Hi, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned bamboo yet. [Craig - are you asleep?] The original hollow spars were bamboo poles. As we all know, bamboo has ...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Aug 1, 2000 9:55 am
... From: "Samson family" <Bill.Samson@...> To: <bolger@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 2:42 AM Subject: [bolger] Re:Hollow masts ... the ......
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Mark Albanese
marka@...
Aug 1, 2000 10:28 am
FWIW the Windsprint plans show a square, hollow, tapered mast, 15' 6" x 3" to carry a 113 sq. ft. balanced lug. There's a solid plug at the bottom 2' 6". The...
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Peter Vanderwaart
pvanderw@...
Aug 1, 2000 1:06 pm
Back in the sixties, my family had a GP-14, a Jack Holt design similar in shape and construction to the Enterprise. We used a British Seagull on a fancy...
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curtis betts
curtis@...
Aug 1, 2000 4:37 pm
Jim, I don't know actual speeds, I'll have to set up a measured mile sometime, and get a watch. As noted previously, Diablo does well with a 15 short shaft....
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Orr, Jamie
jorr@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:02 pm
I'll pass it on, but there's not much more to say. The construction is the same as shown in "Build the Instant Catboat" if I've got the title right -- the...
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david
galvind@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:07 pm
Bill, When I built my Bolger/Payson "Canoe" or "Pirogue" (Bolger calls it a pirogue, Payson calls it a canoe), I laid out all the pieces and cut them out prior...
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Jeff Gilbert
jgilbert@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:27 pm
Safe drawing (will help) Jeff Gilbert ... From: Bill Turnbull <wturn@...> To: <bolger@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 11:38 AM Subject:...
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Ralph Wight
UncleRalph@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:35 pm
I am considering building either a Bolger designed Chebacco or a Nigel Irens Romilly for my next boat building project. They have a number of similarities: -...
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Richard Spelling
richard@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:43 pm
I vote for the "will float if swamped" option... Part of the reason for making a wooden boat... How I respond to people asking "what do you make your boats out...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:43 pm
Well, on one point, at least here in the USA you are bound to make any vessel under 21 feet float when swamped. Of course, we don't get too many Coast Guard...
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Garth Battista
garth@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:10 pm
... To Bill and anyone else starting a Toto: This is a little thing, and not really Bolger, but maybe worth mentioning. When I cut all the panels as indicated...
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Orr, Jamie
jorr@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:13 pm
You should know that I'm biased, I chose Chebacco. But if you plan to travel, the lighter weight is less trouble on the trailer, and that means visits to more...
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Chris Crandall
crandall@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:53 pm
... Despite the apparent similarities, these are very different boats. Chebacco is explicitly designed to be easy to build--Romilly is not. Strip-plank...
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Peter Vanderwaart
pvanderw@...
Aug 1, 2000 9:01 pm
... You pose a very interesting questions, especially since the Romilly was designed (I suppose) for English weather (windy) and Chebacco for USA weather...
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Foster Price
foster.price@...
Aug 1, 2000 9:06 pm
Ralph Wrote ... The sailing characteristics of these boats will be quite different and should be the biggest factor in your choice - a boat suited to local ...
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David Jost
djost@...
Aug 1, 2000 10:51 pm
I can do a measured mile in 5 minutes. With my 50lb weight (son) and the 10 HP longshaft Johnson. In reference to beefing up the transom on an Enterprise....
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David Jost
djost@...
Aug 1, 2000 10:58 pm
I picked up my Micro keel at the foundry today and it weighed in 35 pounds light. I know that I lost a little weight with the 3% antimony mix, but not that...
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KF4call@...
Aug 1, 2000 11:07 pm
To all, There is another safety related design characteristic that is not yet been mentioned here...it is the "self righting" capacity of the boat. When I was...
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david johnson
aprophet@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:02 am
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Jeff Gilbert
jgilbert@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:10 am
Id like to be in a Chebaco, with a few small, carefully placed water-ballast tanks built in. (And wearing an anti-design-altering flame suit) Jeff...
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David Ryan
david@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:21 am
FBBB -- A 7 1/2 inch body grinder is a dangerous, but effective tool. The hull of the Light Scooner Margaret Ellen is ready to be painted! Wonder if the...
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Vince Chew
vachew@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:36 am
David, If you are asking if my glass sheathing continues across the butt-joints, the answer is yes. My work table is 40 ft. long (sawhorses and planks). I...
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Mark Albanese
marka@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:15 pm
Looking at Sam Rabl's old 'Boatbuilding in Your Own Back Yard' got me thinking that, in the same way plywood is partly an alternative to scarce, great timber...
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Michael Surface
msurface@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:18 pm
Hi All Self righting is possible in a non-ballasted boat. Bolger's Birdwatcher design is a good example. With the Birdwatcher high freeboard and low ...
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John Bell
jmbell@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:37 pm
I never even thought of weighing mine... and I'm not going to, either. If it's light, then ignorance is bliss. Besides, it's to dang heavy to load back up an...
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:46 pm
Hi, Lotsa interesting stuff this time! Re the Chebacco/Romilly question - I agree with almost all the opinions that have been expressed. I don't think I'd...
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daniel.curnutte@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:50 pm
I wouldn't worry about it... I'm sure that you will want to keep a spare anchor in th bottom of the boat somewhere. Or your idea of sticking somelumps of lead ...
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Bill Turnbull
wturn@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:22 pm
Garth, Thanks for the feedback. I'll check the blueprints tonight. Bill ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your...
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hwal@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:38 pm
In a message dated 8/2/2000 8:33:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, marka@... writes: << Looking at Sam Rabl's old 'Boatbuilding in Your Own Back Yard'...
