I leave little of value in my boat, but taking the outboard home is a real pain, and it is the most valuable loose equipment. Wondering about leaving it...
Howdy All! Just throwing in my two-bits here. Last year, here in the Palm Beach area, a young man made off with a sizeable vessel with his girlfriend on board....
Roond here, laddies, they call them 'loons' - really just young men. Young men are a peculiar species - irresponsible, VERY eager to show bravado in front of...
Fellow Bolger group memebers, I have recently taken over as the president of a local boat building club called CABBS. (Cleveland Amateur Boating and Boat...
Bolgerados, While drifting around the World Wide Web this grey and misty morning looking for anything about boats,I happily stumbled(clicked) onto this this...
The title of chapter seven of "New Plywood Boats" by Thomas Firth Jones, just published by Sheridan House, is "Phil Bolger: An Appreciation". Very interesting...
I think I may build a sail rig for my Nymph before I build my next project (Teal? JuneBug? Featherwind?). I might build the rig described in the plans, but...
drawings of june bug trolley are in the files in the june bug section. might not last long due to lack of space. a suggestion for a nymph rig , why not a...
I like the fiberglass butt joints, but what's the best way to turn the pieces over to do the second side? Most descriptions just say "...carefully turn the...
... I had assumed that the entire review was a bit of humor/satire by some sharp witted person... a takeoff on the sappy reviews of overpriced crap found in...
Can anyone direct me to advice on adapting trailers to carry Bolger-type flat-bottomed boats? I'm sure somewhere I saw something either buried in a message...
Just a thought, If your trailer has a solid floor , the instead of changingthe the trailer you could make a hand trolley to fit the JB and the trailer. when...
Dear Group, I was just looking through the latest issue in MAIB and there is a Micro for sale in Washington State for the astounding price of $1000. The...
Folks, first of all thanks a lot for your great support and suggestions. To summarize it all, my "revised requirements" are exactly the same as before (which...
Group, what exactly is miranti? At $42 Cdn a sheet for 1/4" 5-ply, is it preferable to 1/4" 3-ply marine fir at $44 a sheet? Another option is 3-ply,...
The Yampa Shorts held up better than my vehicles have since the last test.< BR> Are we testing any pick up trucks soon? Ford marketing is calling themselves...
I'm very interested in pipe berths, too. What book are you referring too? Would you be see kind to outline the process for us? I think they'd be the cats meow...
The messabout will be July 14 at Sawyer's Landing on Yaquina Bay, about 4 miles up the north bay road from Newport. There's camping available and the Mad Dog...
FBBB -- My several times repaired mainsail on the LSME is no more, and none of the sails I've got cluttering up my yard are big enough to cut a new one. If any...
Been away in Fl. for several months with the Topaz in tow. The trailer I prepared worked very well and was able to travel the highways using a 3/4 ton pick-up...
I just came in from putting the first spot of paint on Mr. Moon, my AF4. The whole time I was painting, I was thinking about how satisfying the job was. And...
FBBB -- Lately I've been having second thoughts about my decision the Light Scooner instead of the Singlehanded Schooner. The very conditions that spoil...
Wrong,no way bolger could design the pelican. What with flared sides for reserve stability and safty, not Bolgeresque at all.Besides the Pelican is just an...
I guess most of us consider building something like a Bolger boat as an inexpensive way to get out and enjoy ourselves on the water. And in some cases I...
Since the as19 is under discussion, I put the MAIB articles by PCB in the files section of Bolger2. Interesting reading if, like me, you try to discern the...
My experience tells me that using cheap materials in the short run leads to more expense in the long run. There is a middle ground between Brynzeel and Luan...
Peter, the boat is a Great Pelican: LOA 16 Beam 8 Draft 4"/4' Weight 480lbs Sail Area 129 sq ft Jib 58 sq ft. There is a Super Pelican version of 18ft that has...
