Re: [bolger] Re: folding schooner tales

> There is the simple two-person cruising iceboat from CH.4 of BWAOM.
> You'd have to replace skates with wheels of course. But it's not at
> all piratical...
>
> Howard

I have given Iceboat for Two a lot of thought. One issue is that
a Land Yacht for the Burning Man festival is essentially a
'one use' thing. So, ending up with something of value after
you are done matters. Iceboat for Two has a main sprit sail
similar, [but not idential] to the gunter version on Birdwatcher.
And, ending up with a sail for a Birdwatcher to salvage would
be nice.

Putting wheels on a Folding Schooner would mean that you
get a Folding Schooner to salvage, and... I think the best
source for the front wheels/axle would be from the companies that
source to the trailer builder market. So, you could end up
with parts to build a nice trailer too.

http://www.easternmarine.com/em_showroom/trailer_store.html

The stern wheel, fork, would probably best salvaged from a
used motorcycle.

Stretching the envelope, I am also wonder about simply
mounting the wheels to the hull with straps, and skipping
the trailer all together. Mount a trailer hitch to the transom,
and tow the boat directly on wheels on a dolly under the hull.

Here's another idea for using a FS. You would'nt even need the
wheels, but you'd have to cut holes in the bottom ....

http://www.henleyontodd.com.au/

Howard

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Howard Stephenson"
<stephensonhw@a...> wrote:

> There is the simple two-person cruising iceboat from CH.4 of BWAOM.
> You'd have to replace skates with wheels of course. But it's not at
> all piratical...

There is the simple two-person cruising iceboat from CH.4 of BWAOM.
You'd have to replace skates with wheels of course. But it's not at
all piratical...

Howard

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@h...> wrote:
> , pvanderwaart <pvanderwaart@y...> wrote:
> > 1) He is still using his original set of blue polytarp sails
> > that I helped him make three years ago. He has added a main
staysail.
> > He allows that they are getting a little baggy.
>
> I bet some impromptu battens added with Velcro
> along the leech(s) would help the set.
>
> BTW, I keep dreaming of a Bolger land yacht for
> next years Burningman, and one recent idea was
> to add wheels to a Folding Schooner, wear a
> pirate costume, you get the idea...aaargh
>
>http://hallman.org/bolger/bman.gif
>
> I imagine a FS on a broad reach across those
> Nevada salt flats would be thrill. 60 mph?

, pvanderwaart <pvanderwaart@...> wrote:

> 1) He is still using his original set of blue polytarp sails
> that I helped him make three years ago. He has added a main staysail.
> He allows that they are getting a little baggy.

I bet some impromptu battens added with Velcro
along the leech(s) would help the set.

BTW, I keep dreaming of a Bolger land yacht for
next years Burningman, and one recent idea was
to add wheels to a Folding Schooner, wear a
pirate costume, you get the idea...aaargh

http://hallman.org/bolger/bman.gif

I imagine a FS on a broad reach across those
Nevada salt flats would be thrill. 60 mph?

I had a very brief chat with Leander this morning. He said that he
sailed his folding schooner in a race this summer, finishing about in
the middle of the field of about 15 boats. A couple of interesting
points. 1) He is still using his original set of blue polytarp sails
that I helped him make three years ago. He has added a main staysail.
He allows that they are getting a little baggy. I thought they were
pretty baggy from the outset. 2) The race was in strong winds. A
Catalina 22 swamped. Leander reported no great trouble with his crew
of three, though they did strike the jib and staysail. 3) He reported
far superior downwind speed than the competition. I can well belive
that.

Peter