Re: [bolger] June Bug - Sailing
Ken:
We really enjoyed your boats (especially the Pirate Racer) I will announce
when the pictures are up. Thanks.
Chuck Leinweber
Duckworks Magazine
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com
We really enjoyed your boats (especially the Pirate Racer) I will announce
when the pictures are up. Thanks.
Chuck Leinweber
Duckworks Magazine
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com
----- Original Message -----
From: abrahams <abrahams@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [bolger] June Bug - Sailing
> I really enjoyed the Messabout! Thanks.
> Ken Abrahams
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T Webber <tbertw@...>
> To:bolger@egroups.com<bolger@egroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 9:38 PM
> Subject: [bolger] June Bug - Sailing
>
>
> >List,
> >
> >My June Bug has been the most neglected boat in the world!!! After it was
> >built, it spent about 19 months and was not sailed, rowed or even taken
out
> >of the yard. At last years messabout, Roger Harlow rowed her for the
first
> >time!!! I rowed the boat on several occasions last year. This past
winter,
> >I inherited a Pickup Pram sail made by Jim Michalak. I adapted that sail
to
> >the June Bug last week. It sailed for the first time at our messabout
last
> >Saturday. The sail is 69 sq feet where Bolger calls for 59 sq feet.
> >
> >The rig needs some tuning in the halyard and downhaul areas, needs a
> >mainsheet block and needs to have the rudder redone, but it sails
> >marvellously! It has nuetral helm and sails will with 450 lbs of crew!It
is
> >fairly close winded (95 - 100). The mast is a little limber. The entire
> >sailing rig, (mast, lee board, rudder and tiller) was built from SCRAP in
> >the garage. It all worked and worked fairly well. Good enuff that my son
> >has basically STOLEN the boat. We took it to the tiny lake in The
Woodlands
> >tonite and it performed well and amazed the bystanders. Especially when
> >they found out the hull was under $100, and the materials were all lumber
> >yard - except for the sail.
> >
> >A totally satisfying evening!
> >
> >Tim - Spring, TX
> >
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