Dear Friends out there. Go 'viral' with this one... First posted at www.woodenboat.com 8/31/09 - A Memorial Event will be held over the weekend of September...
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futabachan
Sep 1, 2009 8:07 am
... Regrettably, the _Shrike_ (my SHS) is laid up for the winter, but we'll try to be there. -- Susan Davis <futabachan@...>...
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namkianorbu
Sep 1, 2009 11:23 am
... No I have built the long dory19 feet, a couple of Garvy's 17 feet and a wharram catamaran of 17 feet. But this is the most complicated project yet. ... It...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Sep 1, 2009 2:31 pm
... You might want to consider building the Micro first as a scale model, it will help you better understand the shape....
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fulton0922
Sep 1, 2009 3:14 pm
Hello all, Is there anyone out there that has sailed a Brick with a Lug Sail? I am thinking of converting my leg o mutton to a lug. A diagram or photo would be...
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Gene Tehansky
tehansky
Sep 1, 2009 8:00 pm
Frank, For information, join the pdracer group here on yahoo. Lots of information on both sail configurations. The PDRacer is a modification of the original...
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Andre Basso
abasso5
Sep 2, 2009 12:12 am
Tks Bruce. I'll do that. This is my first boatbuilding project (should've started with an easier one ...I know....) and a scale model will help a lot !...
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Leander Harding
revdrlsh
Sep 2, 2009 1:53 am
I have a Bolger Folding Schooner for sale as well. It is listed on Duckworks. I am open to offers. It is located in Sewickley PA. Contact me at...
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billygallamore@...
billygallamore
Sep 2, 2009 2:25 am
Check out this group the pudle duck is a semilar boat members use all kinds of sails lug sails are popular. pdracer@yahoogroups .com Sent from my Verizon...
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pvanderwaart
Sep 2, 2009 6:44 pm
... How are the sails? FWIW, there are still some photos of your boat under construction and from the day of her first sail hanging around the files section: ...
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Leander Harding
revdrlsh
Sep 3, 2009 12:55 am
The sails have been great. We have really only sailed the schooner four years about two to three weeks each summer and the very occasional day outing...
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Joe Stromski
joe_strom2000
Sep 3, 2009 11:43 pm
Have any Tennessee's been built using the "box cutwater" hull shown as optional for the Sneakeasy? Are plans available for this possible variation? I see...
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daschultz2000
Sep 4, 2009 2:21 pm
The simple physics of the problem dictate the scantlings and shape. You'll be money and time ahead buying plans to do what you want. So it sounds like you...
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Joe Stromski
joe_strom2000
Sep 4, 2009 7:58 pm
Oh geez, I wasn't aware of the Topaz design. The world really needs a comprehensive online catalog of Phil's boats...That design has really got my juices...
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Joe Stromski
joe_strom2000
Sep 6, 2009 4:09 pm
I'm very interested in building a Topaz. I'm seeking general info on the design. A previous thread mentioned it being available with a variety of different...
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daddy_green_dragon
daddy_green_...
Sep 6, 2009 8:12 pm
any one going to the port Townsend wooden boat Festival next week end?...
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John Weiss
jrweiss98155
Sep 6, 2009 8:35 pm
I'll be there Sunday, sailing Nord Vinden (13' double-ended yawl, not a Bolger design). I'll likely be on the beach around noon for lunch; otherwise on the ...
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Jay Bazuzi
jaybaz
Sep 6, 2009 9:12 pm
I'm planning to bring my Bobcat to the sail-by on Sunday, and walking the docks on the other days. -J...
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Kenneth Barnett
daddy_green_...
Sep 6, 2009 9:28 pm
I will be there all weekend and plan on sailing in the schooner race Saturday in a 25 foot schooner me and my friends designed and built (similar to a lite...
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graeme19121984
Sep 6, 2009 11:08 pm
... There's a photo in one of the Bolger groups of Jason Stancil sailing his brick through an anchorage at sunset with a balanced lug made from a poly tarp....
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graeme19121984
Sep 6, 2009 11:08 pm
... Toona australis - red cedar. The east coast of Oz was largely explored by european timber getters looking for this. Absolutely fantastic furniture timber....
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Chris Crandall
christiancra...
Sep 6, 2009 11:13 pm
... DS: You might have mixed things up there. Jim replaced a bottom section in the stern hull due to rot. The patch might have been extra thick, but the rest...
What other sail rigs have other builders used with success on the Tortoise? Thanks...
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scsbmsjoe
Sep 7, 2009 3:18 am
Graeme Douglas Fir, also called Oregon Pine, is quite different from Red Cedar. Douglas Fir is used for spars though Sitka Spruce is lighter weight and...
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Larry Geib
lorenzojose2000
Sep 7, 2009 8:36 am
Western Red is pretty soft, some say to soft even for planking unless used in conjunction with epoxies. Two fine cedars for boatbuilding are Port Orford cedar...
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Pat
namkianorbu
Sep 7, 2009 1:30 pm
In Thailand Australian Red Cedar Is called Mai Yom Horm. I understand from my father in law who has been making pianos in Thailand for 40years and is quite...
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daschultz2000
Sep 7, 2009 4:41 pm
Nope. Swing and a miss Chris. I'm right. He did the whole bottom, and documented it in his May and June 2008 blog. A brief scan of the text reminded me that...
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Tracy Roberts
trcy391
Sep 7, 2009 5:00 pm
From what I read he did replace the bottom, stem to stern but he missed on the 5/8" Ply and went to 1/2" ply due to the "Exposure 1"/"Exterior" issue. Reading...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
Sep 7, 2009 5:40 pm
Good to hear that you can bring both craft. I'll check with the Harbormaster re anchoring in Jones Creek. Susanne Nudge me if you don't hear from me. ... ...
