Micro Trawler
Hi
I received my Micro Trawler Plans from Common Senses Boats & Books
http://www.common-sense-boats.com/
They were post 23 June UPS and arrived 7 July not a bad service. They cost
$114 AUD including postage.
Spent last night studying the plans as I want to extend it to 16 feet to
accomdated my bulk 6 feet tall and 95 kilos.
Built a model out of cardboard to get a feel for the design, its not
finished yet but it looks great, the plans are a bit vague around the engine
well and the forward cabin needs a bit of further study.
Building a model gives you sense of how the construction goes together and
highlights problems with the plans.
I'll build a second more detailed model before I start construction. A web
page is in the works.
--
Jim Stein
http://www.geocities.com/cjstein_2000
Campus Manager Echuca Campus
Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
Lat. 36.08S Lon. 144.45E
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I received my Micro Trawler Plans from Common Senses Boats & Books
http://www.common-sense-boats.com/
They were post 23 June UPS and arrived 7 July not a bad service. They cost
$114 AUD including postage.
Spent last night studying the plans as I want to extend it to 16 feet to
accomdated my bulk 6 feet tall and 95 kilos.
Built a model out of cardboard to get a feel for the design, its not
finished yet but it looks great, the plans are a bit vague around the engine
well and the forward cabin needs a bit of further study.
Building a model gives you sense of how the construction goes together and
highlights problems with the plans.
I'll build a second more detailed model before I start construction. A web
page is in the works.
--
Jim Stein
http://www.geocities.com/cjstein_2000
Campus Manager Echuca Campus
Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
Lat. 36.08S Lon. 144.45E
Dudley Pope Mailing List mailto:dudleypope@onelist.com
To Subscribehttp://www.onelist.com/subscribe/dudleypope
For Bolger boats, I like names that are few-syllable, compound words of
everyday things - and they need to, of course, carry some meaning for
you or the design. So how about: Bolt Upright.
Phil Lea
"peter vanderwaart" <pvander-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3274
everyday things - and they need to, of course, carry some meaning for
you or the design. So how about: Bolt Upright.
Phil Lea
"peter vanderwaart" <pvander-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3274
> > I guess now its time to start thinking about a name. How about some
> > help guys? Give me your ideas on a name for my Micro Trawler?
It's awfully tempting...
alex
"peter lenihan" <ellengaes-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3284
alex
"peter lenihan" <ellengaes-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3284
> Stan,class,top
> I am waiting for the day when someone does a really first
> shelf rip-the-eyes-right-out-of-your-sockets job of doing a Bolgerwell
> tug,anyone of them, as long as they are in the tiny class or micro
> class and then proceeds to call it the"SIR PHILLIP C.BOLGER"....(gold
> leaf on a black hull)....has a sorta regal ring to it and reflects
> on our hero,Mr.Bolger.
> Sincerely,
>
> Peter Lenihan,forced to button up the jacket,it was just a tease of
> spring,on the frozen shores of the St.Lawrence.......
>
>
>
>
>
>
> stan muller <smulle-@...> wrote:
> original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3282
> > I have always liked, "I think I can" as a name for a little tug.
> > Stan M-N-T, SG
>
> Gentlemen, I certainly agree with you both, But, I think a better wayCommodore of the First Gloucester Squadron?
>to go is to form the Micro Militia Navy and vote PCB in as Commodore.
Hi Stephen, Re: Convertible cabin top.
The Storm Petrel pictured in the vault has a removeable cabin, I think.
PHV
Hi Peter L. and Peter V.,
Gentlemen, I certainly agree with you both, But, I think a better way
to go is to form the Micro Militia Navy and vote PCB in as Commodore.
Can't you see my Micro painted camouflage with an ak-47 mounted on the
bow, speeding down river at 4 knots?
Stan, Mid western red neck.
Next item;
Hi Stephen, Re: Convertible cabin top.
The beauty of a pop top rather than a convertible top, is that once
designed, the center of gravity doesn't change appreciable once
installed. I am in the process of putting a birdwatcher pilot house on
my Micro, and can attest to the difficulty of the design. on the
Navigator, the added cabin has sides that follow the curve of the side
of the boat. On the Birdwatcher cabin, you have the support across the
front and back and down the side. My pilot house will be flat sided, and
open in the back for easy access. It all adds up to some interesting
design problems in coming up with a free standing half of an arch that
must not only be strong enough to support hinged top hatches, but also
be able to withstand being torn off, in a blow, because of its natural
wind scoop shape. No body likes a pilot house that flaps in the breeze.
On the basis of do what I say, not as I do: I would suggest the easy
way out is to go back to the books and find the boat that will meet your
needs as designed, it is so much easier than trying the, do it your self
design approach, that circumstances have put me into. On the other hand,
if you want a convertible, build one that the removable top becomes your
dingy when removed.
Stan of the Micro, Navigator, Birdwatcher, Tug, Snow Goose.
In Mid America, watching the robins, thinking; of all the things I ever
lost, I miss my mind the most.
Gentlemen, I certainly agree with you both, But, I think a better way
to go is to form the Micro Militia Navy and vote PCB in as Commodore.
Can't you see my Micro painted camouflage with an ak-47 mounted on the
bow, speeding down river at 4 knots?
Stan, Mid western red neck.
Next item;
Hi Stephen, Re: Convertible cabin top.
The beauty of a pop top rather than a convertible top, is that once
designed, the center of gravity doesn't change appreciable once
installed. I am in the process of putting a birdwatcher pilot house on
my Micro, and can attest to the difficulty of the design. on the
Navigator, the added cabin has sides that follow the curve of the side
of the boat. On the Birdwatcher cabin, you have the support across the
front and back and down the side. My pilot house will be flat sided, and
open in the back for easy access. It all adds up to some interesting
design problems in coming up with a free standing half of an arch that
must not only be strong enough to support hinged top hatches, but also
be able to withstand being torn off, in a blow, because of its natural
wind scoop shape. No body likes a pilot house that flaps in the breeze.
On the basis of do what I say, not as I do: I would suggest the easy
way out is to go back to the books and find the boat that will meet your
needs as designed, it is so much easier than trying the, do it your self
design approach, that circumstances have put me into. On the other hand,
if you want a convertible, build one that the removable top becomes your
dingy when removed.
Stan of the Micro, Navigator, Birdwatcher, Tug, Snow Goose.
In Mid America, watching the robins, thinking; of all the things I ever
lost, I miss my mind the most.
> the "SIR PHILLIP C.BOLGER"....(goldwell
> leaf on a black hull)....has a sorta regal ring to it and reflects
> on our hero,Mr.Bolger.While I certainly approve of the sentiment, I feel the knighthood is
inappropriate for a self-described libertarian. Too much smell of the
monarchy.
Peter
Stan,
I am waiting for the day when someone does a really first class,top
shelf rip-the-eyes-right-out-of-your-sockets job of doing a Bolger
tug,anyone of them, as long as they are in the tiny class or micro
class and then proceeds to call it the"SIR PHILLIP C.BOLGER"....(gold
leaf on a black hull)....has a sorta regal ring to it and reflects well
on our hero,Mr.Bolger.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,forced to button up the jacket,it was just a tease of
spring,on the frozen shores of the St.Lawrence.......
stan muller <smulle-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3282
I am waiting for the day when someone does a really first class,top
shelf rip-the-eyes-right-out-of-your-sockets job of doing a Bolger
tug,anyone of them, as long as they are in the tiny class or micro
class and then proceeds to call it the"SIR PHILLIP C.BOLGER"....(gold
leaf on a black hull)....has a sorta regal ring to it and reflects well
on our hero,Mr.Bolger.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,forced to button up the jacket,it was just a tease of
spring,on the frozen shores of the St.Lawrence.......
stan muller <smulle-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3282
> I have always liked, "I think I can" as a name for a little tug.
> Stan M-N-T, SG
I have always liked, "I think I can" as a name for a little tug.
Stan M-N-T, SG
Stan M-N-T, SG
> I guess now its time to start thinking about a name. How about someI replied to this yesterday, but the post does not seem to appear in
> help guys? Give me your ideas on a name for my Micro Trawler?
the index. That's two messages lost from last night. I wonder where
they went, and apologize again if I am duplicating myself.
I had two serious name suggestions:
1) "Sardine" A micro trawler should catch a micro-fish.
2) "Waterski" After the major design feature.
Peter.
Hello fellow Bolger Fans
I'm sitting here thinking at what point a pile of lumber actully becomes
a boat, a boat in spirit or at what point it becomes a she. Maybe its
when the wife said you realy are building a boat!
I've just realized that my Micro Trawler project has reached that point,
what a great feeling this is after all the long hours of work to see a
boat starting to come together.
I guess now its time to start thinking about a name. How about some
help
guys? Give me your ideas on a name for my Micro Trawler?
You can see my current progress in the vault under Micro Trawler.
First photo is of the hull bottoms attached to the keel. I'm now
putting
the finishing touches on all the bulkheads and getting ready to attach
the
hull sides, I will keep you updated from the Shade Tree Boat Yard here
in sunny Tampa Florida. Thanks for this group guys.
Curtis & Kathey Matthews
4409 Akita Drive
Tampa FL. 33624
CnKmatt@...
I'm sitting here thinking at what point a pile of lumber actully becomes
a boat, a boat in spirit or at what point it becomes a she. Maybe its
when the wife said you realy are building a boat!
I've just realized that my Micro Trawler project has reached that point,
what a great feeling this is after all the long hours of work to see a
boat starting to come together.
I guess now its time to start thinking about a name. How about some
help
guys? Give me your ideas on a name for my Micro Trawler?
You can see my current progress in the vault under Micro Trawler.
First photo is of the hull bottoms attached to the keel. I'm now
putting
the finishing touches on all the bulkheads and getting ready to attach
the
hull sides, I will keep you updated from the Shade Tree Boat Yard here
in sunny Tampa Florida. Thanks for this group guys.
Curtis & Kathey Matthews
4409 Akita Drive
Tampa FL. 33624
CnKmatt@...