... E&D also produced, in small numbers, Lady's Slipper (a very small catboat), a power launch, and a few copies of Bird of Dawning (35' cat-yawl). There was a...
Ruben tells me that the 25' cat yawl mold was sold to Nimble Boats and is laying in a field next to their plant. David Romasco ... From: pvanderwaart...
For 'pontoon' read 'twin hulled'. For 'twin hulled' read 'catamaran'. He has done those. I have one. St. Jan is 15ft long and has a beam of 8ft. He has done...
Maybe they are to ugly for even Bolger to design! (JUST KIDDING!) ... From: "Jim Pope" <jpope@...> To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 01,...
FBBB -- Having previously asserted "If something's worth doing, it's worth doing poorly.", it looks like I'm going to have to add "If something's worth doing,...
Does anyone have experience with "portage pal" road trailers? http://www.portagepal.com/ The T2000 sounds just about right for my Dobler. Dennis Marshall...
Got the cabin top on, most of the sanding done to do the final fairing, and a start on the cabin hatch. By the end of the week the front section will be...
Welcome to what Phil and Suzanna (Bolger) call "the cult" (of Dovekie owners). I hope whoever you bought your Dovekie from gave you the info about our...
... In his writeup on the boat in MAIB, Bolger says that everyone involved felt that, if not actually a technical failure, it was not an especially good or...
... practical. How come Bolger hasn't designed any? You might check out the Bantam 16/20. She's a trimaran, and would be very much better than a typical...
If I recall the conversation correctly, Ruben also felt that the boat needed to be wider. PCB disagreed, and that was apparently that. I was the happy owner...
Well yes, that would be the obvious answer. But because I've been using Benjamin Moore over wood and/or glass without primer and getting excellent results, I...
There are two Chebacco's for sale in this issue of the Chebacco webzine, http://www.chebacco.com The builder of the lapstrake Chebacco spent FOUR THOUSAND...
Sorry, feeling flippant. You are right, of course. I've had issues with paint being washed off, even acrylic latex exterior over Behr porch paint. The local...
The paint really RAN off? Did you wash the area with detergent of some sort first in case it was a little oily? Of course primer is a good idea, but I bet...
I had forgotten about this one... What a cool boat! I'm not sure why you'd want the bow to fold though. A reduction of 4' from the trailering length doesn't...
In a message dated 01-07-02 12:45:19 PM E. Australia Standard Time, ... I've often thought that the designs we see in the various Bolger books are very likely...
Here we go again in relation to the MJ! As someone who was privileged to have been taught sailing from a very early age and who also appreciates the philosophy...
This reminds me that if you notify Edey and Duff, they will put you on their owners list. They have an annual Summer Rendezvous, this year on July 27, with...
Yes, it really ran off. Big puddles of paint in the chine of the boat when I went out to look at it this morning. Nope, no detergent. Just scrubbed everything...
FBBB -- As I have been more than happy to relate, Toby the Gull has been a source of tremendous satisfaction for the last three weeks. But after our last...
Forgot to mention that there will be a minimum of two Shearwaters and two Dovekies, and a Martha Jane on our "Magnum Opus" (Peter Duff's words for our two week...
In a message dated 7/1/02 9:55:09 AM Central Daylight Time, ... You may have hit the mark. I ordered plans for "Hawkeye" from Bolger last year, thinking that I...
I'd be interested in hearing what was in that letter... ... From: <wmrpage@...> To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:33 PM Subject:...
