Re: Superbrick surfaces in British mag!
I don't know of any info online, but I'll post a scan of the drawings
at Bolger2 sometime in the next day or two.
Summer Ease has a cat yawl rig, and a centerboard rather than
leeboards. The sides are flared, and she has a nice sheer and an
elegant look. With a huge cockpit and small cuddy, she's intended as
a daysailer for a crowd rather than a cruiser, though she'd work
nicely as a camp cruiser with the cockpit tented. The cuddy could
undoubtedly be extended to give enclosed sleeping room. Bolger
suggested that, if he were doing it again, he'd add a Birdwatcher-
style cabin.
The most distinctive feature is the bottom. She's flat-bottomed from
mid-ships aft, but has a v-bottom forward, to reduce pounding.
There's a style of traditional Chesapeake sharpie that has a flat
bottom forward and deadrise aft (a so-called "Hampton flattie").
Bolger noted that he doesn't know of another design that reverses
the flattie arrangement.
Steve
at Bolger2 sometime in the next day or two.
Summer Ease has a cat yawl rig, and a centerboard rather than
leeboards. The sides are flared, and she has a nice sheer and an
elegant look. With a huge cockpit and small cuddy, she's intended as
a daysailer for a crowd rather than a cruiser, though she'd work
nicely as a camp cruiser with the cockpit tented. The cuddy could
undoubtedly be extended to give enclosed sleeping room. Bolger
suggested that, if he were doing it again, he'd add a Birdwatcher-
style cabin.
The most distinctive feature is the bottom. She's flat-bottomed from
mid-ships aft, but has a v-bottom forward, to reduce pounding.
There's a style of traditional Chesapeake sharpie that has a flat
bottom forward and deadrise aft (a so-called "Hampton flattie").
Bolger noted that he doesn't know of another design that reverses
the flattie arrangement.
Steve
--- In bolger@y..., "proaconstrictor" <proaconstrictor@y...> wrote:
> > Last issue they ran a two-page article by Bolger on "Summer
> > Ease", a 24-foot water-ballasted sharpie with a cuddy and large
> > cockpit
>
> Any info on this boat, online? How does this boat compare to
Martha Jane?
> Last issue they ran a two-page article by Bolger on "SummerAny info on this boat, online? How does this boat compare to Martha
> Ease", a 24-foot water-ballasted sharpie with a cuddy and large
> cockpit. The editors (not Bolger) suggested that she'd be a good
> choice for "coping" with the canals in France and the UK.
>
Jane?
For those who just can't get enough boat stuff in the mail: Water
Craft (subtitle "Better Boats and Boatbuilding") is a great
magazine published 6 times a year in the UK. Better than
WoodenBloat in many respects, as they focus mostly on smaller
(under 30 foot) boats, and there's a lot of cool traditional stuff
from the British Isles that you don't see in WB. (Though the
focus is mostly on wood, they also write about traditional
designs in GRP, i.e., fiberglass.)
Despite a heavy focus on traditional (or "character") boats,
there's a surprising amount of Bolger stuff. In the last year, for
instance, they're run a two-part article by Phil and Susanne on
the electric launch LILY (with great info re the thinking that went
into selection of the motor, batteries, etc.), and an article on
building BOBCAT.
I eagerly dive in when the latest issues arrives, but nothing has
made me smile more than seeing the lines of SUPERBRICK --
yes, Superbrick -- in the letters section of the current issue.
Last issue they ran a two-page article by Bolger on "Summer
Ease", a 24-foot water-ballasted sharpie with a cuddy and large
cockpit. The editors (not Bolger) suggested that she'd be a good
choice for "coping" with the canals in France and the UK.
In the current issue, one Duncan Gilchrist of Bath (bless his
heart) suggests that Superbrick would be a better choice, and
declares that she "cries out for development"!
Here, here. Serve the man a pint of your best ale, on me.
Steve
P.S. More info re Water Craft can be found at:
www.watercraft.co.uk
Craft (subtitle "Better Boats and Boatbuilding") is a great
magazine published 6 times a year in the UK. Better than
WoodenBloat in many respects, as they focus mostly on smaller
(under 30 foot) boats, and there's a lot of cool traditional stuff
from the British Isles that you don't see in WB. (Though the
focus is mostly on wood, they also write about traditional
designs in GRP, i.e., fiberglass.)
Despite a heavy focus on traditional (or "character") boats,
there's a surprising amount of Bolger stuff. In the last year, for
instance, they're run a two-part article by Phil and Susanne on
the electric launch LILY (with great info re the thinking that went
into selection of the motor, batteries, etc.), and an article on
building BOBCAT.
I eagerly dive in when the latest issues arrives, but nothing has
made me smile more than seeing the lines of SUPERBRICK --
yes, Superbrick -- in the letters section of the current issue.
Last issue they ran a two-page article by Bolger on "Summer
Ease", a 24-foot water-ballasted sharpie with a cuddy and large
cockpit. The editors (not Bolger) suggested that she'd be a good
choice for "coping" with the canals in France and the UK.
In the current issue, one Duncan Gilchrist of Bath (bless his
heart) suggests that Superbrick would be a better choice, and
declares that she "cries out for development"!
Here, here. Serve the man a pint of your best ale, on me.
Steve
P.S. More info re Water Craft can be found at:
www.watercraft.co.uk