I started this thread because I am looking for a wider boat of a sharpie or barge type. The discussion has lead all over the place. This is what usually...
that's my point exactly, which means it's just going to sit down. Shallower does not equal faster UNTIL you start planing. Until then you are still just a...
Douglas, Certainly, and apologize for hijacking your thread. Inquiry and discussion are great as I hoped I had conveyed. There are just too many "don't do it ...
Of all the sharpie designers mentioned the best designed sharpie is Bolger's AS96 (Bank), buts its purposed for other things rather than cruising, so its way...
Well I'd say it's not just that they are long. Most modern boats are about 3 to1 length to beam ratio and they have one hull speed. A boat 4 to1 ratio to...
My aluminum hulled Oldshoe construction is underway. The project has been, and will be, very much a found material undertaking. The 5- 1/8" X 48" X 120"...
Doug, you have such a wealth of experience and knowledge, I am surprised you do not know exactly what you want for a boat, and I mean something a lot more...
Hi, Is Rondo 2 a large version of the Folding Schooner, but with a cabin, deck, and heavy bottom ?, the sizes seem to suggest that it's the same only 1.25 x...
Eric... Just a note but the Loose Moose 2/AS-39 design is about the same beam as the AS-29 at under eight feet. While we cruised and lived on LM2 we had a lot...
I just left a comment on your picture in the albums... this seems like such a great idea. It will be a very interesting project... I look forward to seeing it...
Agreed. We once had 8 people in the aft cabin section of our whalewatcher for a very convivial cocktail party. It was cosy, but not crowded. The rectangular...
Excellent points. And thanks for pointing out my mistaken notions about AS-39 beam. I should have checked the design, as it has been many years since I...
Thousands of people in the UK live on canal narrowboats - beam 7ft length between 30ft and 70ft.The only variety that were sailed(infrequently) were the...
Hey, Aluminum Oldshoe. That's different and cool. The plans should describe the running rigging, but you have plenty of options (e.g., turning blocks or...
... Yes, hard to believe. My condolences, still, Ms Altenburger. That is an amazing headstone. Being in the boat business, so to speak, hardly a week goes by...
ROGUE's leeboards were painted with Awlgrip gold label white bottom paint, and the hull bottom with red. The red is still good. The white has rubbed off...
Since you can haul them up and above water, why worry about bottom-paint on leeboards ? Even crossing oceans, you'd change your tack a few times, with any...
If you are suggesting adding a cabin, heavy bottom, AND leaving it folding, I think it's not likely a good idea. The original hinge design is just adequate...
The leeboards are lifting keels, not traditional leeboards. They are rigidly pinned to the side of the hull. The windward leeboard stays down if lateral...
ROGUE was launched many years ago still needing improvements to the roughed in interior. In use, other improvements became desirable. Life responsibilities...
Posting this knowing it's off topic but hoping most would enjoy the Chesapeake bay part of it even though even though there is not a Phil Bolger thought in the...
Just a couple of thoughts. First Rondo is a very unusual boat. There is a lot of gear in the 2-masted FS, and 50% more in Rondo. Rondo is not going to point...
I've got that story saved with your name on it Doug. _____ From: bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Pollard Sent:...
I need to add that according to the Bolger in his book "The Folding Schooner" Rondo is developed from the Folding Schooner. Back to your original question, the...
... cabin, deck, and heavy bottom ?, the sizes seem to suggest that it's the same only 1.25 x larger, and if so, could a Folding Schooner be made more coastal...
There is YouTube video of an Australian FS built in one piece sailing pretty fast. Seems like it was built S&G with sealed side tanks and maybe some shrouds...
