Hey all... haven't posted for a long while -- hope it's OK to post a "for sale" here, for one of Bolger's most well-known early sharpies... Went to my Black...
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lancasterdennis
Mar 1, 2007 7:15 pm
-Hi Wayne, That's alot of boat for the price. Don't know if you know of this project in Everett: http://www.nexusmarine.com/skimmer_construction.html ...
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Wayne Gilham
rayador25
Mar 1, 2007 7:36 pm
Yes my boat is "a lot of boat for the price" -- it's gotta go! I'm aware of the Nexus Boat project -- offered my ideas about leeboard davits and my other mods...
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lancasterdennis
Mar 1, 2007 9:02 pm
-- Which goes to show you that all of us who choose to build our own boats are getting alot for our money in today's prices. The only rub comes when we choose...
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donschultz8275
Mar 1, 2007 10:06 pm
... the ... the ... Flying Cloud's box keel was partially flooded and partially a dry footwell. I recall that the boat was simply a "test mule" for the box ...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 1, 2007 10:31 pm
... The resale value of new 'commerically made' boats is dismal too. Resale value of 'backyard' built boats is even worse. I am guessing that the resale price...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 2, 2007 6:39 pm
Every so often people remember that Phil Bolger designed an "Advanced Sharpie" Class IV Ostar Racer, 29'-6" x 7'-6" x 6'6"/3'6" Here are some 3D renderings. ...
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pvanderwaart
Mar 3, 2007 1:57 pm
... Great work. Do you share your renderings with PCB?...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 3, 2007 6:29 pm
... Generally I don't print them out and mail them to PCB, not wanting to pester him. I have sent a couple. One he ignored, and the other, (my Superbrick...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 3, 2007 7:41 pm
Bruce, What was your idea for a superbrick modification? I have been building bits of mine over the winter and hope to have the lower hull assembled by the...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 3, 2007 9:58 pm
... The Superbrick doesn't settle nicely between two wheels of a trailer, plus the massive volume of the hull requires massive lead ballast to get the hull to...
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Bob Chamberland
rdchamberland
Mar 4, 2007 12:49 am
... Have you seen the article published years ago in Messing About in Boats that chronicled the "test drive" of the prototype? I have it somewhere and can scan...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 2:13 am
Its an interesting change, though it also negates some of the things I like about the interior (such as the standup head) and complicates construction. The...
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Harry James
harryjak
Mar 4, 2007 6:30 am
This will be the prize winning first constructed Superbrick correct? HJ...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Mar 4, 2007 9:57 am
Bruce's alternative has some very nice curves and would suit some requirements perfectly, but you're after the high volume barge. That trailer will certainly...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Mar 4, 2007 10:02 am
... Any rules beyond it must sail?...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Mar 4, 2007 10:17 am
Bruce, I'm looking at the Superbrick drawings but cannot find the lead. It isn't needed. The DWL is only at 3350#. Say a long ton on the structure and a 1000...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 1:46 pm
Yes, I had found out about the superbrick because of an article I think on Duckworks that I found when researching Bolger designs and had checked in with the...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 1:48 pm
That is my plan, though someone else had contacted me (maybe it was a group post too) that they were looking at building one as well but I haven't heard...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 1:52 pm
According to Bruce Hector's post in duckworks http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/articles/superbrick/index.htm To win the pledges the builder must; A: Build...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 2:01 pm
The plans do not specify lead but I had already figured that it will need substantial ballast. Have been accumulating large amounts of wheel weights from a...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 4, 2007 5:38 pm
... Reading from the Superbrick (design#559) building key, note #61: "Ballast: There should be at least 500 pounds of ballast. It can be in lead slabs or...
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Kristine Bennett
femmpaws
Mar 4, 2007 6:53 pm
I was looking at the rendering of the Superbrick and think a sheet of steel formed to the hull would give you some of the ballast needed and it would also help...
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Howard Stephenson
howardstephe...
Mar 4, 2007 9:02 pm
Seeing Krissie's post and Bruce's idea of re-drawing it to reduce displacement made me wonder whether the whole hull and deck could be built of steel. But,...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Mar 4, 2007 9:15 pm
Guess that's a draw, Bruce. 500 pounds ain't exactly "massive"; but it is lead. Paul, if you're building this just to grab the prize money, guess you can count...
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Paul
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 10:35 pm
This is interesting, my copy of the plans ends with #57 on page 3 of the key, apparently I am missing a page. ... will ... be ... most if ... 1/4" ... ballast ...
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Paul Hardy
santainatlanta
Mar 4, 2007 10:39 pm
The bucks are only a bonus. I like the boat and mainly am building because it looks like it will suit my needs. Meeting others in the group when they come to...
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Howard Stephenson
howardstephe...
Mar 4, 2007 11:35 pm
-- not forgetting a battery, electrics, electronics, icebox, stove and gas bottles. Howard...
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Kristine Bennett
femmpaws
Mar 5, 2007 2:57 am
One of the other ideas I had after seeing the shallow CAD drawings was put a little diesel with a straight shaft and gear in it, as just a slowpoke to beebop ...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Mar 5, 2007 4:31 am
... Paraphrasing page 4 of the Key, (covers about 1/3 of the page) 57.cont.Stove recess to match stove. Drawers and cabinets to taste... 58.Dresser with...
