Re: Another Birdwatcher photo

John Craig did a write up on his junk rigged Birdwatcher on Duckworks
magazine. I don't see the writeup on their site anymore. I have a
Dovekie and asked him about the junk rig. He sent me detailed
instructions which are here:

http://www.geocities.com/kayaker37/JunkRig.html

Paul

> Also, I remember seeing a photo of a
> Birdwatcher with a Junk sail--another concept which interests me.

>Wow. Looks neat, and the name is a gas. Sam
>--- Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
>
>>http://hallman.org/bolger/oldshoe.jpg
>>
>> I had never seen a photo of the inside of
>> a Bolger Oldshoe, but here is one from
>> a 1993 classified advertisement in MAIB

An olshoe is practically all cockpit, but with bench seating and nice high
backrests (the sides of the boat). Comfortable.

Note: for choppy waters, a dodger would be good.
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You can see the same photo in color on CSD's page.
Jason
PS don't buy your plans from there! I made that mistake the 1st time
i bought my micro plans :).....not to useful without the key.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bernard Weinraub <bernmart@e...>
wrote:
Bernard,

After seeing the article in Wooden Boat magazine I too have a deep
interest in the Birdwatcher design. Most of my sailing is done in-
shore and in "closed waters" so the idea of a light unballasted easy
to sail boat interests me. Some time back I purchased the plans for
the Great Pelican which has a Lug (? Balance) rig of about 130 sqft
for the mainsail. I cut out a template for this sail and placed it
over the same scale drawing for the Birdwatcher and it seemed to fit
nicely. Maybe the same rig could be used as analternative for the
Micro to give more sail area and easier reefing,

Regards,

John Mann (Sydney Australia)

> I admit to becoming fascinated with the Birdwatcher of late,

though

> I've never sailed in one. Also, I remember seeing a photo of a
> Birdwatcher with a Junk sail--another concept which interests me.

At

> first glance this would seem to be a simple enough modification of
> Bolger's sail plan for Birdwatcher, though I gather he's not fond

of

> the Junk rig. Any experience with this rig, and/or with this

boat,

> that can feed either of my fascinations? Thanks.
>
> Bernie Weinraub

Wow. Looks neat, and the name is a gas. Sam
--- Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:

>http://hallman.org/bolger/oldshoe.jpg
>
> I had never seen a photo of the inside of
> a Bolger Oldshoe, but here is one from
> a 1993 classified advertisement in MAIB
>

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http://hallman.org/bolger/oldshoe.jpg

I had never seen a photo of the inside of
a Bolger Oldshoe, but here is one from
a 1993 classified advertisement in MAIB

> Bolger's sail plan for Birdwatcher, though I gather he's not fond of
> the Junk rig. Any experience with this rig, and/or with this boat,
> that can feed either of my fascinations? Thanks.
>
> Bernie Weinraub

Bolger explains that the junk rig has both good and bad
features, it is quite simple to operate, has nice low
stress characteristics , but it is almost impossible to get to
take up a good aerodynamic shape.

He favors a modification to the junk rig where you
sheet each batten from a stern staff, and catch variable
tapered battens in jaws on the mast. He call this the
Chinese Gaff Rig, though it [and a junk rig] have
too many lines, battens, pulleys etc.. to be as elegantly
simple and aerodynamic as sprit sail of the original BW.
[Which, after all, is a trailer sailer and benefits greatly
from a simple sail rig that can be set up quickly.]

I admit to becoming fascinated with the Birdwatcher of late, though
I've never sailed in one. Also, I remember seeing a photo of a
Birdwatcher with a Junk sail--another concept which interests me. At
first glance this would seem to be a simple enough modification of
Bolger's sail plan for Birdwatcher, though I gather he's not fond of
the Junk rig. Any experience with this rig, and/or with this boat,
that can feed either of my fascinations? Thanks.

Bernie Weinraub