[bolger] Re: John Bell's Windsprint "Mejor Que Nada"
The picture isn't my old boat! Mine was probably the only boat of any sort
ever built *exactly* to the designer's plans. When we're talking about an
"instant" boat means it is pretty utilitarian. Brightwork! Bah! ;-) I was
surprised to have little remorse when Larry pulled away. I suppose knowing
that she was going to a good home where she'd more use than I gave her made
it feel all right.
Glad to hear Larry made it back safe and sound.
FYI, the 59 sq. ft. Leg o'mutton Bolger drew for a bunch of boats including
Gypsy, Teal, and Brick will fit on a Windsprint just fine. The centers of
effort for the big balanced lug and the L O'M match up just perfectly.
John Bell
Kennesaw, GA
jmbell@...
http://jmbell.home.mindspring.com
ever built *exactly* to the designer's plans. When we're talking about an
"instant" boat means it is pretty utilitarian. Brightwork! Bah! ;-) I was
surprised to have little remorse when Larry pulled away. I suppose knowing
that she was going to a good home where she'd more use than I gave her made
it feel all right.
Glad to hear Larry made it back safe and sound.
FYI, the 59 sq. ft. Leg o'mutton Bolger drew for a bunch of boats including
Gypsy, Teal, and Brick will fit on a Windsprint just fine. The centers of
effort for the big balanced lug and the L O'M match up just perfectly.
John Bell
Kennesaw, GA
jmbell@...
http://jmbell.home.mindspring.com
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From: David Ryan <david@...>
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Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 4:18 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: John Bell's Windsprint "Mejor Que Nada"
> >Good afternoon Listers,
> >
> >Well, it's Sunday afternoon and i feel like i got run over by a truck.
> >Saturday, Lora & i my step-daughter, drove up from Palm Bay, Florida to
> >Kennesaw Ga, just north of Atlanta, Picked up the Windsprint, and drove
home
>
> Holey Moazes what a boat!
>
> If I were to take the reception my teal "lil'winnie" and the
> extrapolate for the above windsprint, I'd have to guess I'd get a key
> to the city, and a ticker-tape parade!
>
> Beautiful work!
>
> David Ryan
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>Good afternoon Listers,Holey Moazes what a boat!
>
>Well, it's Sunday afternoon and i feel like i got run over by a truck.
>Saturday, Lora & i my step-daughter, drove up from Palm Bay, Florida to
>Kennesaw Ga, just north of Atlanta, Picked up the Windsprint, and drove home
If I were to take the reception my teal "lil'winnie" and the
extrapolate for the above windsprint, I'd have to guess I'd get a key
to the city, and a ticker-tape parade!
Beautiful work!
David Ryan
Minister of Information and Culture
Crumbling Empire Productions
(212) 247-0296
Good afternoon Listers,
Well, it's Sunday afternoon and i feel like i got run over by a truck.
Saturday, Lora & i my step-daughter, drove up from Palm Bay, Florida to
Kennesaw Ga, just north of Atlanta, Picked up the Windsprint, and drove home
arriving around 5 am Sunday morning. Boat made it here just fine and is now
sitting out back under the picknic tarp shelter. It's usable right now if i
had a sail rig & a bailer (big grin). It's so windy down here i don't know
if i'll use a Lug rig or not. I may go sprit... or a wider lug that's not as
tall & batten reefable like a chinise lug sail. It can go from light breez to
a rip snorter in 10 minutes down here. I'll run it past Jack Molluer & see
what he says. He is faculity at <A HREF="http://www.westlawn.org/">Westlawn
School of Yacht Design</A> & lives near by.
We'll probably rout off the bottom and replace with marine 3/8th, which will
make her heavier a bit but not too much. I plan on enclosing ther bow and
stern, like the attached picture. If you don't want to see it don't download
it ok? :-)
Larry
Well, it's Sunday afternoon and i feel like i got run over by a truck.
Saturday, Lora & i my step-daughter, drove up from Palm Bay, Florida to
Kennesaw Ga, just north of Atlanta, Picked up the Windsprint, and drove home
arriving around 5 am Sunday morning. Boat made it here just fine and is now
sitting out back under the picknic tarp shelter. It's usable right now if i
had a sail rig & a bailer (big grin). It's so windy down here i don't know
if i'll use a Lug rig or not. I may go sprit... or a wider lug that's not as
tall & batten reefable like a chinise lug sail. It can go from light breez to
a rip snorter in 10 minutes down here. I'll run it past Jack Molluer & see
what he says. He is faculity at <A HREF="http://www.westlawn.org/">Westlawn
School of Yacht Design</A> & lives near by.
We'll probably rout off the bottom and replace with marine 3/8th, which will
make her heavier a bit but not too much. I plan on enclosing ther bow and
stern, like the attached picture. If you don't want to see it don't download
it ok? :-)
Larry