[bolger] Re: Surf/Zephyr
Robert:
Jim Michalak does a bi-monthly newsletter at:
http://www.apci.net/~michalak/in addition to the archives at the link
below.
Chuck
Jim Michalak does a bi-monthly newsletter at:
http://www.apci.net/~michalak/in addition to the archives at the link
below.
Chuck
> I know this newsgroup is for "Bolger" boats, but Jim Michalak designshttp://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/michalak/date.htm
> boats that are very Bolgerish and has built a Jinni, Birdwatcher and
> others. He has a couple of plywood replicas of working sharpies where
> the lines are almost identical to the Sharpies depicted in Chapelle's
> books. And they look really easy to build. You can check out his
> newsletter at
>
> I got his informational package for $5 and it really is great reading.
>
> Robert Lundy
> St. Petersburg, Fla.
>
>
> david ryan <davi-@...> wrote:
> original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=584
> > Fellow Bolger Boat Builder --
> >
> > A friend of mine took me over to the Metropolitan Museum gift shop
> > today with the purpose as asking me why he found a particular boat
> > model so appealing.
> >
> > What he showed me was gaff-rigged sharpie sloop. My guess is that it
> > would scale to about 16-18 feet.
> >
> > I asked him what he liked about it, and he gave me the following:
> >
> > 1) Obvious working boat lines (the sharpie part)
> >
> > 2) The gaff rigged mainsail
> >
> > 3) The bowsprit rigging on the club footed jib.
> >
> > Armed with that, I combed the pages of "Boat With An Open Mind"
> > certain I'd find something similar. I did, but nothing similar enough.
> >
> > So my question is: How do go about designing a gaff-rigged sloop sail
> > plan for the Surf or Zephyr without making a mess of the thing? I'm
> > tempted to rip off the jib and foresail from the light scooner, but
> > that's about as far as my brain can get with the idea.
> >
> > Your's in boat building,
> >
> > David Ryan
> > Minister of Information and Culture
> > Crumbling Empire Productions
> > (212) 247-0296
>
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Check out Ruel Parker's book titled "The Sharpie Book". ( ISBN:
0071580131 ) I think I paid $20.00 for it a couple of years ago. It gives
a complete history of sharpies plus plans for about a dozen boats. It shows
several examples of the club footed jib and gaff mains. You should be able
to get several ideas on how to rig it up. It's a very interesting book for
home builders! I've about worn mine out using it as a reference and day
dreaming of the designs.
0071580131 ) I think I paid $20.00 for it a couple of years ago. It gives
a complete history of sharpies plus plans for about a dozen boats. It shows
several examples of the club footed jib and gaff mains. You should be able
to get several ideas on how to rig it up. It's a very interesting book for
home builders! I've about worn mine out using it as a reference and day
dreaming of the designs.
> So my question is: How do go about designing a gaff-rigged sloop sailWhen I wanted to rework the rig on my Sweet Pea I found the book "The
> plan for the Surf or Zephyr without making a mess of the thing? I'm
> tempted to rip off the jib and foresail from the light scooner, but
> that's about as far as my brain can get with the idea....
Sailmaker's Apprentice". It covers everything from rigs to design to
construction. It may be more information than you need or want, but it's
all there, with a bias towards long-wearing, easily maintained sails.
One way would be to figure the center of effort of the existing rig and
place the center of effort of the new rig in the same place, fore and aft.
Another way would be to make a polytarp sail and rework it until it has
an acceptable level of performance. Sort of the empirical alternative.
- Charles Buchwald
I know this newsgroup is for "Bolger" boats, but Jim Michalak designs
boats that are very Bolgerish and has built a Jinni, Birdwatcher and
others. He has a couple of plywood replicas of working sharpies where
the lines are almost identical to the Sharpies depicted in Chapelle's
books. And they look really easy to build. You can check out his
newsletter athttp://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/michalak/dat
e.htm
I got his informational package for $5 and it really is great reading.
Robert Lundy
St. Petersburg, Fla.
david ryan <davi-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=584
boats that are very Bolgerish and has built a Jinni, Birdwatcher and
others. He has a couple of plywood replicas of working sharpies where
the lines are almost identical to the Sharpies depicted in Chapelle's
books. And they look really easy to build. You can check out his
newsletter athttp://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/michalak/dat
e.htm
I got his informational package for $5 and it really is great reading.
Robert Lundy
St. Petersburg, Fla.
david ryan <davi-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=584
> Fellow Bolger Boat Builder --
>
> A friend of mine took me over to the Metropolitan Museum gift shop
> today with the purpose as asking me why he found a particular boat
> model so appealing.
>
> What he showed me was gaff-rigged sharpie sloop. My guess is that it
> would scale to about 16-18 feet.
>
> I asked him what he liked about it, and he gave me the following:
>
> 1) Obvious working boat lines (the sharpie part)
>
> 2) The gaff rigged mainsail
>
> 3) The bowsprit rigging on the club footed jib.
>
> Armed with that, I combed the pages of "Boat With An Open Mind"
> certain I'd find something similar. I did, but nothing similar enough.
>
> So my question is: How do go about designing a gaff-rigged sloop sail
> plan for the Surf or Zephyr without making a mess of the thing? I'm
> tempted to rip off the jib and foresail from the light scooner, but
> that's about as far as my brain can get with the idea.
>
> Your's in boat building,
>
> David Ryan
> Minister of Information and Culture
> Crumbling Empire Productions
> (212) 247-0296
Fellow Bolger Boat Builder --
A friend of mine took me over to the Metropolitan Museum gift shop
today with the purpose as asking me why he found a particular boat
model so appealing.
What he showed me was gaff-rigged sharpie sloop. My guess is that it
would scale to about 16-18 feet.
I asked him what he liked about it, and he gave me the following:
1) Obvious working boat lines (the sharpie part)
2) The gaff rigged mainsail
3) The bowsprit rigging on the club footed jib.
Armed with that, I combed the pages of "Boat With An Open Mind"
certain I'd find something similar. I did, but nothing similar enough.
So my question is: How do go about designing a gaff-rigged sloop sail
plan for the Surf or Zephyr without making a mess of the thing? I'm
tempted to rip off the jib and foresail from the light scooner, but
that's about as far as my brain can get with the idea.
Your's in boat building,
David Ryan
Minister of Information and Culture
Crumbling Empire Productions
(212) 247-0296
A friend of mine took me over to the Metropolitan Museum gift shop
today with the purpose as asking me why he found a particular boat
model so appealing.
What he showed me was gaff-rigged sharpie sloop. My guess is that it
would scale to about 16-18 feet.
I asked him what he liked about it, and he gave me the following:
1) Obvious working boat lines (the sharpie part)
2) The gaff rigged mainsail
3) The bowsprit rigging on the club footed jib.
Armed with that, I combed the pages of "Boat With An Open Mind"
certain I'd find something similar. I did, but nothing similar enough.
So my question is: How do go about designing a gaff-rigged sloop sail
plan for the Surf or Zephyr without making a mess of the thing? I'm
tempted to rip off the jib and foresail from the light scooner, but
that's about as far as my brain can get with the idea.
Your's in boat building,
David Ryan
Minister of Information and Culture
Crumbling Empire Productions
(212) 247-0296