February 2011
Greetings from S/V Luna in southeast Alaska (Bolger AS31) (1 message)
Tue Feb 01 2011
Well, nice to post after 18 million days away and involved with sail vessel Luna in Sitka Alaska.... a ASharpie variant some may know of already, built by Dave
Sea of peas? Nope, cranberries. (1 message)
Wed Feb 02 2011
Hmmmmm. http://www.neatorama.com/2011/02/02/cranberry-wakeboarding/ Fun to watch and consider testing of Bolger s theory. Don
Re: Concrete&Metal Scrap Ballast in conventional wooden hull-structures (23 messages)
Thu Feb 03 2011
Suggest you build closed boxes to fit in the sections and then fill them with used wheel weights. Adjust the weight in each box by adding clean (washed)
Re: Isometric of the other scow schooner, 28 footer (2 messages)
Thu Feb 03 2011
Thanks again for these iso s. They are all a pleasure to view again and again.
Re: Isometric of Centenial II (4 messages)
Fri Feb 04 2011
A tour de force all round, showing there s more room than it seemed to me from the original drawings.
Re: Long micro keel question- on behalf of Pat (21 messages)
Wed Feb 09 2011
Thanks all. I have found a product that fits the bill. *Vinyguard Silvergrey 88 Jotun paints *I used it as a tie coat between my epoxied bottom and my anti
dovekie (1 message)
Thu Feb 10 2011
Has anybody seen a Dovekie for sale in the Northeast? Used to always be a few for sale here and there, but I haven t seen one in a while.
Bolgers Wolftrap (1 message)
Fri Feb 11 2011
Hi all, I put the first of a series of videos on my Blog The videos will go from Sarras Creek On the York River in Va. to Florida and the Abbocos Bahamas to
Bolger design "Little Fuss", no frills-all fun, daysailer cat rig (1 message)
Fri Feb 11 2011
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/LittleFuss/ From SBJ, 19 ft x 5 6 cat rigged, 800lbs ballast
Re: design 369, shoal draft whaler ketch (3 messages)
Fri Feb 11 2011
I have heard this is one method to help prevent the jib and the staysail from hanging up on the end of the boom when tacking. Guess a staysail is the wrong
Re: eeek, try this (3 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2011
I m hoping this boat will be good for camping in some tight places, and beachcruising. it should be big enough to carry supplies for a week or two. I do plan
Re: Isometric design 369, shoal draft whaler ketch (10 messages)
Sat Feb 12 2011
I meant to say Roger Taylor...not Roger Duncan. I got my Rogers confused.
Re: 18' eeek! (4 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2011
Sorry about the duplicate information. Don
Re: eeek! picture (5 messages)
Sun Feb 13 2011
I think spending time as suggested to work out the ballast will be well spent. Your boat is going to displace a bunch more than a standard EEEK! Don
Re: To OLDSHOEers (5 messages)
Mon Feb 14 2011
Well, thank you David, that s a lot of an inside view on OS s capabilities. I think everybody here knows (or better know!) that there isn t such thing as an
Re: Cabin Designs (8 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2011
That is a beauty all right. The windows make for an open feeling in the cabin even though I suspect the occupants can t stand without stooping. The other
Sow's Ear (1 message)
Wed Feb 16 2011
Bill Lange has this quite modified Sow s Ear cruising canals in the Northeast. Also has a Bolger box type keel added to the bottom. Nice job!
Re: [bolger] RE: Lifting Tops (4 messages)
Wed Feb 16 2011
... The boat used as Teasel in the adaptation of Coot Club is Lullaby from Hunter s Yard - somewhere at my Mum s house there s a photograph of me (aged 10, I
Re:Cabin designs (1 message)
Wed Feb 16 2011
A traditional design which uses a lifting cabin top are the Norfolk Broads sailboats in the UK which were/are built for hiring out.Because the Broads and
Re: Bolger, Sharpie Catamaran Concept 24ft6in x 14 ft (8 messages)
Thu Feb 17 2011
Looks like it would be great WITHOUT the deckhouse, at least as a sport/day sailer. The deck would have to have some depth for strength though. Maybe deck over
Re: [bolger] Re: Sharpie Catamaran Concept (4 messages)
Fri Feb 18 2011
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 3:35 PM, donnieraydavis ... A couple things about that flat front. The top edge of the flat front is necessary structurally (fore-aft
Re: Wood and Epoxy/Glass Suppliers? (20 messages)
Fri Feb 18 2011
... What are you building? -- Susan Davis
Re: leeboards, lead, leeway (4 messages)
Mon Feb 21 2011
Be VERY CAREFUL about lead dust from sawing (cutting with snips is better) and vapors from melting. Use a real vapors mask with the special filters for lead
Re: Michalak AF4 Casa plus 5 feet= Sharpshooter? (6 messages)
Tue Feb 22 2011
I was in error. Sharpshooter appears in Bolger s 30-ODD BOATS page 39 in the edition I have. I reread the chapter last night. I was struck by Bolger s
Shoebox video (1 message)
Thu Feb 24 2011
I posted a video of my Bolger Shoebox on YouTube. FYI in case anyone is interested. http://www.youtube.com/mike27608 Sorry about the quality - I m still
Re: Aluminum centerboard in Cartopper? (10 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2011
... Precisely, the most distinguishing and sometimes copied Cartopper feature. If adopted, perhaps trim might be maintained by also increasing rudder weight -
Re: DAKINI (29 messages)
Fri Feb 25 2011
that s cool, glad she ll be around for a bunch more moffet races
Robin Jean for sale on ebay - again (1 message)
Mon Feb 28 2011
In October 2009, Robin Jean was offered for sale on EBay for $134,885 (no takers), today it is up for sale again for $24,000. $24K is probably equal or less
Re: Micro Sails (9 messages)
Mon Feb 28 2011
Denis, I ll chime in here too. Leaving off the mizzen would make for a very poor handling Micro. The first couple of years I had mine I had no motor at all
Micro keel weight? (1 message)
Mon Feb 28 2011
Can anybody advise the total weight of a Micro keel bult with 3/8 ply