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38786 juan negron
elucubra Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
7:52 am
............. Also ask about the Motorsailer version of CHEBACCO since they are about the same size. Bolger claims it to have "almost" offshore capability. I...
38787 Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo... Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
8:39 am
... Jason, If you go here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger3/files/WINDERMERE/ and scroll down to the group of photos posted 11/08/03,you&#39;ll have a pretty...
38788 Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo... Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
9:01 am
... problems would occur if MDO were used for stitch and glue construction. Specifically, if the epoxy/tape adheres to the overlay, does the adhesion of the...
38789 Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo... Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
9:40 am
... wrote: I suspect a couple of things that might be at the root of this ... to be ... specified ... Hi John, I believe your first choice for the "root of the...
38790 Nels
recree8 Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
1:05 pm
... the ... anybody ... It gets a little difficult to compare because of the several different CHEBACCO designs, including the off-shore version which I am...
38791 Bruce Hallman
brucehallman Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
4:13 pm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bolger3/files/WINDERMERE/ ... I hadn't looked at those photos for many months, and wow, I am reminded of just how magical the...
38792 flavey2004 Send Email Sep 1, 2004
7:10 pm
When I try to view photo's it says "error". Why is that? Also...does anyone know what boat Phil Bolger himself prefers and uses most?...
38793 pvanderwaart Send Email Sep 1, 2004
8:21 pm
... Aside from human-powered boats, Shivaree....
38794 Jason Stancil
smithriverra... Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
11:04 pm
Hey- I've got 2 coats of epoxy on my boat above waterline and i can still see some marks where i grinded off some epoxy runs from the rubrail....... love the...
38795 Jason Stancil
smithriverra... Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
11:13 pm
A week away from mounting my windows, some nice smoked polycarbonate. Hate to screw it up because the polycaronate was heart breakingly expensive. How should i...
38796 robt_l_hazard Send Email Sep 1, 2004
11:19 pm
I am posting to ask whether anyone here has built the Japanese Beach Cruiser from Boats With an Open Mind. In a lot of ways it seems an ideal solo...
38797 John B. Trussell
clumber03 Send Email
Sep 1, 2004
11:59 pm
That 80 grit will leave some scratches. Your options are to try to sand them out with finer grades of paper or to fill them. Filling can be done with micro...
38798 Roger Derby
derbyrm Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
1:11 am
Don't use the 5200, you might want to replace the light sometime down the road. Try 4200 or ... It's easy for me to confuse Lexan (polycarbonate) and...
38799 jhkohnen@...
jhkohnen Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
1:51 am
The tunnel fills up with water as soon as the prop starts turning, so you'd still have a hole in the hull, except at rest and even then it'll be pretty close...
38800 cha62759@...
rdchamberland Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
1:58 am
If you are going to put a third epoxy coat do it now but don't sand it with 80 grit. Wash it well and sand with 100 or finer just to take off the gloss. The...
38801 cha62759@...
rdchamberland Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
2:04 am
The manufacturers have detailed specifications for everything you are asking. Go to the website of the maker of your polycarbonate and follow the directions....
38802 jhkohnen@...
jhkohnen Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
2:05 am
I've read that Manila paper was popular for paper boats. Back then Manila wasn't just a color for paper, it was paper made from the fibers of the Abaca plant,...
38803 Paul W. Esterle
pesterle Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
2:53 am
I replaced the windows with Plexiglas on my boat (www.captnpauley.com). They were 3/8" thick and I drilled the holes about 2-3" apart. Use a plastic drill or...
38804 Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo... Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
9:57 am
... Indeed! Han Van Pelts did a superb and intelligent rendering of a Bolger Champlain.Of course,the lucky devil is a cabinet-maker by trade,and it shows.He is...
38805 craig o'donnell
proaboat Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
11:33 am
... Don't use drywall screws or wood screws. Use pan head screws unless you have cup washers for the "fluted" shank screws. If you use fluted head screws like...
38806 wfdeane Send Email Sep 2, 2004
11:51 am
What is the best way to order plans for the Bolger designs? There seems to be more than one outlet. The Bolger and Friends outlet is "closest to home" with...
38807 David Ryan
ameliaw Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
1:15 pm
Best course of action is to use this group to narrow down the designs that might suit your purpose, then refine your choice by faxing any further questions...
38808 Jeff
jhbjap Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
2:01 pm
I think it also depends on how your going to finish the boat. I use 60 grit only but paint with a roller so getting a super smooth finish is a waste of time....
38809 Bruce Hallman
brucehallman Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
8:49 pm
... About a dozen times in my mind's eye. What a great boat! Please build one and take lots of photos to share!...
38810 woofers94401 Send Email Sep 2, 2004
10:20 pm
Does this look like fun, or what? http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/swiftsure/ Greg...
38811 David Ryan
ameliaw Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
10:39 pm
She needs to be stretched and given at least one more mast!...
38812 Robert Paquette
paquetterobert Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
10:44 pm
When doing an archival search on this discussion board, how does one control the depth of the search? That is to say, how far back in time to go. When I do...
38813 craig o'donnell
proaboat Send Email
Sep 2, 2004
10:50 pm
... Great! Exceedingly silly, and yet.... appealing. -- Craig O'Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/> The...
38814 robt_l_hazard Send Email Sep 3, 2004
12:45 am
... Beach ... I daydream of spending a week in this boat nosing around the Deer Isle - Isle au Haut region of the Maine coast. But I wonder if she might be...
38816 Hugo Tyson
hhetyson Send Email
Sep 3, 2004
1:53 am
Yes quite interesting. I've always admired William Garden's "Privateer&quot; design but to build one, if you could get the plans from him, would take a massive...
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