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Made a slideshow on youtube of our Birdwatcher being built between 2007-09. Bolger Birdwatcher, Frances E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er8RK7guJzM Rex and...
5 Jan 9, 2013
4:38 am

ccarterkk
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I'm poring over Phil's drawings for the tabernacles and Chinese gaff sails on the Micro Ii and Navigator, thinking that I might complete Charles McCabe's Micro...
7 Jan 8, 2013
12:36 am

Mason Smith
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I can't seem to find anything in the pix, files, or messages addressing the differences. First reference to Micro II is in 2004. thanks tla...
2 Jan 6, 2013
8:35 pm

Mason Smith
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http://jewelrygenie.co.uk/images/wmnhl.php?utoj=utoj...
1 Jan 6, 2013
8:12 pm

ron burlingame
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From the Trading Post: TRAILER SAILER Phillip Bolger, Martha Jane design, 23'6 Leeboard Sharpie, very well equipped, traditional rig, good sails, small galley,...
10 Jan 3, 2013
3:24 pm

Mason Smith
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That we have built. Jazz, Melonseed Skiff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-iG3eFH4xk Babs, Melonseed Skiff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVqQubKR-8 No Man's...
1 Dec 31, 2012
7:18 pm

RexP
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Locust By Douglas G Pollard Sr.  I have been trying to get some one to take an interest in this as a worth while project. For about a year I’ve been...
3 Dec 27, 2012
3:39 pm

Douglas Pollard
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I have had good luck using penitrol on fir plywood by following their instructions. Mainly putting wet on wet for as long as it takes to keep the surface...
2 Dec 26, 2012
6:15 pm

MylesJ. Swift
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While I could go crazy on my next build and run to the coast (8 hours) and get Okume or Meranti at $90 a sheet, I'd just as soon not do that. The local...
21 Dec 25, 2012
4:21 pm

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That about says it all. Phil did not much care for high religious holidays. As many of you already know, he read the Bible twice and the Koran once cover-to-...
1 Dec 24, 2012
3:49 pm

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I forget in which book Phil Bolger said he would update Fiddler II, again. Here are images of what I imagine he would do, that is I imagine he would update...
31 Dec 23, 2012
8:35 pm

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http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?154684-bolger-porn http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?154965-Bolger-Otter-as-solo-camp-cruiser-single-hander...
1 Dec 23, 2012
1:57 pm

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Hello my fellow Bolger fans. I'm a total newbe to boats, and I don't even know the basic jargon yet. However, I would like to discuss the "big picture" with...
9 Dec 20, 2012
6:36 pm

MylesJ. Swift
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36 Dec 19, 2012
10:41 pm

Meckelburg
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My wife wants a Stand Up Paddleboard, she has never used one and neither have I. We could rent one at the beach next summer to get some knowledge, but that...
6 Dec 19, 2012
9:11 pm

jdmeddock
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This unique set of numbers - never to be seen again in our life-times - seems way more interesting that any 'Upper-Podolian Calendar' fixations some folks seem...
2 Dec 12, 2012
5:06 pm

Bill Howard
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FYI eBay Item number: 370706165644 "This is an original magazine ad. It measures 8 1/2 x 11 3/4. The ad is in good condition" (1957? $6) "Boats In The Cameras...
4 Dec 7, 2012
7:57 pm

brucehallman
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John Gilbert brought to my attention a Bolger boat previously unknown to me, a 28 foot sloop published in the Feb 1953 issue of Rudder....
5 Dec 7, 2012
6:22 pm

prairiedog2332
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This is really neat! Go take a look at this thing. Of course they are just finishing up the prototype If it works as advertises It will change a lot of...
1 Dec 5, 2012
5:00 pm

Douglas Pollard
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http://www.hallman.org/bolger/MinimumProa/ This looks like a 'head turner' cheap, fun and fast boat. It disassembles into pieces so (depending on the choice...
18 Dec 4, 2012
6:36 am

c.ruzer
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Phil would have been 85 years of age today. Susanne Altenburger, PB&F...
2 Dec 4, 2012
6:16 am

Dennis Mcfadden
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Peter Lenihan of this group has sent me a wonderful article about his Micro and specifically about pouring the keel. This is a great resource for anyone with...
53 Nov 27, 2012
10:32 am

Pat
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Hi Does anyone have an email address for Common Sense Boats & Books. I place and order for Micro Trawler but have not received a response. -- Jim Stein ...
42 Nov 17, 2012
2:36 am

JOHN WALLIS
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(NOT MINE. I note 2nd time it's been up for auction at this price - already passed in once... be quick) SMALL BOATS Item number: 360500954295 Time left:12m 12s...
2 Nov 15, 2012
8:55 pm

c.ruzer
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Bring Out Another Thou$ and Finance: http://www.bloomberg.com/consumer-spending/2012-05-15/the-real-cost-of-owning-a-boat.html That can't be right!...
6 Nov 12, 2012
7:46 am

c.ruzer
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Are any plans available Mr Bolger's Otter I (the original, NOT Otter II)? Thanks Ed...
5 Nov 11, 2012
6:07 am

John Kohnen
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My guess is that lifting the bed is how access made to ouboard engine? What did Phil have to say about this arrangement?...
9 Nov 10, 2012
3:03 pm

Tom Pee
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I don't like the high thrust outboards that seem to be the optimal propulsion for many Bolger designs. Let me rephrase that, I actually have the highest...
31 Nov 8, 2012
1:35 pm

Mason Smith
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Anybody recognize the boat in the photos? http://www.theprovince.com/travel/replace+rocking+chair+senior+traveller&#92; s/7396700/story.html ...
4 Nov 6, 2012
5:57 pm

Bruce Hector
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Hello All, in the context of Phil's Army-service ('46 -'47) incl. one episode of him helping out in the aftermath of a Cyclone across greater Tokyo, and of...
1 Nov 4, 2012
10:34 pm

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