Re: [bolger] Sea Hawk dory launching
Very nice Alex!
Any idea as to hull weight? I would like a beach launchable power skiff for
flats fishing here on the gulf coast. I had considered paysons 15' work
skiff, however, it is pretty heavily built and may not handle the rough
water as well as this dory design (of course that is just guess on my part).
Bill
Any idea as to hull weight? I would like a beach launchable power skiff for
flats fishing here on the gulf coast. I had considered paysons 15' work
skiff, however, it is pretty heavily built and may not handle the rough
water as well as this dory design (of course that is just guess on my part).
Bill
On 9/18/05, Alex <achristie@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> New to the group here, my name is Alex Christie and I live on Vancouver
> Island. I just
> launched Bolger's Sea Hawk power dory, here on Vancouver Island last week,
> built from
> one of his books (now out of print, I believe?). She's 15 feet long and
> about 3 wide. I have
> put up an album in the photos section under "Alex's Sea Hawk Dory". I
> built the 8 foot
> long high speed box-boat Skimmer before this, and was impressed with that
> boat for what
> it could do (everything Bolger and Payson said it could do), and this boat
> was no
> exception. What amazed me was the fact that our Sea Hawk dory carried
> three adults,
> three kids, two dogs, full fuel, cooler of food and water, plus dry bags
> full of extra
> clothing, with all-up weight of at least 1000 lbs, and the boat did not
> feel burdened at all,
> tho sensitive to lateral trim (like if a 75 lb kid or 75 lb dog shifted
> sideways suddenly).
> Like any dory, she would heave over then pick up stability quickly. I
> liked how it made her
> easy in the waves, a little more natural feeling like she was in her
> element out there, rather
> than a really beamy boat that gets "tossed" by waves coming from side or
> quarter angles.
> I'd say it's a better boat than most of the used tin skiffs around here
> for sale, and more
> seaworthy.
>
> We used a 10 hp Honda longshaft, and she moved along very smartly, tho not
> planing
> when fully loaded (25 hp for that, I think). The prop turned out to be a
> "pusher" prop with
> low pitch (I just bought the engine used) for things like sailboats, but I
> had nothing else so
> we went with it. With just one adult and two kids forward she took off
> from a standing
> start like a shot and planed beautifully. Bolger said to add quarter skids
> on either side of
> the keel at the stern for sharp cornering, plus spray rails forward for
> higher speed, and of
> course I didn't yet because he also said try it out first if you are using
> low horse-power--
> you may not need them. I didn't quite expect it to plane so well, so I'll
> be putting on those
> skids and the spray rails shortly! If I get a regular pitch prop she
> should really move.
>
> If you look at the photos you can see that the boat fits backward in my
> half ton 1997 F150
> shortbox, nestled nicely between the wheel wells (good old narrow beam
> comes into her
> own here). Although the bow sticks out to the rear another 8 feet, it
> doesn't seem too bad
> (probably not highway legal past 6 feet but because the bow is so pointy
> it doesn't look
> very extreme), and though I'd love a trailer, this set-up allows me to
> back down to the
> water and just launch off the back of the truck straight into the water. I
> painted the hull
> bright yellow, which keeps it nice and easy to see on the back of the
> truck (no need for
> little red flag) and on the water (oncoming mega-yachts in Baynes Sound).
>
> If anyone else has built this boat I'd like to correspond with them about
> it and how it
> worked for them!
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex Christie
>
> Fanny Bay, BC, Canada
>
> Origami Steel Boats 26' to 40':
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Very nice, Alex. This is one of my favourite Bolger designs. It's so
simple yet, as we all can see now, stylish and practical. Maybe you
could submit one of the pics to WoodenBoat for publications in
its "Launchings" section.
Howard
simple yet, as we all can see now, stylish and practical. Maybe you
could submit one of the pics to WoodenBoat for publications in
its "Launchings" section.
Howard
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Alex" <achristie@s...> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> New to the group here, my name is Alex Christie and I live on
Vancouver Island. I just
> launched Bolger's Sea Hawk power dory, here on Vancouver Island last
week, built from
> one of his books (now out of print, I believe?). She's 15 feet long
and about 3 wide. I have
> put up an album in the photos section under "Alex's Sea Hawk Dory".
Hi Folks,
New to the group here, my name is Alex Christie and I live on Vancouver Island. I just
launched Bolger's Sea Hawk power dory, here on Vancouver Island last week, built from
one of his books (now out of print, I believe?). She's 15 feet long and about 3 wide. I have
put up an album in the photos section under "Alex's Sea Hawk Dory". I built the 8 foot
long high speed box-boat Skimmer before this, and was impressed with that boat for what
it could do (everything Bolger and Payson said it could do), and this boat was no
exception. What amazed me was the fact that our Sea Hawk dory carried three adults,
three kids, two dogs, full fuel, cooler of food and water, plus dry bags full of extra
clothing, with all-up weight of at least 1000 lbs, and the boat did not feel burdened at all,
tho sensitive to lateral trim (like if a 75 lb kid or 75 lb dog shifted sideways suddenly).
Like any dory, she would heave over then pick up stability quickly. I liked how it made her
easy in the waves, a little more natural feeling like she was in her element out there, rather
than a really beamy boat that gets "tossed" by waves coming from side or quarter angles.
I'd say it's a better boat than most of the used tin skiffs around here for sale, and more
seaworthy.
We used a 10 hp Honda longshaft, and she moved along very smartly, tho not planing
when fully loaded (25 hp for that, I think). The prop turned out to be a "pusher" prop with
low pitch (I just bought the engine used) for things like sailboats, but I had nothing else so
we went with it. With just one adult and two kids forward she took off from a standing
start like a shot and planed beautifully. Bolger said to add quarter skids on either side of
the keel at the stern for sharp cornering, plus spray rails forward for higher speed, and of
course I didn't yet because he also said try it out first if you are using low horse-power--
you may not need them. I didn't quite expect it to plane so well, so I'll be putting on those
skids and the spray rails shortly! If I get a regular pitch prop she should really move.
If you look at the photos you can see that the boat fits backward in my half ton 1997 F150
shortbox, nestled nicely between the wheel wells (good old narrow beam comes into her
own here). Although the bow sticks out to the rear another 8 feet, it doesn't seem too bad
(probably not highway legal past 6 feet but because the bow is so pointy it doesn't look
very extreme), and though I'd love a trailer, this set-up allows me to back down to the
water and just launch off the back of the truck straight into the water. I painted the hull
bright yellow, which keeps it nice and easy to see on the back of the truck (no need for
little red flag) and on the water (oncoming mega-yachts in Baynes Sound).
If anyone else has built this boat I'd like to correspond with them about it and how it
worked for them!
Regards,
Alex Christie
Fanny Bay, BC, Canada
Origami Steel Boats 26' to 40':
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/origamiboats
New to the group here, my name is Alex Christie and I live on Vancouver Island. I just
launched Bolger's Sea Hawk power dory, here on Vancouver Island last week, built from
one of his books (now out of print, I believe?). She's 15 feet long and about 3 wide. I have
put up an album in the photos section under "Alex's Sea Hawk Dory". I built the 8 foot
long high speed box-boat Skimmer before this, and was impressed with that boat for what
it could do (everything Bolger and Payson said it could do), and this boat was no
exception. What amazed me was the fact that our Sea Hawk dory carried three adults,
three kids, two dogs, full fuel, cooler of food and water, plus dry bags full of extra
clothing, with all-up weight of at least 1000 lbs, and the boat did not feel burdened at all,
tho sensitive to lateral trim (like if a 75 lb kid or 75 lb dog shifted sideways suddenly).
Like any dory, she would heave over then pick up stability quickly. I liked how it made her
easy in the waves, a little more natural feeling like she was in her element out there, rather
than a really beamy boat that gets "tossed" by waves coming from side or quarter angles.
I'd say it's a better boat than most of the used tin skiffs around here for sale, and more
seaworthy.
We used a 10 hp Honda longshaft, and she moved along very smartly, tho not planing
when fully loaded (25 hp for that, I think). The prop turned out to be a "pusher" prop with
low pitch (I just bought the engine used) for things like sailboats, but I had nothing else so
we went with it. With just one adult and two kids forward she took off from a standing
start like a shot and planed beautifully. Bolger said to add quarter skids on either side of
the keel at the stern for sharp cornering, plus spray rails forward for higher speed, and of
course I didn't yet because he also said try it out first if you are using low horse-power--
you may not need them. I didn't quite expect it to plane so well, so I'll be putting on those
skids and the spray rails shortly! If I get a regular pitch prop she should really move.
If you look at the photos you can see that the boat fits backward in my half ton 1997 F150
shortbox, nestled nicely between the wheel wells (good old narrow beam comes into her
own here). Although the bow sticks out to the rear another 8 feet, it doesn't seem too bad
(probably not highway legal past 6 feet but because the bow is so pointy it doesn't look
very extreme), and though I'd love a trailer, this set-up allows me to back down to the
water and just launch off the back of the truck straight into the water. I painted the hull
bright yellow, which keeps it nice and easy to see on the back of the truck (no need for
little red flag) and on the water (oncoming mega-yachts in Baynes Sound).
If anyone else has built this boat I'd like to correspond with them about it and how it
worked for them!
Regards,
Alex Christie
Fanny Bay, BC, Canada
Origami Steel Boats 26' to 40':
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/origamiboats