Re: Bolger 32ft Catamaran. What's this?

Mike O'Brien, editor of BDQ and former editor of WoodenBoat Magazine, built the first Bolger Black Skimmer - he's a Bolger fan, and fascinating to talk to. BDQ is fascinating at well.

BTW, I live a short drive from where the original Black Skimmer was last seen, abandoned, by the side of a road, some years ago. I spent a whole afternoon driving around looking for her a few months ago, sadly to no avail.

Nice list, Bruce - thanks for posting it.

Dave Gentry
Here are my notes, imperfect for sure, of which Bolger designs were published in Boat Design Quarterly, and elsewhere...or not.

The three ones published just in BDQ are Whaler #369, Stone Camel #249 and Idaho #556 (!!!)

BoatName:BoatNo:Published:
Amherst Galley#643MAIB V14-N24, BDQ#14
Auckland Catamaran
BWAOM Ch#33, BDQ#6
Black Skimmer#294FoldingSch Ch#11, BDQ#1 & 6 MAIB V20N21
Brigantine
BWAOM Ch#43, BDQ#5
Day Racing Schooner#541V09-N17,V19-N09 BWAOM Ch#42; BDQ#2
Fiji#662MAIB V20-N10,11,12 BDQ#22,
Hawkeye#587V10-N09, V12-N07 BWAOM Ch#01, BDQ#3
Idaho#556BDQ#7
Light Dory (Type 5)#265SBJ#07, BDQ#16
Mouser#11-55-SmallBoats Ch#17, BDQ#13
Plywood 12 1/2#628BDQ#9, SBJ#56
Reiver II#621V12N12, BDQ#8
Seabird '86#525V15-N09, BDQ#15, SBJ#50
Shivaree 16#518V17-N01, BDQ#18
Shivaree 18/ Lobster Skiff#648BDQ#18
Spur II#600V10-N21, BWAOM Ch#11, BDQ#11, SBJ#77
Stone Camel#249BDQ#20
Whaler#369BDQ#21
Whalewatcher#561BDQ#2, SBJ#76

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:30 PM,c.ruzer@...[bolger]<bolger@yahoogroups.com>wrote:

Thanks Bob, wow there's lots of Bolger material amongst that BDQ lot, and it would seem a good deal of that unpublished elsewhere...


Thanks Bob, wow there's lots of Bolger material amongst that BDQ lot, and it would seem a good deal of that unpublished elsewhere...
Thanks for that (...and as was usual also for the great input there from Don in NZ). I was under the misapprehension that AC had been built by Colin.
> Is an index available to check re mention in BDQ of other Bolger boats or articles?

I looked for an index, but could not find one. However, by clicking on each issue at

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/category/boat_design_quaterly/a

you can see an index for that issue.

Bob
There was a brief discussion of theAuckland Cata few years ago.

https://beta.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bolger/conversations/topics/39889

 




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Has anyone read this article, seen this boat anywhere, got a scan or photos? Is it perhaps the Auckland Cat?






















































Yes, the Auckland Catamaran featured in the magazine article in Boat Design Quarterly #6 is also the boat featured in Chapter 33 of the Bolger book 'Boats with an open mind'.



On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 4:47 AM,c.ruzer@...[bolger]<bolger@yahoogroups.com>wrote:

Thanks Bob, I thought it might be. The date of publication, 1994, so nearly coinciding with BWAOM sort of belled the cat (sorry).


I recall reading somewhere a quote of PCB's effectively recommending/endorsing BDQ. Is an index available to check re mention in BDQ of other Bolger boats or articles? Perhaps it could be posted in Files here? The Maritime Museum seems to be patchy in its archives to do with the work of designers that people here may be interested in. There are some good scores there though when searching their handy catalogue - it'd be great if their collection were comprehensive.








Thanks Bob, I thought it might be. The date of publication, 1994, so nearly coinciding with BWAOM sort of belled the cat (sorry).


I recall reading somewhere a quote of PCB's effectively recommending/endorsing BDQ. Is an index available to check re mention in BDQ of other Bolger boats or articles? Perhaps it could be posted in Files here? The Maritime Museum seems to be patchy in its archives to do with the work of designers that people here may be interested in. There are some good scores there though when searching their handy catalogue - it'd be great if their collection were comprehensive.







Yes, it is the Auckland Cat, designed for Colin Frankham, to utilize the rig from an Auckland 18.

Mike O'Brien has featured a number of PCB designs over the course of Boat Design Quarterly's history.
Mike is the fellow for whom Black Skimmer was designed and the builder of the original.

Bob
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On Jan 24, 2015, at 7:28 AM,bolger@yahoogroups.comwrote:

> Bolger 32ft Catamaran. What's this?
> Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:30 am (PST) . Posted by:c.ruzer

> Has anyone read this article, seen this boat anywhere, got a scan or photos? Is it perhaps the Auckland Cat?
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Link didn't work.

HJ

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Has anyone read this article, seen this boat anywhere, got a scan or photos? Is it perhaps the Auckland Cat?


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