Re: I60 squeeeeeeee!
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Susan Davis" <futabachan@y...> wrote:
covers - like a WW2 flying boat. To get around that damn dam, just
pull up to the ramp and call a tow truck on your cell and use your
AAA membership:-)
> > PCB has drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat.I would rather see retractable tandem landing wheels with faired
>
> It occurs to me that the wheel wells might be nice places to mount
> removable water ballast tanks after launching, which would stiffen
> the boat a little and cut down on the drag from the turbulence in
> the wells. I wonder if PCB has that in mind....
>
> --
> Susan Davis <futabachan@y...>
covers - like a WW2 flying boat. To get around that damn dam, just
pull up to the ramp and call a tow truck on your cell and use your
AAA membership:-)
> PCB has drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat.It occurs to me that the wheel wells might be nice places to mount
removable water ballast tanks after launching, which would stiffen
the boat a little and cut down on the drag from the turbulence in
the wells. I wonder if PCB has that in mind....
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Susan Davis" <futabachan@y...> wrote:
the "Topaz" article here on Bolger1 will be prescribed? Basically you
have a retractable wheeled tongue jack on the trailer. You lower
that, unhitch, then you hook up a cable winch to your vehicle
receiver hitch and let the trailer run down the ramp until the boat
floats up and free of the trailer. This will also explain how the
centerboard fin will not bind as it is launched.
This is how I plan to launch Lestat off it's cradle at the shallow
ramps we have out here on the prairies. I have a winch with 50 feet
of cable, which is equivalent to about a 40 foot trailer tongue
extension. Never have to get the tow vehicles tires wet. Only
difference is I have a two-speed hand winch instead of 12 vdc as
described in the article.
Cheers, Nels
> I don't really understand how the boat will get on and off thePerhaps the launching method described in the last file of
> trailer if the wheels are to tuck into the wheel wells as drawn,
> but I'm sure that PCB will have more to say about it in the
> building key. Perhaps some sort of hydraulic lift is to be built
> into the trailer?
>
the "Topaz" article here on Bolger1 will be prescribed? Basically you
have a retractable wheeled tongue jack on the trailer. You lower
that, unhitch, then you hook up a cable winch to your vehicle
receiver hitch and let the trailer run down the ramp until the boat
floats up and free of the trailer. This will also explain how the
centerboard fin will not bind as it is launched.
This is how I plan to launch Lestat off it's cradle at the shallow
ramps we have out here on the prairies. I have a winch with 50 feet
of cable, which is equivalent to about a 40 foot trailer tongue
extension. Never have to get the tow vehicles tires wet. Only
difference is I have a two-speed hand winch instead of 12 vdc as
described in the article.
Cheers, Nels
> To get a hull this wide onto a trailer and keep the heightI don't really understand how the boat will get on and off the
> under 10 feet, PCB has drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the
> side of the boat.
trailer if the wheels are to tuck into the wheel wells as drawn,
but I'm sure that PCB will have more to say about it in the
building key. Perhaps some sort of hydraulic lift is to be built
into the trailer?
> a nice shoe on the forewardI'm sure that he read all the letters that both of us sent, and
> section shows proof that my letters we[re] actually read ("I see
> us nosing her onto Cartwright Shoal for an afternoon of picnicing
> and sunbathing.")
that the final boat reflects all of that, but the shoe on the
forward hull looks to me more like a copy of the anti-noise shoe
that was added to the revised AS-29 to keep the waves from keeping
us awake when we're asleep at anchor.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
That sound good, David, I'm pleased to hear that your very happy about your new plans. Will you be putting a file of the drawings in Bolger, or Bolger3 files/photos section?.
It reassures me that my plans for a custom"Torpedo-Stern" runabout based on "Snow Leopard" but only 26' 0" x 6' 6" called by Bolger "Silver Blaze" may be finished before the year is out, or early next year!
I commissioned him to go ahead with the design in Febuary after he rang me up in response to a letter I sent him about the "Snow Leopard" plans and like you I'm absolutely dying to see the plans for this new design, but won't be able to start construction until early 2004 as my father,who'll be helping me build the boat won't have finished his Bolger designed "Harbinger" 15' 0" x 7' 1" Catboat until early January.
Then we'll have some room to start!! Its just lucky that I'm a patient person!!.
Hugo Tyson. In warm and sunny Tasmania, Australia.
David Ryan <david@...> wrote:
My tube arrived an hour ago, and for that hour I've been marvelling
at the drawings. It's hard to even put in word how I feel. The boat
is spectacular beyond words. It also seems fabulously reckless in
concept. A few examples.
The cartoon showed a chine a mere six feet wide. The boat is now
seven feet at the chine, and eight feet at the sheer. To get a hull
this wide onto a trailer and keep the height under 10 feet, PCB has
drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat. Needless to
say, I'm stunned. But in comparisons to the overall outrageousness of
the design, this seems trivial. What's my motto? In Phil we trust!
Moving to the bow we find a loose-footed staysail that tacks to the
weather rail BETWEEN the club-footed jib and the foremast! Phil had
mentioned this in a previous correspondence, but without the drawing
I couldn't visualize it, I suppose because I've never seen anything
else like it! Another 160 or so square feet of sail sneaked aboard.
Of course she carries a main staysail as well. Her over all sail area
is just over 1100 square feet.
The house is low and sleek, about 5 feet high. In fair weather the
"birdwatcher slot" provides standing headroom the entire length. In
foul weather, when the hatches will be closed, a bit of a stoop will
be need, more so by Sue and my wife Amy. However, in anything but the
standing position the cabin looks like it will be wonderfully
comfortable in any weather. The 5 footer height run rail to rail, and
just like the birdwatcher the cabin is mostly window; 6 of them on
either side, about 18 by 30 inches.
The outline of the hull is incredibly sleek. It almost looks like an
SHS first doubled for the beam, then stretched for the length. More
than anything it looks like the template for a big wave surfboard. Of
course those fine ends will keep the weight down where folding is
concerned.
Add to this all the usual Bolger touches that make his plywood boxes
look like boats: A flag pole on the stern, stylish end caps to dress
up the bow and stern, sleek rail for the fore and aft cockpits that
help lend a visual lift to the sheer, a nice shoe on the foreward
section shows proof that my letters we actually read ("I see us
nosing her onto Cartwright Shoal for an afternoon of picnicing and
sunbathing.")
Most importantly, when I look at this drawing I know I can build her.
In total she is overwhelming, but in parts she is simply a series of
pleasant tasks; and each one I've done before. Everything looks
familiar. (We'll ignore that preposterous folding winged keel for
now!)
The hardest part is done. More than a year ago, even as my life
seemed to be crumbling around me, we said "Yes, let's do it!" and we
mailed off the check. By comparison the rest will be easy!
YIBB,
David
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It reassures me that my plans for a custom"Torpedo-Stern" runabout based on "Snow Leopard" but only 26' 0" x 6' 6" called by Bolger "Silver Blaze" may be finished before the year is out, or early next year!
I commissioned him to go ahead with the design in Febuary after he rang me up in response to a letter I sent him about the "Snow Leopard" plans and like you I'm absolutely dying to see the plans for this new design, but won't be able to start construction until early 2004 as my father,who'll be helping me build the boat won't have finished his Bolger designed "Harbinger" 15' 0" x 7' 1" Catboat until early January.
Then we'll have some room to start!! Its just lucky that I'm a patient person!!.
Hugo Tyson. In warm and sunny Tasmania, Australia.
David Ryan <david@...> wrote:
My tube arrived an hour ago, and for that hour I've been marvelling
at the drawings. It's hard to even put in word how I feel. The boat
is spectacular beyond words. It also seems fabulously reckless in
concept. A few examples.
The cartoon showed a chine a mere six feet wide. The boat is now
seven feet at the chine, and eight feet at the sheer. To get a hull
this wide onto a trailer and keep the height under 10 feet, PCB has
drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat. Needless to
say, I'm stunned. But in comparisons to the overall outrageousness of
the design, this seems trivial. What's my motto? In Phil we trust!
Moving to the bow we find a loose-footed staysail that tacks to the
weather rail BETWEEN the club-footed jib and the foremast! Phil had
mentioned this in a previous correspondence, but without the drawing
I couldn't visualize it, I suppose because I've never seen anything
else like it! Another 160 or so square feet of sail sneaked aboard.
Of course she carries a main staysail as well. Her over all sail area
is just over 1100 square feet.
The house is low and sleek, about 5 feet high. In fair weather the
"birdwatcher slot" provides standing headroom the entire length. In
foul weather, when the hatches will be closed, a bit of a stoop will
be need, more so by Sue and my wife Amy. However, in anything but the
standing position the cabin looks like it will be wonderfully
comfortable in any weather. The 5 footer height run rail to rail, and
just like the birdwatcher the cabin is mostly window; 6 of them on
either side, about 18 by 30 inches.
The outline of the hull is incredibly sleek. It almost looks like an
SHS first doubled for the beam, then stretched for the length. More
than anything it looks like the template for a big wave surfboard. Of
course those fine ends will keep the weight down where folding is
concerned.
Add to this all the usual Bolger touches that make his plywood boxes
look like boats: A flag pole on the stern, stylish end caps to dress
up the bow and stern, sleek rail for the fore and aft cockpits that
help lend a visual lift to the sheer, a nice shoe on the foreward
section shows proof that my letters we actually read ("I see us
nosing her onto Cartwright Shoal for an afternoon of picnicing and
sunbathing.")
Most importantly, when I look at this drawing I know I can build her.
In total she is overwhelming, but in parts she is simply a series of
pleasant tasks; and each one I've done before. Everything looks
familiar. (We'll ignore that preposterous folding winged keel for
now!)
The hardest part is done. More than a year ago, even as my life
seemed to be crumbling around me, we said "Yes, let's do it!" and we
mailed off the check. By comparison the rest will be easy!
YIBB,
David
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New York, New York 10036
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My tube arrived an hour ago, and for that hour I've been marvelling
at the drawings. It's hard to even put in word how I feel. The boat
is spectacular beyond words. It also seems fabulously reckless in
concept. A few examples.
The cartoon showed a chine a mere six feet wide. The boat is now
seven feet at the chine, and eight feet at the sheer. To get a hull
this wide onto a trailer and keep the height under 10 feet, PCB has
drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat. Needless to
say, I'm stunned. But in comparisons to the overall outrageousness of
the design, this seems trivial. What's my motto? In Phil we trust!
Moving to the bow we find a loose-footed staysail that tacks to the
weather rail BETWEEN the club-footed jib and the foremast! Phil had
mentioned this in a previous correspondence, but without the drawing
I couldn't visualize it, I suppose because I've never seen anything
else like it! Another 160 or so square feet of sail sneaked aboard.
Of course she carries a main staysail as well. Her over all sail area
is just over 1100 square feet.
The house is low and sleek, about 5 feet high. In fair weather the
"birdwatcher slot" provides standing headroom the entire length. In
foul weather, when the hatches will be closed, a bit of a stoop will
be need, more so by Sue and my wife Amy. However, in anything but the
standing position the cabin looks like it will be wonderfully
comfortable in any weather. The 5 footer height run rail to rail, and
just like the birdwatcher the cabin is mostly window; 6 of them on
either side, about 18 by 30 inches.
The outline of the hull is incredibly sleek. It almost looks like an
SHS first doubled for the beam, then stretched for the length. More
than anything it looks like the template for a big wave surfboard. Of
course those fine ends will keep the weight down where folding is
concerned.
Add to this all the usual Bolger touches that make his plywood boxes
look like boats: A flag pole on the stern, stylish end caps to dress
up the bow and stern, sleek rail for the fore and aft cockpits that
help lend a visual lift to the sheer, a nice shoe on the foreward
section shows proof that my letters we actually read ("I see us
nosing her onto Cartwright Shoal for an afternoon of picnicing and
sunbathing.")
Most importantly, when I look at this drawing I know I can build her.
In total she is overwhelming, but in parts she is simply a series of
pleasant tasks; and each one I've done before. Everything looks
familiar. (We'll ignore that preposterous folding winged keel for
now!)
The hardest part is done. More than a year ago, even as my life
seemed to be crumbling around me, we said "Yes, let's do it!" and we
mailed off the check. By comparison the rest will be easy!
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
at the drawings. It's hard to even put in word how I feel. The boat
is spectacular beyond words. It also seems fabulously reckless in
concept. A few examples.
The cartoon showed a chine a mere six feet wide. The boat is now
seven feet at the chine, and eight feet at the sheer. To get a hull
this wide onto a trailer and keep the height under 10 feet, PCB has
drawn "wheel wells" that cut into the side of the boat. Needless to
say, I'm stunned. But in comparisons to the overall outrageousness of
the design, this seems trivial. What's my motto? In Phil we trust!
Moving to the bow we find a loose-footed staysail that tacks to the
weather rail BETWEEN the club-footed jib and the foremast! Phil had
mentioned this in a previous correspondence, but without the drawing
I couldn't visualize it, I suppose because I've never seen anything
else like it! Another 160 or so square feet of sail sneaked aboard.
Of course she carries a main staysail as well. Her over all sail area
is just over 1100 square feet.
The house is low and sleek, about 5 feet high. In fair weather the
"birdwatcher slot" provides standing headroom the entire length. In
foul weather, when the hatches will be closed, a bit of a stoop will
be need, more so by Sue and my wife Amy. However, in anything but the
standing position the cabin looks like it will be wonderfully
comfortable in any weather. The 5 footer height run rail to rail, and
just like the birdwatcher the cabin is mostly window; 6 of them on
either side, about 18 by 30 inches.
The outline of the hull is incredibly sleek. It almost looks like an
SHS first doubled for the beam, then stretched for the length. More
than anything it looks like the template for a big wave surfboard. Of
course those fine ends will keep the weight down where folding is
concerned.
Add to this all the usual Bolger touches that make his plywood boxes
look like boats: A flag pole on the stern, stylish end caps to dress
up the bow and stern, sleek rail for the fore and aft cockpits that
help lend a visual lift to the sheer, a nice shoe on the foreward
section shows proof that my letters we actually read ("I see us
nosing her onto Cartwright Shoal for an afternoon of picnicing and
sunbathing.")
Most importantly, when I look at this drawing I know I can build her.
In total she is overwhelming, but in parts she is simply a series of
pleasant tasks; and each one I've done before. Everything looks
familiar. (We'll ignore that preposterous folding winged keel for
now!)
The hardest part is done. More than a year ago, even as my life
seemed to be crumbling around me, we said "Yes, let's do it!" and we
mailed off the check. By comparison the rest will be easy!
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
Today's mail just arrived, and in it was a mailing tube containing a
preliminary sketch of the I60 sail plan and lines. Wow, does she ever
look stunning. I'll upload a .jpeg to Bolger3 when I get a chance.
------
Damn! Our mail doesn't get here till 5PM. How will I get any work done today!
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
preliminary sketch of the I60 sail plan and lines. Wow, does she ever
look stunning. I'll upload a .jpeg to Bolger3 when I get a chance.
------
Damn! Our mail doesn't get here till 5PM. How will I get any work done today!
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
--- Susan Davis wrote:
I wait?
> preliminary sketch of the I60 sail plan and lines.Ten minutes have elapsed already, how much longer must
> I'll upload a .jpeg to Bolger3 when
> I get a chance.
I wait?
Today's mail just arrived, and in it was a mailing tube containing a
preliminary sketch of the I60 sail plan and lines. Wow, does she ever
look stunning. I'll upload a .jpeg to Bolger3 when I get a chance.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
preliminary sketch of the I60 sail plan and lines. Wow, does she ever
look stunning. I'll upload a .jpeg to Bolger3 when I get a chance.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>