Re: Outboard Cruiser
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, john@e... wrote:
The outboard cruiser appears to be meant as a camping boat. It looks
pretty spartan. Idaho is (or can be) an overnighter too.
But now a Seakeasy, that would be a class act. Victoria is just the
place for that boat: run down to the Inner Harbour dressed in a white
linen suit and have tea at the Empress.
Carter Kennedy
> I live beside a (drying) tidal slough just outside Victoria,British
> Columbia. I feel a powered sharpie could be tied up at my landingand
> would be just the ticket for cruising the (speed limited) GorgeIdaho . . .
> Waterway into town. I have been considering Sneakeasy and
The outboard cruiser appears to be meant as a camping boat. It looks
pretty spartan. Idaho is (or can be) an overnighter too.
But now a Seakeasy, that would be a class act. Victoria is just the
place for that boat: run down to the Inner Harbour dressed in a white
linen suit and have tea at the Empress.
Carter Kennedy
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000john@...wrote:
terms of a lake and river cruiser/overnighter, shallow draft, can be
driven by my 5hp Nissan 4-stroke, etc. I contacted Bolger about it.
inquiry had been made before mine, and that the cartoon was all that was
done. I asked him for a couple of pieces of information about the angle
of the stem, etc., and he said "build it how you like, I won't
participate, good luck, and consider it *your* design".
I'm still very interested. I think it would be *a lot* of boat for a
modest investment, and it would be very easy to make (excepting the doors
to the cabin, but they wouldn't be *that* difficult.
I haven't progressed due to my 9mos daughter taking up most of my free
time. But it's on my list, and I'm shopping, in a desultory way, for some
MDO to build it with.
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
> For example, in finding out what to click to do a subject search inI, too, was taken with the design. It's exactly what I was looking for in
> archived postings, I somehow stumbled upon three GIF files, apparently
> scanned from Small Boat Journal, concerning Phil Bolger's cartoon (#9)
> for a flat-bottomed 'Outboard Cruiser'.
terms of a lake and river cruiser/overnighter, shallow draft, can be
driven by my 5hp Nissan 4-stroke, etc. I contacted Bolger about it.
> so can anyone tell me about this design? Has it been built by anyone?It's never been built. Bolger told me that only one moderately serious
> More elementarily, has PCB produced working drawings for this cartoon?
inquiry had been made before mine, and that the cartoon was all that was
done. I asked him for a couple of pieces of information about the angle
of the stem, etc., and he said "build it how you like, I won't
participate, good luck, and consider it *your* design".
I'm still very interested. I think it would be *a lot* of boat for a
modest investment, and it would be very easy to make (excepting the doors
to the cabin, but they wouldn't be *that* difficult.
I haven't progressed due to my 9mos daughter taking up most of my free
time. But it's on my list, and I'm shopping, in a desultory way, for some
MDO to build it with.
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
Hi, all. I'm quite new to the Bolger group and not certain of how to
find my way around as yet.
For example, in finding out what to click to do a subject search in
archived postings, I somehow stumbled upon three GIF files,
apparently scanned from Small Boat Journal, concerning Phil Bolger's
cartoon (#9) for a flat-bottomed 'Outboard Cruiser'. This is a
powered sharpie reminiscent of Idaho and Sneakeasy, although shorter.
Unlike the other two, this 'Outboard Cruiser' has slightly flared
sides. The bottom is apparently 4 feet wide and my scale indicates
that the length is in the nature of 23-1/2 feet.
I live beside a (drying) tidal slough just outside Victoria, British
Columbia. I feel a powered sharpie could be tied up at my landing and
would be just the ticket for cruising the (speed limited) Gorge
Waterway into town. I have been considering Sneakeasy and Idaho as my
first from-scratch project but this 'Outboard Cruiser' could be built
in my 27-foot-long, single-car garage.
I have searched the group archives without success (and I haven't
even been able to find my way back to those GIF files), so can anyone
tell me about this design? Has it beeb built by anyone? More
elementarily, has PCB produced working drawings for this cartoon?
Thanks. As the rankest of amateurs, it's sure great to know there are
so many knowledgeable people out there.
John Ewing
find my way around as yet.
For example, in finding out what to click to do a subject search in
archived postings, I somehow stumbled upon three GIF files,
apparently scanned from Small Boat Journal, concerning Phil Bolger's
cartoon (#9) for a flat-bottomed 'Outboard Cruiser'. This is a
powered sharpie reminiscent of Idaho and Sneakeasy, although shorter.
Unlike the other two, this 'Outboard Cruiser' has slightly flared
sides. The bottom is apparently 4 feet wide and my scale indicates
that the length is in the nature of 23-1/2 feet.
I live beside a (drying) tidal slough just outside Victoria, British
Columbia. I feel a powered sharpie could be tied up at my landing and
would be just the ticket for cruising the (speed limited) Gorge
Waterway into town. I have been considering Sneakeasy and Idaho as my
first from-scratch project but this 'Outboard Cruiser' could be built
in my 27-foot-long, single-car garage.
I have searched the group archives without success (and I haven't
even been able to find my way back to those GIF files), so can anyone
tell me about this design? Has it beeb built by anyone? More
elementarily, has PCB produced working drawings for this cartoon?
Thanks. As the rankest of amateurs, it's sure great to know there are
so many knowledgeable people out there.
John Ewing