Bolgeristas, Survived just fine but man it was seriously shaking here in Olympia, Wa. I was in a meeting with a large group of people. The shaking started and...
10192
ellengaest@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:31 pm
Seth, Have you seen the latest MAIBs?Bolger shows an up-dated version of the beautiful SPARTINA and this time she has an electric powerplant with the batteries...
10193
ellengaest@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:10 pm
Wendy, Thanks for posting those lovely pictures!Just what some of us need up here in the land of snow,ice and robinless naked trees. The MICRO should offer few...
10194
James Fuller
james@...
Mar 1, 2001 3:35 pm
Well I jumped off and bought a SJ 21 yesterday. It is in the central Texas area and I won't be able to pick her up for a couple of weeks. " Now I are a...
10195
garth@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:30 pm
... Definitely tell us more as you go along -- construction of the amas, method of attaching the amas, details of the rig. Post pictures. It'll be like a...
10196
David Ryan
david@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:37 pm
... My teal is going to become a tender for my scooner, and I was thinking a surf for my near-shore fishing boat. Amas (didn't know that's what they were...
10197
Jack E. Bearden
jalo@...
Mar 2, 2001 2:10 am
Sounds like a perfect way to spend a day, Don. Congratulations on the successful trials and lessons learned. With respect to your kindly "salt rubbing" into...
10198
Jim Chamberlin RCSIS
jchamberlin@...
Mar 2, 2001 5:42 am
Wendy, I, too am awed by the Island Bess. She is beautiful. Thank you for sharing those pictures. Have any more? Jim C....
10199
Don and Dianne
don_dihodges@...
Mar 2, 2001 6:31 am
Come on down, we have lost a few snowbirds to the oddities of the Health System portability issue, but I understand that has been resolved in your favor now....
10200
bharbo@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:51 am
Fellow Bolger Boat Builders! Please check out the latest issue of Watercraft. Our Chebacco Commodore Bill Samson is featured with his beautiful non Bolger skin...
10201
teakdeck@...
Mar 2, 2001 1:19 pm
The amas are 12' long, and 12" square at the midsection. They taper to a point at both stem and stern. The top is flat while the bottom is rockered, again from...
10202
hwal@...
Mar 2, 2001 1:37 pm
I do believe that there was a windsprint with amas at the Cedar Key messabout two years ago. He also added a small cuddy. He had trouble with one of the akas...
10203
teakdeck@...
Mar 2, 2001 1:59 pm
I am worried about the akas as well. Right now I plan to use 2 x 4's bolted through at the gunwales and to the amas. The unsupported span between the main hull...
10204
ellengaest@...
Mar 2, 2001 2:06 pm
Hi Bjorn! Glad to hear you're still with us!Look forward to seeing some fine pictures of your WDJ under construction especially since we apparently have lost...
10205
hwal@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:33 pm
In a message dated 3/2/2001 9:01:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, teakdeck@... writes: << now I plan to use 2 x 4's bolted through at the gunwales and to the...
10206
David Ryan
david@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:10 pm
FBBB -- A couple of years ago there was a guy who skindived out of a catamaran rowboat. The craft had two very sleek pontoons, much like rowing shells, with an...
10207
Samson Family
Bill.Samson@...
Mar 2, 2001 5:38 pm
Aw shucks, Bjorn. Thanks. Some pics at www.fortunecity.com/marina/pier/525/baidarka/Page.html which Chuck Merrell kindly set up for me. I'll eventually be...
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David Ryan
david@...
Mar 2, 2001 6:44 pm
FBBB -- I don't know how many of my fellow Bolger boat builders are obsessive weather watchers, but for those of you who are, there's a mother of a Nor'Easter...
10209
djost@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:03 pm
NOAA Weather in Boston has not posted anything as of yet 2:00 EST. But, that is an impressive graphic! I better work on the boat tomorrow then!...
10211
henryclann@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:43 pm
In a message dated 3/2/01 2:06:14 AM Central Standard Time, ... I am Mike! I have John Bell's old Windsprint and was just thinking about it today! Larry Henry ...
10212
Stan Muller
smuller@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:59 pm
David, Wow, that sure makes a guy feel good that he isn't trying to cross the pond at the moment. Stan, Snow Goose...
10213
David Ryan
david@...
Mar 2, 2001 8:10 pm
... One thing to keep in mind is that prudence dictates they show the worst likely scenario. Ships use these graphics to make navigational decisions; too...
10214
djost@...
Mar 2, 2001 8:47 pm
I just read the NOAA 60-70 hour forecast for the mid-atlantic and they are predicting a storm on the magnitude of the Januarry 1966 one, or close to the Feb...
10215
ellengaest@...
Mar 2, 2001 10:56 pm
David Ryan, I'm not too obsessive about the weather(just the seasons,and I'm in the wrong one right now!) but always intrigued by BIG climatological...
10216
ellengaest@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:31 pm
David Jost, Have you given any thought to buying your epoxy from the Canadian side of NOAH's operation?Unless the shipping charges are outrageous or the border...
10217
Ross
pannkake@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:37 pm
... have ... for...
10218
ellengaest@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:48 pm
In the April issue of Woodenboat,Launchings,there is a fine sailing shot of a Bolger designed proa with a nifty looking rig.The hull construction appears dirt...
10219
pvanderw@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:57 pm
... cried ... Yesterday, I looked at the forecast in the NY Times. It said today would be clear and sunny. In fact, it snowed until noon and was cloudy for the...
10220
Orr, Jamie
jorr@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:57 pm
Yes, life is tough in these Canadian winters. It snowed twice this year, once it didn't melt until the next day! In half an hour it'll be time to jump on my...
10221
David Ryan
david@...
Mar 3, 2001 12:06 am
... Trying to surf the east coast will turn you into an amateur meteorologist even faster than it will sent you to the looney bin. In my experience, they've...
