Newbie
Hi folks-
I think I'm in good company here- among the admirers of Phil Bolger's many and innovative designs.
I am a former teacher, currently a small boatbuilder in southern NH who builds boats for sale and also for and with kids.
My website address is below if interested.
On my website- top right link on home page, there is a link to a High School Senior who is building a Cartopper with (a little- he's pretty good for a first time builder!) help and advice from me.
Happy to join you!
Best-
Chris
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Hi--new here. This is a big group and very interesting. My monthly
hours are dangerously low, so will be exploring more after the first
of the month and becoming a bit more active.
--Don Moore
hours are dangerously low, so will be exploring more after the first
of the month and becoming a bit more active.
--Don Moore
Hi David,
There is a way to post files on www.egroup.com/bolger; I posted my hull
design program there.
I built a full-battened balanced lug on my whitehall, which turned out
great! The full battens make it fairer on the "bad" tack, and the low CE
was great for that open boat. There are some pics on the site, but none
too detailed.
Gregg
At 05:53 AM 8/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
There is a way to post files on www.egroup.com/bolger; I posted my hull
design program there.
I built a full-battened balanced lug on my whitehall, which turned out
great! The full battens make it fairer on the "bad" tack, and the low CE
was great for that open boat. There are some pics on the site, but none
too detailed.
Gregg
At 05:53 AM 8/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey folks, and Greg,
> Thanks for starting this group. I'm new to boat building. I just
>completed my second boat, Dave Carnell's $200 sailboat - a rework of
>Bolger's early 70s Featherwind design. It's a 15'8" sailing skiff - sort of
>a flat iron but with lots of rocker and a raked bow. It sails great, and was
>a pleasure to build. (except the crapy plywood- another story)
> Is there a shared area for posting pictures? I don't have any pics of
>the boat on my site yet. There are photos of my first boat, a Herb Mcleod
>one sheet skiff, I call Cygnet.
> And Greg, I used your Hulls program to design my own one sheet skiff
>which should carry about 300 lbs. There's a page on it under model making.
>That's really a great program, and Gavin Atkins' tutorial wa a big help too.
>I may be getting off topic here.
> I'm considering putting a balanced lug sail on my Featherwind, like the
>one Phil designed on Windsprint. Anyone built one of those? Any advice?
> I look forward to learning from you guys.
>Keep yer rudders in the water.
>David
>
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Hey folks, and Greg,
Thanks for starting this group. I'm new to boat building. I just
completed my second boat, Dave Carnell's $200 sailboat - a rework of
Bolger's early 70s Featherwind design. It's a 15'8" sailing skiff - sort of
a flat iron but with lots of rocker and a raked bow. It sails great, and was
a pleasure to build. (except the crapy plywood- another story)
Is there a shared area for posting pictures? I don't have any pics of
the boat on my site yet. There are photos of my first boat, a Herb Mcleod
one sheet skiff, I call Cygnet.
And Greg, I used your Hulls program to design my own one sheet skiff
which should carry about 300 lbs. There's a page on it under model making.
That's really a great program, and Gavin Atkins' tutorial wa a big help too.
I may be getting off topic here.
I'm considering putting a balanced lug sail on my Featherwind, like the
one Phil designed on Windsprint. Anyone built one of those? Any advice?
I look forward to learning from you guys.
Keep yer rudders in the water.
David
Simplicity Boats (mirror sites - if one doesn't work...)
http://members.tripod.com/simplicityboats/
http://members.xoom.com/simpleboats/
http://go.to/simplicityboats
Quasi-esoteric musical instruments
unicornstrings.com
Thanks for starting this group. I'm new to boat building. I just
completed my second boat, Dave Carnell's $200 sailboat - a rework of
Bolger's early 70s Featherwind design. It's a 15'8" sailing skiff - sort of
a flat iron but with lots of rocker and a raked bow. It sails great, and was
a pleasure to build. (except the crapy plywood- another story)
Is there a shared area for posting pictures? I don't have any pics of
the boat on my site yet. There are photos of my first boat, a Herb Mcleod
one sheet skiff, I call Cygnet.
And Greg, I used your Hulls program to design my own one sheet skiff
which should carry about 300 lbs. There's a page on it under model making.
That's really a great program, and Gavin Atkins' tutorial wa a big help too.
I may be getting off topic here.
I'm considering putting a balanced lug sail on my Featherwind, like the
one Phil designed on Windsprint. Anyone built one of those? Any advice?
I look forward to learning from you guys.
Keep yer rudders in the water.
David
Simplicity Boats (mirror sites - if one doesn't work...)
http://members.tripod.com/simplicityboats/
http://members.xoom.com/simpleboats/
http://go.to/simplicityboats
Quasi-esoteric musical instruments
unicornstrings.com