Re: [bolger] Re: Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter has long been one of my favorite designs! Your build of it looks very nice too. $995 is a give away price.
On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:32 AM,cavenaghr@...[bolger]<bolger@yahoogroups.com>wrote:Here is the web link:
Flat bottom Plywood Skiff #2254 |
Here is the web link:
Flat bottom Plywood Skiff #2254 |
 | Flat bottom Plywood Skiff #2254 | Click on images to enlarge 2254 Very neat flat bottom plywood skiff. Professionally built Bolger design Sharpshooter Skiff.23’LOA 5’7″ Beam. ... | ||||
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In case anyone is interested:
I donated my Sharpshooter to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and they have it posted for sale. I'd not been able to use it for years, so this made sense.
This is the original Sharpshooter, designed by Phil and built by Burge Whiteside. The transom needs some fresh wood--not the whole thing, but perhaps a 2" x 8" x 6' piece of some suitable wood. The freeing ports seem to have drained into the wood, instead of overside. No doubt a caulking issue. The boat could be used as is, but I'd want to fix it. It could also use paint.
It sits on a nice Trailex aluminum trailer.
Bob
BO>Don:
BO>The raised sole in this boat reminds me of the discussion here about
BO>modifying the Light Schooner. In this case it raised the Cg to the point
BO>that the boat was unworkable.
BO>> For Chuck Leinweber in particular:
BO>>
BO>> I was browsing the (tiny) library near me, and to my surprise they had
BO>> "30-Odd Boats". I read the full piece on Sharpshooter, and looked at the
BO>> details. How do you build this boat without the raised sole, which would
BO>> appear to be necessary in order to have any accomodations?
Might have misunderstood, but my reading of Bolger's Sharpshooter essay
was that it wasn't so much the physical boat (and its cog) which went up
a wattle, but that the original design encouraged all aboard to =stand
up= which raised the overall cog to unsafe heights.
This surely would remain a danger in any re-addition of superstructure
onto a sharpshooter hull?
Tim & Flying Tadpole
BO>The raised sole in this boat reminds me of the discussion here about
BO>modifying the Light Schooner. In this case it raised the Cg to the point
BO>that the boat was unworkable.
BO>> For Chuck Leinweber in particular:
BO>>
BO>> I was browsing the (tiny) library near me, and to my surprise they had
BO>> "30-Odd Boats". I read the full piece on Sharpshooter, and looked at the
BO>> details. How do you build this boat without the raised sole, which would
BO>> appear to be necessary in order to have any accomodations?
Might have misunderstood, but my reading of Bolger's Sharpshooter essay
was that it wasn't so much the physical boat (and its cog) which went up
a wattle, but that the original design encouraged all aboard to =stand
up= which raised the overall cog to unsafe heights.
This surely would remain a danger in any re-addition of superstructure
onto a sharpshooter hull?
Tim & Flying Tadpole
>Tim:
> Might have misunderstood, but my reading of Bolger's Sharpshooter essay
> was that it wasn't so much the physical boat (and its cog) which went up
> a wattle, but that the original design encouraged all aboard to =stand
> up= which raised the overall cog to unsafe heights.
>
> This surely would remain a danger in any re-addition of superstructure
> onto a sharpshooter hull?
>
> Tim & Flying Tadpole
I stand corrected. You are right about the original Sharpshooter. The one
I am considering will have a low superstructure, and low (9.9 hp) power
motor, and will be used in protected water. The idea is a little brother to
Tennessee.
Chuck
Sean:
Check the egroups vault under: power sharpies
there are a number of files there including the sharpshooter.
Chuck
Subject: [bolger] Re: Sharpshooter
Check the egroups vault under: power sharpies
there are a number of files there including the sharpshooter.
Chuck
Subject: [bolger] Re: Sharpshooter
> Sounds like an interesting boat. Are there any pictures of
> Sharpshooters on the Net?
>
>
>
> Sean Rooney
>sean@...
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For anyone interested in taking a look, I've posted the SHARPSHOOTER design
and Bolger's write up on my archive page, in an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file
(item #5):http://chux.homepage.com/
I'll leave it there for a couple weeks.
Enjoy
Chuck
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CHUCK MERRELL
MERRELL WATERCRAFT
P. O. Box 80264
Seattle, WA 98108-0264
(206) 764-1298
Email:chuck@...
Web Site:http://www.boatdesign.com
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and Bolger's write up on my archive page, in an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file
(item #5):http://chux.homepage.com/
I'll leave it there for a couple weeks.
Enjoy
Chuck
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CHUCK MERRELL
MERRELL WATERCRAFT
P. O. Box 80264
Seattle, WA 98108-0264
(206) 764-1298
Email:chuck@...
Web Site:http://www.boatdesign.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Rooney" <sean@...>
To: <bolger@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:41 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Sharpshooter
> Sounds like an interesting boat. Are there any pictures of
> Sharpshooters on the Net?
>
>
>
> Sean Rooney
>sean@...
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault
> --http://www.egroups.com/docvault/bolger/?m=1
>
>
>
Sounds like an interesting boat. Are there any pictures of
Sharpshooters on the Net?
Sean Rooney
sean@...
Sharpshooters on the Net?
Sean Rooney
sean@...
For Chuck Leinweber in particular:
I was browsing the (tiny) library near me, and to my surprise they had
"30-Odd Boats". I read the full piece on Sharpshooter, and looked at the
details. How do you build this boat without the raised sole, which would
appear to be necessary in order to have any accomodations? I guess you
would put in some forms to set the shape, then glass in ribs every 18 inches
or so. It looks like a "non-starter" as a cruiser as designed, being
subject to nasty topheaviness with everything perched up on the raised sole.
Have you started working this out yet?
Don Hodges
Lynn Haven, FL (where the temperature finally stalled the epoxy today...)
I was browsing the (tiny) library near me, and to my surprise they had
"30-Odd Boats". I read the full piece on Sharpshooter, and looked at the
details. How do you build this boat without the raised sole, which would
appear to be necessary in order to have any accomodations? I guess you
would put in some forms to set the shape, then glass in ribs every 18 inches
or so. It looks like a "non-starter" as a cruiser as designed, being
subject to nasty topheaviness with everything perched up on the raised sole.
Have you started working this out yet?
Don Hodges
Lynn Haven, FL (where the temperature finally stalled the epoxy today...)
Don:
The raised sole in this boat reminds me of the discussion here about
modifying the Light Schooner. In this case it raised the Cg to the point
that the boat was unworkable. I am not sure that that would happen to the
LS but it could. What I am going to do is build the sharpshooter hull
(three sheet bottom with two foot flared sides. It will have a small cuddy
forward just after a small free flooding well. Next a four foot high pilot
house. This is what the Tennessee had and works OK, but I will add a large
hatch for sun, air, and standing up. A small cockpit will bring up the
rear. For me this makes an economical all weather cruiser for two friendly
people that can be pulled by a four banger pickup (my basic criteria).
To make it strong enough, I guess I would use 3/4" ply on the bottom, and
3/8" on the sides. That should make it pretty bulletproof, and the extra
weight down low can only improve the stability.
Chuck
The raised sole in this boat reminds me of the discussion here about
modifying the Light Schooner. In this case it raised the Cg to the point
that the boat was unworkable. I am not sure that that would happen to the
LS but it could. What I am going to do is build the sharpshooter hull
(three sheet bottom with two foot flared sides. It will have a small cuddy
forward just after a small free flooding well. Next a four foot high pilot
house. This is what the Tennessee had and works OK, but I will add a large
hatch for sun, air, and standing up. A small cockpit will bring up the
rear. For me this makes an economical all weather cruiser for two friendly
people that can be pulled by a four banger pickup (my basic criteria).
To make it strong enough, I guess I would use 3/4" ply on the bottom, and
3/8" on the sides. That should make it pretty bulletproof, and the extra
weight down low can only improve the stability.
Chuck
> For Chuck Leinweber in particular:inches
>
> I was browsing the (tiny) library near me, and to my surprise they had
> "30-Odd Boats". I read the full piece on Sharpshooter, and looked at the
> details. How do you build this boat without the raised sole, which would
> appear to be necessary in order to have any accomodations? I guess you
> would put in some forms to set the shape, then glass in ribs every 18
> or so. It looks like a "non-starter" as a cruiser as designed, beingsole.
> subject to nasty topheaviness with everything perched up on the raised
>
> Have you started working this out yet?
>
> Don Hodges
> Lynn Haven, FL (where the temperature finally stalled the epoxy today...)
>
>
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