Dear Bolgerista's, Recently, while sailing my Windsprint on a nearby lake, I saw an Escape sailboat for the first time. If you are not familiar with this...
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G Carlson
ghartc@...
Nov 1, 1999 2:05 pm
Good idea. The Escape's, I think, have two adjacent tubes that could be built of pvc tubes (or Nylon or Delrin, if you could find them) glassed in place in a ...
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Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco
pippobianco@...
Nov 1, 1999 2:30 pm
Dear Bill - I don't know. I haven't been able to find the definitions of the categories on the net. By the way, do you have such an URL to point me to? Best,...
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Tim Smith
TimK_Smith@...
Nov 1, 1999 2:49 pm
yup, i put a transom drain in my diablo last season, and it's changed my life....
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Nov 1, 1999 6:51 pm
... Not that I know of. I understand that A is open ocean, B is coastal (?) , C is inshore, D is sheltered . . . But trying to get any documentation on the ...
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Chuck Merrell
chuckmerrell@...
Nov 1, 1999 7:39 pm
Hi Bill, Starting off Monday with a bang, huh? Re the EU: Go back to what Harry Browne says about dealing with bureaucracies, to wit (freely translated and as...
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berniew@...
Nov 1, 1999 10:20 pm
... This idea seems to stem from the mistaken notion that glass is stronger and lighter than wood, especially plywood. It is not, particularly in the stiffness...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Nov 1, 1999 11:10 pm
Actually, glass is very, very, very strong. A good fir might be 14,000 psi in tensile strength (at best with no flaws), but E glass is good for 450,000 psi!...
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Richard Barnes
oakbowerybarnes@...
Nov 1, 1999 11:39 pm
... Ummmmm,...... As in now your boat is much better.... ;or now your boat is on the bottom????? As a potential Diablo builder I am curious about the boat...
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Robert N. Lundy
rlundy@...
Nov 2, 1999 12:02 am
It could definitely be done. Some fine points about this really neat boat: I spent much of one Sail Expo St. Pete studying this thing; The rotating mast with...
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IAN A. COLQUHOUN
handi@...
Nov 2, 1999 3:02 am
I am considering building Bolger's family schooner, the W. D. Jochems. Anyone else out there building her too? Regards, Ian...
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bianco@...
Nov 2, 1999 8:59 am
Just as an added info, Jacques Mertens of bateau.com is reengineering his larger boats (Vagabond and Serpentaire) using thin plywood (6 mm) sandwiched between...
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bianco@...
Nov 2, 1999 9:08 am
Dear Bill "samson family" <bill.samso-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=640 ... (?) , C ... on the ... boating ......
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bianco@...
Nov 2, 1999 9:12 am
Dear Bill - they're not that bad though ;-) !!!! http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3d/d5/reccraft.htm Best, Pippo...
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Teakdeck@...
Nov 2, 1999 1:10 pm
Dear Charles, Sweet Pea sounds like a great boat. I've inserted a few comments or questions into your post: << I'm relatively new to the list. Thought I'd...
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tjfatchen@...
Nov 2, 1999 1:31 pm
... Anyone else out there building her too? Regards, Ian Bjorn Habro in norway. (Tim Fatchen) (My email replies to this list die...any reason??) (I =know= I'm...
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rlundy@...
Nov 2, 1999 1:55 pm
Tim: Did you go through the subscribing process? Egroups is weird that you can read the posts and all, even if not a subscriber, but anything you try to post,...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Nov 2, 1999 2:57 pm
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Nov 2, 1999 3:39 pm
Well discovered Pippo! You're a damn sight more useful than any Euro MP I've ever encountered. Unfortunately their site is down at the moment (surprise!) but...
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Nov 2, 1999 3:51 pm
FYI - Picture of Tim Smith's stretched Diablo is to be found in Chebacco News #28. -- bill.samson@... Chebacco News can be viewed on: ...
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Charles Buchwald
graphics@...
Nov 2, 1999 4:53 pm
... No stations, no molds. There is a "deck" about a foot off of the floor. There is an 8 ft. x 18 inch "well" in this deck. A bulkhead at either end supports...
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Nov 2, 1999 6:13 pm
Hi, RCD webpage is back up. Seems the Recreational Craft Directive is aimed primarily at boat manufacturers (God help them!) trying to sell boats in Europe. ...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Nov 2, 1999 6:27 pm
I'm sorry, but, what are they going to do to you if you sell your Chebacco to your neighbor? GHC...
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HenryClann@...
Nov 2, 1999 9:26 pm
In a message dated 11/2/99 7:59:23 AM Central Standard Time, rlundy@... writes: << Subscribe PLEASE. We cannot live without your vibrant prose. On...
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ernie@...
Nov 3, 1999 6:00 am
I can well understand your confusion attempting to be legal to a system that has neither concept nor reason what traditional boats are all about. Nor that...
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ernie@...
Nov 3, 1999 7:42 am
After a looong discussion (which I lost) over who was actually supposed to empty the porta potty after a trip this summer, I had the unpleasant task of...
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amctm@...
Nov 3, 1999 12:11 pm
erni-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=661 ... supposed ... unpleasant ... of ... Ammonia probably won't kill the...
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sailormon@...
Nov 3, 1999 12:41 pm
monic-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=611 ... 1 ... paper ... can make the scoops out of a larger PVC pipe....
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sailormon@...
Nov 3, 1999 12:58 pm
For those who have shown an interest in this vessel I would reply to more specific questions. Let it be said that like the rest of you builders, this project...
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David Cassidy
dcassidy@...
Nov 3, 1999 3:34 pm
Months?!!!!! I've always emptied mine within 24 hours of arriving home, and it has never carried an oder. I suppose anything is worth a try (re: ammonia),...
