I completely agree that Messing About in Boats is a must have for Bolger fans and other small boat people. What does anyone think about the Matsue Traveler...
I am interested in building the Chebacco sailboat. I want to build the plywood lapstrake version. Can anyone comment on how complete the plans are and how easy...
Check out Chebacco.com. The whole site is devoted to this one vessel. Best of luck. There is a book you can purchase called " plywood lapstrake boat building"....
I bought Chebacco plans from Dynamite Payson (see www.instantboats.com) for $60. The plans are very detailed. I have built only one boat, a Bolger June Bug,...
Bill, The Chebacco plans and building key have been upgraded over the years as different modifications and ideas have been incorporated. When I purchased...
Great comments. I have seen the Ben Ho site and I also have Oughtred book as well as the Brooks and Hill book. It seems that at this point, I should buy the...
Another thing you might want to consider is taking a course in boatbuilding. WoodenBoat magazine has a whole summer of courses, and many maritime museums offer...
Correct, sheet ply version from Dynamite Payson, $60. Does not include building key, but that is available in his book Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite...
Hi, all. I want to get out on the water in a boat that is a little more than just a tight camper, but not fancy. I want to build it cheap and quickly and use...
... I bet you could list more than a dozen Bolger designs that you might consider. Any boat of the size you are talking about is a big project. It's important...
... Bill, Yes I have started building - but I am building the Lapstrake Chebacco 25. I ordered all of the Chebacco 20 plans for reference so that I could...
Thanks, Harry and Peter, Yes, I have experience building boats. I looked at Caprice at Harry's suggestion. That seems quite good for what I am after. I will...
Not sure which building method you would consider cheaper and quicker. The stitch and glue multi-chine like Caprice or a hard chine-log nail and glue flat...
... By far, the quickest and cheapest way to get out sailing is to buy one of those cheap unloved fiberglass boats that people essentially give away on...
... True in the US. Maybe not so true in Asia. I assume the high-quality natural lumber needed for steamed frames and carvel planking is unavailable. You can...
Thanks for the link. Great build photos. http://picasaweb.google.com/PemaquidMarine/WilliamDJochemsFamilySchooner\ DesignedByPhilBolger# Nels ... one ... ...
All - I've built a couple small Bolger boats - but, have always had a hankering to build the Chebacco. BUT - w/the size of my family, 20' is too small. I...
Plans are in Phil Bolger's Boats With an Open Mind, available from Amazon. See http://www.amazon.com/Boats-Open-Mind-Seventy-Five-Unconventional/dp/0070063761...
"Not in Asia" - yep. No craiglist give-aways here. Also, anything imported to Thailand has a 100-200% import duty. THere are plastic boats here, but hate...
The Chebacco 25 drawings in BWAOM are very detailed and I actually built my moulds from the information in the book before the actual drawings arrived. I too...
I was just looking at the plans for the featherwind in one of Phil Bolger's books before ordering. There are 2 side profiles. One listed as "expanded side...
