November 2009
RE: [bolger] Re: Check Gloucester Daily Times 10/12/09 (22 messages)
Tue Nov 03 2009
Not what PB does; irrelevant to the group. (sound of post hitting the wastebasket) _____ From: bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Re: [bolger] Re: Tender for classic yacht (16 messages)
Wed Nov 04 2009
I had a cousin who crabbed out of a bolger sea hawk for a couple of years a dory type skiff he had her loaded hard most of the time I thought she was pretty
Re: JRTA Guam floats (4 messages)
Thu Nov 05 2009
Thanks for the details and WOW I m amazed at how light she came out and at your costs.Fantastic! It s hard to imagine better bang for the buck and in such a
Anyone have info on a Bolger CSD pirogue with outriggers? (1 message)
Fri Nov 06 2009
I have plans for the CSD pirogue that I bought when Bernie had the company. Iam planning a 300mi trip down the Snake and Colombia rivers in it. I wonder if
Re: Design for Canoe Race (3 messages)
Sat Nov 07 2009
OPPS!! put a rudder on the canoe with a foot pedal works great. just like on a kayak mike
Re: Design for canoe race? (18 messages)
Mon Nov 09 2009
Yeah. If you can have a whole crew then maybe you can tackle it with a dragon boat or even a voyager canoe. Get a dozen French Canadians in the Dragon boat
photos of modified Auray Punt (1 message)
Tue Nov 10 2009
I ve put up 6 photos of the construction of an Auray Punt design modified to make it as light as I possibly could. It s intended for rowing about my South
Spyder build (1 message)
Tue Nov 10 2009
It may be that people have noticed, but Bruce H sent DWChuck a bunch of photos in today s duckworks webwatch of his topaz spyder motor boat and it is looking
Re: [bolger] Re: AS 29 - re the diesel outboard (9 messages)
Wed Nov 11 2009
... A Chesapeake bay waterman told me that there is no advantage to a computerized gasoline engine in a boat. He said they run at one speed almost all the
Re: [bolger] Re: Leo and Tangvald (3 messages)
Thu Nov 12 2009
... One huge difference between us was I had an engine and Peter didn t. He didn t believe in them. I had tried at one time to insure a boat without and engine
shallow flood water at kitty hawk (1 message)
Fri Nov 13 2009
There is flooding in North Carolina. My Son lives at Moyock near Nags Head. Ida is blowing water in from ths sound. With the land being flat there are deep
Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Navigator (52 messages)
Sat Nov 14 2009
Hi, Stefan---I am going to be at the museum for lunch with this visiting group at 12:30, so if you come along at 1:00 or soon after we can easily connect. I
Re: [bolger] Bolger Bobcat mast and rowing questions (11 messages)
Mon Nov 16 2009
Yep, that s me! And considering the shape of the sail, the heel of the boat, and my position in the cockpit, I think you caught me at a bad moment. Of course,
Re: Spur II Sailing Rig (5 messages)
Mon Nov 16 2009
I have received a couple of emails of interest off-post so thought I would share this further idea. It s about installing a couple of thole pins or an oarlock
Re: [bolger] Re: Streached Catfish (15 messages)
Mon Nov 16 2009
... The micro may be beachable in tidal waters but I don t think the long micro is. After all in tidal waters when the tide goes out and fairly heavy boat sets
Re: Double-loop hull flipping method (2 messages)
Tue Nov 17 2009
Thanks Tom. I ll give it a try. Reed
Re: [bolger] Re: Elegant Punt Question (12 messages)
Wed Nov 18 2009
Screwed in, no glue. You can pull it for repainting etc. HJ
Re: [bolger] Cover of 'Boats with an Open Mind' (5 messages)
Wed Nov 18 2009
Website at http://www.boatdesign.com/tomboy/index.htm HJ
Re: [bolger] Re: Lapstrake (5 messages)
Thu Nov 19 2009
I agree completely. The problem is that you would need to essentially redesign the structure of the hull and this is not trivial.
Skimmer Weight (1 message)
Thu Nov 19 2009
Was is the weight of a typical 8 Bolger Skimmer when completed please? Mike http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/r/indexes.htm
Re: Micro/Long Micro in the UK? (14 messages)
Fri Nov 20 2009
Strip planking has been mentioned briefly. For your purposes this means thicker strips that are edge nailed rather than the 1/4 inch strips used for canoes.
Re: Lapstrake or Steel Long Micro ? (20 messages)
Mon Nov 23 2009
I sooooo agree with you.I m just a little partial to the steel and aluminum boats that look a little like a real displacement boat.You re right about the
Re: [bolger] Re:Lapstrake or Steel Long Micro (3 messages)
Mon Nov 23 2009
My only point in mentioning lifeboats was that steel boats could be made. I too think that steel is not the best medium for this size boat. I think the best
Re: AS 29 &39 (7 messages)
Mon Nov 23 2009
Also in the range as a powered coastal cruiser would be Sitka Explorer. This is an upsized Topaz @ 38 . Bolger suggested a small diesel spinning an
Re: [bolger] Re: Interested in hearing from owners who have built or considering Whalewatcher (3 messages)
Wed Nov 25 2009
Since this is really a Whalewatcher thread it would be nice to convert the title of it, if somebody knows how. For the person inquiring, whose first post I
Leeway Prevention (1 message)
Wed Nov 25 2009
I read that with a slab-sided keel like on the Micro series it holds way more from the area of the keel s resistance on the downwind side than from actual
Why I think Steel is a bad idea for real small boats (9 messages)
Wed Nov 25 2009
Well, after outlining my background. I was the training coordinator for the largest boat buiding and repair company on the west coast. Trade Mentor for women
Re: [bolger] First Whalewatcher (2 messages)
Thu Nov 26 2009
I m reading the group messages backwards this morning. Already wrote one to Wilderness. chiming in now because I think I see where the historical error occurs.
Re: I want to cut wood (2 messages)
Thu Nov 26 2009
Roger has a good idea and I ve been considering the same. For many stitch and glue designs, and many Michalak nail and glue designs, you don t need a jig, and
Re: Pointing Ability, Micro and Long Micro (14 messages)
Sat Nov 28 2009
... Having moved from a Micro to a Marshall Cat will recommend sailing the boat loose. These boats will move much better if kept around 60 degrees to the
Re: It was George Anger (3 messages)
Sun Nov 29 2009
Just testing here.. I ve been trying to post here but have no idea whether to reply to sender, group, or webpost (whatever that is). If this shows up, I ll
RE: [bolger] Re: Choice of small sail boat for Puget Sound Micro, Catfish, Chebacca for all weather (3 messages)
Mon Nov 30 2009
Although it may not suit you, PCB designed a Birdwatcher type boat called “Camper” specifically for oar/sail cruising on Puget Sound. I gave considerable
Re: [bolger] nice article in MAIB (2 messages)
Tue Dec 01 2009
It was a fun trip. Very interesting seeing the waters he grew up on. Incredible place, i will be back. Eating lobster every day wasn t bad either. ... From:
Re: [bolger] Re: small steel hulls (7 messages)
Tue Dec 01 2009
Jim, Trained professionals also regularly suffer life-threatening or fatal injuries in wood-based manufacturing and construction industries. I think the things