Re: [bolger] BOLGER LOW CARBON SUSTAINABLE FISHING BOAT??
The writeup (and drawing) for that boat is copyrighted, you can see it
in the magazine:
National Fisherman, Sept 2004 v85 i5 p42(3)
I found it online with the help of my local library. Call your
librarian, or check your library website. It is available to read
online, via a subscription magazine database InfoTrac OneFile. (and
potentially some other library databases) I just needed to give them
my library card number to log in and read the full article from my
local library's website.
Here is a fair use, short quotation, excerpt from that article:
"The couple's basic idea is to construct a narrow, long, single-chine
hull out of a composite of plywood, foam and fiberglass and then power
it with a low-horsepower diesel engine. The two say the boat could be
built cheaply by its skipper and crew, keeping construction costs
down. In the preliminary design, the boat would be 70 feet in length,
with a beam of 14 feet and a draft of 3 feet. It would displace
approximately 25 tons and carry 30,000 pounds of ice and fish."
"160- to 200-horsepower diesel would push the boat at about 10.5
knots. "It's simply a smaller boat, stretched out long," Altenburger
says, adding that the working deck will be 40 feet in length, with an
average width of 11 feet. Inside the rails, she'd be 7 feet at the
transom. "It will be wide up front and narrow in the back,"
Altenburger says. The benefit of a narrow stern is that it will reduce
drag."
"The hull would be built of multiple sheets of 1/2-inch or 3/4-inch
plywood on the outside. This plywood layer will vary in thickness,
from about 3-or 4-inches on the bottom to 2 inches at the topside."
"The foam core goes against the plywood. Again, the thickness varies
according to its location, being thicker amidships to provide
insulation for the fish hold. Another layer of plywood goes against
the foam, though it will be thinner than the outside layer. "
in the magazine:
National Fisherman, Sept 2004 v85 i5 p42(3)
I found it online with the help of my local library. Call your
librarian, or check your library website. It is available to read
online, via a subscription magazine database InfoTrac OneFile. (and
potentially some other library databases) I just needed to give them
my library card number to log in and read the full article from my
local library's website.
Here is a fair use, short quotation, excerpt from that article:
"The couple's basic idea is to construct a narrow, long, single-chine
hull out of a composite of plywood, foam and fiberglass and then power
it with a low-horsepower diesel engine. The two say the boat could be
built cheaply by its skipper and crew, keeping construction costs
down. In the preliminary design, the boat would be 70 feet in length,
with a beam of 14 feet and a draft of 3 feet. It would displace
approximately 25 tons and carry 30,000 pounds of ice and fish."
"160- to 200-horsepower diesel would push the boat at about 10.5
knots. "It's simply a smaller boat, stretched out long," Altenburger
says, adding that the working deck will be 40 feet in length, with an
average width of 11 feet. Inside the rails, she'd be 7 feet at the
transom. "It will be wide up front and narrow in the back,"
Altenburger says. The benefit of a narrow stern is that it will reduce
drag."
"The hull would be built of multiple sheets of 1/2-inch or 3/4-inch
plywood on the outside. This plywood layer will vary in thickness,
from about 3-or 4-inches on the bottom to 2 inches at the topside."
"The foam core goes against the plywood. Again, the thickness varies
according to its location, being thicker amidships to provide
insulation for the fish hold. Another layer of plywood goes against
the foam, though it will be thinner than the outside layer. "
DOES ANYONE HAVE A PICTURE OR DRAWING OF THE BOLGER BLACKLINER, DA, D' DA,
DA, 30' SUSTAINABLE POWER BOAT THAT HE HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT IN THE LAST
TWO ISSUES OF M.A.I.B.? THE ARTICLES DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THE BOAT AT
ALL, SO IT IS HARD FOR A VISUALLY ORIENTED BOAT PERSON TO IMAGINE WHAT THE
HECK THE THING LOOKS LIKE JUST FROM A WORDY DISCRIPTION.
SHOW ME THE LINES!! DON'T WAVE YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND DISCRIBE IT. I
AM NEITHER FRENCH, NOR A PILOT..
GRONICLE
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DA, 30' SUSTAINABLE POWER BOAT THAT HE HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT IN THE LAST
TWO ISSUES OF M.A.I.B.? THE ARTICLES DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THE BOAT AT
ALL, SO IT IS HARD FOR A VISUALLY ORIENTED BOAT PERSON TO IMAGINE WHAT THE
HECK THE THING LOOKS LIKE JUST FROM A WORDY DISCRIPTION.
SHOW ME THE LINES!! DON'T WAVE YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND DISCRIBE IT. I
AM NEITHER FRENCH, NOR A PILOT..
GRONICLE
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