RE: [bolger] Idaho vs Tennessee, Clam Skiff
Thanks Don. Pretty cool to bring a bit of the Murray River to the Ten-Tom
Waterway.
I've decided to go down in size and up in power from the Tennessee, and have
sent to Mr. Bolger for a set of plans for the new version of the Clam
Skiff -- 18 feet, with optional house aft. (As seen in MAIB last April.)
-- Wade Leftwich
Ithaca, NY
Waterway.
I've decided to go down in size and up in power from the Tennessee, and have
sent to Mr. Bolger for a set of plans for the new version of the Clam
Skiff -- 18 feet, with optional house aft. (As seen in MAIB last April.)
-- Wade Leftwich
Ithaca, NY
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Hodges [mailto:dhodges@...]ouse
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:57 PM
> To:bolger@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [bolger] Idaho vs Tennessee
>
>
> Wade,
>
> I scanned the pictures of Jerry Van Dyke's Mundoo "Luna Lee"
> (just two shots
> on a trailer, we talked about the boat until the last minute and I almost
> forgot to photograph it). In person, the boat looks a lot handier on a
> trailer than I would have thought. Jerry was towing it with a compact
> pickup.
>
> Here's the URL for the pictures:
> www.ecoastlife.com/photos.htm
>
> Luna Lee is at the bottom of the page...
>
> Don Hodges
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
Wade,
I scanned the pictures of Jerry Van Dyke's Mundoo "Luna Lee" (just two shots
on a trailer, we talked about the boat until the last minute and I almost
forgot to photograph it). In person, the boat looks a lot handier on a
trailer than I would have thought. Jerry was towing it with a compact
pickup.
Here's the URL for the pictures:
www.ecoastlife.com/photos.htm
Luna Lee is at the bottom of the page...
Don Hodges
I scanned the pictures of Jerry Van Dyke's Mundoo "Luna Lee" (just two shots
on a trailer, we talked about the boat until the last minute and I almost
forgot to photograph it). In person, the boat looks a lot handier on a
trailer than I would have thought. Jerry was towing it with a compact
pickup.
Here's the URL for the pictures:
www.ecoastlife.com/photos.htm
Luna Lee is at the bottom of the page...
Don Hodges
Chuck and Wade,
Jerry Van Dyke brought his Mundoo "Luna Loo" by to have
his valves adjusted at a local dealer (Panama City Bch,
FL). Jerry has done a beautiful job on the boat, almost
made me want to reconsider the Tennessee. I took a
couple of photos on the trailer, hope to have them
tomorrow to scan. Jerry started last fall and finished
the boat in May (he said when he starts something "It's
like a cat eating a crowbar!".
He went on to Destin for a few days, said he already
had about 500 miles on her.
The Mundoo mods change the boat quite a bit toward
cruising comfort, but I think I would stick with the
basic Tennessee plans and add some canvas overhead to
thwart the weather.
Don Hodges
Jerry Van Dyke brought his Mundoo "Luna Loo" by to have
his valves adjusted at a local dealer (Panama City Bch,
FL). Jerry has done a beautiful job on the boat, almost
made me want to reconsider the Tennessee. I took a
couple of photos on the trailer, hope to have them
tomorrow to scan. Jerry started last fall and finished
the boat in May (he said when he starts something "It's
like a cat eating a crowbar!".
He went on to Destin for a few days, said he already
had about 500 miles on her.
The Mundoo mods change the boat quite a bit toward
cruising comfort, but I think I would stick with the
basic Tennessee plans and add some canvas overhead to
thwart the weather.
Don Hodges
> Chuck,
>
> Thanks for the info, and thanks also for putting up an excellent website.
> Ten four-stroke horsepower sounds good to me, as does 15 mpg.
>
> I'm looking forward to reviewing info on the 'Mundoo' variant from the Duck
> Flat folks in Australia. They have added strakes to the bottom and a rudder.
>
> -- Wade
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Leinweber [mailto:chuck@...]
> > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 3:47 PM
> > To:bolger@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [bolger] Idaho vs Tennessee
> >
> >
> > Wade:
> >
> > I built a Tennessee several years ago, and can tell you a little about it.
> > I wrote an article about it which is at this address:
> >http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/building/index.htm
> > If you scroll down to the second picture (my son holding a tiny
> > fish) there
> > is a link to the lines of the Tennessee just beside it.
> >
> > The main difference between the two hulls is that the Idaho is flatter aft
> > and will do a little better with a bigger motor. My Tennessee would do
> > fourteen mph with a 10 hp. outboard. It isn't often that you
> > would want to
> > go faster than that in a flat bottomed boat. I can also tell you
> > that I got
> > 10-15 mpg cruising at 3/4 throttle.
> >
> > I don't know if the Idaho is "improved" or not, but it could not be any
> > easier to build. The fact that the Tennessee plans consist of
> > one sheet of
> > drawings gives an indication of its simplicity.
> >
> > There is at least one of the "Australian" versions being built in the US.
> > There is some information on it here:
> >http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/tennessee/index.htm
> >
> > Hope this helps, Wade.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > > Is the Idaho design a newer version of Tennessee? Improved hull
> > > shape, easier to build perhaps?
> > >
> > > I'm looking for a boat for daytrips and a bit of fishing in the
> > > Finger Lakes, with maybe a trip for two along the Erie Canal.
> > >
> > > I see that lots of people (many of them Australians) have added
> > > superstructure to Tennessee, and that Duck Flats has a design derived
> > > from Bolger's. (I've ordered a study kit.) However, I'm interested in
> > > keeping a biggish cockpit, which I guess is characteristic of the
> > > original Tennessee, though I haven't seen a drawing of it.
> > >
> > > Any comments or useful links appreciated.
> > >
> > > Wade Leftwich
> > > Ithaca, NY
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bolger rules!!!
> > > - no cursing
> > > - stay on topic
> > > - use punctuation
> > > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> > > - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bolger rules!!!
> > - no cursing
> > - stay on topic
> > - use punctuation
> > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> > - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> >
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
Chuck,
Thanks for the info, and thanks also for putting up an excellent website.
Ten four-stroke horsepower sounds good to me, as does 15 mpg.
I'm looking forward to reviewing info on the 'Mundoo' variant from the Duck
Flat folks in Australia. They have added strakes to the bottom and a rudder.
-- Wade
Thanks for the info, and thanks also for putting up an excellent website.
Ten four-stroke horsepower sounds good to me, as does 15 mpg.
I'm looking forward to reviewing info on the 'Mundoo' variant from the Duck
Flat folks in Australia. They have added strakes to the bottom and a rudder.
-- Wade
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Leinweber [mailto:chuck@...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 3:47 PM
> To:bolger@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [bolger] Idaho vs Tennessee
>
>
> Wade:
>
> I built a Tennessee several years ago, and can tell you a little about it.
> I wrote an article about it which is at this address:
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/building/index.htm
> If you scroll down to the second picture (my son holding a tiny
> fish) there
> is a link to the lines of the Tennessee just beside it.
>
> The main difference between the two hulls is that the Idaho is flatter aft
> and will do a little better with a bigger motor. My Tennessee would do
> fourteen mph with a 10 hp. outboard. It isn't often that you
> would want to
> go faster than that in a flat bottomed boat. I can also tell you
> that I got
> 10-15 mpg cruising at 3/4 throttle.
>
> I don't know if the Idaho is "improved" or not, but it could not be any
> easier to build. The fact that the Tennessee plans consist of
> one sheet of
> drawings gives an indication of its simplicity.
>
> There is at least one of the "Australian" versions being built in the US.
> There is some information on it here:
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/tennessee/index.htm
>
> Hope this helps, Wade.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> > Is the Idaho design a newer version of Tennessee? Improved hull
> > shape, easier to build perhaps?
> >
> > I'm looking for a boat for daytrips and a bit of fishing in the
> > Finger Lakes, with maybe a trip for two along the Erie Canal.
> >
> > I see that lots of people (many of them Australians) have added
> > superstructure to Tennessee, and that Duck Flats has a design derived
> > from Bolger's. (I've ordered a study kit.) However, I'm interested in
> > keeping a biggish cockpit, which I guess is characteristic of the
> > original Tennessee, though I haven't seen a drawing of it.
> >
> > Any comments or useful links appreciated.
> >
> > Wade Leftwich
> > Ithaca, NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bolger rules!!!
> > - no cursing
> > - stay on topic
> > - use punctuation
> > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> > - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
Wade:
I built a Tennessee several years ago, and can tell you a little about it.
I wrote an article about it which is at this address:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/building/index.htm
If you scroll down to the second picture (my son holding a tiny fish) there
is a link to the lines of the Tennessee just beside it.
The main difference between the two hulls is that the Idaho is flatter aft
and will do a little better with a bigger motor. My Tennessee would do
fourteen mph with a 10 hp. outboard. It isn't often that you would want to
go faster than that in a flat bottomed boat. I can also tell you that I got
10-15 mpg cruising at 3/4 throttle.
I don't know if the Idaho is "improved" or not, but it could not be any
easier to build. The fact that the Tennessee plans consist of one sheet of
drawings gives an indication of its simplicity.
There is at least one of the "Australian" versions being built in the US.
There is some information on it here:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/tennessee/index.htm
Hope this helps, Wade.
Chuck
I built a Tennessee several years ago, and can tell you a little about it.
I wrote an article about it which is at this address:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/building/index.htm
If you scroll down to the second picture (my son holding a tiny fish) there
is a link to the lines of the Tennessee just beside it.
The main difference between the two hulls is that the Idaho is flatter aft
and will do a little better with a bigger motor. My Tennessee would do
fourteen mph with a 10 hp. outboard. It isn't often that you would want to
go faster than that in a flat bottomed boat. I can also tell you that I got
10-15 mpg cruising at 3/4 throttle.
I don't know if the Idaho is "improved" or not, but it could not be any
easier to build. The fact that the Tennessee plans consist of one sheet of
drawings gives an indication of its simplicity.
There is at least one of the "Australian" versions being built in the US.
There is some information on it here:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/tennessee/index.htm
Hope this helps, Wade.
Chuck
> Is the Idaho design a newer version of Tennessee? Improved hull
> shape, easier to build perhaps?
>
> I'm looking for a boat for daytrips and a bit of fishing in the
> Finger Lakes, with maybe a trip for two along the Erie Canal.
>
> I see that lots of people (many of them Australians) have added
> superstructure to Tennessee, and that Duck Flats has a design derived
> from Bolger's. (I've ordered a study kit.) However, I'm interested in
> keeping a biggish cockpit, which I guess is characteristic of the
> original Tennessee, though I haven't seen a drawing of it.
>
> Any comments or useful links appreciated.
>
> Wade Leftwich
> Ithaca, NY
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>
>