September 2008
Jochems Schooner sale posting (1 message)
Mon Sep 01 2008
Is posted to the Bolger4Sale list.. Thanks, Doc Musekamp
RE: [bolger] Re: Tennessee transom height question (10 messages)
Tue Sep 02 2008
The one data point that directly correlates to the better speed is that the engine is now turning higher rpm’s. I did put a stainless steel prop on her
Re: (Prince William Sound Yawl isometric) Leeboard raised / canted? (10 messages)
Thu Sep 04 2008
Good day Will My folding schooner was built with a single off-centreboard about a foot deeper than the plans. It is 3/8 steel plate with rounded leading edge
Roller furler (1 message)
Fri Sep 05 2008
Whilst perusing my files I stumbled across a description of a homebuilt roller furler, originally done by a Turk. I would be happy to forward to anybody who
Green Boats (1 message)
Fri Sep 05 2008
Bolger cited in an essay surfed into at Culture Change.org http://tinyurl.com/2pzwqu http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?
Re: JS/Delaware & Martha Jane as power boats What about the ballast? (4 messages)
Sat Sep 06 2008
Thanks for your response Bruce. Do you think Delaware would need to be ballasted like Jochems is be on her lines ? Don
Re: [bolger] Re: Polyester fabric and checking (20 messages)
Mon Sep 08 2008
I did an experiment a while back with light glass (2 oz?) and acrylic latex (or epoxy fortified) porch paint. The goal was to stop checking on a hatch cover.
Re: Tennessee power (11 messages)
Mon Sep 08 2008
I recently found out that Yamaha outboards are made in China under the name of Parsun. They are cheaper and from the outside exactly the same.The longshaft are
Re: Bee modifications (2 messages)
Mon Sep 08 2008
Thank you for your effort. IMO a family of boats based on Bee ranging from 12 to 18 would be popular.
Re: [bolger] Re: Lateen Sail on Zephyr (3 messages)
Tue Sep 09 2008
Thanks Peter, I am indeed thinking about trying a sunfish sail on Zpehyr. From the sail plan in Instant Boats pp.120, Zephyr sports 81 ft^2 with reef points
Re: [bolger] type of abrasion? Polyester fabric and checking (4 messages)
Tue Sep 09 2008
... I agree that more wood instead of Xynole and epoxy will make a stronger bottom. It will also make a heavier bottom which in some cases is better for the
Re: John's Mystery Boat (13 messages)
Tue Sep 09 2008
Interesting. The step out bow makes sense w/o being as pronounced as Micro, Martha Jane, or some Michalak designs. I would prefer an Idaho square boat design
Re: [bolger] Sailboat rigging available in Joliet IL. (2 messages)
Wed Sep 10 2008
I m interested. Any idea how much it would cost to pack and ship the whole kit and kaboodle to Seattle? Also, do you have pictures? -p
Re: Free MIAB back issues (5 messages)
Wed Sep 10 2008
I ve had several requests for the magazines, already. Thank you. If anything goes amiss with the first request, I will contact the runners up.
RE: [bolger] Re: seizing rope onto double paddle for Payson Pirogue (21 messages)
Thu Sep 11 2008
Aaron I did launch my Payson Pirogue last weekend, and I was very happy with her. I ve taken lots of pictures of her construction and launch, and even took a
Re: [bolger] Re: Gypsy woman (4 messages)
Thu Sep 11 2008
She is one beautiful lady too. If that was a staged shot I will be crushed. I hope to see her at some point sailing her boat. I would guess that SA will have
Re: [bolger] Re: Rubens Nymph, brads? (9 messages)
Fri Sep 12 2008
Well that didn t work perfectly http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl then 6075 Sunset St Juneau AK then street views Shoulda test drove first. ...
Time to sell my Bobcat... (1 message)
Sun Sep 14 2008
Posted on craigslist: 12 Cat rigged sailboat with trailer, spars, sails etc. Built by a local boatbuilder, we would love to keep her, but with three kids, and
Re: [bolger] Catfish Construction Photos (4 messages)
Sun Sep 14 2008
On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 11:15 AM, thomas_m_stockwell ... Here is a link, about halfway down the page...
Sweet Pea Spritsail on Elegant Punt, Surf, etc. (1 message)
Tue Sep 16 2008
Has anyone used the 43 ft^2 spritsail designed for the SweetPea on any of the other boats designed for only the 59 ft^2 sail (Cartopper, Gypsy, Rubens Nymph,
Re: [bolger] Re: Router and shaper bits at Grizlly (9 messages)
Wed Sep 17 2008
if you back the cove bit a hair back so that the lip is not as sharp breakages isn t a problem. Even though it will be glassed, I do my canoes and tenders
Fiji (was Fuji) (2 messages)
Thu Sep 18 2008
Mike, A search in this Group on the word Fiji has found a couple of links in message #46857. Howard ... boat Fuji some time ago.
Re: Superbrick Challenge Status? (19 messages)
Thu Sep 18 2008
Slowly. I told someone in another group today that I was in the fourth year of my scheduled 18 month build and still am a year away from launching. Money,
Re: Fwd: Sacrificial Anode, OT (2 messages)
Fri Sep 19 2008
Bill, there are sophisticated electronic devices avaiable that are designed to stop corrosion/oxidation in motor vehicles. I think some up-market Japanese etc
Re: Single Handed Schooner launched (26 messages)
Fri Sep 19 2008
... I figure two regular mooring lines around the foremast and cleated to one of the halyard cleats. But I may have to install another larger cleat on the
Re: 18' Workskiff (3 messages)
Sat Sep 20 2008
... Kevin - Two things off plan. 1. Slop well across the transom. This is at the recommendation of a Harbor Master on Cape Cod after he looked at Diablo.
Re: [bolger] What is the MICRO's capsize formula? (3 messages)
Sat Sep 20 2008
... Funny you should say that, but the Micro Navigator was designed on commission to circumnavigate the continent of Australia, including the Roaring Forties
Re: Building Queen Mab (4 messages)
Sun Sep 21 2008
Hi Bruce, Thanks for your thoughts. I was able to get a copy of the MAIB article as well as the later one where John Hadden built Queen Mab in strip built
Re: Longest voyage in a MICRO (3 messages)
Sun Sep 21 2008
Sam, The longest web-documented voyage in a micro I know of is Roger Keye s voyage to Kangaroo Island, in S. Australia. Roger s account of the voyage is
Florida Birdwatcher Builders (1 message)
Mon Sep 22 2008
Hello everybody, I am buying plans for the Birdwatcher II and am looking for people who have built the boat or have experience with it. Any information would
Re: Jochems Family Schooner (2 messages)
Tue Sep 23 2008
The Jochems Schooner is 25 6 length on deck and 29 4 measured from billet head to rudder with her boomkin folded. Max trailer width is 8 1 (over the
Re: [bolger] cost of a set of Bolger plans? (3 messages)
Wed Sep 24 2008
The price varies depending on several things including whim. Varying between roughly $100 to $500 in line with size. It also seems that the plans of the boat
Small Boats (going, going........) (1 message)
Wed Sep 24 2008
$17.50. It s put up or shut up time....... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&rd=1&item=360083150382&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT or
Re: [bolger] Re: MICRO plans (8 messages)
Thu Sep 25 2008
You might want to double check the accuracy of this as most camera lenses produce barrel or pincushion effects. That is, straight lines are not really
Centennial II (Re: Single Handed Schooner Reefing - long) (47 messages)
Fri Sep 26 2008
... Both, but mostly I m not sure home plywood construction is up to the rigors of heavy weights slamming around. I do think that if you are going to be
Re: [bolger] Re: Single Handed Schooner - sailing (12 messages)
Sat Sep 27 2008
Graeme, Thanks for the tip. Whether or not this works will depend on how much clearance there is between the deck and the lowest part of the sheet mechanism
Re: Plywood sale (3 messages)
Sat Sep 27 2008
... ...and there s no way I can make it this weekend. :-( -- Susan Davis
Re: Plywood Sale (1 message)
Sat Sep 27 2008
Dave, Just went to your web-site. How did you go from Moved . . . need more room to closing the shop ??? Not to be nosey . . just just curious . . everything
Re: Name of double-ended dory (4 messages)
Sat Sep 27 2008
Mahalo for the replies, I ll look for a copy of Small Boats . Thanks again, Randy
Re: [bolger] Re: seeking opinions on rig choice (11 messages)
Mon Sep 29 2008
... It is a good call to try to stick with the PCB plans, especially with a design element as important as the sail rig. For what it is worth, PCB is not
Brick Microcruiser (1 message)
Tue Sep 30 2008
Some will have followed Robb s building and splash here http://www.explorermicrocruiser.com/
Re: Boat Decision (16 messages)
Tue Sep 30 2008
Jhon Gardners Dory Book Alpha Dory, Phill Bolgers cat boat Mouser or a Chebacco mabey with an open cockpit Dan http://dansdories.googlepages.com ... on ...
Bolger brick micro cruiser (1 message)
Tue Sep 30 2008
Robb over at the Michalak group has launched his Brick, decked over with an added cabin. I have an affinity for micro cruisers, and I like it.