It did go out late but I got mine. Peter Anderson ... From: "hal" <hl700@...> To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:21 PM ...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
May 5, 2005 1:26 pm
... I agree about the look of a old fashion gaff rig, but I think that the 55 foot sharpie was an early itieration of Bolger working with the idea of 'reef...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
May 5, 2005 1:19 pm
... Perhaps I am off base, but my thinking was this... if you use your first boat as a [quick] learning experience, the second boat will be a much better *and*...
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pvanderwaart
May 5, 2005 12:35 pm
... My friend Leader got his plans from Payson. They are very inexpensive compared to the cost of the other materials. Leander found the most annoying part of...
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Clyde Wisner
clydewis
May 5, 2005 10:41 am
Mine didn't come til the end of last week. Clyde ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
May 5, 2005 9:47 am
... Everything Bruce said(and he should know!) 'cept this last part. I like to think my "needs" are defined by my "wants" and if what I really wants is a...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
May 5, 2005 9:26 am
... a ... Sure she will....a bit small perhaps in size but nevertheless usefull for running with the wind while the cooler is still full of ice-n- mead.In...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
May 5, 2005 9:10 am
... Hard to believe I am reading this from Le Baron de Kingston,a.k.a. le mouton noir,horder of boats,builder of some and otherwise swell guy with an...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
May 5, 2005 8:59 am
... Hi Don, Wow! It has been a little crazy up here of late and my time at the computer limited and coming only in wee spurts.But,then again,ain't that the...
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John Cupp
announcer97624
May 5, 2005 4:31 am
... Bolger5. ... Yes Bruce, The lower bow and stern would make crouching at either end the way to walk. I don't know what you have against the Big Ill. but I...
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Gary Lepak
gnjlepak
May 5, 2005 4:00 am
... From: "Ron Badley" <badley@...> ... I was gonna say, Don't you have more important things to do Ron? Seriously, it looks really nice. I like the...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
May 5, 2005 3:45 am
... Cool looking! It would be interesting to see an interior layout. Comparing your design to Bolger, I see that the lack of shear on the Bolger version has...
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Bruce Coho
buildaboat
May 5, 2005 1:10 am
You're right, I just used a little literary license to illustrate a point. Wasn't trying to insult the movie. For a design from 1998 or earlier, it is very...
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Ron Badley
badley33
May 4, 2005 11:09 pm
I uploaded a drawing for a much modified Bolger 55 into Bolger5. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger5/files/Bolger%2055.PDF It even has a reverse sheer! The...
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seagulloutb
May 4, 2005 7:40 pm
Just came. Late in getting it out. USPS not to blame...for once....
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
May 4, 2005 5:48 pm
... In our dreams, when will somebody build one?...
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donschultz8275
May 4, 2005 5:34 pm
... I need to chime in also. The 55 foot sharpie, is simply another in the line from "Old Shoe" Micro and AS-29, through "Loose Moose" to "Joseph Banks". It...
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hal
hal_cc_usu_edu
May 4, 2005 5:21 pm
Has anybody NOT received the April 15th MAIB yet? I am concerned that the USPS ate my MAIB?! hal...
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Bill Paxton
paxton_consu...
May 4, 2005 3:47 pm
It's only a month away! I've heard from several builders who are working feverishly to complete their boats by June 3. We should see several brand spankin' ...
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Clyde Wisner
clydewis
May 4, 2005 2:24 pm
Wow! What do you want? It's even got a pointed bow. Clyde ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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carolfo@...
cheepwings
May 4, 2005 1:49 pm
In a message dated 5/3/2005 12:31:00 PM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Here is another ugly boat, that looks better in three...
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Clyde Wisner
clydewis
May 4, 2005 1:49 pm
Camper was in Mike O'Brien's latest "Boat Deasign Quarterly", but I don't have a way to post it. If no one else can help, I could mail a copy next week. Clyde ...
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carolfo@...
cheepwings
May 4, 2005 1:44 pm
In a message dated 5/3/2005 12:31:00 PM Central Standard Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: I think it was the great philosopher, Forrest Gump, who claimed ...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
May 4, 2005 1:19 pm
... If you have the luxury to afford it, of course. A fast, shoal draft, ocean crossing capable live-on-board home for a family of five with five economical...
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doug6949
May 4, 2005 1:01 pm
There was a picture of big Bolger sharpie for sale in MAIB some years ago. It was even uglier than drawings could have indicated. Sometimes you just have to...
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Chuck Merrell
chuckmerrell
May 4, 2005 8:24 am
... Face it. It's bloody ugly. The boat looks like it was designed by Mrs. Jacobson's first grade class. I've seen this design years ago, and at the time...
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John Cupp
announcer97624
May 4, 2005 6:55 am
I personally love this design and think it makes more sense than the Loose Moose LaCabotin design. It has length for better speed but why no center board and...
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Philip Smith
bullcreekwyo
May 4, 2005 3:28 am
... PB&F began using the box keels more extensively about eight or ten years ago. They told me and I think they've said in print, perhaps in BWOM or in one of ...
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Philip Smith
bullcreekwyo
May 4, 2005 3:23 am
... One of the main reasons PB&F design hulls with no sheer is economy. Curves cost money to build, especially if your medium is a sheet material such as ...
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Hugo Tyson
hhetyson
May 4, 2005 1:46 am
No its still pretty bad in 3D, the major fault with its looks is that it has no sheer, or I should say a dead straight-flat sheer. Even a reverse sheer would...
