RE: [bolger] Monhegan Friendship
I got hooked on traditional boats when I saw a profile drawing of Monhegan
in a "Motorboating and Sailing" magazine in the early 70's. I subsequently
ordered a portfolio of plans from PCB which included Monhegan. With the
addition of a few more designs and an essay on each design, the portfolio
became Small Boats. As much as I lusted after the lovely Monhegan, I saw a
picture of one in the 'Launchings' section of "Woodenboat" in the late 70's
or early '80's. It was apparent from the picture and crew that Monhegan is
a big model of a Freindship and is too small for normal sized adults to sail
in (similar to the very pretty but too small Cape Dory Typhoon). Even with
the simplified concrete ballast, Monhegan is a pretty complicated and
expensive shape. If you want a small keel boat, I think PCB's Yarrow might
be a better choice. But I still think Monhegan is the prettiest boat PCB
ever drew.
JohnT
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From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
vscopeland
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:20 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bolger] Monhegan Friendship
I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed PB &
H and haven't gotten a response. Anybody have a set of plans they'd part
with?
Thanks,
Scot
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in a "Motorboating and Sailing" magazine in the early 70's. I subsequently
ordered a portfolio of plans from PCB which included Monhegan. With the
addition of a few more designs and an essay on each design, the portfolio
became Small Boats. As much as I lusted after the lovely Monhegan, I saw a
picture of one in the 'Launchings' section of "Woodenboat" in the late 70's
or early '80's. It was apparent from the picture and crew that Monhegan is
a big model of a Freindship and is too small for normal sized adults to sail
in (similar to the very pretty but too small Cape Dory Typhoon). Even with
the simplified concrete ballast, Monhegan is a pretty complicated and
expensive shape. If you want a small keel boat, I think PCB's Yarrow might
be a better choice. But I still think Monhegan is the prettiest boat PCB
ever drew.
JohnT
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From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
vscopeland
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:20 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bolger] Monhegan Friendship
I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed PB &
H and haven't gotten a response. Anybody have a set of plans they'd part
with?
Thanks,
Scot
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Ah, so you're the fellow that has done all that beautiful work! Wow. I have seen them, but many thanks. The first thing I want to do is make a half model of the Monhegan; it's such a beautiful hull it's a shame half of it is under water!
Scot
Scot
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
>
> >> > I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed
>
> I am pretty sure that the full set of Monhegan plans is reproduced in
> small scale in Bolger's book _Small Boats_. And, that book while out
> of print, is the most easily available out of print Bolger book. (I
> see two copies presently for sale right now for under $17 at
> www.abebooks.com)
>
> Here are a few isometric renderings of Monhegan which I made from the
> plans in the book.
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/tags/monhegan/
>
>> > I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailedI am pretty sure that the full set of Monhegan plans is reproduced in
small scale in Bolger's book _Small Boats_. And, that book while out
of print, is the most easily available out of print Bolger book. (I
see two copies presently for sale right now for under $17 at
www.abebooks.com)
Here are a few isometric renderings of Monhegan which I made from the
plans in the book.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hallman/tags/monhegan/
I've faxed and mailed a letter all within the past two-three weeks, and I left two different ways of reply. In the past I've corresponded with prompt replies. This is why I suspect there's someone out there with an unused set of plans that might be willing to let them go. I read elsewhere that this boat was originally drawn for use by the Amateur Yacht Building Society, which I guess Jim Betts founded.
Scot
Scot
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "pvanderwaart" <pvanderwaart@...> wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed PB & H and haven't gotten a response.
> > Anybody have a set of plans they'd part with?
>
> In the podcast onhttp://www.furledsails.com/,Bolger says he has a stack of old mail that will never get answered, but that they are keeping up with new correspondence. I would have thought they would keep up with orders in any event, but who knows. If you didn't try recently, I try again.
>
> I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed PB & H and haven't gotten a response.In the podcast onhttp://www.furledsails.com/,Bolger says he has a stack of old mail that will never get answered, but that they are keeping up with new correspondence. I would have thought they would keep up with orders in any event, but who knows. If you didn't try recently, I try again.
> Anybody have a set of plans they'd part with?
I'm trying to get the plans for the 18' Monhegan. I've faxed and mailed PB & H and haven't gotten a response. Anybody have a set of plans they'd part with?
Thanks,
Scot
Thanks,
Scot