I have a Halkeye and have found her to be a great boat. I cruised her this spring pitching a 2 man tent on the back for sleeping. She used very little gas with...
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Frank and Jeannette
franjanus
Jul 1, 2010 3:25 pm
thank's for the pictures,looking foward to your next picts.how long is your tug,did you build her or buy her?thats a good top speed,most of the posts say they...
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R Ranville
richardranville
Jul 1, 2010 5:03 pm
can somebody tell me how to stop getting every e-mail posted here? THX. ... From: GBroadlick@... To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010...
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Ralph
uncleralph123
Jul 1, 2010 5:09 pm
Click on "Edit Membership" at top of page. Deselect button that says "Individual Email" by picking "Web Only"...
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R Ranville
richardranville
Jul 2, 2010 2:01 am
THX...I think this is a great group...I'm about to build my second June Bug...but I don't need to see everything. Why two? The first one was built out of 1/4...
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daschultz2000
Jul 2, 2010 5:06 am
It's impolite to hijack a thread. We'd all like to hear about your June Bugs, in your own thread. Back on topic, Hawkeye has a chapter in Bolger's book "BOATS...
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Chris
gaff_rigged72
Jul 2, 2010 10:52 pm
Due to the complications of a cross country move, I'm letting my hull for Design 139 go free to a good home. Anyone have interest in a nice project? I've...
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graeme19121984
Jul 4, 2010 1:43 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120588886068 Topsides flare, board centred, spiral lacing, and etc differs a little from the Bolger...
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Brian
brianincorv
Jul 7, 2010 10:16 am
Hi, everybody! I should be taking possession of a twenty-ish year-old Micro in a couple of days. It seems to be in good enough shape to sail now, but I believe...
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david johnson
apraphett777
Jul 7, 2010 5:16 pm
are the plans for Jinni in any of Phils books ?...
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Myles J. Swift
caigk
Jul 7, 2010 5:52 pm
Brian, I've had a Micro for 20 years if you have questions. MylesJ, fellow Coot...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Jul 7, 2010 7:46 pm
... There are two Bolger design's name Jinni. The 1954 double ended sloop described in MAIB V15N19. But, the Jinni people think of the most is the cat-yawl...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Jul 7, 2010 7:48 pm
... Congratulations on the Micro ownership. Plenty of people like this design. (I own one too.)...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
Jul 7, 2010 8:58 pm
Hello David Johnsson, - the plans for Design # 6-54-A 19'6"x 5' Daysailer Sloop 'Jinny' on 4+1 non-standard smaller sheets are available for US$ 175.- to build...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
Jul 7, 2010 9:32 pm
Better late than never ?? Jeff, I am in the process of tending to long undone correspondence and will offer you the info you requested ages ago. Perhaps it is...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
Jul 8, 2010 1:41 am
Hello David, thanks for your interest in our work. Our Design #602 CHEBACCO 25 on four 17"x22" sheets was listed by Phil for US$300.- to build one boat, rolled...
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Jeffery Measamer
measamerj
Jul 8, 2010 1:43 am
Thanks Sussane, I am currently taking a week off visiting relatives but will try to get a check mailed off as soon as I get back home next week. I am glad to...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
Jul 8, 2010 2:15 am
Thanks for your understanding, Jeff ... From: Jeffery Measamer To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [bolger] Buying...
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George Broadlick
gbroadlick
Jul 8, 2010 2:24 am
Ccw# Sent via MOTOBLURâ„¢ on Verizon Wireless Ccw# Sent via MOTOBLUR on Verizon Wireless...
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graeme19121984
Jul 8, 2010 5:48 am
Bruce, thanks for the article references. I believe the WB essay also to be "The Singlehander (JINNI)" from Appendix #2 of my beaten up old 1991 CSD catalogue....
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graeme19121984
Jul 8, 2010 5:48 am
Lovely looking design, Jinni, isn't she David? The harmony of the proportions, proud stem, the masts raked just so... ah. Of course there's the super...
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graeme19121984
Jul 8, 2010 5:53 am
... Susanne, for those overseas, what do think of PayPal? Graeme...
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alefoot
Jul 8, 2010 6:12 am
... "... what design is that featured in "The Resident"? PCB doesn't mention whether it is a finished design. " An essay with that title forms most of chapter...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
Jul 9, 2010 3:08 pm
Does anyone have experience with single gaff halyards, as opposed to separate peak and throat halyards? I've seen these on a few rigs, usually with relatively...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Jul 9, 2010 3:31 pm
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 8:08 AM, adventures_in_astrophotography ... Doesn't the Solent lug rig (famous with the original simple Birdwatcher) have a single...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Jul 9, 2010 6:11 pm
One imagines that the length of mast above the throat is also an important factor -- less length, more need for two halyards. Patrick...
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Peter
pvanderwaart
Jul 9, 2010 7:47 pm
... I don't have any experience, but that's what I think too. Offhand, I don't remember that PCB addressed the question in 103 Small Boat Rigs. Ian Oughtred...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Jul 9, 2010 8:25 pm
(In my mind's eye I can imagine the forces.) The sail cloth is pulling on the gaff. The peak halyard is lifting up on the gaff. OK. But also, the luff...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
Jul 9, 2010 8:35 pm
Hi Bruce, ... Actually, since the Solent lug is a "lug" rig, it has a yard, not a gaff. As far as I know, all lug sails have yards, and only gaff sails have...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
Jul 9, 2010 8:54 pm
OK, Bruce, ... I'm following you, but the halyard I have in mind, like those shown on the Mackinac boat, has two attachment points on the gaff at the nominal...
