As most have said, forget the 8" tires, too small. Tires don't really have anything to do with being over sprung anyway. I've delt with this is the past by...
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prairiedog2332
Oct 2, 2009 12:22 am
We have them all over where I live. The pipe spacing is about 6" I would say. I used to slow right down when going over them. Now I find the faster the...
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eric14850
Oct 2, 2009 1:16 am
http://www.common-sense-boats.com/ http://www.instantboats.com/ Will get you plans to very good Bolger boat plans; all of which do what they claim to do, and...
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Dave Gentry
alias1719
Oct 2, 2009 4:18 pm
... NO NO NO . . . Common Sense boats, in their present incarnation, are pirating Phil Bolger designs - refusing to pay royalties, etc - and Phil Bolger and...
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daschultz2000
Oct 3, 2009 2:43 pm
It is "touchy" because 'Common Sense' is a thief. Also the versions they are selling are not up to date. IE, Martha Jane was significantly changed for...
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daschultz2000
Oct 3, 2009 2:50 pm
Arrggghhh. Forgot to clip the extra on this last post. Pet peeve of mine that most of us don't do that. Also want to add that I've got a set of Hawkeye plans...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Oct 3, 2009 5:03 pm
Check the originating IP's for the "person" starting this thread and a "person" chiming in, and they come from the same 66.163.16x.xxx IP subnet. ...
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John Weiss
jrweiss98155
Oct 3, 2009 5:33 pm
Not necessarily sock puppetry at all. They're all Yahoo IP addresses, so it only means they all may have posted the message on-line via the Yahoo Groups page. ...
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Pierce Nichols
plonk_plonk
Oct 3, 2009 7:07 pm
Those IP addresses all belong to Yahoo... and since they're all Yahoo email addresses, I would say the odds of that happening innocently are pretty good. -p...
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Pierce Nichols
plonk_plonk
Oct 3, 2009 7:09 pm
Bruce has built a number of Bolger designs. He has also produced a nice set of renderings of various Bolger designs that I have found useful and inspiring. -p...
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Gene Tehansky
tehansky
Oct 3, 2009 9:19 pm
Coincidence, unlucky timing, and similarity of topic put several posters in a situation where there was some doubt if they were ligit or were trying to...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Oct 3, 2009 10:56 pm
Bruce, Much to my regret, when Sonny said he'd sent money for Tennessee plans to Suzanne but was eager to get going I sent him a scan of the SBJ article that...
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Bill Howard
nellysford2002
Oct 4, 2009 2:44 am
Phil Bolger once wrote (I forget where) that when he got to the pearly gates and St. Peter asked, "What is your excuse?" he would reply, "I design small...
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David Cassidy
dcassidyus
Oct 4, 2009 2:46 am
... The simple answer is . . . you don't. We may not like the way PB&F do business, but it was always their choice to run their business as they see fit --...
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Christopher C. Wether...
wetherillc
Oct 4, 2009 2:46 am
Robert, Brick and Sneakeasy are both available from Payson <http://www.instantboats.com>. They are very prompt. I got Windsprint plans within a week via...
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David Cassidy
dcassidyus
Oct 4, 2009 2:46 am
Fellows . . . new and old . . . We are all a little "touchy" right now -- especially those of us who have been on this group for a long time -- because of...
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Gene Tehansky
tehansky
Oct 4, 2009 2:47 am
Instant boats is supported by Bolger(PB&F), Common-Sense is not. Search and read over past messages. Apparently there are issues with payment of royalties and...
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Harry James
harryjak
Oct 4, 2009 2:47 am
Payson has the Brick plans for sale http://www.instantboats.com/brick.htm HJ...
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eric14850
Oct 4, 2009 3:17 am
David, Thank you for promptly setting me straight. I will NOT make the mistake of promoting Common Sense Boats again! Hopefully this post is the last time I...
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graeme19121984
Oct 4, 2009 7:43 am
Well... that's not quite _the_ BRICK. Not drawn for Dynamite either, I think. I wonder if it has a sailing rig? The 59 LOM? I've often wondered why Dynamite...
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Dave Gentry
alias1719
Oct 4, 2009 4:04 pm
... Sorry about the NO NO NO, Eric - that was a bit of an over reaction on my part! It wasn't really aiming at "setting you straight," in any case, just trying...
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Robert
dickpensil
Oct 4, 2009 4:05 pm
what is the best way to compute the angle needed on the side pieces of the bulkheads? toward the bow of the boat the side of the bulkhead needs to be at the...
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Roger M. Derby
derbyrm
Oct 4, 2009 4:59 pm
Don't "compute!" Been there, done that, won't do it again. Cut the bulkhead to the larger face (aft face forward of midships, fwd face aft of midships). When...
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Robert
dickpensil
Oct 4, 2009 5:23 pm
makes sense thanks. still lots to learn before i even think about a bigger boat. brick should be way easy....
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Martin Roberts
mmer...
Oct 4, 2009 6:18 pm
Hi, A friend called Dylan Winter has made a superb short video of my Micro called Applecross ...
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prairiedog2332
Oct 4, 2009 6:35 pm
Dynamite Payson provides building instructions for this boat in Chapter 10 of his latest book. "Instant Boatbuilding With Dynamite Payson." Says "Phil Bolger...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Oct 4, 2009 8:49 pm
Most of Phil's plans show exactly what the bevels should be. If you can get BWAOM, the larger Brick w/ sail rig is in there and buildable. Mark...
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Robert
dickpensil
Oct 4, 2009 10:28 pm
From: Bruce Hallman <hallman@...> To: Robert <dickpensil@...> Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 1:57:48 PM Subject: Re: sock pupper? Can you explain...
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John Bell
jmbell1
Oct 4, 2009 10:35 pm
I'm with Bruce. It's the same guy. ... -- Sent from my mobile device...
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David Cassidy
dcassidyus
Oct 4, 2009 10:46 pm
You cannot tell the exact computer with a 4 place i address. If they were entering the internet at the same entry point, ALL of the numbers would be identical,...
