The smaller hurricane lamp with 1/2" wick works very well and lights up the cockpit as well. Carry a spare globe and trim the wick to the crown of the cover...
Hi Ben, But I wouldn't reject the sailboat idea. What Kristine meant was to find an old centerboarder trailer sailboat, take the mast off, and maybe remove and...
The scow type boat I designed is a spin off of the WWII landing craft with out the landing ramps.Size is 8 feet wide by 30 feet or something close to 3.5 or...
The Power scows were built for the Army to carry cargo in WWII in AK. They may have been in other areas also. Built out of seriously large hunks of clear Doug...
Hey don't sell the scows short on being sea worthy! I've been across the Gulf of Alaska in a few power scows. They were anywhere from 58 feet to 86 feet. The...
Hey Dave. Spartanburg County near the SC/NC state line.Anderson county line is about 1.5 hours from me.I have a friend in Williamston. Ben ... small lakes and ...
Hi Ben What part of SC are you in? Dave In Anderson SC ... From: Ben <ben_2_go@...> Subject: [bolger] Re: Looking for info To: bolger@yahoogroups.com ...
Sail boats are out.Most of the boats life will be on small lakes and rivers.Sails would be impractical in my main area.I wanna be able to take the boat to the...
Hey Mike.Do you have some links to Martha Jane?I don't think I've seen this one.I will try searching.Thanks. Let me clear this up a bit.I may be misleading.I...
If "cruise 6 or 7" means only "go for a boat ride" then the Martha Jane Revised will work. If "cruise 6 or 7" means the ability to have 6 or 7 lie down at the...
I am feeling better about the Topaz.I am in SC and will be building outside.I have to take that into consideration.I have no flat hard surface to build on.I'd...
Ben, I built a Topaz, cruised her from Delaware down through the Chesapeake, up the coast to New York and through the Hudson to Champlain, and down in the...
I sent a fax this morning to Phil Bolger asking if plans were ever drawn for the boat. I am interested in building the boat and will let the group know what I...
I am considering the Topaz.I just wanna make a well informed choice and keep my options open.When I build a big boat.It will be with me for a while.Maybe my...
Bill Hey Bill.I am looking at building a boat along the same lines.I am on the NC/SC state line.I will probably be in some of the same ICW areas.I'm looking to...
I had seen the other links but never found Bruce's flickr presentation.That gives me a better idea of how the boat is shaped.Thanks for the links. Another...
Ben, you might look at Bolger's Topaz, which meets all you design criteria, but is not a catamaran. Otherwise, she would be ideal. [Non-text portions of this...
If you are looking for Bolger designs you might look at Tennessee or Idaho. The Topaz is rated for 50 hp for planing purposes, but PB says she will handle...
Thanks.I am aware of the width being a problem for trailering.I was unaware of the width of the Bantam.The Bantam sounds good power wise.This will really be my...
Ben one of the members has a Bantam and is very happy with it, I know he made a number of changes to is as I remember making it 3 or 4 inches deeper in the...
I am looking for info on the Bolger Bantam.Study plans or full plans would be good.Is there anyone that has stretched and/or widened one?I am looking for a...
About the only one that would do that would be a custom boat shop... Look around and find a old sailboat that has had all the sailing gear stripped off it......
... PCB: "Dean McClure asked me to sketch a garvey for Florida use. ...The wide bow of the garvey makes space and stability in a short and light hull; this...
