My name is Ivan. I am a long time woodworker, builder and engineer, but I have yet to attempt building a wooden boat. Originally, I started looking for a small...
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captainbws
Apr 7, 2006 6:21 am
Hey guys, I've got a ,teak I think, cross member under the cockpit of my sailboat. There has been a leak there. I can stick a knife 3/16th" into it and water...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Apr 7, 2006 9:12 am
Chebacco. Note that building a wood boat (even plywood, even using Home Depot-grade lumber) will probably be more expensive than buying a used fiberglass boat....
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Apr 7, 2006 9:20 am
... of ... 3/16th" ... I ... Hi Tim, Any idea what type of boat you have? Do you know where the leak is coming from? When you say "cross member",are you...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Apr 7, 2006 9:25 am
... used ... All very true! Equally true too is the very thin to non-existant possibility of finding a production fiberglass boat that comes anywhere even...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Apr 7, 2006 9:57 am
... to ... that ... could ... (head/galley/bunks) ... in ... Depending on how you define"long term" and "relatively inexpensive" other options present...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Apr 7, 2006 1:04 pm
Also consider a Micro Navigator, though perhaps just little too small for your wishes. http://community.webshots.com/photo/238506707/1238507709051159125iuLqLY...
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Ivan Ogburn
ivanogburn
Apr 7, 2006 1:49 pm
Great boat and from your pictures it looks like one heck of a story! :) Ivan ... small ... ...
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Ivan Ogburn
ivanogburn
Apr 7, 2006 1:53 pm
All great suggestions - Thanks. I am off to do more research. OBTW - I did consider the Weekender, but it looked a little claustrophobic in the cabin! Ivan ......
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pvanderwaart
Apr 7, 2006 2:22 pm
Personal taste counts for so much, it's hard to offer specific suggestions. A lot depends on what you like in appearance. For pure function, I think the Long...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Apr 7, 2006 3:16 pm
... You seem very similar to me, (less ten boats). I strongly recommend that you start small before getting big, as this strategy will, in the end, save both...
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Nels
recree8
Apr 7, 2006 3:46 pm
... Also I would get ahold of Dynamites book "Build the New Instant Boats". http://instantboats.com/ If I were planning to build a Chebacco I would build a...
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RPJ3@...
jerniganrichard
Apr 7, 2006 3:50 pm
IVAN: I know nothing (my wife says I should stop here) about lakes in Texas ... but in Tennessee, a sail is either a sunshade (poor one, too) a nuisance, or a...
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Bill Paxton
paxton_consu...
Apr 7, 2006 3:56 pm
Hard to believe its coming up so fast. Last year we had some Bolger boats, but there can never be too many. Full event details at http://tinyurl.com/dngwy ...
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JJ Johnson
jjoftheusa
Apr 7, 2006 5:32 pm
for those of you who have or think you have or just do not want to have rot, this is for you. Get you a good supply of anti-freeze (etholyene glycol) and...
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martinrptc
Apr 7, 2006 7:44 pm
Hi, will anybody know the actual FAX number, this one from the group email tail does not work: - Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA,...
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lowerohio
Apr 7, 2006 8:29 pm
Hello to all from maritime Canada. I joined last week. To qualify for membership I wrote that I had just taped the bottom seams on my Tiny Cat. Finished the in...
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Michael Collins
mcollins0077
Apr 7, 2006 9:59 pm
I used that number about a week ago and it was working. I received a prompt response via phone. I have also sent a fax to that number with no response. If...
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captainbws
Apr 8, 2006 3:15 am
Hi Peter, the boat is a catboat and the crossmember holds up the cockpit seating where the backrest meets the seat. The piece spans the width of the stern. The...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Apr 8, 2006 3:55 am
What the scientists use is polyethylene glycol (PEG), not ethylene glycol antifreeze. Big difference. For one thing, I think PEG is relatively non-poisonous...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Apr 8, 2006 7:14 am
... don't ... will ... recently ... in ... #1 ... shared ... Hi Tim, I've seen the study plans for your boat and really liked that boat alot! Was this(your)...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Apr 8, 2006 7:54 am
... and I ... the ... Hi Chris, Let's begin with:what do the plans specify? If they are not clear on this or simply leave it up to the builder,then the next ...
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derbyrm
Apr 8, 2006 3:22 pm
I'm not really objecting, but you do see the irony of posting a Benford design on the Bolger Group describing for the wooden boat aficionados a problem with a...
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derbyrm
Apr 8, 2006 3:36 pm
That sounds great, Peter, but are your fingers really long enough and skinny enough to get the Teflon washers on the pivot pin as you insert the HEAVY ...
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doug6949
Apr 8, 2006 4:21 pm
Propylene glycol is nontoxic to mammals and still as effective on fungal infestation as EG. You can get it at any RV supply, branded as water line antifreeze. ...
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captainbws
Apr 8, 2006 5:51 pm
Hehe, yep I do see the irony. I posted the problem over at the Yahoo woodenboat forum and got no reply. It's pretty dead over there.......I have the Bolger bug...
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captainbws
Apr 8, 2006 6:15 pm
... spans ... hull ... coast? ... information, ... all ... of ... Hi Peter, The boat was designed for a NW newsman and the building supervised by Jay Benford....
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Mike Stockstill
mikestockstill
Apr 8, 2006 10:12 pm
I was getting a busy signal this week also - I suspect they are out of town or something. I will try again next week also. Mike ... Mike Stockstill ...
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lowerohio
Apr 8, 2006 10:54 pm
Peter and Roger, thank you both, you've given me much to think about. I think I'm just going to mortise a couple of washers into the trunk sides and leave the...
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Jim
quatrechien
Apr 8, 2006 11:22 pm
... I don't know of any either but I had a conversation about that with Dave Carnell several years ago. I hate to quote someone without asking them first but...
