January 2009
Re: MAIB index of Bolger articles (6 messages)
Thu Jan 01 2009
Bruce, some of your missing may be below. BOATS from the online MAIB site index per Roger s Bolger2 sorting file: V N p Mouser (aka Garfield) 16
Whalewatcher Plans (1 message)
Thu Jan 01 2009
I ve just received my set of Whalewatcher plans from Common Sense Boat but Jerry says he doesn t have the building instructions. Anybody got a set? via fax or
Re: Birdwatchin' out'a the sun (2 messages)
Thu Jan 01 2009
Yes Graeme, I suppose the questions you pose are fair enough questions to ask. But having said that protection from the sun is the main issue with such a
Lake Pepin Messabout - June 5-9 (1 message)
Fri Jan 02 2009
For those who are already planning their summer boating fun, the Lake Pepin Messabout will be June 5-9 in Lake City, MN. Full details are on the event website
Windermere Progress (2 messages)
Sat Jan 03 2009
I see that Peter has a threat going on the WoodenBoat forum showing the build progress on Windermere. He s got so many pictures he d be onto Bolger 8 here!
Re: [bolger] Rend Lake Messabout (2 messages)
Sat Jan 03 2009
Hey all - I m new to this group: I m planning to build a Junebug in 2010 (yes, next year: I built a SOF kayak in 07 and a PD Racer last year and swore an oath
Re: [bolger] Re: super brick (26 messages)
Mon Jan 05 2009
You could always go to pdracer.com and get a variation on the BOLGER BRICK and SUPER BRICK.The fellahs there are very nice and will help you with any tech
Re: Fast Sternwheeler (2 messages)
Tue Jan 06 2009
... I do not think it is a bolger though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meDcNK0-tio
Re: Plywood 101 (63 messages)
Wed Jan 07 2009
The only types of plywood that you know for sure have a good core so they will not be a problem down the road are the marine plys and good MDO. Anything else
Re: Australian Micro (8 messages)
Fri Jan 09 2009
Actually I contacted Duck Flat to get the plans they have for the Micro mast tabernacle and they charged something like $27 for that. When it came I didn t
Re: Birdwatcher style boat (2 messages)
Sun Jan 11 2009
I guess a link would have been helpful! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ngfG8Skvs GregF ... style ... Chinese
Re: Podcast of Bolger interview (13 messages)
Mon Jan 12 2009
Dave, Go to furledsails.com and it s the featured podcast (because it s the most recently released one). Probably the easiest way to download it is to
A Birdwatcher wallow in winter (1 message)
Mon Jan 12 2009
... Hope you got the building key scans. Let me know if not. Meanwhile I ... Mason: I just turned those sheets into hard copy this morning and it works, it
Re: POLYESTER (7 messages)
Tue Jan 13 2009
Epoxy is the go, but if you must resort to polyester then the type without wax sticks very much better. People have reported it continuing to adhere to the
Re: Bolger TANDEM (4 messages)
Tue Jan 13 2009
Hi John, ... The content of that post sure sounds a lot like Auriga, except it wasn t junk rigged (although we originally asked for that). Jon
Topaz video? (1 message)
Tue Jan 13 2009
Hi- Anybody know of any videos of a Topaz moving? thanks. Mike
Re: Sharpie, Munroe's Egret (7 messages)
Thu Jan 15 2009
Thank s Bruce. Different leeboards to those in the 30ODD photo, and the hatch is down. Didn t PCB write about the problems of that hatch style somewhere? I
Re: any new videos from (2 messages)
Sat Jan 17 2009
Hi Michael I think I saw it mentioned in an article that they have one on Birdwatcher now, and in the Furled Sails podcast interview that Gary B did they
12/1/2 (1 message)
Sat Jan 17 2009
I was just looking at those lovely photos of the 12 1/2 sea trails again http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj41/gmschwab/Plywood125-sea%20trials/ The 12 1/2
Re: Was: Long Micro sailing video...now Micro/LM extra foil area (42 messages)
Sat Jan 17 2009
Bolgers plans are STILL relatively cheap. After reading an article on the Jarcat catamaran I checked into plans to build. Too expensive by far for the plans a
Re: [bolger] Re: 1950 Deep Water Utility (6 messages)
Sat Jan 17 2009
It s in the commentary on his Slicer design, on pg 91. His objections are numerous -- they get fumes in the boat, they re hard to fair properly, they either
Re: Build for Bad Knees (6 messages)
Sat Jan 17 2009
... ... I rented a Black Skimmer in Florida Bay, all these many years ago. I liked it a lot, and it sailed very well. But in the cabin, there s nothing
Romp wish. 372/399. Ok 93% or more will do fine (2 messages)
Sun Jan 18 2009
Wish II seems very much like a smaller AS29. AS29 seems like a sharpie d Romp. The proprtional numbers seem all to be very close - like a pattern. The
Super Sneakeasy (1 message)
Mon Jan 19 2009
Super Sneakeasy with step chine entry. http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/archive/wally118.html HJ
Canadian micro help (1 message)
Mon Jan 19 2009
Saw this link on the WoodenBoat forum. Someone in Victoria would like to look at a Bolger Micro and is willing to trade beer/wine for your time. I have no
Gybing or Gybeing (1 message)
Mon Jan 19 2009
... I did a search through Google Books on this. Gybing is far more common, but Gybeing shows up enough that it must be considered as an acceptable
Re: [bolger] Gybe, Jibe or Gibe (5 messages)
Mon Jan 19 2009
Bob, You be jiben:)
Re: redo of tunnel stern? (56 messages)
Tue Jan 20 2009
I respect a man that askes for a hand up more then a hand out. The person with a hand up can give a hand up to others making the world a better place. A person
Re: [bolger] Some thoughts on fashion... (6 messages)
Tue Jan 20 2009
A few years ago, when a RORO auto carrier was lying on its side in the Gulf of Alaska, it was remarkable how much it looked like an oversize Loose Moose II:
Birdwatcher camping tents (and similar) (1 message)
Tue Jan 20 2009
This is directed specifically to Mason Smith, but may be of interest to others: I m re-doing the tent cover for my Birdwatcher called Irish Pennant. The first
RE: [bolger] Bicho de junio (3 messages)
Wed Jan 21 2009
Hello Fred, thanks for your answer. I read in the archives your experiences and also Michael Gavin ones (I will reforce the rowing seats :) Thanks, regards,
Re: [bolger] Re: clam skiff? (19 messages)
Thu Jan 22 2009
Can they comb the moss, if not they are in a drought zone. HJ ( who shaves the moss off every morning in SE AK)
Titmouse cartoon isometric (1 message)
Thu Jan 22 2009
http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/3218955830/ This cartoon camper 11 6 x 5 (109sf) is interesting because it uses the rudder for the majority of the lateral
Re: MONSTER MICRO MYSTERY (6 messages)
Thu Jan 22 2009
I think Bruce is right on this MAIB article being about the AS29, and the characterisation being by Bernie W. Common sense , at about 30ft, may have given way
Re: [bolger] Sticking centerboard on Bobcat (2 messages)
Sun Jan 25 2009
That is a little tough to diagnose via email. It seems your board is too thick for your slot or it is warped. Building a new thinner/flatter board is what I
Re: Another Chebacco Q, - C'board vs full keel? (4 messages)
Mon Jan 26 2009
... up ... I never did write an account of my trip from Maine to North Carolina and back. Here s a thumbnail sketch: I left Portland, ME in early Sept. and
Birdwatcher II sailing experience (1 message)
Wed Jan 28 2009
Hi - While it was fresh on my mind, I edited my notes and posted them to a new web page. Go to my Birdwatcher building web page,
[no subject] (1 message)
Wed Jan 28 2009
I just purchased a 1996 Gulfstream. They tell me it is 17 9 . I would like to know as much as possible about the boat, but most important the weight so I
Re: [bolger] Re: Bolger Zephyr (7 messages)
Wed Jan 28 2009
Bill, Check here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/photos/album/1375767279/pic/list Found by searching through message archive with keyword zephyr. V/R
Re: Class IV OSTAR Racer for cruising/voyaging (7 messages)
Wed Jan 28 2009
Another good observation Gary. I guess when staying in shoal waters for a while the winch could become a fixture there too. The next thing would be make it
Re: Ply to glass or not to glass (28 messages)
Thu Jan 29 2009
Ah...Chatham the fog capital of the United States. Very familiar with homes that never really dry out, and fog coming into the house through the open windows.
Re: [bolger] Re: Working with Shock Cord (5 messages)
Thu Jan 29 2009
If you use a needle whipping you can dispense with the goo: http://www.ropefashions.com/fashions2/thumbnails.php?album=29 Any other type of whipping will soon
Re: Birdwatcher costs (21 messages)
Fri Jan 30 2009
Gene, thanks for setting me straight on this. Graeme
Becky Thatcher by PCB (1 message)
Fri Jan 30 2009
Please visit this web page and, if possible, provide more information and photos: http://www.grantmaclaren.com/becky/index.html Thanks, Grant MacLaren
Martha Jane on Ebay (18 messages)
Sat Jan 31 2009
For those who haven t noticed, Mike Stockstill is presently selling his Martha Jane on eBay, basically for the cost of the trailer! If I didn t already own