Re: Dakota Album
>Not a la Topaz but a la Tahiti, a very appealing design in my opinion
> When I inquired at PB&F about a boat suitable for occasionally
> wicked Westcoast passages, crossing the Columbia Bar, etc., SA
> suggested the Dakota and told me that they would like to update the
> Dakota plans [with floatation chambers and a Deutz Diesel engine (a
> la Topaz?), etc.] for this purpose.
but I'd like to see a Bolger project with Diesel-Electric propulsion;
this system would allow immersing and lifting a motor/propeller unit.
Regards from the Mediterranean Barcelona.
Pep
> the Bolger power designs the Dakota and the Illinois are myThese are two of my favorites too! [plus about a hundred others]
> favorites.
These are two very different boats. I think that due to the deep
rocker in the bottom of the Dakota, it is much more of a "boat". I
think that Illinois is more like a floating house platform,
disguised to look like a boat.
The Illinois MAIB article describes it as "moving rather limited
distances at a time, under perfect choice of weather conditions".
When I inquired at PB&F about a boat suitable for occasionally
wicked Westcoast passages, crossing the Columbia Bar, etc., SA
suggested the Dakota and told me that they would like to update the
Dakota plans [with floatation chambers and a Deutz Diesel engine (a
la Topaz?), etc.] for this purpose.
Vince, is this the same Dakota that is in the file section? Of all
the Bolger power designs the Dakota and the Illinois are my
favorites.
I have purchased a fairly new fifth wheel travel trailer that a
gentleman tried to fit under a low hanging obstruction. I have been
looking in all the catalogues for fitting out a Bolger Dakota or
Illinois and the prices for stoves sinks and various other things are
astronomical.
The trailer has exterior damage but all the water tanks, waste
tanks, toilets and refrigerator are in new condition. The stove/oven
combo alone in a catalogue was $1,600 dollars for the same brand that
is in the damaged but very inexpensive trailer. The refrigerator unit
works on 115 volt AC, 12 volt DC and propane.
I imagine that I will even be able to cannibalize the axles(with
electric brakes) and part of the frame work for building a transport
trailer. For anyone contemplating building a larger Bolger design
that might have live aboard amenities finding a damaged RV might be
the ticket for fitting out your yacht on a budget. The beast doesn't
look that bad and it also doesn't leak so I can store a few things in
it. I need my larger shop before starting any boat over 25'.
the Bolger power designs the Dakota and the Illinois are my
favorites.
I have purchased a fairly new fifth wheel travel trailer that a
gentleman tried to fit under a low hanging obstruction. I have been
looking in all the catalogues for fitting out a Bolger Dakota or
Illinois and the prices for stoves sinks and various other things are
astronomical.
The trailer has exterior damage but all the water tanks, waste
tanks, toilets and refrigerator are in new condition. The stove/oven
combo alone in a catalogue was $1,600 dollars for the same brand that
is in the damaged but very inexpensive trailer. The refrigerator unit
works on 115 volt AC, 12 volt DC and propane.
I imagine that I will even be able to cannibalize the axles(with
electric brakes) and part of the frame work for building a transport
trailer. For anyone contemplating building a larger Bolger design
that might have live aboard amenities finding a damaged RV might be
the ticket for fitting out your yacht on a budget. The beast doesn't
look that bad and it also doesn't leak so I can store a few things in
it. I need my larger shop before starting any boat over 25'.
--- In bolger@y..., Vince and Mary Ann Chew <vachew@v...> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have created a new Dakota album in the photo section. It is named
> "Vince's Dakota". The word Dakota is truncated in the album title.
It
> shows the cabin top construction.
>
> Vince
All,
I have created a new Dakota album in the photo section. It is named
"Vince's Dakota". The word Dakota is truncated in the album title. It
shows the cabin top construction.
Vince
I have created a new Dakota album in the photo section. It is named
"Vince's Dakota". The word Dakota is truncated in the album title. It
shows the cabin top construction.
Vince