I am still plugging away at my lapstrake learning experiment with Spur II [BWAOM]. My strakes are very far from 'correct', but never the less, I think the...
There has been a fair bit of euphoria expressed here about Gorilla glue, about how I felt when I first squirted a Gorilla bottle. Epoxy is wonderful stuff, I...
Howdy A while back I ran into a site that helped calculate oar length etc. Now I can't find it. Does anybody know of such a site? Thanks See Ya Have Fun Bruce...
My local home depot stocks "Birch plywood," Which appears to be two thin birch veneers surrounding a thick mystery meat middle ply. The veneers appear to be...
In all the discussions and the brouhaha about Gorilla Glue etc, I haven't heard anything about Resorcinols. Is anybody using this stuff anymore? Jules...
Am thinking of adding a bit of ballast to the keel of my Chebacco to offset the higher cabin that I am building - can someone point me in the direction of...
FBBB -- I've put up another progress photo at: http://www.crumblingempire.com/gullapalooza/halffaired.jpg To get the boat to this point I've glassed it with...
That looks like a glue line failure, but maybe I can't see it good enough. Incidentaly, if you take an unglued, unspliced piece of ply and break it over you...
due to a need to use my shed or go broke The folding schooner is nnow joined at all points , on the traikler and out of the shed . Its still too long to...
FBBB -- Just as soon as we got Sue and her boat on the road Monday, I had to begin preparing for a 3-day shoot in the city. Today was the first chance I've had...
There was discussion here a few weeks ago about Derek Ellard, proprietor of Scruffie Marine, criticizing Bolger designs in issue # 37 of Australian Amateur...
Hello, Does anybody have any info about, or has anybody built a Toon2? I keep looking at that design as more able to handle coastal sailing on the Pacific...
Very fun boat . Its stablilty has to be felt not explained. My wife loves it. My 3 year son enjoys all that space down below and cawling from the cabin poking...
While I find this technical stuff interesting, I am a bit boggled by the abbreviations, initialisms and acronyms here abounding. These AIAs (acronyms,...
Does anyone have any experience with mast couplers? I've seen them in other plans, and would like the option of splitting the RN's mast in to two eight-foot...
I'dlove to be able to say that the schooner is ready to go, but it aint. tomorow I'll be buying the outer hull paint come hell or high water as Isold a heap of...
Can anybody here help her? I've already told her about The Certified Forest Products Council: http://www.certifiedwood.org/ ... Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 20:27:59...
With winches, jacks, and auto stands I finally got micro on my trailer and took her for a spin. New pictures at http://www.ultranet.com/~djost/Micro.htm ...
FBBB -- I've uploaded some photos from our "Gullapalooza" weekend at: http://www.crumblingempire.com/gullapalooza/ The file names are more or less descriptive....
At this stage of the project my progress 'per hour' is not all that photo apparent. Like, cleaning up my mess. Got the seat slats cut [tired of looking at all...
Some of you already know that I'm a hopeless serial boat dreamer...well I was dreaming again ... and I noticed that the footprint of Spur II, that I am...
Ref: the recent MAIB V19#23 Bolger on Design: Navel Jelly Instant Galley ... Well, once again PCB floats a boat design which catches my imagination, Try as I...
In building my AS-29, I've reached the point where it's time to shape the chine radius. When I built my Micro, I did it all by hand with a plane and lots of...
I've uploaded photos of my Gloucester Gull, built last weekend in Montauk with David Ryan, to the Bolger2 list under "Gloucester Gull" in the "Bolger_Boats"...
I did not cant the amas or toe them in. But then I didn't know I needed to. I finished repairing the amas tonight and put on a coat of primer. Tomorrow, some...
Bottom paint that is cheap easy to apply and does not cost and will stick to epoxy? The boat has been stored on trailor and wll be stored on trailor. I just...
Todd, Here's your life preserver. IF you are going to 'dry sail' and be in the water no more than 72 hours at a time; 1) Paint it with whatever you like, have...
Yesterday, Memorial Day, I got my Windsprint trimaran out on the water for a trial. Long story short, she is stable, maneuverable and fast! I got out on the...
When I first decided to keep my boat in the water {Delaware River - Philadelphia - brackish water - algae scum rather than barnacles} I followed the accepted...
