July 2009
Re: [bolger] The Light Schooner in "30 Odd Boats" (2 messages)
Wed Jul 01 2009
On the way off line. HJ
New Member (14 messages)
Fri Jul 03 2009
Just a note to say hello to the group. I have been a fan of Phil Bolger since I became interested in boats many years ago. I read every Small Boat Journal
Phil (1 message)
Sat Jul 04 2009
I just found out about Phil. What a shame. What a loss for all of us. I ve been a fan for years, admiring his unique way of approaching things, his
Re: [bolger] Hatch Seals (5 messages)
Tue Jul 07 2009
I missed the original message in this thread, but I notice that Bolger has used and reused a standard detail for his sliding hatches which I am guessing is
Re: Somewhat OT: Woodenboat School? (3 messages)
Wed Jul 08 2009
Hi Richard, I ve been there twice; once in 2004 for a two-week Essentials of Boat Building class and last summer for a week of learning to kayak. It is
Re: Looking for information on Thorfinn Class Cruisers (4 messages)
Thu Jul 09 2009
Thank you for the tips. Unfortunately I do not know the given name of either of the boats. The first one was 47 feet long, but the second one 52 feet long. I
Re: Gradually entering a new life & clip-on leeboards (9 messages)
Fri Jul 10 2009
Glad to hear that life is slowly but surely returning to PCB&Fs, Susanne.Be well! Sincerely, Peter Lenihan
Walrus and sisterships (1 message)
Fri Jul 10 2009
I just saw the file and photos of the 60 foot Walrus in Bolger 5. I believe there was also a smaller sistership - maybe 48 feet - but I can t remember where I
Re: "One more hug" started as #621 "REIVER II" (5 messages)
Fri Jul 10 2009
Thanks Suzanne, First of all I d like to add my small trickle of good will to the tide of support and sympathy you ve received in the last month and a half.
Re: A Lenihan kind of story? (3 messages)
Sat Jul 11 2009
Hi Bill, Sorry to report that it was a faux Lenihan sighting you experienced, although the description would certainly fit,except for the beard which comes and
Plans for Sale (2 messages)
Sun Jul 12 2009
Full set of plans for #639, William D. Jochems, a two masted trailerable schooner with leeboards, an improved Whalewatcher . No boat has been built from
Re: [bolger] Re: how urgent it is to seal up my new centerboard? (9 messages)
Mon Jul 13 2009
Curious: how well would a boat sauce (teak oil, varnish, pine tar) work on a plywood centerboard? Could it be applied to the portion that is visible when
RE: [bolger] Re: Idaho (18 messages)
Wed Jul 15 2009
On EstherMae the keel is built from wood and was attached after the bottom was fiber-glassed. 16 years after construction it is still functioning, with a
Re: [bolger] Re: Info on AS 39 (3 messages)
Wed Jul 15 2009
Hi Bob, My family and I are looking to build a cruising sailboat capable of going just about anywhere, up a river,across an ocean, across a sand flat, you know
Re: Digest Number 4454[1 Attachment] (2 messages)
Wed Jul 15 2009
Various lugs have been fitted to Micro. One group member fitted a balanced lug main to Wish II. Wish II is featured in the book 30-Odd Boats , it is of a
Re: [bolger] Seaworthy Boats (3 messages)
Fri Jul 17 2009
Thanks John, Sorry Guys, I should have mede myself clear. I m looking specifically for comments about the Surfmaster and the Diablo Grande, maybe
Re: soggy epoxy & unvented heaters (2 messages)
Sat Jul 18 2009
It sounded like from the story that part of the bach set up and part didn t if that is the case it was maybe was not mixed enough. As far as unvented propain
Re: soggy epoxy (1 message)
Sat Jul 18 2009
Dave, An old hand like you ADMITTING to such an error?!!? Anyhow, remember your epoxy chemistry. The hardener doesn t just initiate the reaction
Re: Brick Plans only from PCB? (18 messages)
Sun Jul 19 2009
A recent MAIB article: Bolger on Design, NanoCruiser, Water Beetle 10 #680, Vol27 No2, June 2009, p42. Plans @ $125 from: Phil Bolger & Friends, Inc, PO Box
Soggy Epoxy (1 message)
Mon Jul 20 2009
Just to confuse the issue we dropped a can of 2pack epoxy tar out of the back of a van which went all over the road.After initially being spread around a bit
Re: bolger boats for sale? (2 messages)
Mon Jul 20 2009
No. There is a separate group, bolger4sale to take those posts, files, and photos.. Don
Re: Current Prices? (2 messages)
Mon Jul 20 2009
Don t know what the new paradigm will be now that Bolger is dead. It seems apparent Sue Altenberger will continue to run the business but we ll have to wait
Re: Price-List and cost of Bolger BEE plans (2 messages)
Tue Jul 21 2009
Everything Bolger always from PB&F (some also from Dynamite Payson). BEE Design # 581 goes for $35.- check or money-order. Thank you for your interest.
Re: Bolger BEE (1 message)
Wed Jul 22 2009
Plans - what Susanne said. Info ? - Look in the DUCKWORKS archives. Several years ago Chuck published one of my articles on building her. {I got the plans from
Re: epoxy cont... (2 messages)
Sat Jul 25 2009
new photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/dnjost/WorkSkiff?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6z2t-c4pKLUQ&feat=directlink scroll through the photos.
looking for a Micro for sale in the Northeast (lake champlain) (1 message)
Sun Jul 26 2009
Any suggestions or leads? There is one person selling a micro for $5600 but that is a bit out of my range. Thanks!!
Bolger Books (1 message)
Tue Jul 28 2009
Be quick for 30-Odd. $35, only 5 hours left. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=360174256842 SB. $42. 1 day.
Re: Bolger groups (2 messages)
Tue Jul 28 2009
... Hello Greg, I have not been getting the daily digest either. I have checked my settings several times, they always show that I should be getting a daily
Re: Surfmaster 19 (2 messages)
Wed Jul 29 2009
You perhaps could try phoning Dynamite for a lead on that.
Re: Digest Number 4456 (5 messages)
Wed Jul 29 2009
Since you received all the stuff you left below AND posted this YES, you are a member of the group. You will get the kind of updates you turn on in your
Re: Bolger on Duckworks? (2 messages)
Wed Jul 29 2009
Yes. It s Romp, from the book Different Boats. Gary
Re: [bolger] ferry survey (2 messages)
Fri Jul 31 2009
Holy cow guys I sure didn t mean to get this one to the group, sorry. HJ