Re: [bolger] Re-intro and Dovekie spinoff (long)
I was just in Port Angeles last week! I wish you had posted this before now,
I would have loved to see what you were up to.
JB, back in GA for the time being.
I would have loved to see what you were up to.
JB, back in GA for the time being.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Lepak" <gnjlepak@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 3:17 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re-intro and Dovekie spinoff (long)
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've been in this group before but it was a few years ago and have
recently
> rejoined, so thought I would re-introduce myself. I live in the Pacific
> Northwest in Port Angeles, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I've been a
> Bolger fan since the seventies and have all the books except 30-odd, which
> my brother has. Countless hours of entertainment and education and
> inspiration. I've built a few of the boats, the first was an Airex
version
> of the Dolphin from Small Boats, the 18' "whaleboat" design, which we used
> only for rowing, no rig. Then a Teal, a Skimmer, a Tortoise, and a Nymph.
> I've built a few other boats of other designs, some my own, starting in
1970
> with an 18' trimaran, and also a 46' Wharram cat, and 34' "Lepak" cat,
that
> we lived aboard and cruisedin the '70's abd 80's, and numerous small
boats,
> mostly ply, one cedar strip. Right now I own only 3 boats, Snake, a
17'x22"
> doublepaddle board built of blue foam, 3mm ply and glass, Silvergirl, a
16'
> double ended ply rowboat, and Stoaproa, a breakdown 16' ply outrigger
canoe
> with a Hobie Mirage pedal drive which is the most recent, a little over a
> year ago.
>
> I've had the urge to again have a boat large enough to sleep on, but
really
> simple, cheap, and easy to build. I like to row and "pedal" as well as
> sail, when there is no wind, which is a frequent condition here. I have
> distaste for outboards too, though I've owned many. I've always been
> fascinated by PCB's large rowboats with sails, his "Ocean crossing
rowboat"
> and the "cruising canoe". I was recently poring over BWAOM looking for a
> dream boat and got drawn into the "Cruising Rowboat". I like the size and
> hull shape, though it isn't suited for sailing at all, but it got my mind
> going in the direction of small and simple, as I had been planning for a
> year to build a 24' cruising proa. The proa would not have been very good
> for efficient muscle powering and as much as I like multihulls, I decided
it
> should be a mono this time. Looking through my other books for a suitable
> hull, I finally came to the obvious answer, Dovekie, as it was designed as
a
> sailboat with rowing as auxilliary power. I wasn't about to embark on a
> foam sandwich project, as I don't even have a heated or even an enclosed
> shop right now. I wanted something that would be finished for spring or
at
> least summer, 2005. I put together a little model of roughly the
dimensions
> I had in mind, including the minimum 35" headroom sleeping cabin. I
> envision it more as a rowboat that can be sailed, but hope that it will
sail
> as well as Dovekie. I want an enclosed cabin, with rowing in the cockpit
> with good visibility. I'm making it with plumb sides and ends, 5' beam,
> with 6'8" length in both the cabin and cockpit for sleeping. I will
> probably try using a pedal unit, either the Mirage type, or a propeller
> type, as well as oars. Rather than leeboards, I am thinking of a
> daggerboard. I'll have water ballast too as I will be singlehanding a
lot.
> The unstayed mast will be stepped along the aftside of the cabin and
support
> a dipping lug, or perhaps a balance lug, sail. The bottom in the cabin
will
> be balsa core sandwich for stiffness without frames, for sleeping on. I
> started building in December, and have been rather obsessed with it. I
> threw up a carport style roof of scrap lumber and tarps alongside the
garage
> as a temporary shelter, and have been curing resin (System Three) in our
30*
> to 45* temps with heaters under the hull and plastic and sleeping bags
over.
> I have enough room in the garage for resining small parts, up to the size
of
> a sheet of ply, which I precoated. I'm using cedar strip construction to
> make 6" radius chines, though I considered the simple hard chine.
>
> I just posted some pictures in Bolger4 files section under the heading
> "Bufflehead" which is what I am calling it, after the black and white
ducks
> that are along the waterfront where I walk. These pics are up to date. I
> have my roll of fiberglass being delivered today and should have the
bottom
> glassed and ready to turn over by the end of the month.
>
> Gary Lepak
> Itching to get glassing
>
>
>
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Hi Guys,
I've been in this group before but it was a few years ago and have recently
rejoined, so thought I would re-introduce myself. I live in the Pacific
Northwest in Port Angeles, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I've been a
Bolger fan since the seventies and have all the books except 30-odd, which
my brother has. Countless hours of entertainment and education and
inspiration. I've built a few of the boats, the first was an Airex version
of the Dolphin from Small Boats, the 18' "whaleboat" design, which we used
only for rowing, no rig. Then a Teal, a Skimmer, a Tortoise, and a Nymph.
I've built a few other boats of other designs, some my own, starting in 1970
with an 18' trimaran, and also a 46' Wharram cat, and 34' "Lepak" cat, that
we lived aboard and cruisedin the '70's abd 80's, and numerous small boats,
mostly ply, one cedar strip. Right now I own only 3 boats, Snake, a 17'x22"
doublepaddle board built of blue foam, 3mm ply and glass, Silvergirl, a 16'
double ended ply rowboat, and Stoaproa, a breakdown 16' ply outrigger canoe
with a Hobie Mirage pedal drive which is the most recent, a little over a
year ago.
I've had the urge to again have a boat large enough to sleep on, but really
simple, cheap, and easy to build. I like to row and "pedal" as well as
sail, when there is no wind, which is a frequent condition here. I have
distaste for outboards too, though I've owned many. I've always been
fascinated by PCB's large rowboats with sails, his "Ocean crossing rowboat"
and the "cruising canoe". I was recently poring over BWAOM looking for a
dream boat and got drawn into the "Cruising Rowboat". I like the size and
hull shape, though it isn't suited for sailing at all, but it got my mind
going in the direction of small and simple, as I had been planning for a
year to build a 24' cruising proa. The proa would not have been very good
for efficient muscle powering and as much as I like multihulls, I decided it
should be a mono this time. Looking through my other books for a suitable
hull, I finally came to the obvious answer, Dovekie, as it was designed as a
sailboat with rowing as auxilliary power. I wasn't about to embark on a
foam sandwich project, as I don't even have a heated or even an enclosed
shop right now. I wanted something that would be finished for spring or at
least summer, 2005. I put together a little model of roughly the dimensions
I had in mind, including the minimum 35" headroom sleeping cabin. I
envision it more as a rowboat that can be sailed, but hope that it will sail
as well as Dovekie. I want an enclosed cabin, with rowing in the cockpit
with good visibility. I'm making it with plumb sides and ends, 5' beam,
with 6'8" length in both the cabin and cockpit for sleeping. I will
probably try using a pedal unit, either the Mirage type, or a propeller
type, as well as oars. Rather than leeboards, I am thinking of a
daggerboard. I'll have water ballast too as I will be singlehanding a lot.
The unstayed mast will be stepped along the aftside of the cabin and support
a dipping lug, or perhaps a balance lug, sail. The bottom in the cabin will
be balsa core sandwich for stiffness without frames, for sleeping on. I
started building in December, and have been rather obsessed with it. I
threw up a carport style roof of scrap lumber and tarps alongside the garage
as a temporary shelter, and have been curing resin (System Three) in our 30*
to 45* temps with heaters under the hull and plastic and sleeping bags over.
I have enough room in the garage for resining small parts, up to the size of
a sheet of ply, which I precoated. I'm using cedar strip construction to
make 6" radius chines, though I considered the simple hard chine.
I just posted some pictures in Bolger4 files section under the heading
"Bufflehead" which is what I am calling it, after the black and white ducks
that are along the waterfront where I walk. These pics are up to date. I
have my roll of fiberglass being delivered today and should have the bottom
glassed and ready to turn over by the end of the month.
Gary Lepak
Itching to get glassing
I've been in this group before but it was a few years ago and have recently
rejoined, so thought I would re-introduce myself. I live in the Pacific
Northwest in Port Angeles, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I've been a
Bolger fan since the seventies and have all the books except 30-odd, which
my brother has. Countless hours of entertainment and education and
inspiration. I've built a few of the boats, the first was an Airex version
of the Dolphin from Small Boats, the 18' "whaleboat" design, which we used
only for rowing, no rig. Then a Teal, a Skimmer, a Tortoise, and a Nymph.
I've built a few other boats of other designs, some my own, starting in 1970
with an 18' trimaran, and also a 46' Wharram cat, and 34' "Lepak" cat, that
we lived aboard and cruisedin the '70's abd 80's, and numerous small boats,
mostly ply, one cedar strip. Right now I own only 3 boats, Snake, a 17'x22"
doublepaddle board built of blue foam, 3mm ply and glass, Silvergirl, a 16'
double ended ply rowboat, and Stoaproa, a breakdown 16' ply outrigger canoe
with a Hobie Mirage pedal drive which is the most recent, a little over a
year ago.
I've had the urge to again have a boat large enough to sleep on, but really
simple, cheap, and easy to build. I like to row and "pedal" as well as
sail, when there is no wind, which is a frequent condition here. I have
distaste for outboards too, though I've owned many. I've always been
fascinated by PCB's large rowboats with sails, his "Ocean crossing rowboat"
and the "cruising canoe". I was recently poring over BWAOM looking for a
dream boat and got drawn into the "Cruising Rowboat". I like the size and
hull shape, though it isn't suited for sailing at all, but it got my mind
going in the direction of small and simple, as I had been planning for a
year to build a 24' cruising proa. The proa would not have been very good
for efficient muscle powering and as much as I like multihulls, I decided it
should be a mono this time. Looking through my other books for a suitable
hull, I finally came to the obvious answer, Dovekie, as it was designed as a
sailboat with rowing as auxilliary power. I wasn't about to embark on a
foam sandwich project, as I don't even have a heated or even an enclosed
shop right now. I wanted something that would be finished for spring or at
least summer, 2005. I put together a little model of roughly the dimensions
I had in mind, including the minimum 35" headroom sleeping cabin. I
envision it more as a rowboat that can be sailed, but hope that it will sail
as well as Dovekie. I want an enclosed cabin, with rowing in the cockpit
with good visibility. I'm making it with plumb sides and ends, 5' beam,
with 6'8" length in both the cabin and cockpit for sleeping. I will
probably try using a pedal unit, either the Mirage type, or a propeller
type, as well as oars. Rather than leeboards, I am thinking of a
daggerboard. I'll have water ballast too as I will be singlehanding a lot.
The unstayed mast will be stepped along the aftside of the cabin and support
a dipping lug, or perhaps a balance lug, sail. The bottom in the cabin will
be balsa core sandwich for stiffness without frames, for sleeping on. I
started building in December, and have been rather obsessed with it. I
threw up a carport style roof of scrap lumber and tarps alongside the garage
as a temporary shelter, and have been curing resin (System Three) in our 30*
to 45* temps with heaters under the hull and plastic and sleeping bags over.
I have enough room in the garage for resining small parts, up to the size of
a sheet of ply, which I precoated. I'm using cedar strip construction to
make 6" radius chines, though I considered the simple hard chine.
I just posted some pictures in Bolger4 files section under the heading
"Bufflehead" which is what I am calling it, after the black and white ducks
that are along the waterfront where I walk. These pics are up to date. I
have my roll of fiberglass being delivered today and should have the bottom
glassed and ready to turn over by the end of the month.
Gary Lepak
Itching to get glassing