Re: [bolger] Re: Photo's posted
Peter
The Eagles were not distant but very loud in the trees behind the
launching picture, 5-6 of them chirping loudly (they don't really
screech) waiting for the salmon in the creek beyond the trees called
appropriately, Salmon creek, one of a couple of hundred in Alaska.
How long to build depends. We built a mold and pulled three hulls off in
fairly quick order. We put a stem in one, stitch and glued the others.
We used the side panel lay out that comes with the plans and it came
close to the mold. We made a cheap pattern out of underlayment and
routered the sides with a pattern bit. Dave Ryan stitch and glued his
sides, I think that the design should be built with chines in it.
Getting the chines in place took some time, but they completely change
the curve of the plywood at the bow, it is much sharper with the chines in.
It is not an instant boat, though with your experience it wouldn't be
that difficult. The time sink was in the finishing. The green boat has
cheap plywood and latex paint. The red one has fiberglassed sides and
system three paint, plus Mary Ann took great pains with the interior. I
would guess 40 hrs in the Green one 200 plus in the red. We could have
put another 25-40 hrs on the red boat's sides and bottom for perfection.
Headquarters told me to put down the sander, summer was going by and
there is a lot of yard work to be done.
HJ
The Eagles were not distant but very loud in the trees behind the
launching picture, 5-6 of them chirping loudly (they don't really
screech) waiting for the salmon in the creek beyond the trees called
appropriately, Salmon creek, one of a couple of hundred in Alaska.
How long to build depends. We built a mold and pulled three hulls off in
fairly quick order. We put a stem in one, stitch and glued the others.
We used the side panel lay out that comes with the plans and it came
close to the mold. We made a cheap pattern out of underlayment and
routered the sides with a pattern bit. Dave Ryan stitch and glued his
sides, I think that the design should be built with chines in it.
Getting the chines in place took some time, but they completely change
the curve of the plywood at the bow, it is much sharper with the chines in.
It is not an instant boat, though with your experience it wouldn't be
that difficult. The time sink was in the finishing. The green boat has
cheap plywood and latex paint. The red one has fiberglassed sides and
system three paint, plus Mary Ann took great pains with the interior. I
would guess 40 hrs in the Green one 200 plus in the red. We could have
put another 25-40 hrs on the red boat's sides and bottom for perfection.
Headquarters told me to put down the sander, summer was going by and
there is a lot of yard work to be done.
HJ
>Harry,
> I can almost hear the distant screech of a bald eagle amid the
>buzzing of insects! Beautiful shots of the Gulls too.....how long
>does it take to snap one together?
> Sure looks like a super place to go Bolgerboating.Thanks for the
>inspiration!!!
>
>Sincerely,
>Peter Lenihan,stuck on dry land until launch day sometime next
>summer,along the shores of the St.Lawrence............
>
>
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Harry James <welshman@p...> wrote:
I can almost hear the distant screech of a bald eagle amid the
buzzing of insects! Beautiful shots of the Gulls too.....how long
does it take to snap one together?
Sure looks like a super place to go Bolgerboating.Thanks for the
inspiration!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,stuck on dry land until launch day sometime next
summer,along the shores of the St.Lawrence............
> We have had a couple of great Bolger evenings in Juneau. Last nightwe
> cruised in Fritz's Sneakeasy gorgeous evening, light wind,spectacular
> scenery. Tonight we launched 2 gulls, one more to go. I have put 3pics
> in a folder called Juneau Bolger. The Martha Jane is Mark Zeiger'sSelkie.
>Harry,
> HJ
I can almost hear the distant screech of a bald eagle amid the
buzzing of insects! Beautiful shots of the Gulls too.....how long
does it take to snap one together?
Sure looks like a super place to go Bolgerboating.Thanks for the
inspiration!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,stuck on dry land until launch day sometime next
summer,along the shores of the St.Lawrence............
We have had a couple of great Bolger evenings in Juneau. Last night we
cruised in Fritz's Sneakeasy gorgeous evening, light wind, spectacular
scenery. Tonight we launched 2 gulls, one more to go. I have put 3 pics
in a folder called Juneau Bolger. The Martha Jane is Mark Zeiger's Selkie.
HJ
cruised in Fritz's Sneakeasy gorgeous evening, light wind, spectacular
scenery. Tonight we launched 2 gulls, one more to go. I have put 3 pics
in a folder called Juneau Bolger. The Martha Jane is Mark Zeiger's Selkie.
HJ