Re: [bolger] Bolger's Workskiff
Redmond's Bluegill comes to mind.... beautiful, too.
Carron
Carron
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In bolger@y..., bgbeck55@y... wrote:
I would suggest Diablo would be a good compromise. My father built one
out of DD construction ply (cheapest available here) and epoxy sealed
about eight years ago useing 7mm for the sides and 12mm for the
bottom. It is plenty stable and given that he lives 20 kilometers from
the nearest road it is the equivilant of his car. His drive way being
a beach made of rocks it is also long lived in my
In bolger@y..., bgbeck55@y... wrote:
> I've been kicking around the idea of building a Workskiff(15')but
> not building as heavy as designed. The primary use would be as acomparing
> fishing platform rather than as lobstering or work boat. In
> the design to Junebug, they appear to be similar in shape and size.built
> My question to the group is whether or not a Workskiff could be
> just as well from 1/4" plywood as it could be from 1/2" stuff.Bruce
> Granted the bottom would have to be heavier than 1/4"; probably 3/8"
> or 1/2". Another idea I had was to build the shoe as a "hollow" shoe
> on the bottom, with foam in open space. The idea is to have a boat
> that could be moved around by two men and "Pick-up truck topped" the
> two blocks to the river. The "as designed" weight of 500+ lbs is too
> much for that.
> Cheers,
>
I would suggest Diablo would be a good compromise. My father built one
out of DD construction ply (cheapest available here) and epoxy sealed
about eight years ago useing 7mm for the sides and 12mm for the
bottom. It is plenty stable and given that he lives 20 kilometers from
the nearest road it is the equivilant of his car. His drive way being
a beach made of rocks it is also long lived in my
Bruce:
My advice would be to look for another design that is lighter to begin with.
The Workskiff is designed for heavy use, but if built as light as you are
thinking, it may not be usable at all. Many of Bolger's boats are built
with handling ease in mind. Diablo is one, Pointy Skiff is another. These
might not be exactly what you are after, but there are lots of others.
There are other designers too.
Chuck
My advice would be to look for another design that is lighter to begin with.
The Workskiff is designed for heavy use, but if built as light as you are
thinking, it may not be usable at all. Many of Bolger's boats are built
with handling ease in mind. Diablo is one, Pointy Skiff is another. These
might not be exactly what you are after, but there are lots of others.
There are other designers too.
Chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From:bgbeck55@...[mailto:bgbeck55@...]
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 8:29 PM
> To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [bolger] Bolger's Workskiff
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>
> I've been kicking around the idea of building a Workskiff (15')but
> not building as heavy as designed. The primary use would be as a
> fishing platform rather than as lobstering or work boat. In comparing
> the design to Junebug, they appear to be similar in shape and size.
> My question to the group is whether or not a Workskiff could be built
> just as well from 1/4" plywood as it could be from 1/2" stuff.
> Granted the bottom would have to be heavier than 1/4"; probably 3/8"
> or 1/2". Another idea I had was to build the shoe as a "hollow" shoe
> on the bottom, with foam in open space. The idea is to have a boat
> that could be moved around by two men and "Pick-up truck topped" the
> two blocks to the river. The "as designed" weight of 500+ lbs is too
> much for that.
> Cheers,
> Bruce
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I've been kicking around the idea of building a Workskiff (15')but
not building as heavy as designed. The primary use would be as a
fishing platform rather than as lobstering or work boat. In comparing
the design to Junebug, they appear to be similar in shape and size.
My question to the group is whether or not a Workskiff could be built
just as well from 1/4" plywood as it could be from 1/2" stuff.
Granted the bottom would have to be heavier than 1/4"; probably 3/8"
or 1/2". Another idea I had was to build the shoe as a "hollow" shoe
on the bottom, with foam in open space. The idea is to have a boat
that could be moved around by two men and "Pick-up truck topped" the
two blocks to the river. The "as designed" weight of 500+ lbs is too
much for that.
Cheers,
Bruce
not building as heavy as designed. The primary use would be as a
fishing platform rather than as lobstering or work boat. In comparing
the design to Junebug, they appear to be similar in shape and size.
My question to the group is whether or not a Workskiff could be built
just as well from 1/4" plywood as it could be from 1/2" stuff.
Granted the bottom would have to be heavier than 1/4"; probably 3/8"
or 1/2". Another idea I had was to build the shoe as a "hollow" shoe
on the bottom, with foam in open space. The idea is to have a boat
that could be moved around by two men and "Pick-up truck topped" the
two blocks to the river. The "as designed" weight of 500+ lbs is too
much for that.
Cheers,
Bruce