Re: WINDERMERE,(mini progress report)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dbaldnz" <oink@p...> wrote:
templates,centerboard,centerboard box and stored bits of wood.Over
the winter months, I did have a rabit renting the place for his
family,but all he left were little piles of rabbit shit. There is
close to 5 foot head room under the bottom,on its jig, and I
routinely go sit underneath whenever I need shade from the sun.
yards upstream from the locks. Not too secure for the rent they
charge but impossible to find anything like it on the island of
Montreal.
our Hero designed for Jim Pope. Jim brought her to the Bolger Lake
Champlain Messabout a few years ago. Perhaps when Jim gets back home
and reads this,he can more accurately reply with details.
handling some powerful brew. We do have an advantage however and
that is we start "acquiring" the taste and "developing" the
tolerance for this brew at relatively young ages up here :-) Totally
unfair to expect "foreigners" to stand up to it............Ha!
As a dear relative used to say," I am so confused,I don't know if I
should shit or go blind". Weird,the folks who share your same
genetic fabric.............
Peter Lenihan, just about all done at the nuthouse and looking
forward to bright blue big sunny skies today!
> Good to hear you are making progess Peter.flip
> A few questions....
>
> what do you think you will find underneath Windermere when you
> her?....Pretty much what is already there; 4 bulkheads, 2
templates,centerboard,centerboard box and stored bits of wood.Over
the winter months, I did have a rabit renting the place for his
family,but all he left were little piles of rabbit shit. There is
close to 5 foot head room under the bottom,on its jig, and I
routinely go sit underneath whenever I need shade from the sun.
>Boat storage yard right on the St.Lawrence Seaway,several hundred
> The place where you are building....is it an open boatyard, space
> you rent, secure?....can't work it out.
yards upstream from the locks. Not too secure for the rent they
charge but impossible to find anything like it on the island of
Montreal.
>If my memory is not failing me, this is a small power catamaran that
> which Bolger power cat design are you talking about?
our Hero designed for Jim Pope. Jim brought her to the Bolger Lake
Champlain Messabout a few years ago. Perhaps when Jim gets back home
and reads this,he can more accurately reply with details.
>Thanks Don! It takes a special breed of man to admit he's not up to
> Good luck with the flip. If I thought I could stomach maple-leaf
> beer, I would be there.
handling some powerful brew. We do have an advantage however and
that is we start "acquiring" the taste and "developing" the
tolerance for this brew at relatively young ages up here :-) Totally
unfair to expect "foreigners" to stand up to it............Ha!
> Confused as ever,You don't know confused until you've spent a night at the nuthouse.
> DonB
As a dear relative used to say," I am so confused,I don't know if I
should shit or go blind". Weird,the folks who share your same
genetic fabric.............
Peter Lenihan, just about all done at the nuthouse and looking
forward to bright blue big sunny skies today!
Good to hear you are making progess Peter.
A few questions....
what do you think you will find underneath Windermere when you flip
her?....family of illegal aliens, racoons, bank hold-up stash?
The place where you are building....is it an open boatyard, space
you rent, secure?....can't work it out.
which Bolger power cat design are you talking about?
Good luck with the flip. If I thought I could stomach maple-leaf
beer, I would be there.
Confused as ever,
DonB
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lenihan" <ellengaest@b...>
wrote:
A few questions....
what do you think you will find underneath Windermere when you flip
her?....family of illegal aliens, racoons, bank hold-up stash?
The place where you are building....is it an open boatyard, space
you rent, secure?....can't work it out.
which Bolger power cat design are you talking about?
Good luck with the flip. If I thought I could stomach maple-leaf
beer, I would be there.
Confused as ever,
DonB
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lenihan" <ellengaest@b...>
wrote:
> Bolgerados,the-
> Just back from another glorious day at my all-outdoors-all-
> time boat shop and what a beautiful day it was!today.This
> After laminating up the 4 layers of ply for the
> centerboard,earlier in May,I did some fairing work on it
> was followed by some assembly work on one of the sides to thevarious
> centerboard box.
> Work was briefly halted upon the arrival of Jim Pope
> (of "St.Jan the Martyr" fame and,of course,Jan herself!) who
> graciously paid a visit on their way back home. It was good to see
> Jim again since the Bolger Messabout on Lake Champlain where both
> myself and my Pesky Crew had the opportunity to go for a spin on
> Jims' Bolger power catamaran. I can still recall the smooth and
> amazing ride afforded Jims' boat as if it were yesterday!
> I showed Jim around the building site and pointed out
> elements of WINDERMERE as they stand now.And,of course,the nastytractor
> business of the "bottom flip" came up. Once Jim spied a farm
> with a boat trailer hooked up to her,it wasn't long before hisbusy
> mind was scheming up a method of flipping the bottom with the useof
> this tractor.Hmmmmm....does that mean there will be no beer partyor
> beer drinkers needed for the "flip"?tractor
> I think I'll still go for the beer party but keep the
> idea as my back-up should us hail and hearty flippers becomefinished,I'll
> overwhelmed!
> Anyhow,after Jim and Jan left for South of the boarder,I
> worked on tweeking the box-keel fillet pattern and just about
> completed a wee correction to an error I made at the rear with the
> outboard cutout.No big deal really,just a reverse image thing with
> the plans and my up-side down bottom.Once the roll is
> post pictures of all of this over in Bolger2. Another weekperhaps?!
> And,speaking of flipping, I have set a date for this event.It
> will take place on the 14th of June.This is a Saturday and a fullthe
> moon.So........all of you maniacs who would like to come and lend
> their muscle,get to bed early on the 13th,no all night howling at
> moon, and in the mean time pray for no rain that day! High noonwill
> be the official start of the flip.Afterward,the sun may be said tobe
> sufficiantly past the yard arm thus cold beverage may be
> guzzelled,sipped,slurped or however you prefer.
> Just let me know if you are coming so I can have an advance
> head count/muscle measure for the task at hand.
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan,eager to get the bottom flipped,despite having grown
> used to seeing it up side down for so long,from along the banks of
> the St.Lawrence..........
Bolgerados,
Just back from another glorious day at my all-outdoors-all-the-
time boat shop and what a beautiful day it was!
After laminating up the 4 layers of ply for the
centerboard,earlier in May,I did some fairing work on it today.This
was followed by some assembly work on one of the sides to the
centerboard box.
Work was briefly halted upon the arrival of Jim Pope
(of "St.Jan the Martyr" fame and,of course,Jan herself!) who
graciously paid a visit on their way back home. It was good to see
Jim again since the Bolger Messabout on Lake Champlain where both
myself and my Pesky Crew had the opportunity to go for a spin on
Jims' Bolger power catamaran. I can still recall the smooth and
amazing ride afforded Jims' boat as if it were yesterday!
I showed Jim around the building site and pointed out various
elements of WINDERMERE as they stand now.And,of course,the nasty
business of the "bottom flip" came up. Once Jim spied a farm tractor
with a boat trailer hooked up to her,it wasn't long before his busy
mind was scheming up a method of flipping the bottom with the use of
this tractor.Hmmmmm....does that mean there will be no beer party or
beer drinkers needed for the "flip"?
I think I'll still go for the beer party but keep the tractor
idea as my back-up should us hail and hearty flippers become
overwhelmed!
Anyhow,after Jim and Jan left for South of the boarder,I
worked on tweeking the box-keel fillet pattern and just about
completed a wee correction to an error I made at the rear with the
outboard cutout.No big deal really,just a reverse image thing with
the plans and my up-side down bottom.Once the roll is finished,I'll
post pictures of all of this over in Bolger2. Another week perhaps?!
And,speaking of flipping, I have set a date for this event. It
will take place on the 14th of June.This is a Saturday and a full
moon.So........all of you maniacs who would like to come and lend
their muscle,get to bed early on the 13th,no all night howling at the
moon, and in the mean time pray for no rain that day! High noon will
be the official start of the flip.Afterward,the sun may be said to be
sufficiantly past the yard arm thus cold beverage may be
guzzelled,sipped,slurped or however you prefer.
Just let me know if you are coming so I can have an advance
head count/muscle measure for the task at hand.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,eager to get the bottom flipped,despite having grown
used to seeing it up side down for so long,from along the banks of
the St.Lawrence..........
Just back from another glorious day at my all-outdoors-all-the-
time boat shop and what a beautiful day it was!
After laminating up the 4 layers of ply for the
centerboard,earlier in May,I did some fairing work on it today.This
was followed by some assembly work on one of the sides to the
centerboard box.
Work was briefly halted upon the arrival of Jim Pope
(of "St.Jan the Martyr" fame and,of course,Jan herself!) who
graciously paid a visit on their way back home. It was good to see
Jim again since the Bolger Messabout on Lake Champlain where both
myself and my Pesky Crew had the opportunity to go for a spin on
Jims' Bolger power catamaran. I can still recall the smooth and
amazing ride afforded Jims' boat as if it were yesterday!
I showed Jim around the building site and pointed out various
elements of WINDERMERE as they stand now.And,of course,the nasty
business of the "bottom flip" came up. Once Jim spied a farm tractor
with a boat trailer hooked up to her,it wasn't long before his busy
mind was scheming up a method of flipping the bottom with the use of
this tractor.Hmmmmm....does that mean there will be no beer party or
beer drinkers needed for the "flip"?
I think I'll still go for the beer party but keep the tractor
idea as my back-up should us hail and hearty flippers become
overwhelmed!
Anyhow,after Jim and Jan left for South of the boarder,I
worked on tweeking the box-keel fillet pattern and just about
completed a wee correction to an error I made at the rear with the
outboard cutout.No big deal really,just a reverse image thing with
the plans and my up-side down bottom.Once the roll is finished,I'll
post pictures of all of this over in Bolger2. Another week perhaps?!
And,speaking of flipping, I have set a date for this event. It
will take place on the 14th of June.This is a Saturday and a full
moon.So........all of you maniacs who would like to come and lend
their muscle,get to bed early on the 13th,no all night howling at the
moon, and in the mean time pray for no rain that day! High noon will
be the official start of the flip.Afterward,the sun may be said to be
sufficiantly past the yard arm thus cold beverage may be
guzzelled,sipped,slurped or however you prefer.
Just let me know if you are coming so I can have an advance
head count/muscle measure for the task at hand.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,eager to get the bottom flipped,despite having grown
used to seeing it up side down for so long,from along the banks of
the St.Lawrence..........