy up high, with glass in
Re: [bolger] KiteSails (was "a little moxie for TIMS") (4 messages)
Tue Mar 22 2005
... Oops, it has a dipping lug rig, sorry.
Re: Birdwatcher Heresy? (11 messages)
Wed Mar 23 2005
build a well. ... To
"off" the beach (1 message)
Thu Mar 24 2005
Perhaps you could use rolled-up, inflated therma rest mattress pads. Make a tube- like covering for them, like the one they are packaged in, roll them inside
Re: [bolger] "off" the beach thermarests (1 message)
Thu Mar 24 2005
Another brilliant idea! Thanks Sam
Re: [bolger] Re: Any Bolger Archaeopteryx builders out there? (5 messages)
Thu Mar 24 2005
... Arrgh, where are the photos?!
Re: Beach Rollers and Home Depot (5 messages)
Thu Mar 24 2005
... thinking along ... stuff. If/when I ever get around to building a boat, the Big Box places may be the only source I have. I may have to go once a week and
Re: Xynole polyester supplier (17 messages)
Fri Mar 25 2005
... I wasn t aware you lived in Toronto Robert
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2416 (1 message)
Fri Mar 25 2005
In a message dated 3/24/2005 5:52:09 PM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: From where I sit, the size filter is only limiting
Sears air cooled outboard motor (1 message)
Fri Mar 25 2005
Does anyone know what years Sears sold the 7 hp solid state air cooled outboard motor. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks Phil
Re: Latest Wing-Nut photos. (2 messages)
Sat Mar 26 2005
... Oh yeah,yer laughin now Big Bad Bruce but just wait till me royalty checks start stuffin themselves into my mailbox.....there ain t a beer mug or stein
Re: [bolger] Spinnakers (8 messages)
Sat Mar 26 2005
... Well, some boats _have_ to fly them or they go nowhere. Years ago I went out on a nice 1920 s gaff-rigged cutter, no winches, about 40-45 feet overall, to
Re: Wing-Nut Plans!!! (60 messages)
Sat Mar 26 2005
... wrote: Maybe a scow bow? That would be fine, and add more bouyancy too. I was originally going to make it scow bow ed, and folding at the center
Re: [bolger] back MAIB issues just west of Boston (4 messages)
Sat Mar 26 2005
... I too am very interested in locating old copies of MAIB, I am especially interested in filling in my collection of mid-90 s. Pleeease?
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2417 (1 message)
Sat Mar 26 2005
In a message dated 3/25/2005 5:46:35 PM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: I started it 16 years ago. My friends tell me thatWHEN (yes I
re: yahoo upgrade (1 message)
Sat Mar 26 2005
Me, I m with graeme. I would like to know why yahoo groups thinks this is an upgrade. I see it as a significant inconvenience in searching back messages. There
Re: "Bunny R" Lobsterboat, first construction pics posted in Bolger4 group (2 messages)
Sun Mar 27 2005
... a Bunny R lobsterboat . .....and speaking of bunnies,Happy Easter! to all for whom this may have some meaning.For the rest I say,go easy on the chocolate
Re: Yahoo Group New Look (6 messages)
Sun Mar 27 2005
... I raised that issue too, and it was pointed out to me that you can go to any message by entering the message number in the URL line at the time of the
message search by number (1 message)
Sun Mar 27 2005
That should have been like this: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/message/42870 for messate 42870
Re: [bolger] Re: Linoleum canoe! (6 messages)
Sun Mar 27 2005
In a message dated 3/26/05 3:03:47 PM Central Standard Time, ... Some years ago, my father gave away a Chris-Craft runabout that he thought was past saving.
Re: Boats that are fun (16 messages)
Mon Mar 28 2005
... with? Why, my next boat of course - why else would I keep building more boats. Ralph
most fun boats (1 message)
Mon Mar 28 2005
My $.02: Agree it s the Sunfish. Have sailed em, raced em, camp/cruised em, and rowed em (with a home-made rowing rig) for 40 years. Raced an old E-scow
Re: Bolger custom designs (29 messages)
Tue Mar 29 2005
Agreed. Thanks Bruce. And Gary. Clyde I m behind so don t know if you have had a response yet. If so I beg youse pardons. IIRC Otter is in Small Boats . A
Re: [bolger] Birdwatcher-2 Pictures (2 messages)
Tue Mar 29 2005
I m not keeping up either, but this post reminded me. In Mike O Brien s Boat Design Quarterly there s a write up on Camper , a self -righting camp cruiser
Re: [bolger] Re: [boatdesign] Superbrick! SUPERBRICK! If you build it we will come! (5 messages)
Tue Mar 29 2005
... That Topaz snout panel amounts to a long trapazoid with a 90 degree twist to it. Think map of Tennessee .
Re: Brick has to go (Boston area) (3 messages)
Wed Mar 30 2005
I didn t hear from our favorite naval architect, so the Brick is available. I had an expression of interest from one local guy, but I m not at my own computer