Re: Boat Design Quarterly #35 Autumn 2009
I have the issue in front of me. There are 3 Bolger designs in the issue; Felucca if the first in the issue (the other 3 designs are two by Paul Gartside and one by William Atkin.
I do not know if any of them have been built.
I do not know if any of them have been built.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "thedumbox2" <thedumbox@...> wrote:
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> Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
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> "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
>
> Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
>
What is the hull length of Felluca? I can barely read the tiff, 4,400mm?
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:17 AM, Mark Albanese <marka97203@...> wrote:
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> Crystal, Victoria and Wisp are possible campers in the CSD group.
> In Different Boats, Felluca is mainly aimed at a glittering cold molding.
> Good photo in that John Leather book.
> Here's a short term look:
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> On Apr 18, 2011, at 6:21 PM, BruceHallman wrote:
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> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM, thedumbox2 <thedumbox@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
> >
> > "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
> >
> > Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
>
> My memory might be wrong, but I vaguely recall that Felucca is
> described as one of the 'complex' designs in the old CSD catalog. I
> am recalling that it reminded me of Monhegan. Perhaps someone with a
> copy of the old CSD catalog can confirm, or prove this memory wrong.
>
> On Apr 18, 2011, at 6:21 PM, BruceHallman wrote:
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> My memory might be wrong, but I vaguely recall that Felucca is
> described as one of the 'complex' designs in the old CSD catalog. I
> am recalling that it reminded me of Monhegan. Perhaps someone with a
> copy of the old CSD catalog can confirm, or prove this memory wrong.
>
> __.
And another
Crystal, Victoria and Wisp are possible campers in the CSD group.
In Different Boats, Felluca is mainly aimed at a glittering cold molding.
Good photo in that John Leather book.
Here's a short term look:
On Apr 18, 2011, at 6:21 PM, BruceHallman wrote:
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM, thedumbox2 <thedumbox@...> wrote:
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>
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> Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
>
> "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
>
> Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
My memory might be wrong, but I vaguely recall that Felucca is
described as one of the 'complex' designs in the old CSD catalog. I
am recalling that it reminded me of Monhegan. Perhaps someone with a
copy of the old CSD catalog can confirm, or prove this memory wrong.
Felucca is not a new Bolger design. It was presented in an article in
Phil's book _Different Boats_, which is one of the harder to come by.
It was also featured in a book by British author John Leather, _Sail
and Oar_, in a chapter entitled 'A Beach Cruiser'. In that article
there are photographs of the prototype boat, built by a boatbuilder in
Washington state, who hoped to build and sell more than one.
Bob
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Phil's book _Different Boats_, which is one of the harder to come by.
It was also featured in a book by British author John Leather, _Sail
and Oar_, in a chapter entitled 'A Beach Cruiser'. In that article
there are photographs of the prototype boat, built by a boatbuilder in
Washington state, who hoped to build and sell more than one.
Bob
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On Monday, April 18, 2011, at 08:15 AM,bolger@yahoogroups.comwrote:
> 2. Boat Design Quarterly #35 Autumn 2009
> Posted by: "thedumbox2"thedumbox@...thedumbox2
> Date: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:59 am ((PDT))
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> Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
>
> "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This
> trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of
> the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
>
> Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough
> to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week
> or so.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM, thedumbox2 <thedumbox@...> wrote:
described as one of the 'complex' designs in the old CSD catalog. I
am recalling that it reminded me of Monhegan. Perhaps someone with a
copy of the old CSD catalog can confirm, or prove this memory wrong.
>My memory might be wrong, but I vaguely recall that Felucca is
>
>
> Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
>
> "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
>
> Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
described as one of the 'complex' designs in the old CSD catalog. I
am recalling that it reminded me of Monhegan. Perhaps someone with a
copy of the old CSD catalog can confirm, or prove this memory wrong.
I haven't seen this particular boat, but are you aware that there's a chapter about the design in PCB's 1980 book "Different Boats"? The design was #349, so older, say about the early 1970's. He mentioned cold-molded construction, and that he hadn't had a better idea of an ideal camping cruiser since. He did say to use a longer sprit. No provision for a motor. Felucca is actually a metric design, but at 1.52m is close to 5ft beam, so I suppose 7'3" would be about it across the leeboard guards. Enjoy reading the BDQ back issue, and do let us know more about the features of that particular boat please.
I'd say a few years later, say by 1984, PCB still hadn't changed his opinion, nor had any much better idea for a camp cruiser layout as shown by his sharpie design Jinny. And still no motor.
I'd say a few years later, say by 1984, PCB still hadn't changed his opinion, nor had any much better idea for a camp cruiser layout as shown by his sharpie design Jinny. And still no motor.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "thedumbox2" <thedumbox@...> wrote:
>
> Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
>
> "Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
>
> Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
>
Mike O'Brien says this about a Bolger boat featured in this issue:
"Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.
"Felucca, A new 16' x 7'3" x 1'1" gaff-rigged cruising sloop. This trailerable strip-composite boat goes together easily, and is one of the most exciting designs we've seen of late. From Phil Bolger."
Has anyone seen this boat or read the write up? I was intrigued enough to purchase the back issue but that will not arrive for another week or so.