The only info I can add about this AS29 (modified) is that the boat appears (as of 2009 to be located on a trailer in a field in Kansas. The builder (Tom)...
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adventures_in_astroph...
adventures_i...
May 4, 2011 1:10 pm
... For the money and time invested in building my Robote, it's difficult to imagine any boat providing more bang for the buck. Not counting oars, I doubt I...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
May 7, 2011 9:31 am
I always liked double enders. OTH a transom sterned boat has a lot to offer, too. While not from PB&F, this little boat is from a man Phil Bolger called...
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kayaker37
May 8, 2011 12:11 pm
This was for sale for a while, price had been reduced, and now free. Thought I would pass this on, I have nothing to do with this, thought someone might be...
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brucehallman
May 9, 2011 3:03 pm
... By my crude math, there is nearly $400 worth of salvageable lead ballast in that "free" boat....
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David
saillips
May 9, 2011 9:19 pm
I've been out of the loop and just found out about Mr Payson's passing. I built my first boat, a Bolger Gypsy, from the detailed instructions in "Build the New...
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thedumbox2
May 9, 2011 11:06 pm
I'd be keen to hear Micro owners thoughts on trailering Micro. I can't imagine that it would be any more difficult than trailering a Compac 16. What are your...
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c.ruzer
May 10, 2011 9:18 am
Perhaps, but IIRC bulkhead bolted steel bars. The ad says a few built, but this is the only one, no? Built by Edgar, owned for a time by Mike, then Cabbie,...
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BillP
paxton_consu...
May 10, 2011 11:20 am
June 3-5 is right around the corner. Find full details at lakepepinmessabout.com Bill Paxton Apple Valley, MN...
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Connor, Patrick
patcboi
May 10, 2011 1:32 pm
Talk to Mason Smith, Adirondack Goodboat. He has trailered his extensively. Patrick A. Connor ________________________________ From: bolger@yahoogroups.com...
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William
trimaran
May 10, 2011 4:00 pm
Dennis, What specifically do you want to know? Launching/retrieval, weight, tow vehicles, trailer design...? I tow my Long Micro on a 16 foot, flat-bed...
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Susanne@...
phil.bolger
May 10, 2011 4:15 pm
Micro plans (#422) are incorporating a tabernacle option since 2004 in a package of now 11 sheets for $250. The mast length is with trailer tongue length...
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freshairfiend
May 10, 2011 5:10 pm
Howdy all, I am having difficulty figuring out how to do some repair work on the insides of the bilgeboard cases on my AS 29, and am hoping the brain trust...
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Myles J. Swift
caigk
May 10, 2011 5:33 pm
My main problem trailering Micro is getting the mast up and down. I need to change it to a tabernacle if I keep it. MylesJ...
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brucehallman
May 10, 2011 5:39 pm
... I recall, I think, one other instance of needing to re-access the swinging board cases on an AS-29. To me, using a saw to temporarily remove the sides of...
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thedumbox2
May 10, 2011 6:04 pm
Hi Bill, I've seen your vids of Pugnacious on both Lake Erie and in the North Channel; very nice. I live in Michigan and so would sail primarily on Lake...
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William
trimaran
May 10, 2011 7:07 pm
Dennis, Thanks. I think Myles has some pics of his trailer in one of the groups. There was a discussion about Micro trailers in the past two years here. I've...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
May 10, 2011 8:46 pm
Has anyone looked into enhancing the towing ability of a small car? My Yaris is said by the factory to be good for 7-800 pounds. I'm pretty sure its not the...
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freshairfiend
May 11, 2011 12:42 am
Hi Bruce, Thanks for the suggestion. I've been considering that, though I think overall it would take considerably more than a weekend. I doubt you could...
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Rick Bedard
sctree
May 11, 2011 1:32 am
Just thinking.. So you need to increase the spacing between the facing surfaces of the rubbing strakes enough so that after epoxy and paint you get your...
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masonsmith@...
adkgoodboat
May 11, 2011 1:04 pm
Micro is very nice to travel with. The key is the trailer. Mine is a fairly long-tongued Long and I at first thought it oversized for the boat but came to...
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William
trimaran
May 11, 2011 1:16 pm
Mark, Yes. When I was much younger, a little dumber, and rather desperate, I removed the rear bumper from my 1981 Toyota Starlet, welded a class IV bumper...
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Mark Hamill
sunbearone
May 11, 2011 1:51 pm
How about replacing the ply board with a metal one or a metal cored ply board??...
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Myles J. Swift
caigk
May 11, 2011 5:03 pm
Hey, that Micro being pulled by the Ranger is mine, and that was a 4 cylinder Ranger. After that I got a V-6 Dakota and now a basic Cherokee. It was a bit...
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brucehallman
May 11, 2011 7:11 pm
... $141/Ton. Yes, the one time I got a trailer by junking a boat I used a Sawsall to break it into pieces because it was much cheaper than trying to dispose...
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Andrew
andrew_kieren
May 11, 2011 11:34 pm
Mark, The towing capacity of a car is determined by a number of factors: - engine/gearbox capacity, the total amount of power required to maintain speed and...
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freshairfiend
May 12, 2011 1:20 am
Rick, that sanding machine would be one unique piece of equipment... :-) However, your suggestion of using a bike tube as a 'pressure plate' gave me an idea....
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
May 12, 2011 1:30 am
Andrew, Thanks for all the factors. You helped me realize the Yaris tow weight differences could be all or greatly in the tires or the spring rates, especially...
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freshairfiend
May 12, 2011 1:36 am
Mark, the bilgeboards on the AS29 have a center web/core of 3/8" (~9mm) aluminum, and on each side an outer face of 1/2" ply which is fully encased in...
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Rick Bedard
sctree
May 12, 2011 1:41 am
Could you jury rig that sanding block to the business end of a compressed air power file? ________________________________ From: freshairfiend...
