Discussion of Phil Bolger's Boat Designs Group Manager: bolger-owner@egroups.com To subscribe, send a message to bolger-subscribe@egroups.com or go to the...
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Richard Spelling
richard@...
Jul 14, 1999 2:39 pm
Gregg, you say on your web page that your schooner "planes", with bursts to 10 knots... Isn't this a displacement hull? Or do the lines fall into the...
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Richard Lamb
lamb01@...
Jul 15, 1999 9:37 am
I remember this a one sleek simple (if somewhat large) design. Has anyone actually built one? ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger ...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:23 pm
No, it has a flat bottom and weighs maybe 400-500 pounds. We hit 10 again over the 4th weekend. It has 266 sq.ft... Gregg ... eGroups.com home:...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:24 pm
Are you talking about a sneakeasy, Wyoming, etc? I've built the former - see my website www.carlsondesign.com Gregg Carlson ... eGroups.com home:...
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duckworks@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:24 pm
Gregg: Thanks for starting this discussion group. I am sure it will be popular and active. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine eGroups.com home:...
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plea@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:24 pm
I am modifying and building a June Bug (design #400) from the "New Instant Boats". Here are the changes I am making to improve aesthetics (in my eyes): ...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:29 pm
An understatement! Let's see some pictures - I assume on Dardanelle... Gregg Carlson ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger ...
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Richard Spelling
richard@...
Jul 15, 1999 6:40 pm
I have a small dinghy with the "leeboard ala Michalak" on it. It has about 10 degrees more leeway when the board is on the windward side. The tiller is ...
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LEA, PHILLIP B
PLEA@...
Jul 15, 1999 8:41 pm
I have a few photos of construction now -- but nothing scanned yet. Basic hull is together -- bottom skids and seams are glass-taped, frame #2 is beefed up...
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MIKE_VACANTI@...
Jul 15, 1999 10:03 pm
Hello, I just joined this list and thought I'd give a brief description of my project. I'm building a June Bug. I have the sides assembled to the frames, have...
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Richard Lamb
lamb01@...
Jul 15, 1999 10:43 pm
No, I was thinking about Mr. Bolger's design, Cpt. Teach. 80 foot sampam style hull. Looks like a small destroyer escort (well sorta) R ... eGroups.com home:...
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Jim Conlin
conlin@...
Jul 16, 1999 4:41 am
Anybody familiar with the 'Burgundy' design? ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group...
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Foster Price
foster.price@...
Jul 16, 1999 5:05 am
Hello to those on the list, and thanks to Mr Carlson for setting it up - its a great idea. I hope it has a long and useful life ( for my own selfish sake!!) ...
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John Sumrok
sumrok@...
Jul 16, 1999 4:31 pm
I'm also building June Bug, and I'm at about the same stage in the construction process. I have the sides assembled to the frames/stem/transom, and the chines...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 16, 1999 4:51 pm
Hi Mike - where are you building? Gregg ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 16, 1999 4:51 pm
Oh! Have heard of it, but it sounds like a BIG project! A destroyer with a blunt bow! ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger ...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 16, 1999 4:52 pm
Hi Foster, Well, spread the word and we'll see how many we can get! There's no list, but Tim Fatchen's Light Schooner page has a lot of links (he is linked...
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MIKE_VACANTI@...
Jul 16, 1999 5:53 pm
Gregg, I live in Roseville, CA, just east of Sacramento. I'm building the thing in my garage. This is my first boat. I've wanted to build a boat for many years...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 16, 1999 7:07 pm
Mike - I see - I'm in Tulsa, OK., sailing right now in Pensacola, Fl. Well, my schooner (scooner) may not be as pretty as your June Bug will be! Thanks for the...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 16, 1999 7:07 pm
Well, generally, I think overbuilding the Bolger small boats seems easy to do. The light schooner, like most of them, seem lightly, cleverly designed. I sail...
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rwweaver@...
Jul 17, 1999 7:01 pm
Greetings All - new subscriber here; I'm looking for a design that will allow my wife and I to go fishing on the Potomac River/Ches Bay. I already have a 9.8...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 17, 1999 7:01 pm
Rob - I don't have the book in front of me, but the console fisherman does it for me. Is it about 18'? The 9.8 might not be as much as you would want, but ...
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michael.jennings@...
Jul 19, 1999 8:50 pm
I've built two of the instant boats so far, first Windsprint, and I just launched a Tortoise today. The Windsprint was overbuilt compared to the plans as I...
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davecarnell@...
Jul 19, 1999 8:52 pm
I first built FEATHERWIND in 1979, but fitted it with a lateen SUNFISH-type rig that Phil said was better than the designed rig. Then I built an OTTER II....
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 19, 1999 9:34 pm
Hi Dave, Sounds like you've been knocking around this stuff for a long. You've got a lot of good information on your page, including your "controversial" ;-}...
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Foster Price
foster.price@...
Jul 19, 1999 10:21 pm
... John Welsford, a New Zealand designer of small boats (including a modified Glouschester Gull that I built) who says he has been inspired by PCB proposed...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 19, 1999 10:34 pm
Thanks Eric, We recently had discussion as to whether anyone else had built the keel version - I haven't seen one on the web. I think the keel helps in rough...
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david@...
Jul 20, 1999 3:41 am
First, thanks to Mr.Carlson for setting up this group. Second, I've just glued on the last gunnel on my teal. A couple of thwarts and she'll be ready for...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Jul 20, 1999 4:04 am
David - I'll want to hear about your scooner when you get it going! I assume you've seen mine at www.carlsondesign.com... Say, your message first came to me...
