Re: [bolger] Re: Elegant Folk Boat
On 10/8/07, Peter Lenihan <peterlenihan@...> wrote:
Burgundy) which too do not have a sliding cabin roof hatch. With
Rozianate, it is described as very snug and workable, where you swing
yourself in and out by grabbing cabin roof lip with your arms above.
I would try to try it once 'in the flesh' to see how it feels. The
advantages in 'drip control' and economy and 'sleek spare elegance'
are obvious. Also, the lack of hatch combing means that waves go
across (instead of being routed by the combing into the cockpit.)
depending on your need for shelter. PCB says that the deep part could
be filled in for offshore work, and that scuppers are possible. Also
a dog house is possible.
having the rudder be removable. The engine is forward because, being
so small, there is no room in the cockpit, and an outboard on such a
pretty hull is plain wrong.
> Wonderful rendering(as usual!) Bruce.As much as I am enamoured withI see similarity in that cabin with Herrshoff's Rozinante cabin, (and
> much of our Heros work,the thought of having to make some sort of
> mad dash out of or into that cabin,
Burgundy) which too do not have a sliding cabin roof hatch. With
Rozianate, it is described as very snug and workable, where you swing
yourself in and out by grabbing cabin roof lip with your arms above.
I would try to try it once 'in the flesh' to see how it feels. The
advantages in 'drip control' and economy and 'sleek spare elegance'
are obvious. Also, the lack of hatch combing means that waves go
across (instead of being routed by the combing into the cockpit.)
> under less then perfectI see in the SBJ article that you can sit up high, or down low,
> conditions,has my minds eye filled with visions of tumbling down the
> multi-level"boxes",
depending on your need for shelter. PCB says that the deep part could
be filled in for offshore work, and that scuppers are possible. Also
a dog house is possible.
>not to mention happy thoughts of taking a waveI am presuming that PCB has worked out the buoyancy issues
> into that deep cockpit.
> I would hate to be the guy who has to eitherFair enough, though I see that PCB has accommodated the 'pull zone' by
> bore for that shaft or even pull it :-)
having the rudder be removable. The engine is forward because, being
so small, there is no room in the cockpit, and an outboard on such a
pretty hull is plain wrong.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman" <bruce@...> wrote:
much of our Heros work,the thought of having to make some sort of
mad dash out of or into that cabin,under less then perfect
conditions,has my minds eye filled with visions of tumbling down the
multi-level"boxes",not to mention happy thoughts of taking a wave
into that deep cockpit.I would hate to be the guy who has to either
bore for that shaft or even pull it :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
>he also
>http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/1517959008/
>
> It is sometime easy to focus on the hard chined Bolger boats, but
> has a large family of traditional 'old fashion' boats. The Elegantclassic PCB
> Folkboat, which I recently modeled in Freeship, has delightful
> details...I especially like cockpit and cabin layout of this 25ftsmall
> cruiser published in Small Boat Journal Vol.72.Wonderful rendering(as usual!) Bruce.As much as I am enamoured with
>
>
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>
much of our Heros work,the thought of having to make some sort of
mad dash out of or into that cabin,under less then perfect
conditions,has my minds eye filled with visions of tumbling down the
multi-level"boxes",not to mention happy thoughts of taking a wave
into that deep cockpit.I would hate to be the guy who has to either
bore for that shaft or even pull it :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/1517959008/
It is sometime easy to focus on the hard chined Bolger boats, but he also
has a large family of traditional 'old fashion' boats. The Elegant
Folkboat, which I recently modeled in Freeship, has delightful classic PCB
details...I especially like cockpit and cabin layout of this 25ft small
cruiser published in Small Boat Journal Vol.72.
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It is sometime easy to focus on the hard chined Bolger boats, but he also
has a large family of traditional 'old fashion' boats. The Elegant
Folkboat, which I recently modeled in Freeship, has delightful classic PCB
details...I especially like cockpit and cabin layout of this 25ft small
cruiser published in Small Boat Journal Vol.72.
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