Re: CarTopper Sailboat
> It looks great on the small car as shown but it's short length andRacks?
> pronounced sheer means it won't load or fit very easily on the roof > of a longer vehicle.
> The narrow bottom panel is only 22 inches wide at the widest spotSecondary stability?
> and 10ft. long (?) which makes for initially tender hull as the
> Monies mention.
> It also does not row well with 2 people as Mr. Bolger mentions inHow's this relate to the OP query? What's on sale?
> his article in BWAOM. Ideal for one person or with a couple of small
> kids.
> Otherwise I would prefer the Woobo as mentioned previously. Wider,
> longer bottom panel, holds two adults easily and has a large
> flotation/stowage chamber at each end. But needs a trailer - which
> is not necesarily a bad thing - as you can carry all the equipment
> there, including motor and fuel and is easier and quicker to launch
> and retreive alone if one has access to a launching ramp.
> don't start messing with moving centerboards, putting lee boards onNo, on this hull it's fairly basic.
> her, that is all major stuff
We carry Mike's CarTopper in back of full sized pickup. It sticks out of course.
It has a salty look to it and is a most attractive boat. I can understand why Mike was drawn to build it. We got our plans from Payson of course.
Mike suggested a Michalak Piccup which is actually a bit longer and can be carried with a car. If I am not mistaken our friend Stan Roberts cartops his Piccup, as do several others we know of.
Jackie Monies (for Mike)
It has a salty look to it and is a most attractive boat. I can understand why Mike was drawn to build it. We got our plans from Payson of course.
Mike suggested a Michalak Piccup which is actually a bit longer and can be carried with a car. If I am not mistaken our friend Stan Roberts cartops his Piccup, as do several others we know of.
Jackie Monies (for Mike)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "prairiedog2332" <arvent@...> wrote:
>
> I stopped in and visited Dynamite Payson one time and he had three
> Cartoppers he had built for customers. One thing I will never forget was
> the quality of his work and level of finish. I bought a set of plans but
> realized later that it was not very "cartoppable" if your car is a full
> sized van!
>
>http://instantboats.com/cartopper.htm
>
> It looks great on the small car as shown but it's short length and
> pronounced sheer means it won't load or fit very easily on the roof of
> a longer vehicle. Will fit in the back of a full-sized pickup probably.
>
> The narrow bottom panel is only 22 inches wide at the widest spot and 10
> ft. long which makes for initially tender hull as the Monies mention. It
> also does not row well with 2 people as Mr. Bolger mentions in his
> article in BWAOM.
>
> Ideal for one person or with a couple of small kids. Otherwise I would
> prefer the Woobo as mentioned previously. Wider, longer bottom panel,
> holds two adults easily and has a large flotation/stowage chamber at
> each end. But needs a trailer - which is not necesarily a bad thing - as
> you can carry all the equipment there, including motor and fuel and is
> easier and quicker to launch and retreive alone if one has access to a
> launching ramp.
>
> Nels
>
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Monies" <m_monies@> wrote:
> >
> > Mike Monies sailed "The Noble Plan" his Bolger Cartopper sailboat in
> the Texas 200 in 2009. The first 150 miles was with the Bolger leg of
> mutton sail, the last 150 was with an improvised mast and sail after he
> was dismasted in a capsize in Corpus Christi Bay.
> >
> > You can read Mike's adventures in Duckworks magazine, as well as in
> Small Craft Advisor magazine, for the Texas 200 adventures.
> >
> > Mike built his Cartopper exactly to plans with the exception of adding
> additional flotation under the floorboards. Which wasn't enough! He says
> now he would add more flotation in bow and stern as well. We still own
> and sail this little boat but he doesn't intend to modify it. Or sail
> it in Texas 200 again!
> >
> > This is a tender boat, subject to easy capsize actually. It is a
> lovely graceful hull and the "Noble Plan" is one of the prettiest small
> boats Mike has built.
> >
> > Having said that, don't start messing with moving centerboards,
> putting lee boards on her, that is all major stuff that is going to
> change how she sails and performs. Just build her according to plans.
> >
> > Best- Jackie Monies
> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SailOklahoma/
> >
>
I stopped in and visited Dynamite Payson one time and he had three
Cartoppers he had built for customers. One thing I will never forget was
the quality of his work and level of finish. I bought a set of plans but
realized later that it was not very "cartoppable" if your car is a full
sized van!
http://instantboats.com/cartopper.htm
It looks great on the small car as shown but it's short length and
pronounced sheer means it won't load or fit very easily on the roof of
a longer vehicle. Will fit in the back of a full-sized pickup probably.
The narrow bottom panel is only 22 inches wide at the widest spot and 10
ft. long which makes for initially tender hull as the Monies mention. It
also does not row well with 2 people as Mr. Bolger mentions in his
article in BWAOM.
Ideal for one person or with a couple of small kids. Otherwise I would
prefer the Woobo as mentioned previously. Wider, longer bottom panel,
holds two adults easily and has a large flotation/stowage chamber at
each end. But needs a trailer - which is not necesarily a bad thing - as
you can carry all the equipment there, including motor and fuel and is
easier and quicker to launch and retreive alone if one has access to a
launching ramp.
Nels
Cartoppers he had built for customers. One thing I will never forget was
the quality of his work and level of finish. I bought a set of plans but
realized later that it was not very "cartoppable" if your car is a full
sized van!
http://instantboats.com/cartopper.htm
It looks great on the small car as shown but it's short length and
pronounced sheer means it won't load or fit very easily on the roof of
a longer vehicle. Will fit in the back of a full-sized pickup probably.
The narrow bottom panel is only 22 inches wide at the widest spot and 10
ft. long which makes for initially tender hull as the Monies mention. It
also does not row well with 2 people as Mr. Bolger mentions in his
article in BWAOM.
Ideal for one person or with a couple of small kids. Otherwise I would
prefer the Woobo as mentioned previously. Wider, longer bottom panel,
holds two adults easily and has a large flotation/stowage chamber at
each end. But needs a trailer - which is not necesarily a bad thing - as
you can carry all the equipment there, including motor and fuel and is
easier and quicker to launch and retreive alone if one has access to a
launching ramp.
Nels
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Monies" <m_monies@...> wrote:
>
> Mike Monies sailed "The Noble Plan" his Bolger Cartopper sailboat in
the Texas 200 in 2009. The first 150 miles was with the Bolger leg of
mutton sail, the last 150 was with an improvised mast and sail after he
was dismasted in a capsize in Corpus Christi Bay.
>
> You can read Mike's adventures in Duckworks magazine, as well as in
Small Craft Advisor magazine, for the Texas 200 adventures.
>
> Mike built his Cartopper exactly to plans with the exception of adding
additional flotation under the floorboards. Which wasn't enough! He says
now he would add more flotation in bow and stern as well. We still own
and sail this little boat but he doesn't intend to modify it. Or sail
it in Texas 200 again!
>
> This is a tender boat, subject to easy capsize actually. It is a
lovely graceful hull and the "Noble Plan" is one of the prettiest small
boats Mike has built.
>
> Having said that, don't start messing with moving centerboards,
putting lee boards on her, that is all major stuff that is going to
change how she sails and performs. Just build her according to plans.
>
> Best- Jackie Monies
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SailOklahoma/
>
Mike Monies sailed "The Noble Plan" his Bolger Cartopper sailboat in the Texas 200 in 2009. The first 150 miles was with the Bolger leg of mutton sail, the last 150 was with an improvised mast and sail after he was dismasted in a capsize in Corpus Christi Bay.
You can read Mike's adventures in Duckworks magazine, as well as in Small Craft Advisor magazine, for the Texas 200 adventures.
Mike built his Cartopper exactly to plans with the exception of adding additional flotation under the floorboards. Which wasn't enough! He says now he would add more flotation in bow and stern as well. We still own and sail this little boat but he doesn't intend to modify it. Or sail it in Texas 200 again!
This is a tender boat, subject to easy capsize actually. It is a lovely graceful hull and the "Noble Plan" is one of the prettiest small boats Mike has built.
Having said that, don't start messing with moving centerboards, putting lee boards on her, that is all major stuff that is going to change how she sails and performs. Just build her according to plans.
Best- Jackie Monies
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SailOklahoma/
You can read Mike's adventures in Duckworks magazine, as well as in Small Craft Advisor magazine, for the Texas 200 adventures.
Mike built his Cartopper exactly to plans with the exception of adding additional flotation under the floorboards. Which wasn't enough! He says now he would add more flotation in bow and stern as well. We still own and sail this little boat but he doesn't intend to modify it. Or sail it in Texas 200 again!
This is a tender boat, subject to easy capsize actually. It is a lovely graceful hull and the "Noble Plan" is one of the prettiest small boats Mike has built.
Having said that, don't start messing with moving centerboards, putting lee boards on her, that is all major stuff that is going to change how she sails and performs. Just build her according to plans.
Best- Jackie Monies
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SailOklahoma/