August 2009
Re: Work Skiff Progress (3 messages)
Mon Aug 03 2009
Yup. The bottom is 1 marine fir and the shoe is 1.5 marine fir. Sides are ACX with the bad side glassed. I hope to turn her over this weekend and start the
Re: [bolger] Re: The Elusive "Dugong" (3 messages)
Mon Aug 03 2009
... I am about 50% guessing Dugong might be covered in Ida Little s book Beach Cruising and Coastal Camping , which I haven t read, but I any case, she is a
Re: boat is turned (6 messages)
Tue Aug 04 2009
at the turnover point, 200 - 250 lbs.
Re: Illinois (13 messages)
Tue Aug 04 2009
Yep yep. He intended the engine to end up in the Wyoming on a generator. He built the Kitchen rudder clam shell from scratch, laying up carbon fiber on a
Re: Advice needed for posting photos (5 messages)
Wed Aug 05 2009
Fliker is also part of Yahoo but with more monthly alotmant of space then groups total so you would have a hard time filling it up. Jon
Signed Payson Book. (1 message)
Thu Aug 06 2009
Hello all, Economics is forcing my hand at selling somme of my books. It s eat or read (or eat the books). What I have is a signed Go Build Your Own Boat!
Re: Old Shoe "Pearl" launched (2 messages)
Thu Aug 06 2009
Hopefully Dennis will update his sailing page 8? His Pearl certainly looked great by page 7: http://www.solopublications.com/lanrig.html Onya Dennis! Graeme
Re: [bolger] A challenge for Bruce (3 messages)
Fri Aug 07 2009
Yep they all look similar just different lengths. There are a lot of them out there. Most of the pics are from above, the squared deck is misleading they are a
Re: Kindle (3 messages)
Sat Aug 08 2009
One of my kids has a Kindle. I ll ask her to download the chapter, and then I ll get a look at it. RE reading the pics, I have no trouble, with a 2 x4
Latest repairs to cabin clam skiff, Peanut Butter (1 message)
Sun Aug 09 2009
Hi all, I ve just uploaded some photos and comments about my latest maintenance repairs to Peanut Butter, a modified cabin clam skiff which.
Re: Peero (31 messages)
Wed Aug 12 2009
I paddle mostly been in power boats most of my life pulling crab pots where the chesapeake and the intercoastal intersect I am about at mile 3 I don,t cartop
Re: Celebration of Wooden Boats (2 messages)
Wed Aug 12 2009
Thsi sounds fantastic! Thanks for the infomation, even though I will be unable to attend, I think that it could be a lot of fun for all who participate. Bob
Re: Camper (10 messages)
Mon Aug 17 2009
Nice boat. Always found it hard to understand what was going on with all the railings in the original drawings. Seeing it rendered per plans makes it clear
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger motor launch? (4 messages)
Mon Aug 17 2009
... Yes, Lake Launch, good choice. Also consider Bolger s Lily 15 4 , which is literally an electric launch. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/3831095747/
Re: [bolger] boat camping modifications? was > The Elusive "Dugong" (9 messages)
Mon Aug 17 2009
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. Here is a summary of what I ve found out, including a few new links. Beach Cruising and Coastal Camping by Ida Little
Re: motor launch information. (1 message)
Tue Aug 18 2009
Thanks to all: Thank you for the information and for directing me to Lily and the Lake Launch. Regards: Paul T
Re: [bolger] Re: Chebacco versions and plans (7 messages)
Wed Aug 19 2009
... Good question, probably as many versions as builders have built. There are about six versions published in MAIB per my notes: V11 N03 Design 604 glass
Re: [bolger] Plans for Bolger memorial event (5 messages)
Wed Aug 19 2009
Bruce I think I can help you, unable right now as I am on the road. I will be home next Monday and can deal with it then. HJ I am flying in for the Bolger
[SPAM]Re: [SPAM][bolger] Resurrectging A 1991 Bolger Gypsy (7 messages)
Wed Aug 19 2009
Sorry to be slow responding to this. I am getting the hang of logging onto the group again. Since my last post we had the Gypsy out on Lake Arthur near
Re: [bolger] Re: Anyone title a home built boat in NJ recently? (9 messages)
Thu Aug 20 2009
Moot question time: Is the sales tax for only the portion that was purchased over the web? I would think that they should waive any items you could demonstrate
RE: Sculling oar for Bobcat (2 messages)
Thu Aug 20 2009
There is a device that helps with sculling. See this video it is interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3PsH0plfKM and
Re: Windsprint & boat camping modifications? was > The Elusive "Dugong" (5 messages)
Thu Aug 20 2009
... I recall, in SBJ, in response to a letter from a reader suggesting/requesting a sailing rig for their Gloucester Gull, that PCB said were he ever to design
Re: Nymph Cubed or Storm Petrel (5 messages)
Thu Aug 20 2009
... Storm Petrel as drawn is a motor sailer. PCB did a larger rig for one builder though... That Storm Petrel keel type could be fitted to any number of other
tennessee for sale?? (1 message)
Fri Aug 21 2009
Does anybody have a tennessee for sale or know anybody who does. i would like to build one myself but would rather find one already built and needing a little
Streched Micro Trawler? (1 message)
Fri Aug 21 2009
Anyone know of a Micro Trawler that was stretched to 22 feet?I d like to see it or a website with some detail.Anyone see any issues with running a 34HP two
Re: [bolger] Wooden Boat magazine photo tribute (6 messages)
Sat Aug 22 2009
I was contacted by WB a few weeks ago and asked if Walkure could be included in an upcoming tribute to Phil. I got the impression that one entire issue of
Re: [bolger] Re: Call for a collection... (Addition) (3 messages)
Sat Aug 22 2009
... Except there is so much truth in it. Those 412 articles are a monumental accomplishment. I see irony when the Small Boat Journal was renamed Boat
Phil's Tennessee (1 message)
Sat Aug 22 2009
Does anyone have a tennessee for sale or know someone who does. I am going to order the plans but I know it would be much easier to find someone who already
Re:WANTED (6 messages)
Sat Aug 22 2009
I go here for my fillers. http://www.mertons.com/ Jon
Delete your own posts (1 message)
Sun Aug 23 2009
One thing I noticed a little while back is that you can delete your own posts. So if you double up for some reason, or think better of what you wrote or want
Re: Old Shoe Plans (5 messages)
Sun Aug 23 2009
That sounds good. Please email me your mailing address so I can send payment. Regards, Mike Walsh
Re: Bahamas (17 messages)
Mon Aug 24 2009
Yes, he disliked the Wish II looks (as dictated by function?), but I think they grew on him, or that is he soon found remarkably subtle ways to overcome that
Birdwatcher (52 messages)
Mon Aug 24 2009
There was comment here a while ago about Ian and Robyn s boat. Here s the AABB article: http://www.boatbuilder.com.au/images/stories/mag/dawnsong.pdf Graeme
Steering set up for Evinrude 18 (1961)? (1 message)
Mon Aug 24 2009
Hi, I just picked up a great running 61 18 hp fastwin, and have the controls on the way. Does anyone know a good way to hook a modern steering cable (single
Re: Auray Punt Question (3 messages)
Mon Aug 24 2009
I m sure the Auray Punt would perform well with a 2 or 2.5 hp outboard. The only structural modification I d suggest, other than a motor mount plate, is to
Re: [bolger] Re: schooner (30 messages)
Tue Aug 25 2009
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:56 AM, ... Good advice. Can I add that time spent building scale models of boats will pay back double by improving your
Paging Ken Young (1 message)
Tue Aug 25 2009
Apologies for using the message board this way. I am trying to reach Ken Young, who helped me bring my Catalina38 INTEMPERANCE up from Georgia to Montauk in
Re: rubens nymph (11 messages)
Tue Aug 25 2009
... It s fun and easy to do on these little boats. Though I didn t mess with the hull shape :) . Neil S.
Re: Stretched Windsprint Launched (3 messages)
Wed Aug 26 2009
Hi Reed, ... Thanks very much. ... My FastBrick remains under a tarp outside my shop, having never been launched. Since we won t be building the cruiser it
Storm Petrel Plans? (1 message)
Wed Aug 26 2009
Hi Susanne, I am interested in building Storm Petrel and wondering if the plans are still available for $50 or thereabouts? No rush as I know you are very
Re: sir Joseph banks (16 messages)
Wed Aug 26 2009
Further... you can also see the transom detail differences in the b&w photo at page 98 of 30-ODD BOATS. Note the scuppers edging etc. I can t see why this
Re: latex paint for boat hulls. (14 messages)
Thu Aug 27 2009
Quite right. And to add to what the perspicacious Mr. Kohnen said: It s also true that oil-based enamels dry harder and more impervious to moisture transfer
bolger Catboat for sale in Southern Ontario Canada (1 message)
Thu Aug 27 2009
http://www.woodwindyachts.com/sailboats/PhilBolgerCatboat.htm
Re: Rudder end-plates on a Micro (35 messages)
Thu Aug 27 2009
... The outboard seems a step backwards, and high... is it on a vertically sliding mount affixed to the port side of the transom? Graeme
AS-29 for sale?? (1 message)
Fri Aug 28 2009
I am looking for an as-29 that is complete for sale. was wanting to build my own boat but lack of skill is slowing the process to a snail pace.
RE: [bolger] Re: Idaho update (9 messages)
Sun Aug 30 2009
Thank you Dave. Thank you Sam, you were a great help, finally 6 years later (and a few smaller boats to get confidence) Idaho is here :) I rent 1/4 part of the
Re: SHARPIES OF COURSE (2 messages)
Sun Aug 30 2009
... I can t tell you anything authoritative that is not in the book Folding Schooner, but I have a few notions. First, I think it s fair to say that the boat
Re-Publishing our Article on our Becky Thatcher ? (1 message)
Mon Aug 31 2009
Mr. Maclaren, - you just re-publish our material, language and art-work without checking with us ? - Have you cleared using the MAIB article with Bob Hicks ? -
Catfish Plans (1 message)
Mon Aug 31 2009
I am interested in purchasing the plans for the updated version of Catfish. Susanne could you please contact me at txsailor37@yahoo.com and let me know what
Re: [bolger] Re:About Bolger's "Becky Thatcher" (4 messages)
Mon Aug 31 2009
Grant, it is obviously allright for folks to discuss their or other s boats, designs, real experiences, necessary alterations, things that really did not work.
Becky Thatcher (20 messages)
Mon Aug 31 2009
I forgot, follow-up on #669 is in Vol. 23, No. 18 , Feb.1/06, p.29ff.