September 2005
[bolger] Humpback whales and Vindication (2 messages)
Fri Sep 02 2005
Roger, I have long thought that the shark is one of the fastest movers in the sea, and its skin is very rough, so why do our boats have to have a surface like
olger Sea Hawk for sale (1 message)
Fri Sep 02 2005
Sea Hawk dory skiff. Page 160 in Small Boats. Boat 15 6 , Yamaha 8hp,EZ-Load trailer. All used about 12-15 hrs. Live in city of Bangor,Maine. Need driveway
Re: [bolger] Different Boats on Ebay (2 messages)
Sat Sep 03 2005
Hopefully I don t touch off a bidding war in the group. This is the rarest of the Bolger books. You can find copies where the asking price is $150. Anything
Comparison of the Power Sharpies? (1 message)
Sat Sep 03 2005
Hi. I ve been out of the loop for a while and, after browsing the Bolger groups, realize there are more power sharpies than I can keep track of. Tennessee,
Re: [bolger] Re: Alaska Cargo Boat #610 scans in Bolger5 Files (3 messages)
Sat Sep 03 2005
See my next message. It is in the files section of Bolger5. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger5/files/Alaska%20Cargo%20Boat/ ... From: Howard Stephenson
Re: [bolger] Double Eagle (10 messages)
Sun Sep 04 2005
Your work is incredibly impressive. Congratulations. It must be difficult to be looking at another winter without being in the water. It appears that you will
Re: [bolger] Wiley Window (41 messages)
Mon Sep 05 2005
Paul Do you have any detail photo s of the construction of your Wiley ports that you could forward to me off line. Harry W. James welshman at ptialaska.net
Re: [bolger] Re: Yahoo Groups Photo Download (4 messages)
Mon Sep 05 2005
... I think that what Susan writes is relevant to photos stored in the Files section. For photos stored in the Photos section, Yahoo compresses the image
Re: Wolf Trap #366 Photos (+ "Wiki" Shared Knowledge) (5 messages)
Mon Sep 05 2005
Peter, Howard, Jack, & All, as Doug has referred to his Wolf Trap , in passing, in a number of posts in various groups now, my understanding may be somewhat
Bunny R Lobsterboat progress pics- Transom Planked etc... (1 message)
Tue Sep 06 2005
Hi everyone, My brother Dominic was down in Port Sorell today and took these pictures of our Bolger 28 x 10 Lobsterboat. The transom is now planked and the
Rather nice Cartopper on eBay (1 message)
Tue Sep 06 2005
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4572471937&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT
Re: Kingston, NY messabout on 9/17? (website say 9/9-9/11) (12 messages)
Tue Sep 06 2005
One is Kingston Ontario, and the other Kingston, New York State, on the Hudson River. On September 9th to 11th there is the official Messabout in Kingston,
Super Brick Challenge (4 messages)
Wed Sep 07 2005
Count me in for $20! -Peter Belenky
Re: [bolger] Micro hull and trailer $600 Seattle (2 messages)
Wed Sep 07 2005
You can keep the boat, but I ll give you that for the trailer, delivered. It s about 2300 miles. Roger derbyrm@NOSPAMearthlinkNOSPAM.net
Re: kingston ontario messabout (4 messages)
Wed Sep 07 2005
... I ve asked Bruce already about a webcast so that people around the globe can virtually attend, participate in gatherings, and view all those magnificent
1973, 1976 Bolger design books (1 message)
Wed Sep 07 2005
See Bolger4Sale@yahoo.com for opportunity to own these Bolger classics for education, all the designs and commentary and huge entertainment.
Re: Dakota trailer problem (29 messages)
Thu Sep 08 2005
My buddy just got a new trailer for his large power boat; it has a rocking cradle arrangement in the centre of the long trailer. When the trailer is empty,
Re: [bolger] $600 Micro hull and trailer (2 messages)
Thu Sep 08 2005
Well, it s not that urgent. I don t have a vehicle to tow with yet, and the boat s still a collection of modules and sticks. Roger
Re; Birdwatcher Junk Rig (1 message)
Thu Sep 08 2005
I made the sail from a $10 blue polytarp. The luff and leech are reinforced with nylon backpack cloth. Camber is created with broadseams (darts actually) at
Re: [bolger] Black Skimmer on the web (4 messages)
Fri Sep 09 2005
Wow! If the Devil offered me that shop and workmanship,,, LET S MAKE A DEAL On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:45:45 -0000 urbanrocket
FREE!ship Version 1.91 Released (1 message)
Fri Sep 09 2005
Happy to announce again a new release. (sorry for cross posting, but I assume that a number of Bolgeristas like to play with such SW, but are not on the
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2624 (1 message)
Fri Sep 09 2005
In a message dated 9/9/2005 9:05:15 AM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Message: 14 Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:52:40 -0000 From: Mike
RE: [bolger] New group: bolger_study_plans_only (2 messages)
Sat Sep 10 2005
John, I think you deserve a medal for the best idea ever. Why didn’t I think of this? Eric ... From: bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Re: Epoxy question (2 messages)
Sat Sep 10 2005
Hi John, It s time to start sanding. Your epoxy is building up more or less equally in the voids and on top of the fibers. Sand but not too exuberantly. You
Re: BOLGER, Latest (11-09-05) Pictures of our "Bunny R" 28' Bolger Lobsterboat (12 messages)
Sat Sep 10 2005
To quote from the Group s frontpage: Chickennugget is a Bolger based Motor boat inspired by the non- traditional drawings of Phil Bolger. Based on the Otter
Hydralic Drive was Air Cooled Engines (49 messages)
Sun Sep 11 2005
Andy and all - This has been a minor quest of mine to come up with a hydro system powered by a smaller engine ala George Buehler. I have talked to the guys
Re: [bolger] Re: Esmeralda WDJ#2 (8 messages)
Mon Sep 12 2005
... Good idea! I will make a few pics from the mast in the cabin and tinker about it in front of my laptop.. ... I ll be glad to. Photos will follow. ... This
Re: Kingston NY (6 messages)
Mon Sep 12 2005
... . . . . ... Hi Sue -- I m not sure about the time, other than all day Saturday. Mike Wagner might have more detail. As for Where: I believe Mike is
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2627 (1 message)
Mon Sep 12 2005
... In general, to reef a sprit sail, you do *not* attach it to the boom, for a variety of reasons. It harms the shape, it puts stresses on the boom itself,
Cartopper cartopped (1 message)
Mon Sep 12 2005
I got my new Thule rack on the car and loaded up my new Cartopper. (see: http://daviswiki.org/PaulThober bottom of the page.) I was surprised how easy it was
Re: Birdwatcher Junk Rig (32 messages)
Mon Sep 12 2005
Hi John, Sorry, I don t check my mailbox very often as I rarely get mail there. I have replied to your email. I think Jim Michalak has tried to make his plans
Re: 2005 Arkansas Messabout (2 messages)
Tue Sep 13 2005
... a ... goes ... Also there is a link to HMS Rose at the end of the article and to this print: http://www.tallshiprose.org/painting/index.html Nels
Subject: 2005 Arkansas Messabout (1 message)
Tue Sep 13 2005
... WHat a great pair of articles, and very accurate about messabouts. Chris Crandall crandall@ku.edu (785) 864-4131 Department of Psychology
Re: [bolger] Need filler help (2 messages)
Tue Sep 13 2005
There are surely several approaches, but what I ve seen recommended would be: - drill pilot holes thru the plywood into the transom to locate the screw holes -
Re: [bolger] So should I delete... (3 messages)
Wed Sep 14 2005
John Bell - Please--- complete the set-up of the Bolger study plans. Many times I ve wanted to see what someone had posted and had to brows thru years on the
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2630 (1 message)
Wed Sep 14 2005
In a message dated 9/14/2005 7:28:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: still suffering from the notorious epoxy mix ratio incident
Re: Further adventures of a Texas Micro..... (8 messages)
Wed Sep 14 2005
... pics There has been at least three micros built with the mast stepped for a lug sail: This one has proven very successful with a junk rig
Re: [bolger] Kingston NY messabou (2 messages)
Wed Sep 14 2005
I m still planning to be there in my Martha Jane Pelican. Still planning to bring the plans for the modifications, long straight edges and felt marking pens.
Kingston NY messabout (7 messages)
Thu Sep 15 2005
Weather update: Forcast now is for Sat & Sun 30% chance of showers. Temps in the mid 70 s. Wind NE @ 7. I guess that s a 70% that we ll be OK. The NE wind
Re: Long Dory and FastBrick Progress (6 messages)
Thu Sep 15 2005
Hi Howard, ... I m building her to plan as much as possible, and the design only shows a box cutwater. There are 2x2 skegs on each side of the bottom aft for
Re: [bolger] Re: Building Topaz webcam (37 messages)
Fri Sep 16 2005
http://hallman.org/webcam/I/T86.jpg Last night, about fours hours into it, I beveled and smoothed the edges of the motormount. I had hoped to get lots done
Single-handed schooner is not eponymous! (1 message)
Fri Sep 16 2005
It sure looks like a nice boat for two!
Re: [bolger] More Birdwatcher Junk Rig (16 messages)
Fri Sep 16 2005
The vertical reefing PCB drew for Birdwatcher is really several brails leading from the mast through grommets in the sail and then through fairleads or blocks
Re: external chine logs (10 messages)
Sat Sep 17 2005
Well technically you re creating chine logs using a stitch and glue method, instead of making them of wood ahead of time. Both work, though some designs don t
Re: More Kingston Messabout Photos (2 messages)
Sat Sep 17 2005
There is one photo, titled Mini Sneak cropped , with text Mini Sneak: 3.5 hp planing 250 lbs of skipper! I might be wrong, but when considering the location
Re: [bolger] Re: New, consolidated, bolgerboats photo storage group. (7 messages)
Sat Sep 17 2005
... That sure is true. One thing I failed to mention is that Flickr has a search tool that should vastly improve the ability to find the needle in a
WDJ Pictures (9 messages)
Sun Sep 18 2005
I am sorry about the messages with the wrong urls. I have uploaded some sailing pictures (that is boat with sails sans wind) to (please let me get this right
Important Reminder! (1 message)
Sun Sep 18 2005
Monday, September 19 requires that all posts be in Piratese! http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ Nels
Re: box keels? or what?. (25 messages)
Sun Sep 18 2005
In the BWAOM chapter on Clam Skiff, PCB says The big solid shoe is derivered from the cutwater experiments I ve discussed ... [in the chapters on Hawkeye and
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2637 (1 message)
Mon Sep 19 2005
In a message dated 9/19/2005 7:18:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Monday, September 19 requires that all posts be in Piratese!
Re: Pilothouse issue (10 messages)
Mon Sep 19 2005
I have the pilothouse version. I usually sail with the top hatches off, and have no problem seeing the sail. I have considered making the back roof hatch
Re: Lapstrake Chebacco plans for sale? (12 messages)
Mon Sep 19 2005
... Arrr, a song about Tractor Jack the prairie pirate:-) http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiSASKPIR.html Salty
Re: Kingston, NY ?? (10 messages)
Tue Sep 20 2005
Mike! I did burn your disc, and I posted a couple of pics. If they are not your first choice for posting, I can take them down. But I spaced your snail
Re: [bolger] Bolger tugs? (3 messages)
Tue Sep 20 2005
Jason, I got one photos off the Bolger6 site before it was over limit. Looks good. Any chance you might re-post, some/all of them over at the Flickr Bolger
Re: Schooner at Kingston (2 messages)
Tue Sep 20 2005
... Aw, shucks. You re too kind. (I will say that I was quite impressed by the Watervan -- she s one of only three powerboats that s ever captured my fancy.)
Re: [bolger] Centennial II (7 messages)
Tue Sep 20 2005
I just posted the other Small Boat Journal article about building and sailing a Centenial II to the Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/groups/bolgerboats/
Puddle Duck Race (1 message)
Wed Sep 21 2005
Hi all On the weekend of October first there will be a Puddle Duck race at Reynolds Creek Park on Lake Waco Texas Come one come all.It will take place at
Re: [bolger] Sea Hawk dory launching (3 messages)
Wed Sep 21 2005
Very nice Alex! Any idea as to hull weight? I would like a beach launchable power skiff for flats fishing here on the gulf coast. I had considered paysons 15
Re: panel expansions? (7 messages)
Wed Sep 21 2005
I wrote that program - it s here: http://www.carlsondesign.com/hulls.zip Gregg Carlson
Re: jason's navigator like boat.......maiden voyage! (15 messages)
Wed Sep 21 2005
... cabin sides flush with the hull sides or inside the shear clamp? Inside the clamp....which is slightly oversized. I have a size 14 foot and can get a toe
Original Featherwind vs Dave Carnell's Modification (1 message)
Thu Sep 22 2005
I am wondering if anyone knows much about the original Featherwind design. I know that several people have built the $200 sailboat, or Nutmeg, that Dave
Re: Sneakeasy change (10 messages)
Thu Sep 22 2005
Sneakeasy has an identical, or nearly so, hull shape and size to Firebrand, a design Bolger developed for steam propulsion. In the chapter on this design in
Re: Halloween (4 messages)
Thu Sep 22 2005
Hugo, I d like to help but a) I have no scanner and b) I loaned my copy of the Wolfard book yesterday. Tartar has a cockpit coaming that runs parallel with the
Re: [bolger] Re: Super Brick (19 messages)
Fri Sep 23 2005
Hi Stefan, Thanks for explaining the proper interpretation of my Super Brick Challenge proposal. It seems you understood everything on my web site very well.
Re: [bolger] Pitman arm (3 messages)
Sat Sep 24 2005
I m not sure I understand the question. You have to convert reciprocating motion to rotary motion; the former so you can have a seal at the output end of the
Re: [bolger] Hulls for lapstrake vs stitch and glue (3 messages)
Sun Sep 25 2005
The moment of enlightenment for me came with a little sketch in the corner of one of the Chebacco drawings. The table of offsets defines a smooth hull. The
Re: [bolger] And Speaking of Cartoon #5 . . . (2 messages)
Sun Sep 25 2005
... Indeed, Cartoon #5 rows more sweetly than anyboat I have ever used, including my Spur II. ... It would do very well I predict.
Re: [bolger] Question on Bolger Cartopper (1 message)
Sun Sep 25 2005
I am building my second Cartopper and have the dwgs and articles from Dynamite Payson. What I would like to find is the series of articles that were printed
Re: [bolger] MSCF (2 messages)
Mon Sep 26 2005
I ll be there too! Paul Esterle - Freelance Boating Writer Columbia 10.7/Matilda 20 North East MD www.captnpauley.com pages.preferred.com/~pesterle/
Re: The "new" Super Brick Challenge (9 messages)
Mon Sep 26 2005
A well done, well illustrated (Photographed) building guide for SuperBrick, piques my interest. I maintain my original pledge for the SuperBrick Challenge
Re: Designs for Boatbuilding (14 messages)
Mon Sep 26 2005
Wooden Boat recently did a three-part article on building the Caledonia - a few years ago they did the same for Grey Seal. There is enough information
Re: [bolger] Re: headroom/video (2 messages)
Tue Sep 27 2005
... William D Jochems - The Man and The Boat USD 35 (I think) from PCP&Friends
Re: [bolger] Database (7 messages)
Tue Sep 27 2005
... Messing about in Boats, about four years ago.
Fwd: New file uploaded to bolger5 (1 message)
Tue Sep 27 2005
... Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bolger5 group. File : /Panel
[bolger] Re: Sea of Peas (7 messages)
Tue Sep 27 2005
Sam, sorry for this delayed response. I believe you ve got it correct, but I definately recall reading Bolger, somewhere, writing that it was more important
Re: Master and Commander: far side of the world (3 messages)
Tue Sep 27 2005
On TV, maybe over a year ago, I saw a bit of how some of the movie was made. The French ship did not exist per se – the views of it on the horizon were
Re: Gypsy with centerboard (5 messages)
Wed Sep 28 2005
... thin, stiffish rubber, with a slit all the way along for the CB to emerge. When the CB is down, the rubber springs back to cover the rest of the slot.
Re: headroom (10 messages)
Thu Sep 29 2005
Supermouse. Sky high, or a 21 large booby hatch - after Cartoon #1 - way aft? (see http://hallman.org/sbj/25/ - pro & con at 04a.gif) Graeme ... a