Graeme, I am not necessarily looking for a Bolger sailboat but I am looking for a sailboat due to many factors... increase in fuel costs, smell of diesel fumes...
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Steven DAntonio
steven_dantonio
Aug 28, 2006 2:16 pm
I am looking into building a Windspirit and have a question regarding sailing her when she is completed. I have 25 years as a violin maker, so I'm expecting...
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bobffej
Aug 28, 2006 4:03 pm
Steven, Check out this link at Jim Michalak's site that I found helpful: http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/2000/0615/index.htm#BALA ...
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Nels
recree8
Aug 28, 2006 5:08 pm
... Hi Steven, I believe that mostly applies to the dipping lug, unless you are only tacking once in awhile and want to keep the best sail shape on each tack....
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David Davis
sharpie3444
Aug 28, 2006 5:43 pm
Posted on Bolger 3 under Photos David Davis...
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Mike Stockstill
mikestockstill
Aug 28, 2006 11:15 pm
I have a Skimmer with an 8HP Honda 4stroke. It made a pretty good dinghy for my Morgan 41 Out Island ketch. http://mkstocks.tripod.com/boats/skimmer/ For me,...
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John and Kathy Truss...
clumber03
Aug 29, 2006 12:05 am
Steven, I believe that you are reading about a "dipping lug sail" and these were used on fishing boats in open water where frequent tacking was not a...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Aug 29, 2006 12:15 am
Steven: With a balanced lug rig (like the Windsprint) you tack and jibe just like with a sloop rig -- just let the sail flop across. I find that my sail draws...
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stoverr97213
Aug 29, 2006 12:41 am
... and ... them ... sailing ... capabilities ... well ... the ... how ... ballast? ... Nels: I will try to respond to all your questions. I have not sailed...
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Chebacco mailing list
rlspell2000
Aug 29, 2006 2:08 am
I will be putting out a new issue of the Chebacco webzine in about a month or so, after the Lake Dardanelle messabout. If anyone has any submissions for the...
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Nels
recree8
Aug 29, 2006 3:03 am
... Hi Richard, Thanks for providing some useful details regarding your experience with Trimara. I am sure they are of interest to a lot of other crazy ...
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Nels
recree8
Aug 29, 2006 3:09 am
... I have a fully battened sail, and I think the battens mitigate some of the sail distortion as it presses up against the mast. Without the battens, the sail...
... Great looking build David. Interesting and useful details seem to have been incorporated. Like the backrests, the port light in the washboards and the...
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Harry James
harryjak
Aug 29, 2006 4:10 am
What issue of MAIB was that Thanks HJ...
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Harry James
harryjak
Aug 29, 2006 4:13 am
Nels Are you the Nels that lives in Juneau? HJ...
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Nels
recree8
Aug 29, 2006 5:53 am
... Nope - The fictious town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. http://www.cornergas.com/...
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Christopher Wetherill
wetherillc
Aug 29, 2006 6:21 am
Patrick, I have looked at your pictures and received a new appreciation of your swamping concern. It looks like two adults put the gunwale low enough that a...
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graeme19121984
Aug 29, 2006 7:18 am
Patrick, the higher the boat will float the more the water will run out, so you may need to trial more flotation etc. in line with John's comments. Flap type...
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polysail
Aug 29, 2006 12:24 pm
The 15th Annual Lake Monroe Messabout September 22, 23, 24, 2006 Get in one last fling before winter. The Lake Monroe Messabout brings together enthusiasts...
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Clyde Wisner
clydewis
Aug 29, 2006 12:41 pm
I can't get to my "messing about" stack right now but if nobody posts issue, I'll move stuff to find it. It's a Jochems hull converted to a motor cruiser...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Aug 29, 2006 2:10 pm
Chris: We were last on Ocracoke a year ago. We'd planned to go back this year, but the cottage we rented burned down last spring and we took that as a sign...
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David Davis
sharpie3444
Aug 29, 2006 2:22 pm
Thanks Nels for the kind words and the hatch holdown idea. Finish on this Picara is about as good as it will get, but the paint will be detailed a little more....
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Steven DAntonio
steven_dantonio
Aug 29, 2006 2:27 pm
Hi Jeff, Thanks, I found Jim's site about 10 minutes after I posted the question following a link yesterday regarding trialering flat bottom boats. Looks like...
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Steven DAntonio
steven_dantonio
Aug 29, 2006 3:20 pm
Hi Nels, That note from Welsford was addressed to me. I asked the simple question of "would there be any advantage to moving the daggerboard to the center or...
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Nels
recree8
Aug 29, 2006 4:27 pm
... Me too! I think it could work with the Fiji/Wandervogel set-up. Twin retracting bilge keels and rudders. Heavy bottom with steel plate and Bolger Chinese...
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Carl
shnarg2001
Aug 29, 2006 4:35 pm
I can sugest a reason for the difference in responses from violin makers and boat designers. A screwed up violin produces a sour note, a screwed up boat can...
50559
Nels
recree8
Aug 29, 2006 4:45 pm
... Hi Steven, Sorry I did not realize that post was already in answer to your question! I felt it would be of use to members on this group as well, who may be...
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TONY BIRD
tony979059
Aug 29, 2006 5:52 pm
Hi, I have just joined the group and was thinking of building a boat and Becky Thatcher looks a good idea. We retire next year and it looks a very good...
