Re: Birth Announcement
I bought my sail from Dynamite Payson. Yes it was a bit expensive,
but I was afraid that if I built a sail of polytarp I, too, would be
too knowledgable of how she performed under oars.
My new wife (remember the beautiful Donna?) picked the colors after I
showed her a picture of Peter Pillsbury's Gypsy.
Roger S
but I was afraid that if I built a sail of polytarp I, too, would be
too knowledgable of how she performed under oars.
My new wife (remember the beautiful Donna?) picked the colors after I
showed her a picture of Peter Pillsbury's Gypsy.
Roger S
--- In bolger@y..., garth@b... wrote:
> Roger --
>
> Congratulations! It seems like only a few weeks ago that you posted
> your first inquiries here and were thinking about building a Gypsy.
> It's a beautiful boat -- wild color scheme, too. I think it's
> expressive of the joy the boat will give you (and has already given
> you).
>
> Where did you get your sail? It looks very clean (as opposed to my
> ill-shaped, inefficient, polytarp mess).
>
> To the post that wondered about rowing Gypsy -- she's great under
> oars -- really flies lightly along -- but you need to add a skeg,
> otherwise you spend too much energy making little corrections to
keep
> her on track. All that rocker and the flared bilges -- she is quite
> happy to turn circles on a dime.
>
> Roger -- take her sailing and tell us what you think. Post more
> photos, too, maybe to Bolger2 if Bolger is running low on space.
I'd
> like to see how you laid out the interior.
>
> One last Gypsy note, while we're on it: I took mine up to
> Cooperstown, NY last weekend to sail on Otsego Lake -- a little bit
> of paradise in a long valley, with green pastures and red barns
high
> on the hillsides and beautiful clear water. Good sailing, good
> swimming off the boat during calms. On the way home, through a long
> desolate landlocked part of NY State, too far from decent sailing
> waters, I stopped in a gas station, and a big bearded guy at a
table
> looks at the odd boat on my roof and says, What kind of boat is
that?
> I figure he's like most people who are a bit bewildered when
> confronted by anything not in fiberglass, without a corporate logo
on
> the hull and sparkly paint, so I start with the usual simple
> exlanation - "Oh, it's a homebuilt boat. The design is called
> 'Gypsy,' by a guy named Phil Bolger." And he says -- "Oh, I thought
> so. Just wasn't sure because it was upside down. I've built quite a
> few of those." A great moment. We spent a while talking boats -- he
> knew a lot more than I do, and had built a lot more boats. He's
about
> to ask Phil B to do a commission for him -- a 53' shallow-draft
> schooner! Bolger builders are everywhere -- and the world is a
better
> place for it.
>
> All best,
> Garth
>
>
>
>
> > I would like to announce the birth of a Bolger gypsy. Pictures
are
> > posted at:
> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/files/Arkansas%20Gypsy/
I'm more interested in how she sails, myself. I neglected to add the
skeg that is often suggested. I may try tying the tiller and pulling
the rudder up into it's "kicked" position.
Roger S
skeg that is often suggested. I may try tying the tiller and pulling
the rudder up into it's "kicked" position.
Roger S
--- In bolger@y..., raymcquin@y... wrote:
> Roger,
>
> She's a beautiful boat! Get her off the trailer and let us know
how
> she performs. I'm considering building a gypsy myself. I'm
> particularly interested in how she rows.
>
> Ray
>
>
> --- In bolger@y..., roger99a@h... wrote:
> > I would like to announce the birth of a Bolger gypsy
Roger --
Congratulations! It seems like only a few weeks ago that you posted
your first inquiries here and were thinking about building a Gypsy.
It's a beautiful boat -- wild color scheme, too. I think it's
expressive of the joy the boat will give you (and has already given
you).
Where did you get your sail? It looks very clean (as opposed to my
ill-shaped, inefficient, polytarp mess).
To the post that wondered about rowing Gypsy -- she's great under
oars -- really flies lightly along -- but you need to add a skeg,
otherwise you spend too much energy making little corrections to keep
her on track. All that rocker and the flared bilges -- she is quite
happy to turn circles on a dime.
Roger -- take her sailing and tell us what you think. Post more
photos, too, maybe to Bolger2 if Bolger is running low on space. I'd
like to see how you laid out the interior.
One last Gypsy note, while we're on it: I took mine up to
Cooperstown, NY last weekend to sail on Otsego Lake -- a little bit
of paradise in a long valley, with green pastures and red barns high
on the hillsides and beautiful clear water. Good sailing, good
swimming off the boat during calms. On the way home, through a long
desolate landlocked part of NY State, too far from decent sailing
waters, I stopped in a gas station, and a big bearded guy at a table
looks at the odd boat on my roof and says, What kind of boat is that?
I figure he's like most people who are a bit bewildered when
confronted by anything not in fiberglass, without a corporate logo on
the hull and sparkly paint, so I start with the usual simple
exlanation - "Oh, it's a homebuilt boat. The design is called
'Gypsy,' by a guy named Phil Bolger." And he says -- "Oh, I thought
so. Just wasn't sure because it was upside down. I've built quite a
few of those." A great moment. We spent a while talking boats -- he
knew a lot more than I do, and had built a lot more boats. He's about
to ask Phil B to do a commission for him -- a 53' shallow-draft
schooner! Bolger builders are everywhere -- and the world is a better
place for it.
All best,
Garth
Congratulations! It seems like only a few weeks ago that you posted
your first inquiries here and were thinking about building a Gypsy.
It's a beautiful boat -- wild color scheme, too. I think it's
expressive of the joy the boat will give you (and has already given
you).
Where did you get your sail? It looks very clean (as opposed to my
ill-shaped, inefficient, polytarp mess).
To the post that wondered about rowing Gypsy -- she's great under
oars -- really flies lightly along -- but you need to add a skeg,
otherwise you spend too much energy making little corrections to keep
her on track. All that rocker and the flared bilges -- she is quite
happy to turn circles on a dime.
Roger -- take her sailing and tell us what you think. Post more
photos, too, maybe to Bolger2 if Bolger is running low on space. I'd
like to see how you laid out the interior.
One last Gypsy note, while we're on it: I took mine up to
Cooperstown, NY last weekend to sail on Otsego Lake -- a little bit
of paradise in a long valley, with green pastures and red barns high
on the hillsides and beautiful clear water. Good sailing, good
swimming off the boat during calms. On the way home, through a long
desolate landlocked part of NY State, too far from decent sailing
waters, I stopped in a gas station, and a big bearded guy at a table
looks at the odd boat on my roof and says, What kind of boat is that?
I figure he's like most people who are a bit bewildered when
confronted by anything not in fiberglass, without a corporate logo on
the hull and sparkly paint, so I start with the usual simple
exlanation - "Oh, it's a homebuilt boat. The design is called
'Gypsy,' by a guy named Phil Bolger." And he says -- "Oh, I thought
so. Just wasn't sure because it was upside down. I've built quite a
few of those." A great moment. We spent a while talking boats -- he
knew a lot more than I do, and had built a lot more boats. He's about
to ask Phil B to do a commission for him -- a 53' shallow-draft
schooner! Bolger builders are everywhere -- and the world is a better
place for it.
All best,
Garth
> I would like to announce the birth of a Bolger gypsy. Pictures are
> posted at:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/files/Arkansas%20Gypsy/
Roger,
She's a beautiful boat! Get her off the trailer and let us know how
she performs. I'm considering building a gypsy myself. I'm
particularly interested in how she rows.
Ray
She's a beautiful boat! Get her off the trailer and let us know how
she performs. I'm considering building a gypsy myself. I'm
particularly interested in how she rows.
Ray
--- In bolger@y..., roger99a@h... wrote:
> I would like to announce the birth of a Bolger gypsy
I would like to announce the birth of a Bolger gypsy. Pictures are
posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/files/Arkansas%20Gypsy/
The beautiful model is my daughter Sherri, so please keep your
comments on the subject of boats, please.
Roger S
posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger2/files/Arkansas%20Gypsy/
The beautiful model is my daughter Sherri, so please keep your
comments on the subject of boats, please.
Roger S