Re: [bolger] Re: watervan

Now that is a boat my wife could love -- dry, quiet and cozy inside!

Try
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/Watervan/

Brent

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "MTNSTRYDER" <mtnstryder1@...> wrote:
>
> does anyone have pics of a watervan?
> are there any plans?
> is there anyone in VT or NH that has one i could look at?
> how do they work on very large lakes like lake champlain?
> thankyou and merry christmas
> David
>

The WaterVan plans are available from PB&F. The address is in every post email I receive. They don't communicate much via the web, just an occasional posting here.

If you become a member of all the available Bolger sites, and go through the files and photos you will find WaterVan pics. There is also a scan of an MAIB about the design based on the prototype built in Austrailia or New Zealand. There is at least one here in the USA, but I don't recall where.

does anyone have pics of a watervan?
are there any plans?
is there anyone in VT or NH that has one i could look at?
how do they work on very large lakes like lake champlain?
thankyou and merry christmas
David

Go to Yahoo Groups, Bolger, files, and near the bottom, Watervan

Roger
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----- Original Message -----
From: james pritts
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: [bolger] watervan


I would love to see a study plan of this boad and the cabin lay out
and length and beam. I must say it has caught my eye and need to
learn more.........can anyone help? Thanks Bob





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I would love to see a study plan of this boad and the cabin lay out
and length and beam. I must say it has caught my eye and need to
learn more.........can anyone help? Thanks Bob

Of course it is already available on line in the "files" section of the
"bolger" group.
or
Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax:
(978) 282-1349


Roger
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John B. Trussell" <John.Trussell@...>


> Grant--If you send me your mailing address, I'll send you a xerox copy of
the MAIB article.
> John T
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: grant corson
>
> Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
> WaterVan?
> Thanks, Grant

Grant--If you send me your mailing address, I'll send you a xerox copy of the MAIB article.
John T

----- Original Message -----
From: grant corson
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Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [bolger] watervan


Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
WaterVan?
Thanks, Grant



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http://www.yahoogroups.com/groups/bolger/files/Watervan


Quoting grant corson <corson@...>:

> Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
> WaterVan?
> Thanks, Grant

Sometimes it helps to save everything:

From: "Nels" <arvent@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:15 PM
Subject: [bolger] Watervan

> John,
> Have you checked out this baby, here in the files section?
> I find it has an uncanny similarity to my LWB full-sized
> Chevy van and could be towed with a regular flat bed trailer
> I would think.
>
> Seems it is the next step upwards over the CCS
>
> "Watervan"
>
> Design #632
>
> 6.92M x 2.46M (22.7 feet x 8.07 feet)
>
> This boat was designed primarily For Australian rivers and
> lakes, although capable of alongshore or even offshore
> passages in reasonable weather, in fact, she would have
> a better chance in heavy weather than most small power
> cruisers if she was prudently handled, doors and windows
> secured, etc.
>
> The specification called for queen sized double berth, a
> dinette convertible to a second double berth, a comfortable
> helm seat and forward view underway for two or three other
> people, enclosed toilet room, workable galley, standing
> headroom throughout and a cruising speed of 20 mph with as
> little wake and noise as possible, all inside the dimensions
> given for convenience in trailer hauling. Her owner originally
> proposed her to be powered with a diesel waterjet, but when
> the cost of the power plant became clear, he decided to settle
> for the 90 hp, four-stroke outboard motor which is also a good
> deal lighter and less intrusive on the cabin. "

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From: "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:21 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Watervan

> See here:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/Watervan/
> for some grainy shots and line drawing.
> Somewhere in either Bolger, Bolger2 or 3 there are some nicely
> detailed coloue shots too.

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From: "vicskiff" <john.ewing@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:26 AM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Watervan/Cabin Clam Skiff

> To tie together a couple of threads, albeit a little tardily...
> Watervan is not a sharpie, of course, but rather a further step
> along an evolutionary path from Fiddler II, mentioned earlier.
> Watervan is considerably larger, an all-indoor boat (one pilots
> Fiddler II while standing in a transverse slot aft, looking over a
> cabin with 4 feet of headroom), and adds a box keel. Fiddler II has
> long intrigued me but, insofar as I know, no plans are available,
> PCB not having taken it beyond a design exercise.
>
> As mentioned by others, Cabin Clam Skiff is close to the sharpie
> form but features a River Thames 'saloon launch' cabin. Vey stylish
> for a 'square boat' but lots of windage despite less-than-standing
> headroom. As I go round and round considering 'next boats', CCS
> regularly comes to the fore. But then come thoughts of how it might
> be better. And I'm really taken aback by the lack of detail -- key
> dimensions, even, and no specs sheet or materials list -- that
> Bolger provides in the blueprints.

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From: "Stefan Gutermuth" <stefan-g@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: [bolger] Re: Watervan/Cabin Clam Skiff

> My Partner George, & I have built, and have been operating for the past
> 3 years the only "Bolger Watervan" in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a
> wonderful, any weather, full 3 season craft. It got a lot of attention
> on the Eire Canal this fall. Lots of comments like, "what a perfect
> canal / intercostal live aboard".
>
> It worked very well for the two week trip. We built the Watervan with a
> roof strong enough to be used as a deck, actually not much higher than a
> normal 25' boat, but with the added benefit of a fully enclosed
> interior. Useful floor of 20' x 8'.
>
> If you're interested, I'll furnish pictures. E-mail me directly at:
>stefan-g@...with additional information requests.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "grant corson" <corson@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [bolger] watervan


> Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
> WaterVan?
> Thanks, Grant

Thanks John
on 7/4/04 8:59 PM, John B. Trussell atJohn.Trussell@...wrote:

> Watervan was the subject of one of Bolger's articles in "Messing About in
> Boats" 5 or 6 years ago. I'll see if I can find it and let you know the
> issue.
>
> John T
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: grant corson
> To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:42 PM
> Subject: [bolger] watervan
>
>
> Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
> WaterVan?
> Thanks, Grant
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
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> (978) 282-1349
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Watervan was the subject of one of Bolger's articles in "Messing About in Boats" 5 or 6 years ago. I'll see if I can find it and let you know the issue.

John T

----- Original Message -----
From: grant corson
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [bolger] watervan


Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
WaterVan?
Thanks, Grant



Bolger rules!!!
- no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
- stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
- Pls add your comments at the TOP, SIGN your posts, and snip away
- Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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Can anyone tell me where I might find pictures, specs, etc about the
WaterVan?
Thanks, Grant

I'm pretty sure there are some nice photos of Watervan in the photo
section here....sure wish we could access them...how do we get past
the group error page... anyone???
Patrick

The watervam sounds interesting, is there somewhere I can see photos or more
specks about it?
Thanks, Grant, it is sunny in Vermont today, a rare treat in winter

Would the Water work as a tubbing/skiing boat? would quick turns be OK?
ken