Re: Anyone help w/ a June Bug?
The first Instant Boat book give extremely detailed steps for building Teal
with photos of a an atractive young woman named Karen doing the building. I
used it when I built June Bug approx. four boats ago. Fairly easy to modify
proceedures to match JB, esp. if you have New Instant Boats as backup
reference. We car topped our JB extensively with both truck and small car
(92 Saturn). Especially easy with the boat riding upright. Super easy to
launch that way. Rear deck allows you to drop her vertically off a high
warf, bank, cliff, etc. I've done much of this single handed, but two people
is much better. Don't deny yourself the joys of sailing JB. She handles
beautifully on all points sail, flys downwind like a surfboard, and is very
fast (I've often mentioned that Phil Lea's JB beat all the Windsprints and
Light Schooners at the 2000 Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival races). Good
luck.
jeb, savoring every last drop of summer on the roaring shores of Fundy
with photos of a an atractive young woman named Karen doing the building. I
used it when I built June Bug approx. four boats ago. Fairly easy to modify
proceedures to match JB, esp. if you have New Instant Boats as backup
reference. We car topped our JB extensively with both truck and small car
(92 Saturn). Especially easy with the boat riding upright. Super easy to
launch that way. Rear deck allows you to drop her vertically off a high
warf, bank, cliff, etc. I've done much of this single handed, but two people
is much better. Don't deny yourself the joys of sailing JB. She handles
beautifully on all points sail, flys downwind like a surfboard, and is very
fast (I've often mentioned that Phil Lea's JB beat all the Windsprints and
Light Schooners at the 2000 Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival races). Good
luck.
jeb, savoring every last drop of summer on the roaring shores of Fundy
Doesn't the first instant boat book have more on this kind of
construction? Maybe local library has it (mine does).
If June Bug is too heavy, Brick is not (around 75 lbs empty) and could
definitely handle that load. Cartopping it is easy for two people,
a little strange but doable for one. I once put a Brick on top of a
Nymph on top of my car, so it's not hopeless. Brick is high sided
enough to help keep little kids in. Not the greatest rowboat, sails ok
but slow, amazingly roomy, simple. Even uglier (or cuter) than June
Bug, which as you know isn't easy. Same sailing rig in case you think
it was a mistake. If easy rowing or speed are important, forget Brick.
Matthew:
Did you weight your June Bug?
construction? Maybe local library has it (mine does).
If June Bug is too heavy, Brick is not (around 75 lbs empty) and could
definitely handle that load. Cartopping it is easy for two people,
a little strange but doable for one. I once put a Brick on top of a
Nymph on top of my car, so it's not hopeless. Brick is high sided
enough to help keep little kids in. Not the greatest rowboat, sails ok
but slow, amazingly roomy, simple. Even uglier (or cuter) than June
Bug, which as you know isn't easy. Same sailing rig in case you think
it was a mistake. If easy rowing or speed are important, forget Brick.
Matthew:
Did you weight your June Bug?
--- In bolger@y..., "owlnmole" <owlnmole@y...> wrote:
snip
> Personally, I found June Bug with the decks and foam to be a little
> heavy to cartop easily. Dave Carnell's simplified Bolger
Featherwind
> might be a better choice, at least if you want to sail more than
row,
> since I think it will come out a bit lighter. Plus, it uses a
Sunfish
> sail (cheap, even new) and even a whole Sunfish rig (very cheap,
used).
>
> If you have questions, shoot.
>
> Matthew Long
> Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
>
> --- In bolger@y..., "hawkpy76" <HawkPY76@c...> wrote:
snip wants to build a small rowing/sailing
boat,
> > one big enough to carry my family of three (and dog)but small
enough
> > to cartop on our minivan.snip settled on the June Bug. I've
obtained a copy
> > of "The New Instant Boats" and studied the plans long and hard and
> > have to admit that I'm a tad bit perplexed. The assembly
instructions
> > seem to leave out quite a bit of crucial information. snip
I built a June Bug, though without the sailing rig. I picked up a
similar sized windsurfer rig--mast, sail, and wishboat--for $100 but
never got around to fitting it, just used it as a rowboat and liked it
a lot.
I built if from the book, but it was my third boat. I bought the plans
for my first boat, a Brick, and didn't regret it. Even at $35 they
represent less than 10% of the cost of the boat. Either Payson or
Bolger can supply them.
Personally, I found June Bug with the decks and foam to be a little
heavy to cartop easily. Dave Carnell's simplified Bolger Featherwind
might be a better choice, at least if you want to sail more than row,
since I think it will come out a bit lighter. Plus, it uses a Sunfish
sail (cheap, even new) and even a whole Sunfish rig (very cheap, used).
If you have questions, shoot.
Matthew Long
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
similar sized windsurfer rig--mast, sail, and wishboat--for $100 but
never got around to fitting it, just used it as a rowboat and liked it
a lot.
I built if from the book, but it was my third boat. I bought the plans
for my first boat, a Brick, and didn't regret it. Even at $35 they
represent less than 10% of the cost of the boat. Either Payson or
Bolger can supply them.
Personally, I found June Bug with the decks and foam to be a little
heavy to cartop easily. Dave Carnell's simplified Bolger Featherwind
might be a better choice, at least if you want to sail more than row,
since I think it will come out a bit lighter. Plus, it uses a Sunfish
sail (cheap, even new) and even a whole Sunfish rig (very cheap, used).
If you have questions, shoot.
Matthew Long
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
--- In bolger@y..., "hawkpy76" <HawkPY76@c...> wrote:
> Greetings, all!
> I am a first time boat builder, competent in my woodworking skills
> but far from expert, who wants to build a small rowing/sailing boat,
> one big enough to carry my family of three (and dog)but small enough
> to cartop on our minivan. After looking at many, many designs on the
> Web I think I've settled on the June Bug. I've obtained a copy
> of "The New Instant Boats" and studied the plans long and hard and
> have to admit that I'm a tad bit perplexed. The assembly instructions
> seem to leave out quite a bit of crucial information. Has anyone out
> there built the June Bug? Do the $35.00 plans offered at the Payson
> website contain step by step (i.e. "idiot-proof") instuctions for
> building this thing? Any help will be greatly appreciated! The June
> Bug seems to be one of the least documented of Bolger's designs when
> it comes to finding info on the Web and all the links at Payson's are
> dead! Many thanks!
Greetings, all!
I am a first time boat builder, competent in my woodworking skills
but far from expert, who wants to build a small rowing/sailing boat,
one big enough to carry my family of three (and dog)but small enough
to cartop on our minivan. After looking at many, many designs on the
Web I think I've settled on the June Bug. I've obtained a copy
of "The New Instant Boats" and studied the plans long and hard and
have to admit that I'm a tad bit perplexed. The assembly instructions
seem to leave out quite a bit of crucial information. Has anyone out
there built the June Bug? Do the $35.00 plans offered at the Payson
website contain step by step (i.e. "idiot-proof") instuctions for
building this thing? Any help will be greatly appreciated! The June
Bug seems to be one of the least documented of Bolger's designs when
it comes to finding info on the Web and all the links at Payson's are
dead! Many thanks!
I am a first time boat builder, competent in my woodworking skills
but far from expert, who wants to build a small rowing/sailing boat,
one big enough to carry my family of three (and dog)but small enough
to cartop on our minivan. After looking at many, many designs on the
Web I think I've settled on the June Bug. I've obtained a copy
of "The New Instant Boats" and studied the plans long and hard and
have to admit that I'm a tad bit perplexed. The assembly instructions
seem to leave out quite a bit of crucial information. Has anyone out
there built the June Bug? Do the $35.00 plans offered at the Payson
website contain step by step (i.e. "idiot-proof") instuctions for
building this thing? Any help will be greatly appreciated! The June
Bug seems to be one of the least documented of Bolger's designs when
it comes to finding info on the Web and all the links at Payson's are
dead! Many thanks!