April 2007
Re: [bolger] quick build row sail (4 messages)
Mon Apr 02 2007
Basic rule--the quickest boat to build is the one with the fewest pieces. Generally, this is a flat bottomed boat made out of plywood. For two people, a boat
Re: two modifications of Micro rig? (18 messages)
Wed Apr 04 2007
Hey, just noticed that reaching spinnaker on the bow tabernacle upgrade plans Nels filed. Any ideas on how big it is, and whether it could be flown from the
Re:Modify a Windsprint? (9 messages)
Wed Apr 04 2007
... Chris, as you would then be into a six sheet boat have you thought of other instants of around that size, eg COLD-WATER SAILBOARD, or JINNI? Freeboard not
Loose Moose II (1 message)
Wed Apr 04 2007
http://ottawa.craigslist.org/boa/294626197.html
re Canadian posting - Bolger Loose Moose II - kit - $600 (1 message)
Wed Apr 04 2007
From a posting on Canadian Boat Builder. Prices are Canadian. ... I saw this ad. on Craigslist in Ottawa: http://ottawa.craigslist.org/boa/294626197.html
Re: [bolger] Towing with little cars, was General Questions re: Bolger's "Surf" (36 messages)
Thu Apr 05 2007
The one thing that has only been touched on here. With a small bore motor they don t like to be lugged at all. They make their power at high RPM. So to keep
Re: [bolger] Towing with little cars. (1 message)
Thu Apr 05 2007
It isn t surprising that a lot of folks think you need a great big powerful vehicle to tow a boat...we live in a country where people drive to work at the
Re: Windsprint value? (7 messages)
Fri Apr 06 2007
Awhile back Gary posted this info about two Windsprints in southern New Hampshire, well, I was reading through the latest issue of Uncle Henry s (Maine s
Re: T spars (7 messages)
Sat Apr 07 2007
What do you mean by a T spar? A spar for a spirit leg of mutton sail on most of Bolger s designs is round or a square section and the forward end is held in
Re: Imaginary Rig 58 (26 messages)
Sat Apr 07 2007
Bob, that s a good looker! Some history of the Mediterranean lateen here may be of interest if not seen before
Re: [bolger] contact information for JOHN DALZIEL (9 messages)
Sun Apr 08 2007
... I got a note from him in 2005 -- From: john dalziel ... -- Craig O Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
Re: [bolger] Light scooner (2 messages)
Sun Apr 08 2007
About the limber holes. Ill make all the compartments air tight and install waterproof hatches inline on both side of the campartments where that can be done.
Re: [bolger] Fiberglass or just Epoxy? (6 messages)
Sun Apr 08 2007
We walked the epoxy off the floor of my Lily in a year and we weren t able to use it that much. I went back and sanded and put glass and epoxy on the bottom or
Re: trailers (2 messages)
Sun Apr 08 2007
The complex pivoting rollers are there so that as the bow of the boat comes onto the trailer the rollers can conform to the deeply veed forward sections and
Re: [bolger] Classic Boat (2 messages)
Tue Apr 10 2007
That is a Whitehouse plastic reinforcement co. 15 run-about. About 1958 and is missing the windshield. Nice round bottom with a tendancy to throw out it
Alaskan Motorsailer #610 Questions (1 message)
Tue Apr 10 2007
I have been reviewing some of the information about this design at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger_study_plans_only/files/ You will notice that the
Re: Storm Petrel alternative? (13 messages)
Tue Apr 10 2007
-Hi Matthew, Since I am currently building PCB s Old Shoe , guess I should chime in here. I m just an average builder and I am finding the shoe to be enough
Re: [bolger] "Queen Mab" Plans (2 messages)
Wed Apr 11 2007
- Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
Re: [bolger] Re: plywood scarfing using a small electric grinder (5 messages)
Wed Apr 11 2007
... Also sometimes called the Payson Butt joint. Bolger specifies this type of butt joint on Topaz, for joining four 8 foot sheets into one long 32 foot
Re: Storm Petrel - corralling the kids? (6 messages)
Thu Apr 12 2007
Matthew - at Smallboats group files http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smallboats/files/ down the page a bit, take a peek at the file: Dcp_0020.jpg view of
Re: Where's Bolger's Flobards? (2 messages)
Thu Apr 12 2007
... Blury text scans here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=43497 The lugger discussed I think is like the original larger North
Re: Another kind of motorsailer (4 messages)
Fri Apr 13 2007
Good suggestion. I was looking at Electron as a displacement cruiser but Jim does suggest she d be a possible motorsailor. It d be relatively fast to build,
Re: bolger closest match to weekender {Re: Stevenson's boats } (1 message)
Sat Apr 14 2007
I thought I was clear . . . snipping the original message to the pertinent part. The answer was in response to the mention of Amphora being the forerunner
Re: bolger closest match to weekender (9 messages)
Sat Apr 14 2007
It s not a Bolger boat, but you might have a look at the Great Pelican a 16-foot version of the San Francisco Pelican:
Re: Dido (21 messages)
Sun Apr 15 2007
Nels, ... Quite possibly - they were still going strong in the 80 s, weren t they? ... The AS-19 design would be late 80 s, I think, and PB&F were very pleased
Another Industrial Coating Option (1 message)
Tue Apr 17 2007
I have mentioned this product some time ago, but have still not tried it out yet. This was posted on another group in which a photo of the boat was included
Re: polyurethane/fibreglass (13 messages)
Wed Apr 18 2007
Confusion? Yes. I went to the source. Sorted. Instantly. The first book of Payson (1979) doesn t spell out the ins and outs of the different resins, just
Re: [bolger] Re: Chebacco help... (3 messages)
Fri Apr 20 2007
Yeah, I did all that, then cut a pattern for the inner stem from scrap plywood. It still ended up as a SWAG/eyeball/file-to-fit item. Looks fine. As you say,
Re: Modified Catfish? (5 messages)
Fri Apr 20 2007
... Congratulations Miles and good luck on your build! I liked the idea of keeping the cockpit open with the fixed keel option as well. Then also considering
Re: teleflex steering (2 messages)
Mon Apr 23 2007
Not a bad idea, Mike. The cable isn t the free-to-float style - it goes through the motor tilt tube. That and the beam of the boat and the radius is pretty
******* MIDWEST MESSABOUT 2007 *** (1 message)
Mon Apr 23 2007
The 2007 Midwest Messabout will be held on June 8, 9, & 10 2007 @ Gun Creek Campground @ Rend Lake in South-central Illinois, USA. This is, like, the 17th or
Re: Hawkeye with cabin nextended as on Microtrawler (7 messages)
Mon Apr 23 2007
I can t guess what is in PCB s mind but I do know he was rather sympathetic to the manipulation of the Hawkeye design and encouraged the experiment. The
Re: Boat Insurance (17 messages)
Tue Apr 24 2007
Well, I called our insurance company (USAA) today to see how much extra I d have to pay to get our homeowners liability policy to cover our boat, and was
Re: The Teal (1 message)
Wed Apr 25 2007
I ve long cartopped my Teal, on a little Saturn wagon. I built it with .20 lauan instead of 3/8 doug fir. It s held up great, and I have no worries. It s
Re: June Bug squared? (8 messages)
Fri Apr 27 2007
Hi Matthew, ... trimaran ... went to ... several ... like ... beach ... had ... Mouser, ... tackle ... Sounds like he didn t reject the idea, which lends some
Re: paysons new book (12 messages)
Fri Apr 27 2007
... Lot s of photos in the files here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/Catfish%20Beachcruiser/ Nels
Re: [bolger] Re: The Teal (scaling down from the windsprint for a first boat) (39 messages)
Sat Apr 28 2007
I think of the weight thing as kind of like when you re going back-packing up in the mountains.... when chosing your gear you can shave off an ounce here, a
Lake Pepin Messabout, June 1-3 (1 message)
Sat Apr 28 2007
This is a reminder that the Lake Pepin Messabout is only five weeks away - June 1-3. Let me know soon if you need tent space. I want to make sure we have
Remote Ideas (1 message)
Sun Apr 29 2007
It seems TOHATSU/NISSAN have remote throttle and shift conversions available for tillered motors as small as 4 HP.(Including a steering arm conversion.)
Re: [bolger] Re: The Fastest Rig (11 messages)
Sun Apr 29 2007
http://picasaweb.google.com/shnarg/FaamuSami Any photos of your boat? Nels ... avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000736-2,
16th Annual Wooden Boat Show (1 message)
Mon Apr 30 2007
The 16th Annual Wooden Boat Show being held in Mystic, CT is Paying Tribute to Phil Bolger During a special event on Friday June 29, 2007. Go to
Re: Knockabout Sailing Dory (3 messages)
Mon Apr 30 2007
Wesley The Ipswich Bay is light so her performance is boud to be good, the short waterline means minimal wetted surface, her radiused chine means very low drag
Micro Navigator on San Francisco Bay (1 message)
Mon Apr 30 2007
I had a great three day weekend sailing Micro Navigator around San Francisco Bay. Aquatic Park in San Francisco is a real gem. I admit I am still honing my
Re: [bolger] Fish Cat (2 messages)
Mon Apr 30 2007
... I have personally called this design Elrow s Cat as it appears on Elrow La Roe s newsletter #5 http://www.boatdesign.com/micro/letters/mnl05.htm
Re: [bolger] Re: Outboard steering (25 messages)
Mon Apr 30 2007
Nels thank you for the kind words. What I know comes from doing or seeing done. Also reading a few books. Seeing things from a few view points helps get an