September 2010
Re: [bolger] Re: Isometric of Bolger's 1 Man live-aboard concept. (13 messages)
Thu Sep 02 2010
... Bruce, I want you to know how much I look forward to every new model you post. They re fascinating, and I think all of us here appreciate what you are
Re: [bolger] Re: Box Keels (46 messages)
Thu Sep 02 2010
Great to have the weight down low,but that s the bilge... where that inevitable water WILL eventually go, flooding engine/electrical !! Better used for tanks
Super Brick bow modifications (1 message)
Sun Sep 05 2010
Would giving the bow a rounded shape from the blunt box it is now and perhaps snuggly tying a large fender horizontally on each side of the bow help in
Re: Micro Trawler, Hawkeye, Retriever options? (9 messages)
Mon Sep 06 2010
If I remember right MAIB had a cartoon for a stretched MT it seems like it may have been about 18 I always thought that would be the one to build seems like
Isometric of Tennesee (1 message)
Tue Sep 07 2010
... Here is an isometric rendering of Tennessee... http://www.hallman.org/bolger/Tennessee/
Re: Isometric of Birdwatcher (24 messages)
Tue Sep 07 2010
First, thanks Bruce for the isometrics. I always learn a lot from these. I have spent a bunch of nights at anchor with my BW-II, Wave Watcher. I have never
Re: [bolger] Superbrick (14 messages)
Wed Sep 08 2010
There are many of us on the list who pledged money to the first one built. I am in for $50. I think there was more than a boat buck on the table. HJ
Re: 11'6" Cruising Canoe (11 messages)
Wed Sep 08 2010
That s Michael Storer s Beth . It s pretty much a square sided canoe with some rocker. Dave
Re: [bolger] What boat is this (2 messages)
Thu Sep 09 2010
Like this? http://www.boatdesign.com/tomboy/ HJ
Re: [bolger] "Area 51" proposal for boating (2 messages)
Thu Sep 09 2010
Great idea, I am a heavy stackoverflow user. I would love to see a boatbuilding site!
Re: Gypsy Rebuild (4 messages)
Thu Sep 09 2010
Chip Looks like you did an outstanding job on your boat! I bet you are having a heck of a time with her. I miss mine- she really knew what to do with a
Re: [bolger] Re: E&D Closes (7 messages)
Fri Sep 10 2010
The same Meadolark? Absolutely, i m sure - it looked like my dim memory of a book sketch of Meadowlark, and the lines sing like LFH could make em. I m
Re: [bolger] Long Micro, North Channel Lake Huron Movie (4 messages)
Fri Sep 10 2010
Bill in Texas. Thanks for that neat video. I like your sense of humor. That last sea monster with the lasso scared me so much I peed my pants. Nobody told me
Re: [bolger] Re: Sampan Express? (6 messages)
Fri Sep 10 2010
That s what I meant to say: slop well. I ve got to have the motor and everything associated with it sealed off as well as possible from the people in the
Re: Micro Sail Plan (5 messages)
Sat Sep 11 2010
Short video of a Micro self-steering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5BKu9634Y&feature=related ... one for my last trailer sailer and it worked well. I am
Sustainable fishing (1 message)
Sat Sep 11 2010
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100910/OPINION/9100309/-1/NEWSMAP
Re:Interesting history of the box keel (1 message)
Sat Sep 11 2010
Hi All Thanks to everyone who have been posting references.Fiji,on first glance, looks like a Col Hasler x 2.Was it ever built? and has anyone any recent
Re: Bolger-designed submarine (11 messages)
Sat Sep 11 2010
A wooden sub using electric pod motors some for forward propulsion, some for up and down would be too cool. The Argonaut Jr. is in this month s PopSci, based
Re: [bolger] HIN (3 messages)
Sun Sep 12 2010
Great job Maximo!! Finally Don Quijote beats burocratic windmills! Regards. ... De: Maximo Asunto: [bolger] HIN Para:
Re: [bolger] Re: bobcat--advice? plans? (14 messages)
Sun Sep 12 2010
I took my Bobcat out today, as part of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival sail-by. I applied as many tricks as I could think of to make launching &
Re: [bolger] Isometric of Bolger Cartoon 25. 19'4" sliding seat bateau (2 messages)
Mon Sep 13 2010
Cool! This would be fun if I could interest SWMBO, but it is too much like the famous Bicycle Built For Two.
Re: [bolger] Re: Interesting History Of The Box Keel (20 messages)
Mon Sep 13 2010
This is not really Atkin s fault. The Atlantic Coast rum runners that were the bane of the Coast Guard s existence and the boats the Coasties used to chase
Re: De cook she's name was Rosie - or fit to go to sea (3 messages)
Wed Sep 15 2010
Great Post- one of de bes .. Walter Baron
Re: Oldshoe build progresses (10 messages)
Wed Sep 15 2010
I look forward to seeing Oldshoe with a balance lug main. I think that is a great idea. One nice thing besides the shorter mast moved further aft the bow-
Fall Messabout in Colorado (1 message)
Thu Sep 16 2010
Hello All! Our first messabout was a great success, and it was wonderful to meet some of you and check out your great boats. Let s do it again! 12 Noon
Re: New Teal project, questions (12 messages)
Sun Sep 19 2010
Here s a cheap alternative for rigging my Teal with a smaller and handier sail...an Optimist dinghy training sail, just $90 brand new!
Re: Isometric of Bolger's Cartoon 31 "Ocean crosser" (11 messages)
Wed Sep 22 2010
... to yacht standards requires the same cost for fiberglass, steel, and wood (plywood). (Take time to appreciate that, because conventional wisdom dismisses
Chebacco 25 progress (1 message)
Fri Sep 24 2010
Hi, for those that are interested I am making some progress with my Chebacco 25 project I started some six months ago. After studying the plans in BWAOM and
Re: A real forgotten gem, Bolger 554 Camping Trimaran using Hobie Ca (3 messages)
Sat Sep 25 2010
If you want to see a similar one in action, got to www.tremolinotri.com . Designed by Dick Newick. The oldest hull in the
RE: [bolger] Re:Bolger Plans Resellers (was Re: Bolger "Pivoquor") (11 messages)
Mon Sep 27 2010
I FOUND MY BOAT! Wow. This is what I have essentially been wanting. So many people tell me it would never float, be a pig, etc. DAMN! I don t want to win
Re: [bolger] Re: PB&F mail address (7 messages)
Tue Sep 28 2010
URL links would likely lead to more actual boats built, which would be the most fitting legacy I could think of. Regards, Joe ________________________________
Re: [bolger] Col. H. G. Hasler plan? (2 messages)
Tue Sep 28 2010
Yes, Col. HG Hassler is a fully developed plan set. I also have thought it would be a capable boat for the Northwest water. You wouldn t want to bite off
Re: New Bolger book (3 messages)
Tue Sep 28 2010
... Sure, but I think it would take a lot of editing, and the photos would be something of a challenge. Once upon a time, I pondered whether Bob Hicks would be
RE: [bolger] 100 nm this weekend (6 messages)
Tue Sep 28 2010
Thank you Chester and all. Yes, I also put my boat in a crane with a digital scale. Complete with a 20 HP 4 stroke Honda (50 kg), 40 liters fuel, battery, all
Re: A real forgotten gem, Bolger 554 Camping Trimaran using Hobie Cat parts! (16 messages)
Wed Sep 29 2010
... Many thanks Gary. Pity about the setup time tho` .
Re: contacting PB&F by mail (2 messages)
Wed Sep 29 2010
Thank you Pete, and all others who replied. Now I think I finally got that straight. I ll warm up my fax to order an Old Shoe plans set, and then go searching