... This ... usual, ... John, I see the problem now,says the blind man :-D Perhaps you just need to put a mooring float at the upper end of your mooring chain...
Not sure I've fully grasped this, but if It's what I think then I had a similar situation with my Chebacco, which was also a tad nose-down at the mooring. As...
... Jon, Your post and photos prompted me to dig out my Sept 1, 2003 MAIB with PCB's Fastbrick article. I've a question for anyone who can answer. Normally...
... Hi Steve, If you go back a few posts to 41713, you will see mention of a Watervan. It has the same forefoot design so you might be able to contact the...
Dang this encapsulation conundrum! -Gerr and the Gougeon Brothers say encapsulate; So, let's coat (where does Devlin weigh in?) -Bolger and Buehler say let it...
... The stuff I bought is coated with resin on the edges and heat- impregnated with resin on both sides. This is NOT epoxy though. It is a resin dereived from...
... Thanks for the advice on the mooring lines. I'm going to wait until April (Autumn) when I slip the Micro to antifoul her and tart her up for WINTER...
... From: mannthree ... Remember to armour the forefoot with steel plates to break the ice ;-) Bill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello all, some questions about the Bee - what is the weight of the Bee? - weight of the stretched version? And what is the carryingcapacity of both models? ...
Hi Sipke, According to Bolger, the prototype Bee as built by David Montgomery weighed 75 pounds. It is 7'3" X 3'11" carries two and calls for a 6hp motor. It...
I built a Bolger 'Hawkeye' a couple of years ago. As I recall the recommendation on his excellent assembly instructions, which I carefully followed, was to...
Thanks Nels, I'll look at the Watervan you mention. However, what I'd really be interested in is a semi-quantitative explanation of what the forefoot does to a...
... The Bolger writeup for Watervan gives your explanation: OCR'ed from the excellent magazine _Messing About In Boats_, [everybody should subscribe!] and...
Also, here is a scan of the old [defunct] Common Sense Design catalogue selling Bolger Bee plans. Can anybody recall if Bolger has ever published an article...
... The shape is the same we've used for quite a few boats in recent years, except that most of the others have the upper part of the hull curved in to a blunt...
... Hasler [& Yonder & Motor Sailer & Working Tug, etc.] have box keels and are displacement hulls. Fiji (& Topaz) have cutwaters at the bow only and are...
... The one in Boats With An Open Mind is 32' x 11', so is yours a 10% scaledown? Also, she appears to be build with steam bent ribs, do you plan to use that ...
Now that winter is over, forecast high temperatures today of 70 degrees F., I hope to put my Micro Navigator in the water for a 'sail' tryout this weekend....
The groundhog saw his shadow today, and immediately headed back to his garage to finish his boat in time for the MN Messabout. It's only four months away....
Hi Bruce, Thanks for posting the text. This is perfect. What issue was this in? (I'm sure I have it, my collection goes back to 1990 - the only problem is that...
MDO can be had with an overlay on one side or both sides--I recommend both sides. John T ... From: Nels To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 01,...
Any one have experience with the Breakdown Schooner? # 60 in BWOM Any chance of single hand sailing her? It looks as if the sheets could be lead to the aft...
... The article can be seen here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/files/Watervan/ Another difference with some of the designs Bruce mentions is that the...
Hey , -- Just a few comments from the builder of the only Water Van in the Northern Hemisphere. The boat is a joy to operate above 10 Knots. Below 10 knots,...
... And a Super Bee. Did Bolger do the Super Bee, or was the scale up done by the builder? Anybody know? Some day someone will get Bolger's stuff organized...
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