... plan to ... inner, ... composite ... run this ... Hi Bob, I would just like to say that all you spoke of is probably correct and I know David would agree....
... Hi Jim - sounds like a fine project! I talked to my wife about adding a second set of oar ports in BW-2, but I didn't detect much interest!! Bob...
This one has been perking around in my thoughts for quite a while, as I am feeling particularly maudlin this fine New Years morning I will try and get it down...
You think we're great? I hope you get a chance to meet Phil and Susanne! They are some of the nicest and smartest people it will ever be your pleasure to meet....
That's one single can serving all the windows on one side, right? Sounds like something like that could be very convenient in a small boat. ... -- John...
What does Bolger recommend using for the foam? I gave some thought to plywood/foam composite construction a few years ago when I tried building a Brick with...
... If you check the links on this site there is a folder giving a list of materials for BWII, including the brand name of the foam. If you Google you will...
When choosing a foam you should also consider any toxic fumes it might give off if it and your boat happen to catch fire. Different foams have very different...
... Hmmmmm.....seems to me that if your boat is on FIRE(yikes!) you've really got your hands full and your world is not made better with the presence of less...
... The installation of the foam presents several interesting issues. I have not seen Bolger address them specifically, but it strikes me as most desirable to...
I too have pondered the question of to glue or not the foam to the ply. It seems to me that gluing would provide the maximum structural benefit but, if not...
... dollars, especially if you've tried routinely raising and lowering a large, unstayed mast. Aye,t's a very sensible thing indeed but very sad too! For where...
Ah Peter, it must be the winter doldrums speaking out loud from the hoary frost on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Only 60 more days of winter madness to...
This always gets the gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of that force applied to themselves :-) Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan!...
Weel pit, oor Wullie. A Happy New Year to all indeed. Jamie ... that ... would be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither used to say, "It's a...
Ye ken aboot Oor Wullie! I'm greatly impressed! Wull ... From: Jamie Orr To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 6:07 PM Subject: [bolger]...
I suppose this is my intro post, so here goes... I am working my way through Westlawn (beginning of module 2) and also work in the design dept of Westport...
... <grin> Having UHMW skid strips on the boat was also useful when pushing/pulling the boat around in my shop and driveway during construction. It makes...
A nice tribute to this group, Harry. But do you still keep up the trumpet playing? One of my model yacht racing friends goes by the name of Les Brown. (The...
Phil, it is certainly OK to e-mail me directly. You can talk to Phil and Susanne IF they call you. I'd recommend either mailing them or faxing them your ...
My very first memory was going into the hospital at the age of four to get my tonsils out and the nurse asking me "where's your trumpet Harry". I have heard it...
Burgundy is featured on Pg 57 of Bolger's Book "30 Odd Boats". I would suggest your local library, if they don't have it they should be able to get it on...
... ******************* Howard, Hold up there hepcat. Mostly I'm a lurker here, but couldn't let that one go. I'm substantially under 60, recently turned 39...
... Once upon a time, circa 1970, I was in an East Asian Republic, courtesy of Uncle Sam, serving as bandsman for the US Army. As was his habit, fellow name of...
Being partly Welsh, as my dad had it, means you HAVE to sing, doesn't necessarily means that you're good at it <g>. Hey, I'm not 60 (yet). My mom was a real...
Hi Gang, Just in from my first sail of the year. Wayward Lass is still waiting for her new mast so I borrowed the boy's elegant punt "Creamsicle". Hard to...
