April 2006
Re: Am I the only one??? (5 messages)
Sat Apr 01 2006
Steve, I have seen their products and seriously considered using a sidemount oarlock and have a 1/2 blank threaded to accept their 3/8 shaft. I like their
tortoise with inside chines looks good, works great. (1 message)
Sun Apr 02 2006
Hi I ve built two tortoises. The second one i put the chine on the inside and did a nice glass job because she travels on top of my boats.Sort of like the
Re: [bolger] Re: Bobcat mast (9 messages)
Mon Apr 03 2006
Hi All, At this point I am thinking that I will be doing either a Chebecco type tabernacle, a hinge arrangement similar to that used on at least some
Re: [bolger] dories, not necessarily 100% on bolger topic (44 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2006
I agree with Harry. Twenty years ago, I also had a Gloucester Gull. I also had a high stress job and I would row the Gull the 7 mile length of a lake a
Re: [bolger] Re: Michalak IMB plans for trade (4 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2006
Looks good.I have a spare Lysander17 that I was going to rejig the cabin on - me being 6 8 the standard Lysander cabin is a trifle cramped so I wonder if a
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolgers "Boats with an open Mind " 4 sale (3 messages)
Tue Apr 04 2006
... Mine is very dog-eared from reading and re-reading, perhaps I should buy his copy just for a spare.
catamarans (1 message)
Tue Apr 04 2006
Looked at the double eagle, did Bolger design an other, more modern looking designs for multihull cruisers/live a boards.
Re: cedar (75 messages)
Wed Apr 05 2006
I m not sure the quoting is still accurate in this thread. In any case, I m sure the Dynel is good if the issue is just abrasion. However, I think at the
Re: [bolger] Re: slightly OT, epoxy weathering tricks? (4 messages)
Wed Apr 05 2006
It won t be Plexiglass or equivalent. The UV comes thru that as if it weren t there. Roger derbyrm@NOSPAMinsightbbNOSPAM.com
New Origami Speedster Cruiser Racer (1 message)
Thu Apr 06 2006
Hi All , just a repost for those interested in a New Origami Ply Boat Design in the Repository Group : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrigamiPlyBoatDesign/
Only 8 weeks until the Minnesota Messabout at Lake Pepin (1 message)
Fri Apr 07 2006
Hard to believe its coming up so fast. Last year we had some Bolger boats, but there can never be too many. Full event details at http://tinyurl.com/dngwy
Re: ROT (7 messages)
Sat Apr 08 2006
... spans ... hull ... coast? ... information, ... all ... of ... Hi Peter, The boat was designed for a NW newsman and the building supervised by Jay Benford.
IRC Bolger (1 message)
Sun Apr 09 2006
Just in case people are interested, an IRC Bolger URL looks like this: irc://irc.freenode.net/bolger
Re: [bolger] Re: actual FAX number (6 messages)
Sun Apr 09 2006
There s always the mail. ... From: ramart@atlas.cz To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2006 3:06:14 PM Subject: [bolger] Re: actual FAX number
Re: Windermere CB design (11 messages)
Mon Apr 10 2006
... Excellent link Nels! Bob Larkin does NICE work....I am inspired, if not a wee bit envious! One day I hope to be just as good as he is! Sincerely, Peter 10
Re: [bolger] Re: Rot Solution (7 messages)
Mon Apr 10 2006
... ... I stand corrected. Jim ... From: Kenneth Grome To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 09,
Re: insulation/condensation (6 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2006
Hey - Thanks for the replies. Did some calculations.Seems a wet mil is.001 . Product is 70% solid.( 6 wet mils/coat) So best you can get /coat dry is 4 mils =
RE: [bolger] Interesting alternate sail design (2 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2006
Bill: Read chapter 30 of Boats with an Open Mind? CCW ... From: bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of BllFs6@aol.com Sent:
Re: Trailer for Diablo - long (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2006
Jon, I HATE YOU . . . your big, flat shop floor, and your warm building !! Not to mention that obscene stack of lumber & ply. Now, that that is out of the way
Bolger boats and or fans wanted for Cancer fundraising event. (1 message)
Tue Apr 11 2006
Hello Bolgeristeros and blogeristas! I d love to have some company on this years cancer row. Details below are from a local press release. Lenihan! Davis!
Re: Trailer for Diablo (6 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2006
... than ... rims ... at ... I have had good luck towing boats with second hand utility trailers. One I had to get a tongue extension welded on was all. Build
Re: [bolger] Looking for One Great Plan (17 messages)
Tue Apr 11 2006
The Martha Jane should do what you want. I ve got one and it s a nice cruiser. I m planning on powering the Champlain Canal in May. Bolger has modified the
Re: Bolger Tahiti (2 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2006
nevermind...I found it in the files of Bolger2, under Big Bolger Boats .
Re: Schooners (23 messages)
Fri Apr 14 2006
... No. It s a pilothouse design, with the pilothouse doubling as a galley. The sail controls all lead into the center cockpit, but the wheel is in the
Breakdown Schooner Study Plans (1 message)
Fri Apr 14 2006
I scanned the cartoons for the BDS from BWAOM and posted them in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger_study_plans_only/ Hey Bruce - maybe you could add your
Re: [bolger] Re: Was "Solution 48" ever actually built? (4 messages)
Sat Apr 15 2006
I have a vague recollection of reading about a Solution 48 having been built (or maybe sailed) in Whangarei, New Zealand. This was probably 15-20 years ago and
Re: [bolger] Acrylon (4 messages)
Sat Apr 15 2006
In the US one brand name is Sunbrella. Google Sunbrella or check with your local canvas or awning shop. Mark
Re: Minnesota Cruiser (3 messages)
Sat Apr 15 2006
... Interestingly, he has changed his mind on this. I purchased the plans for Minnesota about a year ago and asked about the adding a shoe comment in the
Re: [bolger] Re: Bird's Mouth router bits (30 messages)
Sun Apr 16 2006
It wasn t bird s mouth aka Noble System, but I made the mast for my dinghy from construction grade Sitka spruce. Lots of knots which I cut out and replaced
Re: Dawn Song - Aussie Birdwatcher (15 messages)
Sun Apr 16 2006
Thanks Nels. After several years in the group I am (finally) getting the hang of moving around this site. Andrew. Nels wrote: Just a
RE: [bolger] SHS For Sale (2 messages)
Sun Apr 16 2006
If this is not proof positive that we built boats because we like to build boats, nothing is. Strictly speaking from an economic perspective, you can build a
Re: Chebacco Outboard (13 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2006
... actually has a second balance shaft to mitigate this, but I ve not taken the time to figure that one out. ... A four cylinder engine is actually a very
Faxing Trouble? (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2006
Anyone else having trouble faxing PB&F? Their fax machine doesn t pick up. Phil
Volvo Race (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2006
I was able to watch the Volve leaders(leg) go up the Chesapeake Bay this am. They were flying with relatively light wind and rain. There s something to be
Re: 2006 Ontario Messabout? (2 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2006
The Kingston Messabout IIRC is being hosted on even years in New Jersey. Since I m in no way up to doing the travel thing this year I was thinking about
Micro for sail (maybe, possibly) (1 message)
Mon Apr 17 2006
Hello all. I own a Canadian built Micro. It is in very good shape built by a competent woodworker. Rhode Island state registration. Boat, motor and trailer
Re: Sika epoxy Question Sikadur 52 or Sikadur 61 (5 messages)
Mon Apr 17 2006
I don t think you need epoxy for a boat you will ony use for three weeks. ... Epoxy ... registration, ... goes well ... additives ... material ... viscosity
Re: Australian Micros (6 messages)
Wed Apr 19 2006
Well, I was sailing in the Balmain (west coast) area for a while on that day and only saw Lillian Blue at it s mooring, not the mighty Micro from Woodford Bay!
Re: [bolger] Re: Double Eagle Launch (8 messages)
Wed Apr 19 2006
... Seriously, this launching is the most major Bolger boat launching to happen in many years. Very impressive.
Re: [bolger] Re: fastbrick outboard (7 messages)
Thu Apr 20 2006
In my Skimmer, my 8HP Honda pops it up on a plane after a few seconds if only I am aboard. I find that as the number of people increases, we have to do a
Re: Lexan (19 messages)
Thu Apr 20 2006
Thanks to everyone who responded to my message. I will most likely get the Mar resistant. I am still deciding on the tint. I did substitute wood for the above
Re: [bolger] Micro for sale in Chesapeake Bay Area (2 messages)
Thu Apr 20 2006
Rod, Do you have any photos you could email? Any more details on condition and construction of the Micro and trailer? Where is it located? I or a friend
Re: Diablo Progress (5 messages)
Fri Apr 21 2006
Hi Maximo, ... see you ... Thanks very much! Yes, Truman is big help around the shop - he eats the bugs and chases the mice out of the building. He s also
Re: Dovekie Retrospective (7 messages)
Sat Apr 22 2006
Nels: Virtually identical, except the Dugong has a slightly larger sail and a sprit boom. Don t know how much lighter Camper could be made as I suspect like
Re: Scaled up Tennessee (3 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2006
First, I d fax/write PB&F direct using the contact info below and ask their advice for a design. A diesel inboard is NOT easily adapted to an existing light
Re: Bolger Schooner (3 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2006
I *love* the Shearwater design; I wish I had the money....
Re: A different take on a family boat - Oldshoe? (5 messages)
Sun Apr 23 2006
... The photos were taken in San Diego Bay when I turned the boat over to her new owner from Seattle. Four adults is a full load for Oldshoe. There is ample
Re: Modified Oldshoe pics (9 messages)
Mon Apr 24 2006
Here: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/photos
Re: Newbie Question (39 messages)
Mon Apr 24 2006
... HJ, thanks very much. That would be nice. Graeme
More modified Oldshoe (2 messages)
Tue Apr 25 2006
Dayton, I d love to see pics of your Oldshoe, finished or not. Graeme, Thanks for posting those pics to the Bolger6 photos section. I have to say that Danidoo
Re: Tennessee trailer help (7 messages)
Tue Apr 25 2006
I am thinking about an Idaho or maybe a Tennessee. (Maybe Idaho widened from 5 feet to 6 feet) Tell us how it performs. How do you use it? How do you like it
Cartoon 40 was Re: Gypsy Modification Ideas (16 messages)
Tue Apr 25 2006
Jon: I interpreted that the instructions differently, and used the centerboard and rudder exactly as sized for the 15.5 foot version. Might be wrong, but I
re: raising a Micro mainmast (1 message)
Wed Apr 26 2006
A friend of mine had a 24 foot (approx) sloop with an untapered aluminum extrusion for a mast. At least, I think it was untapered. As I recall, it was no big
Re: 1 ) Raising a Micro mainmast and 2) Amherst Galley open space covers (5 messages)
Wed Apr 26 2006
Ah! actually your system makes more sense now that you have said that - don t worry, I m just slow on the uptake. Yes, I see what you are talking about and
Re: Micro big enough for a young family? (16 messages)
Wed Apr 26 2006
... There is a photo somewhere of a Chebacco, Sam s I think, that has been built without the cabin. Makes for a very roomy open boat, and a tent would give
Re: Tennesse; Comments on Performance (3 messages)
Thu Apr 27 2006
... Great looking Tennie. I m building a Tennie in Washington state. I ll try to post some photos of the scale model in the study plans section. I am making
Re: The Great Loop in an AS-29 (12 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2006
Mike, If you take the inside route up the Chesapeake Bay (which I recommend) and go through the Cheasapeak Delaware canal, you will be minutes from where I
Re: [bolger] Re: Flip of my Topaz Spyder (4 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2006
Oops, I just looked at those photos, and the image contrast makes them hard to see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/136457466/ Shows a fixed up version
RE: [bolger] Tennesse / design ideas / cost (5 messages)
Fri Apr 28 2006
Say no more about the construciton cost. Do not want to take the fun away. Even repairing the hole is more fun than being at work. By the way, speaking of
Re: Jessie Cooper Sail to Power conversion (6 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2006
Frank, Far be in from me to discourage anyone, if this is your dream project, then go for it. That said, I find that it ALWAYS adds a ridiculous amount of
Re: [bolger] Re: Oldshoe (4 messages)
Sun Apr 30 2006
I ve noticed this even in my AS-29. At the dock, with no one aboard, she looks a little down at the bow. Once crew is aboard and sitting in the cockpit, she