... 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...
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...
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...
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 !...
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...
... 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: ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
... 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....
... Toona australis - red cedar. The east coast of Oz was largely explored by european timber getters looking for this. Absolutely fantastic furniture timber....
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ... ...
You'll be here in spirit. Thanks, Susanne ... From: Mike John To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:38 PM Subject: RE: [bolger] The...
