December 2008
Re: [bolger] Babbit? (4 messages)
Fri Dec 05 2008
... Most Babbit has varying amounts of silver in it so It s pretty expensive. I can t emagine why you would want to do that unless you have a pile of it, in
I stumbled across this on the net. A UN Boat building manual (1 message)
Fri Dec 05 2008
I down loaded it and put it on my site so I could link it here, or you can search the net for it yourself the information is avaliable below. It is free and
Life Picture Library (1 message)
Sat Dec 06 2008
Google is publishing some 10,000,000 pictures from the Life Magazine photo archives. 95% have not been published before. Plenty of boats, and of a nautical
Minstrel III (1 message)
Sat Dec 06 2008
Minstrel III Designer Phil Bolger Builder Herman Melanson, 1968 Owner Richard Norwood (Is this the Richard Norwood, yacht designer/builder(?), at some time of
Re: [bolger] Re: Babbitt? (2 messages)
Sun Dec 07 2008
... The big problem with babbit for ballast aside from being light it is really expensive. I bought it to make bearings for the battle ships that were taken
Re:Shoulder boats (4 messages)
Mon Dec 08 2008
This punt is one of the best little boats I have ever used. 1/4 ACX for everything and MAYBE tape on the seams- I m not sure. A coat of gloss exterior latex
Re: Plywood Alternatives (6 messages)
Mon Dec 08 2008
Sorry I haven t been following the thread. I ve been wondering about the lightweight glassed mat panels used for shell-over-frame walls and roof on
Bolger/Altenberger editorial in Gloucester Times (1 message)
Tue Dec 09 2008
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/puopinion/local_story_342223708.html/resources_printstory My View: Fishing boat project draws more support My View Phil Bolger
Re: Phil Bolger's Plywood 12 1/2 (17 messages)
Thu Dec 11 2008
... Hi Everyone, Just a late slideshow of sea trials available for the Plywood 12 1/2 by Phil Bolger. Take a look at link to Photo-bucket below:
Re: synthetic fabric hulls, was: Plywood Alternatives (12 messages)
Mon Dec 15 2008
Pine tar [:-/] ... longer ... submerged. ... in ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: AS 29 plans for sale (4 messages)
Wed Dec 17 2008
I m selling the plans as we re building another boat..... should be finished next year. If I can t get around $100 I ll keep them for future reference. robin
Re: chebacco 540 RD plans (5 messages)
Wed Dec 17 2008
As of earlier this year a lapstrake version of the raised deck Chebacco did not exist. Plans are only available for the sheet ply version.
Re: [bolger] Re: Sails (28 messages)
Fri Dec 19 2008
... I have built an Elver which I am happy with. I wish though Ihad put Polytarpsails on her to start with. I bought a sail kit from Sailright which I have
Re: [bolger] Re: Phil Bolger's Plywood 12 1/2 sea trials (19 messages)
Mon Dec 22 2008
Had to go to Google for the Morrisey Shinn, not very often that I see a totally unknown A/C. Good luck, those are huge time sinks. HJ
Re: Bolger Romp Spinnaker (6 messages)
Wed Dec 24 2008
Thanks for the pics and the info! That design has piqued my interest for years.
Re: [bolger] Blackliner #679-B Monitor version (2 messages)
Wed Dec 24 2008
... Going from memory, there are several several boat designs in this lineage. I recall reading that one of them had funding, I think from an environmental
Re: Learning to sail .. (22 messages)
Thu Dec 25 2008
I taught myself to sail in Teal in a 100 acre lake. It worked fine there. I built it with a tombstone transom as in Surf because I wanted to eliminate that
Re: [bolger] Romp isometric (16 messages)
Mon Dec 29 2008
... Romp is a strip planked boat. Regardless, yes Freeship does a good job of calculating expanded panels. As to working from the table of offsets,
Re: Micro in 3D just finished (7 messages)
Mon Dec 29 2008
I just stuck the sketchup file in the 3D warehouse. Just search for Bolger and mine comes up. Scott
Re: the so-called coffee lounge (4 messages)
Tue Dec 30 2008
Thanks Mike, I found the link. I have my web browser set to go to the messages page automatically and never have visited the homepage. I have to agree with