... to build ... PL of ... group think of ... Watervan? Hello Tim, I have neither built a Watervan nor used PU glues.However,on board Windermere,which is...
... Sporty? Coldwater Sailboard. Add a rudder to free up space for carrying gear aft when wanted; needs a hiking stick then, which will nicely suit the added...
Phil Bolger has mentioned the Thames Sailing Barge as an example of a very capable shallow draft sailing vessel. Here is a link that may be of interest to...
Hi all, I have posted nine pictures of the rudder I built for my Long Micro. They are all detail shots showing various stages of construction. If you hunger...
Did anyone on this list go to the tribute to Phil Bolger at Mystic last weekend? The rest of us would love to hear any details you can report. Garth...
... I was very pleased that we decided to go to the Woodenboat show and the Bolger dinner was the highlight. Sam Devlin was the M.C., Mike O'Brian gave a talk,...
I launched my Bolger Micro "Orca" yesterday after 8 years of off and on building. The launch went OK and a small crowd built up next to the ramp to watch......
... I have one plan sheet that Phil sent me almost a year ago, but my request for permission to digitize it and post it in this forum has so far gone...
Hi Charles, ... ...snip... Thanks for the report. I too wish I could have been there. Did he mention the Gloucester fishing boat project that has also taken...
Bill that's great, I welded my micro rudder stock and straps from stainless then bolted in a laminated solid wood blade for the same reasons you did. Your way ...
Sorry for the off subject post. Jason I have sent you a few emails over the last month to your private address with no reply. Please let me know if you are...
Good job. When I had my Micro (back a few years now) I had several other boaters comment on high she could point. It's quite surprising and sometimes...
... While Phil and Suzanne (and the U.S. Navy) were willing to discuss the Navy project in general terms, they said they couldn't discuss the details. I didn't...
Always great to see another Micro on the water. Home made sails look excellent, you've obviously done this before. I've been looking around for a replacement...
Memphis, Indiana and Nashville, NC, been through the first, not the last. I believe the Lake Monroe Messabout is Autumnal Equinox weekend. We haven't missed...
... I checked in at your website and viewed the updated photos. Looks like you are making excellent progress. I have a few observations and questions, but...
About a month ago I saw a report on, I believe, the Discovery channel about a new landing craft. I don't know if this was the one Phil designed or not, but it...
Hi all Got the chance to say Hi to Phill B. at Mystic this past weekend. I was at the Wooden Boat Show exibiting a boat built to a design that I had the...
Nels, You have a good eye for details. ... 24 and a half feet of 6 mm plywood is very flimsy, even with the glass, the inner coaming was added to give a little...
Hi Jon, I just opened the latest issue of MAIB. PB&F will be going into this (maybe the LC too) at some length over the the next number (4?) of issues. I don't...
Hmmm. If PB&F are going increasingly to video format, I wonder if they may at sometime go to other ICTs for things like new books, reprints, study plans, and...
Are crew sitting on the widward side deck necessary for good sailing performance? That is, for single handing, could the skipper sit lower down, actually in...
... I wondered about the video thing also. I didn't see anyone recording the proceedings, but it was a bit crowded and I know I didn't see everything. They...
