It's Brian Owens scow schooner... and yes it was built and resides in New Zealand. Some good photos of the boat here... ...
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phil.bolger
Feb 19, 2013 3:54 pm
It is not one of 'ours'. Susanne Altenburger, PB&F ... From: BruceHallman To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:50 AM Subject: Re:...
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brucehallman
Feb 19, 2013 3:51 pm
I do not recognize that boat as being a Phil Bolger design, though it may be one which I am not familiar. My hunch is that it is not, and the schooner...
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Pat
namkianorbu
Feb 19, 2013 4:39 am
I believe it was made in New Zealand. Can any one identify this Boat? Cheers PAT...
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Stephen Kandul
afge1922
Feb 18, 2013 9:56 pm
Hi, clearing out the book shelf getting ready to move into assisted living.. Contact me off list if you are interested in buying any of the following books....
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Feb 14, 2013 9:26 pm
Mr. Bolger designed Wolftrap for me or rather my Parteners and my Machine shop. The idea being that we were particularly capable of building a nice aluminum...
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David
dir_cobb
Feb 14, 2013 8:57 pm
My understanding is that Loose Moose is Bob & Sheila Wise's name for their boat (and business among other things). Loose Moose was a Jessie Cooper, Loose Moose...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Feb 13, 2013 3:14 pm
Yeah Mathew in a sense you are right they are different designs, but are they really. I grew up sailing sharpies and I would have never in my wildest dream...
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Matthew Long
cluttonfred
Feb 13, 2013 10:56 am
I don't think that's right, there may be a spiritual connection with Jessie Cooper but Loose Moose is definitely its own unique design....
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Michael Childs
michael_v_ch...
Feb 13, 2013 7:15 am
don't click on the link from paulbear. I believe it is a virus. Â Michael Childs 415 828 9663 - 626 799 9796 www.michaelchilds.com michael_v_childs@... ...
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Andrew
andrew_kieren
Feb 13, 2013 3:26 am
I've uploaded some photos of Bolger boats seen at the Australian Wooden Boat festival last weekend. The folder is under Photos "2013 Australian Wooden boat...
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Jim
survivalizer
Feb 13, 2013 1:04 am
... Thanks to all, and especially mr. and mrs. Wise....
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Feb 12, 2013 11:53 pm
AS far as I know Loose Moose is an extended Jessie Cooper which originally was a bolger design. They changed her some with Schooner rig lee-boards and likely...
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Mike Allison
mysloop
Feb 12, 2013 11:46 pm
... You could ask Bob Wise. His web site is http://www.paradiseconnections.com/contact.html He has been helpful to me about details of the boat. Mike Allison...
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loosemoosefilmworks
loosemoosefi...
Feb 12, 2013 11:44 pm
Pretty much... We asked Phil to design Loose Moose 2 but he told us that he had a huge backlog and could not get to it for a few years. As a result we...
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Dan Burrill
teadaemon
Feb 12, 2013 11:33 pm
I don't know for definite, but my guess would be that both designers were asked to design a boat to the same specification, and the Wise's built the one they...
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Jim
survivalizer
Feb 12, 2013 11:24 pm
Does anyone know why two designers both claim to have designed the boat? I seems, from published pictures, that the design the Wise's built was the Bolger...
Doug Why all the worry about holding tanks? Most cruisers don't make it that big a deal. Composting toilets seem to work well with small crews. HJ Back late...
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dnjost
Feb 10, 2013 10:45 pm
wow...I had not thought of that. lash the new clew to the sprit boom and then lead it aft through an outhaul type arrangement. I am currently working on...
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Matthew Long
cluttonfred
Feb 10, 2013 7:06 pm
Thanks, Susanne, and glad to hear that you are making through the Gloucester winter. Yes, that dory hull made up of straight sides is very appealing, though...
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phil.bolger
Feb 10, 2013 4:26 pm
Good morning. All shoveled out ! #370 "Solution-48" (48'x12'8"x2'6") a lugger-ketch steel centerboarder has been built in a number of copies, sometimes back...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol1
Feb 10, 2013 4:07 pm
Back late last winder I posted looking for a live aboard barge to cruise the rivers and bays and to live aboard. I was thinking a wide sharpie kind of hull....
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Mason Smith
adirondackgo...
Feb 10, 2013 3:30 pm
For reefing the Micro's mainsail I like David's reefing downhaul idea (though going forward to tie down the reef cringle to the tack doesn't bother me much,...
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sirdarnell
Feb 10, 2013 3:25 pm
If you've won the lottery make her out of copper-nickel (90/10). Slight increase in weight and strength, with same scantlings, but no corrosion or painting,...
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Khary S
benhazin
Feb 10, 2013 2:10 pm
Does anyone have info on plans for the Sea Rover 30? I love that boat!...
Thanks, Susanne. On the off chance that I don't win the lottery and I would have to tackle such a project with my own retirement funds, are there any other...
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dnjost
Feb 9, 2013 10:02 pm
Sail was on sail track, not laced on. I had a ss hook tied to a piece of line and down to a block on the deck, then run aft to a small cleat on the aft edge...
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RSS
otter55806
Feb 9, 2013 3:45 pm
Sounds like a great life! Never been boating in that area of Canada, but the articles in boating mags show it to be great! I wouldn't want to spend summers in...
