On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:32 PM, adventures_in_astrophotography ... You are revealing my ignorance of sailing rig part names. In my self oriented vocabulary...
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Adirondack Goodboat
adirondackgo...
Jul 9, 2010 9:46 pm
Bruce, I don't think it would be meaningful to call the Solent lug on the alternative (not simpler, rather more complicated) Birdwatcher rig a gaff of any...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Jul 10, 2010 12:22 am
I'm doing some repairs on my Windsprint, and when I use the random orbital sander to fair the epoxy/fiberglass the whole boat resonates with a very loud,...
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Dreamzpainter@...
l8nitepainter
Jul 10, 2010 12:29 am
try placing weights in areas your not actively working, soft weights like a folded canvas dropcloth or similar would probably work best...
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Giuliano Girometta
ggboat1
Jul 10, 2010 3:09 am
You are probably dealing with a natural resident frequency of the boat hull that is sincronous with the vibrating frequency of the sander (So the boat is...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
Jul 10, 2010 3:54 am
... I see that I've described the route of the sample halyard wrongly, having just now picked up the BDQ at home. The line is led to the truck block, then to...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
Jul 10, 2010 4:11 am
Bruce, ... I'm pretty sure that the tiny fraction of the world's population that cares about such things will not think less of you. I count myself in that...
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Christopher C. Wether...
wetherillc
Jul 10, 2010 4:49 am
Patrick, The resonant frequency of a boat hull is not changed by weights. Natural frequency is solely a function of stiffness, k, divided by mass, m, (sqr...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Jul 10, 2010 7:21 am
'The Resident' is the Leeboard Catboat described in BWAOM, chapter 67....
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jdmeddock
Jul 10, 2010 2:11 pm
I wonder if a setup similar to a mainsheet bridle on the gaff would work. I'll call it a gaff traveler. A length of low-stretch line for a gaff bridle bent on...
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Sam Glasscock
glasscocklan...
Jul 10, 2010 4:18 pm
Hello. I am looking for a Bolger Sweet Pea or similar plywood pulling boat to buy in the DE area. Â I don't have time to build one, but am happy to fix/paint...
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cecbell
Jul 10, 2010 4:41 pm
I think what you describe already has a name--gunter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter> ... for a gaff bridle bent on...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Jul 11, 2010 3:54 am
I can forgive most minor gaffes about gaffs and yards <kaff, kaff> without feeling the irresistible urge to jump in with a paroxysm of pedantry. But one error,...
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David Neder
djosneder
Jul 11, 2010 2:57 pm
Good morning All My new Email address is: DNEDER@... My road runner account will close in one week. My telephone Number is : 262-993-0827 My Address is...
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dnjost
Jul 12, 2010 1:07 am
I am in the final stages of prepping the 18' Work Skiff. I applied three coats of WEST to all surfaces to be clear coated, then applied Captain's Varnish...
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dnjost
Jul 12, 2010 1:30 am
I have put up more photos in my Picassa album that you may all have fun viewing....
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Mark Hamill
sunbearone
Jul 12, 2010 1:33 am
Have you talked to the help line people at West and at Captains Varnish???...
... I've used Captains as well as Flagship (another Z-Spar product) varnish over System 3 epoxy without problems. Depending on the timing between the WEST and...
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dnjost
Jul 12, 2010 2:18 am
interesting. since posting, I went to the WEST site. They do caution against using one part polyurethane over it's epoxy and suggest a test first. I will...
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White & Laur White
omegacubedtoo
Jul 12, 2010 2:41 am
The Sunfish upper spar is called that because Alcort called it that from their very first brochure. I disliked the term myself, and tried to get Alcort to call...
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Paul Esterle
pesterle
Jul 12, 2010 3:25 am
It's a well=known fact that some varnishes do not cure over epoxy. I have even had varnishes that used to cure not cure. Found out the formulation had changed...
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Giuliano Girometta
ggboat1
Jul 12, 2010 5:21 am
About Cetol I asked the tech support if work ok on epoxy and they said "Absolutly NO". Â Giuliano ... From: dnjost <davidjost@...> Subject: [bolger]...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Jul 12, 2010 6:57 am
Ah, but the upper spar of a Sunfish lateen sail is a "yard." ;o) Alcort should have tried to get it right. Except for the yard of a gunter sail, the...
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Tom
wonderwheel05
Jul 12, 2010 1:19 pm
I was shocked this morning, while doing my normal search of wooden sailboats for sale on ebay (hey, you find fun stuff!) to see Phile Bolger's 40' catamaran...
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steve
stevepallen
Jul 12, 2010 2:50 pm
aha, again I am reminded of this lovely looking boat that I happpened across some time ago, another one of this fellows boats ...
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Adirondack Goodboat
adirondackgo...
Jul 12, 2010 3:20 pm
It's news to me that Captain's Varnish is a polyurethane. Is it, really? Is Flagship such, too? They are used a lot by the mahogany runabout people, and I used...
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GBroadlick@...
gbroadlick
Jul 12, 2010 5:38 pm
I wish i could afford it. ... From: steve <stevepallen@...> To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 10:45 am Subject: [bolger] Re: The...
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bud e
bud_4444
Jul 13, 2010 12:11 am
Thanks for your post, blog on your build and web site. Â Really enjoyed them. Â Wish I could afford it too. ... From: GBroadlick@... <GBroadlick@...> ...
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bud e
bud_4444
Jul 13, 2010 1:07 am
Thanks for your post David. Â The boat I keep going back to is a Bolger Cabin Clam Skiff called Grinder. Â It's a little longer and wider that plans call for...
