I have been building rather a large number of boats recently in my "cerebral boatyard". Most of these are designed and built only "cerebrally", but some get...
Anyone used BS 6566 plywood? It is much cheaper than BS 1088 and appears to have the same glue specification. Comments from those who have actually used BS...
Hello, I am new to boat building. I have been watching the forums of a dozen different web-sites. I recently bought and read Devlin's HOW TO BUILD ANY BOAT...
I am debating on making a full cockpit length self draining cockpit in my Blobster by JM http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/blobster/index.htm ...
Hi Steve and all - I have finished up the first cut at a bill of materials. It is posted at: http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw_ii_bom.htm All comments will be...
Greetings, Does anyone have a list of the upgrade items included in Mr Bolger's Micro upgrade. Does it include the Navigator design items as well as "rounded...
Peter Lenihan has taken his Windemere 3D in a BIG way. Photos in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/ in the bolger4photos group. ...
Hi Bruce We love the sound of water splashing against the hull of a boat. Soothing, I'd call it. Our experience was that Micro's hull form behaves differently....
Hello all, Has anyone built or heard of anyone installing a traditional inboard set-up in a Sneakeasy. I have read the interesting installation of the Kitchen...
One possible solution to the delimma would be to use a motorcycle engine incorporating a shaft drive. The are many mid-displacement bikes (approx.500cc's) out...
Hi all, wondering if anyone can give me current price for Black Skimmer plans from Bolger & Friends. Looked at Payson, price is right, but this would be first...
I built a Teal of aluminum a couple years ago. 1/8" plate weighs about the same as 3/4 ply, but without any additional glass, paint, or water absorption...
Hello, I am new to this site. I have a couple of questions. 1 Does anyone have any leads to good plans for a stitch and glue wide beam work skiff? 14' to 17'. ...
This collection, ladies and gentlemen, indicates a serious illness that nothing short of reselling can cure. Yet doesn't it make you weep to think about the...
Hi Bjorn - I really like the looks of your schooner - but please tell us how she sails - some folks over here say she won't sail well upwind..... Aloha - Jack...
Hi All - Well, we were all made a bit more crazy with the recent upgrade to BIRDWATCHER, now I'm just nuts over the latest MAIB article on the JOCHEMS...
I am interested in making a scale model rowing skiff with a child and a Bolger Skiff would be my first choice. I should not be more that 10 inches overall...
Hi everyone, I've just posted some most recent photos of my father's Spur II in the Photos section of Bolger4photos group. I didn't post them in the files...
Someone was kind enough to send me a set of unused micro plans. These were from CSD. I have a question on the fastening frames on the Bulkheads. The thickness...
Small Engine stuffing box? Hey Guys, Years ago I remember someone had a kit or what amounted to a kit to use a regular side shaft Briggs & Stratton gas engine...
I sail a "standard"; Micro and would be interested to get the experiences of any Micro Mavigator sailors on their boats sailing characteristics. In particular...
Anybody know if there was an article published on this design? First noted in msg #37997 http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger3/lst?&.dir=/Wandervogel ...
Maybe the fumes from the Rust Check on my Aztek are getting to me, but does anyone know how much of a takeoff/landing run a powered hang glider needs? The bow...
I read with interest your remark about Home Depot plywood. In April I will be building my first boat, a Diablo Grande, and have been reading as much as I could...
Has anyone looked at these? They're not inexpensive at all but they have a simplicity and uniqueness that may appeal to those who appreciate Bolger power...
Exerpted from MAIB website; "When the hull would hit a wake from another boat, it would plunge into it and come to a complete stop, which could severely...
Hi, everyone, Yesterday my father, my brother Dominic and I launched his Bolger designed Catboat, a 15' x7'1" "Harbinger" design which my father has named...
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