... Bruce, Was this a design from Phil's pre-box days, before he abandoned complex curves for the possibilities of parsimony? I thought it a good mental ...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Sep 1, 2010 11:52 am
Jay: An extra 20 or 30 minutes to get on the water and an extra 20 or 30 minutes when you get home to tidy up are definitely disincentives to going out on the...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 1, 2010 6:38 pm
Fred, Have you seen this? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger_study_plans_only/files/Small%20Moto\ rsailer/ Sort of a scaled down version of the Alaskan Motor...
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Jay Bazuzi
jaybaz
Sep 2, 2010 2:23 am
I love that I live close to the water. I'm Port Townsend, WA, USA. The city has water on 3 sides. There are 3 boat launches available to me, with drive times...
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Jay Bazuzi
jaybaz
Sep 2, 2010 2:27 am
As a computer programmer, I love http://www.stackoverflow.com. By far the best Q&A for programming-related topics on the internet. The people behind it are...
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Eric
eric14850
Sep 2, 2010 2:32 am
You want really fast? Leave the mast up and leave the boat rigged as if on a mooring. If the mast is not any higher than an 18 wheeler it will fit under...
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Patrick Crockett
pwcrockett
Sep 2, 2010 2:44 am
Jay: I totally envy you -- I'd love to live in Port Townsend! I used to race a one-design dinghy. There were guys who would leave their shrouds attached so all...
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Fred Schumacher
fredschum
Sep 2, 2010 11:44 am
... Yes, I have seen this, and it's what originally got me to thinking about the benefits of a box keel. If a box keel has the same profile as a salient keel,...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 2, 2010 2:07 pm
Fred, You are no doubt also aware that Phil did a test boat called Brick Flying Cloud, but other newer members may not have heard of it. He noted it made...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Sep 2, 2010 3:05 pm
... One of the benefits I get from modeling a whole bunch of Bolger boats, is that I sometimes get glimpses into the thought process of PCB and PB&F as...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Sep 2, 2010 4:57 pm
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/bw/ I know I have done an isometric of Birdwatcher before, but I just did another one because I wanted to pay a more attention to...
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Fred Schumacher
fredschum
Sep 2, 2010 5:30 pm
... Nels, Thanks for the links and the helpful observations. I've only seen pictures of Flying Cloud and not the write up. It looks like an experiment that...
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Fred Schumacher
fredschum
Sep 2, 2010 6:20 pm
... Bruce, I want you to know how much I look forward to every new model you post. They're fascinating, and I think all of us here appreciate what you are ...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 2, 2010 6:28 pm
Fred, Yes, I guess you forgot the word "rudder" following larger. (Phil added flanges to the forward section of the keel and got some weather helm as a...
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Fred Schumacher
fredschum
Sep 2, 2010 7:51 pm
... Yes, I forgot to say larger rudder. I would think a more powerful rudder would be needed since the keel has no drag, and it would be harder to turn that...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Sep 2, 2010 9:31 pm
Here are writeups on two Brick variations, Flying Cloud and with a Gaff Rig. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BolgerCartoons/files/Brick%20Variants/ Note how much...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 2, 2010 9:49 pm
Very interesting Fred, My heritage is Scandinavian, yet a lot of us seem drawn to the Adriatic area as an ideal environment to dream about. Mostly maybe the...
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daschultz2000
Sep 2, 2010 11:54 pm
Also the box keel is a great place to put that small diesel with little or no shaft angle. Batteries can also be put down there, all improving the...
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mike
grafmichael
Sep 3, 2010 1:08 am
Great to have the weight down low,but that's the bilge... where that inevitable water WILL eventually go, flooding engine/electrical !! Better used for tanks...
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Mason Smith
adkgoodboat
Sep 3, 2010 1:13 pm
Dear Bruce, It is great to see this isometrics of Birdwatcher. Makes me lonesome for her. I wonder where you got the jib? It looks pretty, but is it real? And...
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Mason Smith
adkgoodboat
Sep 3, 2010 1:32 pm
Dear Bruce, great to see the new birdwatcher isometrics. I am doubly puzzled by what you say about the rub-rail under the windows. I thought the side panels of...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Sep 3, 2010 2:06 pm
... That version of Birdwatcher matches pretty closely the version of Birdwatcher shown in the Small Boat Journal article, called Cartoon 22, which I believe...
Mason, If you were to build another BW which rig would you mostly likely go with? Does the complications of the Solent rig off-set its light air advantages in...
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mason smith
adirondackgo...
Sep 3, 2010 5:16 pm
Nels, that would take some thinking. That is, to decide whether to use the Solent Lug or not on another Birdwtcher. I'd probably go for it. I solved the...
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Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Sep 3, 2010 6:23 pm
... Is this is the boat yard that was home to the live aboard Resolution, and lifetime hangout place for PCB?...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 3, 2010 6:42 pm
This was the production builder of the Bolger Dovekie and Shearwater. Peter Duff a long time friend of Mr. Bolger, can maybe take some of the credit for...
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prairiedog2332
Sep 3, 2010 8:11 pm
Mason, Not sure it you have seen this article written by Bob Larkin regarding his Birdwatcher2? http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw2_sails2.htm This Birdwatcher...
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lancefgunderson
Sep 3, 2010 11:13 pm
... The Montgomery Boatyard on the Annisquam River in Gloucester was the home of Resolution; she sits not far from there now...on the hard....
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Adirondack Goodboat
adirondackgo...
Sep 4, 2010 4:29 pm
Nels, I hadn't read Bob Larkin's account of sailing the Birdwatcher 2 with his various sails and combinations. He certainly is a great observer and fixer and...
