Re: Bolger boat online reference

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Randy Hough <randy.hough@...> wrote:

> Now all we need is for someone to link the designs to the files ...

Well, actually, when you open the box of wishes ...

there is one more thing: have length, beam, draft in separate columns,
and in a form that can be "ordered".
Say, I am looking for a sail boat between X and Y length: Sort the
sheet for the column with propulsion as first criteria, and length as
the second. Then scroll down and find all candidates listed one next
to the other.

Problem is, that this "feet-inch" system does not sort well. Better
fractional feet, or metric....

Cheers,
Stefan

> > Now that I've seen a few pictures of this boat, I wonder
> > if other have posted pictures online as well ... or if there
> > are any write-up about this boat online? I'm interested
> > and hope to learn more ... :)
>
> Check this out Ken,
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodenPowerboats/files/
> Look in the "Bantam" file :-)
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the reference to the Bantam design drawings, they clarify a lot for
me.

At the moment I cannot think of any other boat that offers full standing
headroom in an enclosed house that would be easier to tow *and* as easy to
store in a small space than Bolger's Bantam.

After seeing Bob Smilak's great photos and reading his description of the
reasons why he loves this boat, I think it may just be a boat that has the
right combination of features for many people -- even though they don't know
it yet:

> I really like the Bantam! It can really sneak into some out
> of the way places, and is so stable that you can be napping
> and don't know you are on a boat unless you open your
> eyes and look at the trees moving. With the top down it tows
> like a dream, which is one of the main reasons I built this design ...

Bantam reminds me of a pop-top camping trailer, and in fact I have no doubt
that it could be used as such with no problem whatsoever -- yet it also
offers the benefit of being able to explore all the water-bound places that a
typical camping trailer cannot.

It's just a really great boat, and although I would not try to cross an ocean
in it, I would think that because of its trimaran hull style it may very well
be as safe and capable a coastal cruiser as most of the other boats used in
this role.

Sincerely,
Kenneth Grome
Bagacay Boatworks
www.bagacayboatworks.com

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Grome <bagacayboatworks@...>
wrote:

>What is the
> length and width of this boat? Do you know how much yours weighs?
>
> Now that I've seen a few pictures of this boat, I wonder if other

have posted

> pictures online as well ... or if there are any write-up about

this boat

> online? I'm interested and hope to learn more ... :)

Check this out Ken,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodenPowerboats/files/

Look in the "Bantam" file :-)

Sincerely,

Peter Lenihan

Bravo!

Now all we need is for someone to link the designs to the files ... I can
never remember where I saw something ... like the Sneakeasy with the
hardtop/cabin ... :(

I am not volunteering! :)

Randy

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Subject: [bolger] Re: Bolger boat online reference


I consolidated Mr. Stephenson's indexes for the separate books into
one file then put it in the file section of Bolger 5. The title is
"Bolger all book index". I added pages sorted by design name, length
overall, and description. I think this will be useful when trying to
look up any particular design (which book was that in?) or for sail
cruisers 30 to 35' or whatever. Just use the data/sort function in
excel to narrow it down.

Doug.

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

>
> I'm the author of that website. The "designs" you see there are
> really just ideas. I built a scaled-up version of Corky. It has its
> faults, the main one being that it planes with a very bow-up attitude
> because of the shape of the bottom. It would very likely be improved
> by adding a couple of planing wedges, which I might do one day, but
> such an extremely wide hull is never going to plane very well. It's a
> handy fishing platform, with plenty of load-carrying capacity.
>
> The data on Bolger books has all been incorporated into the database
> belonging to this Group.
>
> Howard
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Carl" <shnarg@> wrote:
> >
> > Great site thanks. Did you see his boat plans, great little dink
> and a nice houseboat not to mention some Bolger mods.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Grome
> > To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:58 AM
> > Subject: [bolger] Bolger boat online reference
> >
> >
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > I just found an online reference to the boats in some of Bolger's
> books that I
> > was not aware of before today. Since I haven't seen anyone else
> mention this
> > one, perhaps you have not seen it either:
> >
> >http://www.geocities.com/howardstephenson/speedcalc.html
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Kenneth Grome
> > Bagacay Boatworks
> > www.bagacayboatworks.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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I consolidated Mr. Stephenson's indexes for the separate books into
one file then put it in the file section of Bolger 5. The title is
"Bolger all book index". I added pages sorted by design name, length
overall, and description. I think this will be useful when trying to
look up any particular design (which book was that in?) or for sail
cruisers 30 to 35' or whatever. Just use the data/sort function in
excel to narrow it down.

Doug.

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

>
> I'm the author of that website. The "designs" you see there are
> really just ideas. I built a scaled-up version of Corky. It has its
> faults, the main one being that it planes with a very bow-up attitude
> because of the shape of the bottom. It would very likely be improved
> by adding a couple of planing wedges, which I might do one day, but
> such an extremely wide hull is never going to plane very well. It's a
> handy fishing platform, with plenty of load-carrying capacity.
>
> The data on Bolger books has all been incorporated into the database
> belonging to this Group.
>
> Howard
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Carl" <shnarg@> wrote:
> >
> > Great site thanks. Did you see his boat plans, great little dink
> and a nice houseboat not to mention some Bolger mods.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Grome
> > To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:58 AM
> > Subject: [bolger] Bolger boat online reference
> >
> >
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > I just found an online reference to the boats in some of Bolger's
> books that I
> > was not aware of before today. Since I haven't seen anyone else
> mention this
> > one, perhaps you have not seen it either:
> >
> >http://www.geocities.com/howardstephenson/speedcalc.html
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Kenneth Grome
> > Bagacay Boatworks
> > www.bagacayboatworks.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>

I'm the author of that website. The "designs" you see there are
really just ideas. I built a scaled-up version of Corky. It has its
faults, the main one being that it planes with a very bow-up attitude
because of the shape of the bottom. It would very likely be improved
by adding a couple of planing wedges, which I might do one day, but
such an extremely wide hull is never going to plane very well. It's a
handy fishing platform, with plenty of load-carrying capacity.

The data on Bolger books has all been incorporated into the database
belonging to this Group.

Howard

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Carl" <shnarg@...> wrote:
>
> Great site thanks. Did you see his boat plans, great little dink
and a nice houseboat not to mention some Bolger mods.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenneth Grome
> To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:58 AM
> Subject: [bolger] Bolger boat online reference
>
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> I just found an online reference to the boats in some of Bolger's
books that I
> was not aware of before today. Since I haven't seen anyone else
mention this
> one, perhaps you have not seen it either:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/howardstephenson/speedcalc.html
>
> Sincerely,
> Kenneth Grome
> Bagacay Boatworks
> www.bagacayboatworks.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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11/3/2006
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Great site thanks. Did you see his boat plans, great little dink and a nice houseboat not to mention some Bolger mods.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Grome
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:58 AM
Subject: [bolger] Bolger boat online reference


Hi Bruce,

I just found an online reference to the boats in some of Bolger's books that I
was not aware of before today. Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this
one, perhaps you have not seen it either:

http://www.geocities.com/howardstephenson/speedcalc.html

Sincerely,
Kenneth Grome
Bagacay Boatworks
www.bagacayboatworks.com






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Hi Bruce,

I just found an online reference to the boats in some of Bolger's books that I
was not aware of before today. Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this
one, perhaps you have not seen it either:

http://www.geocities.com/howardstephenson/speedcalc.html

Sincerely,
Kenneth Grome
Bagacay Boatworks
www.bagacayboatworks.com

Hi Bob,

Your Bantam named "Drifter" looks great!

I like the idea that the top folds down (or is removable?) for towing. How
shallow can the water be before you start touching the bottom? What is the
length and width of this boat? Do you know how much yours weighs?

Now that I've seen a few pictures of this boat, I wonder if other have posted
pictures online as well ... or if there are any write-up about this boat
online? I'm interested and hope to learn more ... :)

Sincerely,
Kenneth Grome
Bagacay Boatworks
www.bagacayboatworks.com

On Friday 03 November 2006 05:09, otter55806 wrote:
> I Finally got off my duff and have posted some Photos of my Bantam in
> the Bolger 6 Photo section. There's a pic or two of the micro Trawler
> I built also. I really like the Bantam! It can really sneak into
> some out of the way places, and is so stable that you can be napping
> and don't know you are on a boat unless you open your eyes and look at
> the trees moving. With the top down it tows like a dream, which is
> one of the main reasons I built this design as I will be towing long
> distances, such as heading to Florida after New Years. I'm thinking
> of writing about the boat and submitting it to Bob Hicks, so maybe
> will leave most of the info for that. I did change a lot of "little"
> things from the plans which I will go into there. If anyone is
> building or thinking of building and has any questions, feel free to
> ask.
> Bob Slimak
>
>
>

Thanks for the photos.
The question most important for my use is wave handling. Have you experienced any, what size and how did the boat behave? I'm salt water oriented.

If anyone is

> building or thinking of building and has any questions, feel free to
> ask.
> Bob Slimak
>
>
>

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> Bantam

Really cool!

And, now, yet another Bolger boat I must build.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "otter55806" <otter55806@...> wrote:

>
> I Finally got off my duff and have posted some Photos of my Bantam in
> the Bolger 6 Photo section.

I really appreciate your pictures, Bob. I'm a slow builder, and the
inspiration provided by your boat will fuel this winter's building.
Your area is very similar to mine, and your pictures bear a striking
resemblance to the dreams that made me build the boat in the first
place. The Drifter looks great; many well thought out details. I see
you have the vertical hull extensions - now that you have the boat in
service - how necessary do you feel they are? I like your window
treatment - can you expand on the details? How about a picture or two
of your control/captain seat setup? How much work would you save if
the roof did not fold - I need to make that decision very soon. I
look forward to your article on the Drifter.

Cam

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "otter55806" <otter55806@...> wrote:

>
> I Finally got off my duff and have posted some Photos of my Bantam

in

> the Bolger 6 Photo section. There's a pic or two of the micro

Trawler

> I built also.

Bob,
Very,very nice jobs on both boats! The BANTAM looks fantastic in
your settings and must be a joy to cruise around in!
Congratulations and thanks for posting such beautiful pictures!

Sincerely,

Peter Lenihan

I Finally got off my duff and have posted some Photos of my Bantam in
the Bolger 6 Photo section. There's a pic or two of the micro Trawler
I built also. I really like the Bantam! It can really sneak into
some out of the way places, and is so stable that you can be napping
and don't know you are on a boat unless you open your eyes and look at
the trees moving. With the top down it tows like a dream, which is
one of the main reasons I built this design as I will be towing long
distances, such as heading to Florida after New Years. I'm thinking
of writing about the boat and submitting it to Bob Hicks, so maybe
will leave most of the info for that. I did change a lot of "little"
things from the plans which I will go into there. If anyone is
building or thinking of building and has any questions, feel free to
ask.
Bob Slimak