January 2006
Brand New AS-29 Plans, latest edition for sale (1 message)
Sun Jan 01 2006
Plans have never been used. Change of plans on my part. Sold to me last summer for $400 byPB&F. Will sell for $200.
Re: Moving rudder & its effects (2 messages)
Wed Jan 04 2006
In a light boat the center of resistance is not fixed. You can easily add more weather helm or lee helm simply by moving forward or backward in the cockpit
Re: [bolger] Proas (10 messages)
Wed Jan 04 2006
... You re welcome. Chuck at Duckworks did an excellent job of formatting and adding extra links to the basic text. -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors &
Re: [bolger] MDO question (9 messages)
Fri Jan 06 2006
... I wouldn t unless I wanted a bright finish, because the MDO is a lot easier to finish with paint since it s already got a smooth and uniform surface vs.
sprit sail rig help (1 message)
Sat Jan 07 2006
Hi group, Does anyone know what happened to the file Sprit Sail Rig Help? I wanted to look it up to help me finish my boat but it seems to have disappeared.
Re: [bolger] Re: Question? What weight of F.G. cloth????? (24 messages)
Sat Jan 07 2006
... Fair enough. I agree that plywood is somewhat different, [though not totally different]. It is still wood and I have seen with my own eyes that it
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2754 (1 message)
Sat Jan 07 2006
In a message dated 1/7/2006 6:40:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: I bought what the Fort Worth, Texas, lumber yard claimed was
Duckworks and MAIB (1 message)
Sun Jan 08 2006
I posted a note awhile back to inform Bolgaristas about Duckworks online mag being free now. This month s article by Steve Bosquette and his Baby Sneakeasy is
Re: [bolger] Storing a boat (3 messages)
Sun Jan 08 2006
I haave stored my Windsprint for 8 years outdoors upright with three small overlapping tarps thrown over the mast and held down with bungie cords. Water gets
Re: [bolger] Cotton Cloth with Epoxe (7 messages)
Sun Jan 08 2006
If the object is to prevent checking of fir plywood, cotton cloth may not be strong enough. I used 2.5 oz glass cloth (against the good advice of the vendor)
Re: what weight fiberglass (6 messages)
Sun Jan 08 2006
Just my opinion, but... I haven t been following this thread very closely, so I may have missed something, but I have to ask why you want to use cotton? By the
Re: [bolger] Up wind of that flat iron skiff (1 message)
Mon Jan 09 2006
In a message dated 1/9/2006 6:12:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: them is fighting words I suggest 15 foot gaffs at 30 paces. No
Re: Sharpies and Windward Performance (26 messages)
Mon Jan 09 2006
... go ... I think this is really where bearing off a bit in a chop pays dividends as well as shifting the moveable ballast (i.e. crew) to the downwind side in
Re: Rhino Liner for FastBrick? (12 messages)
Mon Jan 09 2006
... cost ... is ... bottom ... be ... under ... the ... The two-part water-based RustOleum comes in a tan colour and I think would be a good deck colour and is
Re: [bolger] Re: [bolger6] Sabre(15' Diablo) at Port Sorell pictures (5 messages)
Mon Jan 09 2006
Yes, my brother is a bit of a speed demon! He likes punishing people, going at full-noise over the chop! By the way he was not quite right , 26.4 knots is
Re: [bolger] Sharpies and Upwind Performance (2 messages)
Mon Jan 09 2006
Ross, I don t save many of the posts from the Bolger fora, but I am going to save yours. I too haven t raced or more properly, skippered, since I was in
Re: [bolger] Centerboard design (5 messages)
Mon Jan 09 2006
... This isn t quite the same thing, but the Isotope catamaran has a pivoting centerboard. There is a groove in the slot, and a pin in the board. The top of
Re: Poster of Bolger's Rose. (2 messages)
Tue Jan 10 2006
... but ... There is also this one, for your desktop maybe? http://www.tallshiprose.org/painting/index.html Nels
Re: Pindimar Micro in files of Bolger 6 (7 messages)
Wed Jan 11 2006
... Greetings Black Nels,eater of turkey vulture eggs,terror of brothels and pirate of the plains! Thanks for that pleasent trip down memory lane! I was struck
Re: Bunny R lobster boat . A few more pictures (4 messages)
Wed Jan 11 2006
... sit in between them! ... checkout the folder I also posted in Bolger6 of Sabre (Diablo) at Port Sorell. Just a couple of pictures I took last Saturday
Re: [bolger] Re: Trashcat, was Are boat-builders all lonely? (21 messages)
Thu Jan 12 2006
... You have a good point, Nels. Actually, unless the skipper himself is one of the wingnuts, Trashcat may be too small. Might want to build a Bantam
Re: Some windsprint photos (5 messages)
Fri Jan 13 2006
Or a pivioting leeboard on the outside of the hull. http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/2004/0715/index.htm#Leeboar d%20Issues
Re: Ceramic Paint (1 message)
Fri Jan 13 2006
... Why wait? make up some test panels (I suggest 4; 2 Green, 2 White, with and without the additive) and stick em under a heat lamp or photo-flood light. Be
Re: Dark paint on epoxied topsides / thermal paint additive (15 messages)
Sat Jan 14 2006
... Langley ... the ... should ... find out ... With ... I found a link to a nation-wide green building site that advocates environmentally sound building
Re: Long Micro update pictures (3 messages)
Sat Jan 14 2006
Nels, I m getting ready to head out for another week, but, (if you like) I can measure out the footwell and pass the measurements along. Taking those pictures
Re: [bolger] 1981 24' Phil Bolger Lobster Picnic Boat on EbAy (3 messages)
Sun Jan 15 2006
John, It s done for the reason explained in the first sentence in the Terms paragraph, - tax benefits. Because the charity holds the title of the boat for
X. O'Gesis (2 messages)
Sun Jan 15 2006
... Shall we discus pedant next? :-) Bolger rules!!! - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, respamming, or flogging dead horses (not to mention pedantry).
Re: new member saying hello (2 messages)
Mon Jan 16 2006
Hello Tim Your boat sounds great - how about a few pictures, then? That sail seems SO BIG in the pics that I have seen - a bit like the main on a Long
Re: [bolger] Another EBay unusual Bolger boat. (3 messages)
Mon Jan 16 2006
... Yes and no. That boat is unusual among the Bolger boats that you will see for sale, indeed it is one of a kind if you can believe the auction description.
Sorry! (1 message)
Thu Jan 19 2006
Bolgerados, I apologize for the burst of postings like this,and some of them rather late,but I only get on a computer while at work and I do not always work
Re: WINDERMERE: early winter progress photos (23 messages)
Thu Jan 19 2006
... roof ... fireman ... and ... Flynn ... No!No!No! Nels......the poles are for the girls,not the boys,no matter how dashing they may think they are! ... to
Re: [bolger] Re: [bolger6] Bunny R Lobsterboat- The engine has arrived!-links (3 messages)
Thu Jan 19 2006
Yes it was coffee, it was a bit too early in the day for wine! Though, the bottles don t have written on them that they can only be opened after 12.00pm !!!!
Availability of Bolger group messages (1 message)
Thu Jan 19 2006
Has anyone got all the Bolger group messages on a CD yet? Make me a copy if I compensate you? TIA, Bill
re: Bolger Insolent schooner and other matters (1 message)
Fri Jan 20 2006
Thanks Bruce, this must be a parallelism or parellel motion I see it all now! It may be a future use of my stock of stainless steel hinges alex [Non-text
Re: insolent schooner and other matters (3 messages)
Fri Jan 20 2006
... also not to use Bolgers latch on the chines but to use Wharram style tie down straps going inside tubes with o rings to seal the tubes where they join Alex
Re: Lake Launch (2 messages)
Sat Jan 21 2006
... Hi Jim, The address to enquire about plans is given on the home-page below the image of our guru:-) You can only enquire through fax or snail mail. Are you
Can't we all get along? (1 message)
Sat Jan 21 2006
Suggest we all just take a minute to read the Bolger rules on the home page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/?yguid=175144981 I would prefer that
Re: [bolger] Re: Laminating 1" bottom from 1/2" plywood using ringshank nails. (8 messages)
Sat Jan 21 2006
Another on the list of if only life were long enough to build all the boats I want to build HJ
Re: [bolger] Insolent schooner and other matters (3 messages)
Sun Jan 22 2006
Alex, do you have any pictures? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [bolger] Skillygalee (24 messages)
Sun Jan 22 2006
Absolutely fascinating construction photos -- I owuld never have the patience to put in all the pieces! Patrick
Re: [bolger] Hour 74 on Topaz (2 messages)
Sun Jan 22 2006
Hey Bruce, ..she s coming along now!..... I take it that your building all the main components..like hull bottom, sides..etc before assembling them?... Can t
Trolling motor for Micro: some results (1 message)
Mon Jan 23 2006
Trolling motor on Micro Part II I now have a little experience with 2 twelve volt trolling motors on my 1991 era Micro. To review: I have a source of used
Re: Navigator like boat photos (2 messages)
Mon Jan 23 2006
Jason, I think it was back in October you mentioned that you planned to post some additional photos of your Navigator Like boat. I have looked a few times in
Re: More Oldshoe Photos (10 messages)
Tue Jan 24 2006
... per ... Thank you Joe! The more I look at your pictures,the more I become tempted to build an Old Shoe to tow behind Windermere or,if I build a strong
Re: Burgundy photos/drawings? (40 messages)
Tue Jan 24 2006
I d like to have a copy also. My email is redwolf28386@yahoo.com thanks, John G ... PDF file ... flogging dead horses ... Fred posts ... away ... 01930, Fax:
Re: Lateen rig (1 message)
Tue Jan 24 2006
Michael Collins asks about the pros and cons of lateen and lug rigs. I have no experience with the lug rig, but have been an active Sunfish racer for 40 years.
Re: [bolger] Re: FastBrick and Diablo Updates (6 messages)
Tue Jan 24 2006
Please keep us (or at least me) posted. It looks like your Robote will be in the water long before my row boat. I still have to do major rebuilding of the 3
Re: Rigging Long Micro (9 messages)
Tue Jan 24 2006
... Where on ... the ... block for ... preferential ... Hi Bill, The topping lift on Lestat comprises of two lines coming down from the mast head,through two
Re: [bolger] fillet piece on Topaz (11 messages)
Tue Jan 24 2006
... Almost certainly yes, but I have fax ed a note to PB&F asking the question just to be safe.
Re: STILL Burgundy obsessed (8 messages)
Wed Jan 25 2006
... traumatized by ... lacing ... sailing ... for ... less than ... make it ... off with ... cleats ... know if ... Thanks John for the sympathy :-) Your
Re: [bolger] Splinter (4 messages)
Wed Jan 25 2006
Hello Mr.Wright long time no speak.How are things going with the PDQ? Have you been out lately seeing how the weather has been warmer?I have built a couple new
Re: How many 2006 launchings? (2 messages)
Wed Jan 25 2006
Peter, I dream of a warm 2006 launch date for my Long Micro. Three things have conspired to delay my plans thus far: 1. Job- sending me out of the country to
Re: Dogs & DeepVees (5 messages)
Wed Jan 25 2006
... center ... Things to consider: Have a closed-cell mat for the dog so it it does not have to sit in water. Take a special treat with you and give it to the
Re: [bolger] Digest Number 2776 (1 message)
Wed Jan 25 2006
In a message dated 1/25/2006 7:08:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: What can I do that the screw doesn t stick at the bottom part to
Re: Jochems Cartoon (2 messages)
Wed Jan 25 2006
... Yeah - I can t find anything about it anywhere:-( Nels
Fibreglassing Question (1 message)
Wed Jan 25 2006
-Suggest making up an epoxy putty - Bondo absorbs water and may very likely cause either delamination (if you glass over it)- or it will just fall off after a
RE: How to prevent Epoxy - Metal adhesion (1 message)
Thu Jan 26 2006
Hi, ... top into the logs, I would suggest to position the nuts NOT FROM THE TOP. Place them on the side of the sheer strake or possibly even from
Re: How to Prevent Epoxy - Metal Adhesion? (11 messages)
Thu Jan 26 2006
... You mean like the epoxy could take over the function of the nuts? Then I could do like I would with metal: Drill a hole into the cured epoxy, then cut a
one-man unsinkable lifeboat (1 message)
Thu Jan 26 2006
Hi, How about a scaled down version of one of those TRANS ATLANTIC ROWING BOATS. Don t have a link at hand, but I remember seeing some on the web. Those boats
Re: still Burgundy...etc, etc (1 message)
Thu Jan 26 2006
Peter Lenihan wrote: ...By now, I am no longer cursing under my breath nor am I doing so in English as I long ago discovered it to be far more cathartic to let
Re: [bolger] Re: Sail boats and dogs (5 messages)
Fri Jan 27 2006
Besides it is more interesting than stamp collecting :) Patrick Crockett wrote: Actaully, it is boatbuilding in its purest form -- no
Re: Stayless Rig (17 messages)
Sat Jan 28 2006
Charles, I hate to nit-pick, and these sail shapes don t fit into our western norm ; but I would call these rigs ketches as 1) the larger sail is forward and
Re: Fibre Glass Coatings, Inc. St Pete (2 messages)
Sun Jan 29 2006
Hi all I live in St Petersburg now and Fiber Glass Coatings has changed... They have gotten even better... Disclaimer: I do not have any affiliation with
Bolger Study Plans (6 messages)
Sun Jan 29 2006
John, I think I have discovered my problem getting to Study Plans. My provider has been migrating to a new server and somewhere in there my yahoo messages were
Topaz Spyder (25 messages)
Mon Jan 30 2006
Bruce, Now that you re well along in building, how do you find working with MDO? Also do you think one could take 2 feet out of the middle of Topaz length? I
Re: Delaware (2 messages)
Mon Jan 30 2006
... Now that s MY kind of exploring - rather than Labrador:-) Tie up right alongside the Bluenose. Some great bars at Fisherman s Wharf - with live bands and
Re: Fiberglassing Question (9 messages)
Mon Jan 30 2006
After looking at the sight below and thinking it over I realised where the man with the education was making his mistake. He just coated with epoxy he did not
Re: [bolger] Re: Diablo (8 messages)
Tue Jan 31 2006
... Hello Brian! Diablo is doing great! No, actually I don t have any more photos. I recently finished my local ID number and Safety Certificate, that is a
Re: no mail (2 messages)
Tue Jan 31 2006
Have you clicked edit membership at the top ot the web page and checked to see if you have the correct e-mail address, etc., and have the daily digest