This atmospheric photo is taken from Dan Hookham's The Simplistic Sailboat, A Family Cruise in a $600 boat, his tale of building, then cruising the San Juan...
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Stefan Topolski
reddoc000
Apr 5, 2011 1:11 pm
As I had felt, the photos show that she livens up a bit and looks a little cuter with something on top to break up the long straight lines, á la Red Zinger...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Apr 5, 2011 9:23 am
Well, if they were four hundred, I'd think about selling you mine, hope it doesn't break your heart to learn, I bought for $35, straight from Phil. Now, $200...
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BillP
paxton_consu...
Apr 4, 2011 6:21 pm
It is not too early to reserve some tent space for the Lake Pepin Messabout on June 3-5. Use the event website (lakepepinmessabout.com) to drop me a note if...
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brucehallman
Apr 4, 2011 3:43 pm
http://hallman.org/bolger/JessieCooper/ ... The waters around Tasmania are about a rough as you can find anywhere....
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Apr 4, 2011 3:06 pm
Pretty neat. The mods look to suit the boat pretty well. I would think a guy could use her well for cruising about any place you want to go. She is attractive...
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brucehallman
Apr 4, 2011 2:48 pm
http://www.boatsalestas.com.au/list.php?dealer=boat_sales_tas&ToDo=show_details&cate=Sail_mono&de=74629 This looks like a heavily modified Jessie Cooper for...
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c.ruzer
Apr 4, 2011 10:21 am
... Not that much. Looked up the correspondence - I should have written more than "3 times" as much, sorry. The quote was actually $200, my memory said $250......
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Apr 4, 2011 9:14 am
Are you talking about $400?...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Apr 3, 2011 6:17 pm
MR. Bolger in commenting on my wanting my boat 30ft instead of the 28ft as we originally talked about, said "Of course we all know bigger is always better"....
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loyseal1
Apr 3, 2011 5:55 pm
Finally got back home after watching the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox on opening day. Here is the letter from Bolger. Dear Mr. Seal, Plans of Long Micro, our...
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c.ruzer
Apr 3, 2011 9:18 am
... Long Micro Navigator album(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/photos/album/1193635355/pic/list...
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c.ruzer
Apr 3, 2011 9:12 am
... Yes, I have more than enough ply now. Certainly I'll document it if indeed I do get to go ahead with it before something else. I'd like to obtain an...
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c.ruzer
Apr 3, 2011 8:58 am
The answer is in the question... unless you've another?...
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Bill Howard
nellysford2002
Apr 3, 2011 1:53 am
WELL DONE! Fair winds this summer!...
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Joe Stromski
joe_strom2000
Apr 3, 2011 1:11 am
This afternoon I pulled my AF4 out of the garage and put together a video overview of her. I hope you enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbm3OvqRfQw ...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Apr 2, 2011 8:51 pm
I am now sailing a Vega 27 and am happy to have a drain plug in the bilge. My ice box drains into the builge so when I haul I dump some detergent in the bilge...
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John and Kathy Trussell
clumber03
Apr 2, 2011 8:24 pm
I once was a passenger on a big deep v. The owner's wife backed us into the water and agreed to meet us at the end of the day. We motored 6 miles offshore to...
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Ron Magen
quahog19038
Apr 2, 2011 8:00 pm
Bill & 'yonder' - Depending on the type of 'Drain', or more specifically 'Drain Plug', hang a 'reminder' on the hatch latch or some other VERY CONSPICUOUS...
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captreed@...
captreed...
Apr 2, 2011 5:21 am
... Me too. Reed Ventura, CA...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Apr 2, 2011 5:15 am
... Thomas, you out there? Do you recall about the ballast?...
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loyseal1
Apr 2, 2011 3:35 am
Ten years ago when I lived in New Orleans, I wrote Bolger a letter asking his opinion of the two boats. He closed the his reply with, "Long Micro is a powerful...
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Stefano
stegorda
Apr 1, 2011 8:44 pm
... Don't know about this but... ... speaking of subjectiveness: I think Micro is 100% SMART with a look that says: "4'x8' plywood sheets" and still looking...
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Myles J. Swift
caigk
Apr 1, 2011 5:31 pm
Phil commented that Micro is not the boat most people want but is the boat most people need. MylesJ...
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daschultz2000
Apr 1, 2011 5:11 pm
The text quoted from BWAOM below is from the chapter concerning Whalewatcher. I'm not sure why it is included in this conversation. Don "> ECONOMY SEAGOING...
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brucehallman
Apr 1, 2011 5:07 pm
... I did some pencil work trying to scheme out a navigator cabin for the Long Micro a few years back, and the problem that I uncovered in that process was...
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brucehallman
Apr 1, 2011 4:48 pm
... I have studied the Anhinga design, and if built per plans, it should be solidly self righting. It has high up buoyancy in the full height aft box...
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yonderman@...
jmbell1
Apr 1, 2011 2:11 pm
I've never regretted having a drain plug in the bottom of my larger boats. This is particularly useful when you are trailering during a heavy rainstorm. On a...
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apraphett777
Apr 1, 2011 1:22 pm
I have crabbed and fished and trapped my entire life , I use knots on a daily basis and every time I use a simple overhand knot to " back a Knot" I think about...
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Stefan Topolski
reddoc000
Apr 1, 2011 10:58 am
There's never a final word on our emotional perseverations on this and that boat design, or a wee bit of not harmful ancestor worship in asking what Phil would...
