Looking at the smallest Bolger boats, I'm trying to determine the tradeoffs between Tortoise, Elegant Punt, and perhaps Teal. All 3 seem to be simple one-man...
I'd add the Nymph to the mix as just possibly the best Bolger boat from two sheets of plywood department. Over the years I have built around a dozen and it is...
We're considering a trimaran conversion of our ASharpie. We're contemplating a relocation from Alaska to Panama, downwind most of the way, and wonder if it...
Hi Bob - You already have a pretty sinkproof boat. Instead of investing time and money into changing the design around, my suggestion would be to invest the...
I have built one Teal and two Tortoises. They are about equally easy to build, but the pointy ends of the Teal add to the weight, making it that much harder...
I built an Elegant Punt for/with my eight year old son because it didn't need epoxy or glass, which meant he could safely help. It turned out to be a great...
Bruce, having built both the Teal and Tortoise, what would you say are the advantages of the Teal, other than appearance? Does it sail better upwind? Cathy...
I have built a couple of Elegant punts and I can easily carry it on my back and would have no problem getting it up on a car. I am 64 with a back that is 5...
I've found that, if two boats are about the same weight, the longer boat will be easier to get on top of a car. But I use tubular racks and stick a piece of...
I built an Elegant Punt several years ago to act as the tender to a Catalina 22. Nice boat. I always got compliments at the dinghy dock. I, too , would put two...
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 7:18 PM, ladycathyofwales ... Sailing 'better' is such a subjective concept. The Teal is probably faster, but faster isn't better...
Anybody thought about a Junebug? I've seen some beautiful Junebugs and they are very versitile (can be rowed, paddled or sailed). I plan to build one...
Jim Michaels asks "Anybody thought about a Junebug? I've seen some beautiful Junebugs and they are very versitile (can be rowed, paddled or sailed)." I love...
Even without racing, faster can be better. If you are sailing upstream against a current, or in tidal waters against the tide, even 1 kt extra matters....
... I've just run across the link to Andrew Linn's Teal and trailer: http://www.andrewlinn.com/080715_teal/01ready.jpg Wow, that's a small trailer. If I could...
Cathy - Those tiny trailers are available by mail order from places like Northern Tool or Harbor Freight. They're about $100. I use one to move my rubber ducky...
My sailing partner returned from Thailand recently with a series of pictures of an odd and interesting catamaran. Essentially, a series of beams lash into...
... I took my Teal out in San Francisco Bay, (Raccoon Strait), and have beach launched and sailed it coastal in the Pacific Ocean too. Paying close attention...
Cathy: In response to the following: Likewise, what are the tradeoffs between a Brick and the PDRacer that ... My sons (age 10 & ll) and I built a PD Racer...
I too think it a real boat. "deference to sheer convention": the vaka (not sure of the ama) has a conventional curving sheer under a Minimum Kayak-like cockpit...
Gregg, given that Wharram builders add mods at least as much as Bolger builders ;) that cat is pure Wharram. I'd say a Pahi 42 with a Tiki 38 or 46 ketch rig....
I saw a very similar boat on the hard next to me one winter in the south of France (mouth of the Rhone). I wasn't familiar at the time with Wharram's boats and...
I am going to build the Tennessee. I like the shallow draft. It will be perfect for the Indian river lagoon Where I live. That old time look is great. While I...
If you like "Gwen O The River", then you might try contacting PB&F about the "Captain Rebecca Thatcher" design. It appeared in MAIB a couple of years back,...
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