Re: [bolger] Brick
I'm glad to hear that someone enjoyed my page.
All but 2 of the pictures were taken with my Casio QV770 digital camera.
The last 2 were scanned from photos.
Yours is high praise, indeed, coming from someone who built such
a fine looking craft as your Caprice.
All but 2 of the pictures were taken with my Casio QV770 digital camera.
The last 2 were scanned from photos.
Yours is high praise, indeed, coming from someone who built such
a fine looking craft as your Caprice.
> Thanks, Jim.
>
> I have a link to your excellent page, and several other brick projects here:
>
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/boatindex/prams.htm
>
> Chuck
Thanks, Jim.
I have a link to your excellent page, and several other brick projects here:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/boatindex/prams.htm
Chuck
I have a link to your excellent page, and several other brick projects here:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/boatindex/prams.htm
Chuck
>attribute
> My name is Jim Wygralak
>
> > I would like to include a link to this site. How about a name to
> > it to?
> >
> > Chuck
My name is Jim Wygralak
> I would like to include a link to this site. How about a name to attribute
> it to?
>
> Chuck
>
> > > > Do you have picture of your Brick?
> > >
> > > my brick can be seen at http://www/visi/com/~darus/brick
> >
> > Ack!
> >
> > make that: http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
> >
> > thats what I get for trying to type faster than I can think
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, or spamming
> - no flogging dead horses
> - add something: take "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> - stay on topic and punctuate
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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>
I would like to include a link to this site. How about a name to attribute
it to?
Chuck
it to?
Chuck
> > > Do you have picture of your Brick?
> >
> > my brick can be seen at http://www/visi/com/~darus/brick
>
> Ack!
>
> make that: http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
>
> thats what I get for trying to type faster than I can think
That is one fine set of construction pics. I saved them in case I ever want
to build a Brick.
Jim C.
to build a Brick.
Jim C.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: darus@... [mailto:darus@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 3:19 PM
> To: bolger@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [bolger] Brick (was "Best 3 sheet boat?")
>
>
> > > Do you have picture of your Brick?
> >
> > my brick can be seen at http://www/visi/com/~darus/brick
>
> Ack!
>
> make that: http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
>
> thats what I get for trying to type faster than I can think
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, or spamming
> - no flogging dead horses
> - add something: take "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> - stay on topic and punctuate
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209,
> Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
In a message dated 04/02/2001 6:<BR15:<BR55 PM
Eastern Daylight , darus@... writes:> my brick can be seen at
http://www/visi/com/~darus/bric
Try:
http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
Cheers/Carron
Eastern Daylight , darus@... writes:> my brick can be seen at
http://www/visi/com/~darus/bric
Try:
http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
Cheers/Carron
> > Do you have picture of your Brick?Ack!
>
> my brick can be seen at http://www/visi/com/~darus/brick
make that: http://www.visi.com/~darus/brick
thats what I get for trying to type faster than I can think
> Do you have picture of your Brick?my brick can be seen at http://www/visi/com/~darus/brick
Try Matthew Long's site:
http://www.geocities.com/owlnmole/Pages/brick.html
We bought ours from him. I was all set to build one when this one came
up for sale.
http://www.geocities.com/owlnmole/Pages/brick.html
We bought ours from him. I was all set to build one when this one came
up for sale.
--- In bolger@y..., "a.n. martinez sr." <boat_101@y...> wrote:
> Do you have picture of your Brick?
> --- darus@v... wrote:
> > > Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly
> > roomy and very simple.
> >
> > I sure hope all of the votes for Brick are right. I
> > built a brick last
> > year, but didn't finish until it was too cold to put
> > her in the water.
> >
> > My wife is planning to throw a "Float Your Boat"
> > party in May for the
> > christening/launch. Any Bolgerphiles who are going
> > to be near Lake Mille
> > Lacs in Minnesota around that time would be welcome.
> >
> > >
> > > Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
> >
> > Does that mean you own a Brick in partnership with
> > someone, or you
> > literally own half of a Brick?
> >
>
>
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Yes, but only on paper - I'll work on it.
--- In bolger@y..., "Harry W. James" <welshman@p...> wrote:
> Any pictures?
> > . Plywood lapstrake is a lot quicker than you
> > might think, once you get the hang of it. . . . .
You ar right. This is sort of a "Mental Execise" but I
was hoping it would turn into a physical exercise.
A simple design that would be inexpensive, easy to build, but mostly
quick to build. "The best Boat is the one that is used."
I origanally chose 2 sheets, as what I thought was the minimum that
could build a "Real Boat", then got a suggestion that 3 might be less
restrictive, and allow for a better boat.
2-3-4-5, whatever? Materials is not the point.
I was thinking that "The best 2 sheet Boat" might make it less
intimidating for those who have never built a boat, or for the many
of us (like me) who have built many boats, but have spent a few years
just pondering what to next build, instead of actually building.
A boat that can be built in just a few days.
To watch a couple of flat sheets of plywood turn into a boat has
always been a magical thing to me. Tap it with your finger, and it
is no longer just a piece of plywood, but a resonant, living thing.
Something that can be put in the back of a pick-up, or on top of any
car and taken to the local pond, lake, or river and you are actually
on the water rather than just thinking about it.
Thanks
Pat
was hoping it would turn into a physical exercise.
A simple design that would be inexpensive, easy to build, but mostly
quick to build. "The best Boat is the one that is used."
I origanally chose 2 sheets, as what I thought was the minimum that
could build a "Real Boat", then got a suggestion that 3 might be less
restrictive, and allow for a better boat.
2-3-4-5, whatever? Materials is not the point.
I was thinking that "The best 2 sheet Boat" might make it less
intimidating for those who have never built a boat, or for the many
of us (like me) who have built many boats, but have spent a few years
just pondering what to next build, instead of actually building.
A boat that can be built in just a few days.
To watch a couple of flat sheets of plywood turn into a boat has
always been a magical thing to me. Tap it with your finger, and it
is no longer just a piece of plywood, but a resonant, living thing.
Something that can be put in the back of a pick-up, or on top of any
car and taken to the local pond, lake, or river and you are actually
on the water rather than just thinking about it.
Thanks
Pat
--- In bolger@e..., StepHydro@a... wrote:
> Realizing that this is a sort of mental exercise, I have to
ask...what does
> it matter 3 or 4 sheets? If you found just the boat you wanted and
it used 4
> sheets, wouldn't you go ahead and spring for the last $13.00????
>
> I think even Bolger mentions that his earlier fascination with
getting a boat
> out of the absolute minimum number of sheets wasn't healthy :-)
>
> jes' wonderin'
>
> Cheers/Carron
Lincoln,
Always give the other guy the half with the ore locks, and keep the
half with the rudder for your self! ;-)
Stan, SG
Always give the other guy the half with the ore locks, and keep the
half with the rudder for your self! ;-)
Stan, SG
> Fortunately, we can't agree who has which half, so we leave it in one
> piece.
Realizing that this is a sort of mental exercise, I have to ask...what does
it matter 3 or 4 sheets? If you found just the boat you wanted and it used 4
sheets, wouldn't you go ahead and spring for the last $13.00????
I think even Bolger mentions that his earlier fascination with getting a boat
out of the absolute minimum number of sheets wasn't healthy :-)
jes' wonderin'
Cheers/Carron
it matter 3 or 4 sheets? If you found just the boat you wanted and it used 4
sheets, wouldn't you go ahead and spring for the last $13.00????
I think even Bolger mentions that his earlier fascination with getting a boat
out of the absolute minimum number of sheets wasn't healthy :-)
jes' wonderin'
Cheers/Carron
Do you have picture of your Brick?
---darus@...wrote:
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---darus@...wrote:
> > Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly__________________________________________________
> roomy and very simple.
>
> I sure hope all of the votes for Brick are right. I
> built a brick last
> year, but didn't finish until it was too cold to put
> her in the water.
>
> My wife is planning to throw a "Float Your Boat"
> party in May for the
> christening/launch. Any Bolgerphiles who are going
> to be near Lake Mille
> Lacs in Minnesota around that time would be welcome.
>
> >
> > Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
>
> Does that mean you own a Brick in partnership with
> someone, or you
> literally own half of a Brick?
>
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Any pictures?
% Harrywelshman@...
> . Plywood lapstrake is a lot quicker than you_ _ _ _ _
> might think, once you get the hang of it. You do have to build the
> mold first, but the amount of sanding and fairing is VASTLY reduced
> compared to taped-seam construction. However, I'd better not submit
> it as a candidate for the best 3-sheet boat until I see if it floats
> right side up.
% Harrywelshman@...
Fortunately, we can't agree who has which half, so we leave it in one
piece.
piece.
--- In bolger@y..., <darus@v...> wrote:
snip
>
> >
> > Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
>
> Does that mean you own a Brick in partnership with someone, or you
> literally own half of a Brick?
> Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly roomy and very simple.I sure hope all of the votes for Brick are right. I built a brick last
year, but didn't finish until it was too cold to put her in the water.
My wife is planning to throw a "Float Your Boat" party in May for the
christening/launch. Any Bolgerphiles who are going to be near Lake Mille
Lacs in Minnesota around that time would be welcome.
>Does that mean you own a Brick in partnership with someone, or you
> Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
literally own half of a Brick?
Well, I just took my glued-lapstrake Cartopper variant off the molds
last weekend, and realized that the hull only took three sheets of
(carefully scarfed) plywood, and it sure is better looking than a
Brick (although that wouldn't be hard . . ;-) I suppose that's
cheating, though, since the rudder, centerboard, and centerboard
trunk will use part of another sheet, although a rowing-only version
wouldn't need them. Plywood lapstrake is a lot quicker than you
might think, once you get the hang of it. You do have to build the
mold first, but the amount of sanding and fairing is VASTLY reduced
compared to taped-seam construction. However, I'd better not submit
it as a candidate for the best 3-sheet boat until I see if it floats
right side up.
last weekend, and realized that the hull only took three sheets of
(carefully scarfed) plywood, and it sure is better looking than a
Brick (although that wouldn't be hard . . ;-) I suppose that's
cheating, though, since the rudder, centerboard, and centerboard
trunk will use part of another sheet, although a rowing-only version
wouldn't need them. Plywood lapstrake is a lot quicker than you
might think, once you get the hang of it. You do have to build the
mold first, but the amount of sanding and fairing is VASTLY reduced
compared to taped-seam construction. However, I'd better not submit
it as a candidate for the best 3-sheet boat until I see if it floats
right side up.
--- In bolger@y..., pateson@c... wrote:
> Got a message regarding my "Best 2 sheet boat" suggesting that
> maybe we should also look for "Best 3 sheet Boat"
>
Isn't Surf/Crab Skiff a 3-sheeter? It would be hard to beat that one for a
dual-purpose boat.
I don't think Sephyr can be gotten out of 3.
Cheers/Carron
dual-purpose boat.
I don't think Sephyr can be gotten out of 3.
Cheers/Carron
> So here's the request.Jim Michalak's QT skiff. Easy build, with external chine logs. Nice
>
> Anyone out there have built, or know of Nice, inexpensive, easy to
> build, boat that can be build with 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
> Also, can be build in less than my remaining lifetime
lines, doesn't look boxy. Rows well with moderate effort, but just
don't try going fast.
Brad
>So here's the request.For me it is the Brick. Simple,and easy to build, large capacity (875
>
>Anyone out there have built, or know of Nice, inexpensive, easy to
>build, boat that can be build with 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
>Also, can be build in less than my remaining lifetime.
>
>Pat Patteson
>Molalla, oregon
>
lb)and good performance.
Michael Surface
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I have a Tortoise, less beamy that the Brick, I imagine so it will row
more easily. There is a "Big Tortoise", a full 8 ft. long, but I don't know
if a sailing rig has been drawn for that boat. Big Tortoise has the same
beam as the regular boat. Both very easy to build with external chines.
Regards,
Warren
In a message dated 3/29/2001 6:43:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lincolnr@...writes:
<< Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly roomy and very simple.
Sails well, though not especially fast. Very stable. Not the fastest
rower, but it rows. Two large people have oodles of space and I bet it
would be comfortable with three. Seemed roomy with two small, active
kids and a large adult. Maybe a little too roomy as they walked all
over the place. Bolger claims four men and a scared dog.
more easily. There is a "Big Tortoise", a full 8 ft. long, but I don't know
if a sailing rig has been drawn for that boat. Big Tortoise has the same
beam as the regular boat. Both very easy to build with external chines.
Regards,
Warren
In a message dated 3/29/2001 6:43:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lincolnr@...writes:
<< Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly roomy and very simple.
Sails well, though not especially fast. Very stable. Not the fastest
rower, but it rows. Two large people have oodles of space and I bet it
would be comfortable with three. Seemed roomy with two small, active
kids and a large adult. Maybe a little too roomy as they walked all
over the place. Bolger claims four men and a scared dog.
>>
Here's my usual vote for the Brick. Amazingly roomy and very simple.
Sails well, though not especially fast. Very stable. Not the fastest
rower, but it rows. Two large people have oodles of space and I bet it
would be comfortable with three. Seemed roomy with two small, active
kids and a large adult. Maybe a little too roomy as they walked all
over the place. Bolger claims four men and a scared dog.
Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
Sails well, though not especially fast. Very stable. Not the fastest
rower, but it rows. Two large people have oodles of space and I bet it
would be comfortable with three. Seemed roomy with two small, active
kids and a large adult. Maybe a little too roomy as they walked all
over the place. Bolger claims four men and a scared dog.
Lincoln, owner of half of a Brick
--- In bolger@y..., pateson@c... wrote:
snip
>
> Anyone out there have built, or know of Nice, inexpensive, easy to
> build, boat that can be build with 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
> Also, can be build in less than my remaining lifetime.
>
snip
Got a message regarding my "Best 2 sheet boat" suggesting that
maybe we should also look for "Best 3 sheet Boat"
Thought two sheets was too limiting in people carrying.
(But my wife and I fit nicely in my 8' "Toad", and have spent
many hours fishing from it together.) Kind of brings people
together. Literally. Not many places to "hide" in an 8 foot boat.
Maybe opposing political leaders should have to spend a day together
in My "Toad". Might solve a lot of big problems.
So here's the request.
Anyone out there have built, or know of Nice, inexpensive, easy to
build, boat that can be build with 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
Also, can be build in less than my remaining lifetime.
Let's get some boats built and in the water.
Amazing, ever time I take my 8' "Elegant Punt" out I get people
who stop and talk with me about it. Maybe one or two of them
will actually try building their first boat after seen mine.
Make the first one inexpensive, and easy to build, and maybe they
will try another.
I still like the inexpensive, easy to build ones.
My attention span is not long enough to take on a multi-year
project.
Anybody out there with Nice 3 sheet boats?
Pat Patteson
Molalla, oregon
maybe we should also look for "Best 3 sheet Boat"
Thought two sheets was too limiting in people carrying.
(But my wife and I fit nicely in my 8' "Toad", and have spent
many hours fishing from it together.) Kind of brings people
together. Literally. Not many places to "hide" in an 8 foot boat.
Maybe opposing political leaders should have to spend a day together
in My "Toad". Might solve a lot of big problems.
So here's the request.
Anyone out there have built, or know of Nice, inexpensive, easy to
build, boat that can be build with 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
Also, can be build in less than my remaining lifetime.
Let's get some boats built and in the water.
Amazing, ever time I take my 8' "Elegant Punt" out I get people
who stop and talk with me about it. Maybe one or two of them
will actually try building their first boat after seen mine.
Make the first one inexpensive, and easy to build, and maybe they
will try another.
I still like the inexpensive, easy to build ones.
My attention span is not long enough to take on a multi-year
project.
Anybody out there with Nice 3 sheet boats?
Pat Patteson
Molalla, oregon