Re: Super Duper Brick Update
Ken, my son, daughter inlaw and grand children also live in Grass
Valley. I try not to go down there to often the place has been
overrun with people. Speaking of California's non-indigenous
population just shows you that the history of California has all but
been forgotten. The mining camps that blasted the hills with great
hydraulic water cannons in what we no call Placer mining needed
suppllying. Up from the SF bay came thousands of scow schooners not
unlike their smaller brother the Superbrick. From Petaluma they came
with hay for horses and mules. From the cross docks at San Francisco
and Oakland they brought the great iron pipe. From the mines near San
Jose came the quicksilver. and countless thousands of people young
and old alike inffected by the greatest sickness ever to affect the
mid 1800's "GOLD FEVER".
Take a close look at a scow from that era and you can see the
ancestor of the Superbrick. Why does California have a Delta? Because
the upper bays were filled so badly with silt they became
unnavicable. Even the great bays arounf SF became so shalllow because
of the mining that the Sailing Scows became indespensible because of
their shallow draft. The Story Teller Jack London wrote about his
time with them being an Oyster Pirate. Those scows were fast and with
the amount of sail the Superbrick carries she should be fast also. It
is too bad that Phill didn't make them in a two masted schooner
configuration. You should bring back a piece of history to the Delta
Ken. History is dying unless we tell the story of the Great Boats of
the Delta.
John
Valley. I try not to go down there to often the place has been
overrun with people. Speaking of California's non-indigenous
population just shows you that the history of California has all but
been forgotten. The mining camps that blasted the hills with great
hydraulic water cannons in what we no call Placer mining needed
suppllying. Up from the SF bay came thousands of scow schooners not
unlike their smaller brother the Superbrick. From Petaluma they came
with hay for horses and mules. From the cross docks at San Francisco
and Oakland they brought the great iron pipe. From the mines near San
Jose came the quicksilver. and countless thousands of people young
and old alike inffected by the greatest sickness ever to affect the
mid 1800's "GOLD FEVER".
Take a close look at a scow from that era and you can see the
ancestor of the Superbrick. Why does California have a Delta? Because
the upper bays were filled so badly with silt they became
unnavicable. Even the great bays arounf SF became so shalllow because
of the mining that the Sailing Scows became indespensible because of
their shallow draft. The Story Teller Jack London wrote about his
time with them being an Oyster Pirate. Those scows were fast and with
the amount of sail the Superbrick carries she should be fast also. It
is too bad that Phill didn't make them in a two masted schooner
configuration. You should bring back a piece of history to the Delta
Ken. History is dying unless we tell the story of the Great Boats of
the Delta.
John
--- In bolger@y..., "Ken" <renueden@e...> wrote:
> I'm going to make a decision in the next month, but will most
likely get the
> plans. I live in Grass Valley so the Delta would be a destination
for me
> too. What do people think about the flat front end?
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Hallman" <bruceh@t...>
> To: <bolger@y...>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:14 AM
> Subject: [bolger] RE: Super Duper Brick Update
>
>
> > > From: "Ken" <renueden@e...>
> > > Just got a fax from Phil:
> > > "Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200...
> >
> > This quenches the often repeated [and wrong] rumor
> > that PB&F doesn't sell plans for Superbrick.
> >
> > Also, $200 is cheap enough, I feel a burning temptation.
> >
> > Ken, are you sending away for plans?
> >
> > Superbrick, in a way, is a maximum 'shanty' live-aboard fitting a
standard
> > marina slip. Also, it is an improvement on most
commercial 'houseboats'
> for
> > Summer vacation play. I would love to have one for 'gunkhole'ing
around
> the
> > Sacramento River delta.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bolger rules!!!
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posts
> > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and
<snip> away
> > - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209,
Gloucester, MA,
> 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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> >
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I'm going to make a decision in the next month, but will most likely get the
plans. I live in Grass Valley so the Delta would be a destination for me
too. What do people think about the flat front end?
Ken
plans. I live in Grass Valley so the Delta would be a destination for me
too. What do people think about the flat front end?
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Hallman" <bruceh@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:14 AM
Subject: [bolger] RE: Super Duper Brick Update
> > From: "Ken" <renueden@...>
> > Just got a fax from Phil:
> > "Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200...
>
> This quenches the often repeated [and wrong] rumor
> that PB&F doesn't sell plans for Superbrick.
>
> Also, $200 is cheap enough, I feel a burning temptation.
>
> Ken, are you sending away for plans?
>
> Superbrick, in a way, is a maximum 'shanty' live-aboard fitting a standard
> marina slip. Also, it is an improvement on most commercial 'houseboats'
for
> Summer vacation play. I would love to have one for 'gunkhole'ing around
the
> Sacramento River delta.
>
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA,
01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
> - Unsubscribe:bolger-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> - Open discussion:bolger_coffee_lounge-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject tohttp://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> From: "Ken" <renueden@...>This quenches the often repeated [and wrong] rumor
> Just got a fax from Phil:
> "Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200...
that PB&F doesn't sell plans for Superbrick.
Also, $200 is cheap enough, I feel a burning temptation.
Ken, are you sending away for plans?
Superbrick, in a way, is a maximum 'shanty' live-aboard fitting a standard
marina slip. Also, it is an improvement on most commercial 'houseboats' for
Summer vacation play. I would love to have one for 'gunkhole'ing around the
Sacramento River delta.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2002, at 01:26 PM, binksboats wrote:
Super Brick was too worried about marina fees. More likely he'd be hold
up in some creek, or spoiling the view out in front of million dollar
mansions. Either way you don't pay by the foot.
BTW: Sue's been wondering if you could fold the I60, and only pay for a
30' slip.
YIBB,
David
> I have a copy of the SuperBrick plans and they are way fun to pullI don't think the sort of person PCB had in mind when he designed the
> out and daydream over. The bottom of the hull, you build it upside
> down then turn it over and finish the top half and interior, looks
> pretty easy. But from then on it looks like a handfull. The rig may
> be the best Bolger could do, but the boom will stick way out past the
> stern. I can't see keeping this on a trailor and the marina will
> make you pay for all that boom and yard. (its a lanteen) I've been
> thinking of some sort of jacknife arrangement for the spars.
>
Super Brick was too worried about marina fees. More likely he'd be hold
up in some creek, or spoiling the view out in front of million dollar
mansions. Either way you don't pay by the foot.
BTW: Sue's been wondering if you could fold the I60, and only pay for a
30' slip.
YIBB,
David
I have a copy of the SuperBrick plans and they are way fun to pull
out and daydream over. The bottom of the hull, you build it upside
down then turn it over and finish the top half and interior, looks
pretty easy. But from then on it looks like a handfull. The rig may
be the best Bolger could do, but the boom will stick way out past the
stern. I can't see keeping this on a trailor and the marina will
make you pay for all that boom and yard. (its a lanteen) I've been
thinking of some sort of jacknife arrangement for the spars.
Bink.
out and daydream over. The bottom of the hull, you build it upside
down then turn it over and finish the top half and interior, looks
pretty easy. But from then on it looks like a handfull. The rig may
be the best Bolger could do, but the boom will stick way out past the
stern. I can't see keeping this on a trailor and the marina will
make you pay for all that boom and yard. (its a lanteen) I've been
thinking of some sort of jacknife arrangement for the spars.
Bink.
--- In bolger@y..., "Ken" <renueden@e...> wrote:
> Just got a fax from Phil:
>
> "Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200 to build one boat:
sent
> priority mail, rolled in a tube. Six 17" x 22" sheets with good
detail.
> Somebody started one of these several years ago, in New Jersey,
I think
> and told us he had the hull assembled, but we heard no more about
it, and
> guess he didn't, or hasn't, finished it. We made a couple of minor
upgrades
> in the plans at this time.
> There are two Watervans running and they work fine; almost as
far out!
> Phil Bolger"
>
> So I'm deep into my truck camper project at the moment, but later
this
> winter..........
>
> Dreaming,
> Ken Locarnini
Just got a fax from Phil:
"Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200 to build one boat: sent
priority mail, rolled in a tube. Six 17" x 22" sheets with good detail.
Somebody started one of these several years ago, in New Jersey, I think
and told us he had the hull assembled, but we heard no more about it, and
guess he didn't, or hasn't, finished it. We made a couple of minor upgrades
in the plans at this time.
There are two Watervans running and they work fine; almost as far out!
Phil Bolger"
So I'm deep into my truck camper project at the moment, but later this
winter..........
Dreaming,
Ken Locarnini
"Plans of Superbrick, our Design #559, are $200 to build one boat: sent
priority mail, rolled in a tube. Six 17" x 22" sheets with good detail.
Somebody started one of these several years ago, in New Jersey, I think
and told us he had the hull assembled, but we heard no more about it, and
guess he didn't, or hasn't, finished it. We made a couple of minor upgrades
in the plans at this time.
There are two Watervans running and they work fine; almost as far out!
Phil Bolger"
So I'm deep into my truck camper project at the moment, but later this
winter..........
Dreaming,
Ken Locarnini