Maybe varifocal lenses would help. I've tried it all ways: separate reading and distance glasses, bifocals and trifocals but for me the varifocals are the...
It's not easy to advise without knowing the dimensions -- length and width -- of the gaps, but you can fix up just about any mistake. If the gap is large, you...
Hi, For those interested in The "Delaware" Small Trawler yacht and haven't got the MAIB issue. I've just uploaded a scan of the article from a PDF file that I...
3/4" gaps! That's great carpentry from my level of skill. And of course, it's well within "epoxy range". Any gap that can be bridged with 6 inch fiberglass...
John - 3/4"? not bad! Here is what I do when fixing small holes (up to 2") on Pointy Skiff, and with the gaps that occured when building Diablo. 1. duct...
I have just uploaded two photos of b=my micro with its Junk rig. Sadly this was just a few days before my mast cracked for the second time. Will be back on...
I could read every word, Hugo, including the spelling error -- are there no proofreaders any more?. It took me a while to work out what was happening on deck...
... Hi Martin, Fantastic and inspiring. I have not been following your progress on this development and have a couple of questions. How have you located your...
Can you upload these to the files section? The photo section reduces all your lovely 215k photos or so to about 10k losing a lot of detail. Thanks, Paul...
Graeme: Thanks. Found them. That beach cruiser is interesting. I'm looking for womething that can be built of foam/epoxy/glass instead of ply/glass for an...
Hi Gary, I just realised from here: (see pp 3 & 9) http://www.boatdesign.com/postings/Files/instbb/ib9.pdf that "Jinni" is a plumb-sided squareboat. Slightly...
Actually, is the "Jinny" hull a slightly bigger "June Bug", or a re- worked "Cold Water Sailboard" (Chapter 5 FS)? I've thought about camper mods to "CWS". ...
In a message dated 7/1/2005 12:03:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Those Norwegians are one tough bunch of seafarers and skilled...
In a message dated 7/1/2005 12:03:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bolger@yahoogroups.com writes: Hell, clear duct tape and spray painted cardboard might do the...
Where may I find the plans and specs for the Bolger "Grout" that serves as the connector for two standard "Bricks" forming the "Double Brick?" Thanks for the...
... Gary, I forget the details, but a few years ago I sat down and worked out the weight for Gypsy built out of various types of Ply and alternatively from...
... HAPPY 80TH JOHN!!! Statistics prove that Birthdays are good for you. The more you have the longer you live. Good luck on the Cartopper. Just use wider seam...
Whoops! Sorry guys - clicked the wrong email address. Bill ... From: Will Samson To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:50 PM Subject:...
Nels, Answers in line. ... The mast in on the centre line just infront of the vent ( I have a window which now only opens a inch but still vents the boat ok....
Graeme, I'm not sure Jimmi would row as well as the others, although it would be a possibility. It would be a better bet if two of us do this competition...
Gary, "competition" changes things. IIRC Tom F Jones in "Low Resistance Boats" wrote of a <100 lbs garvey he once designed for a week-or-so long beachcruising...
Gary, If you go to: http://boatdesign.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-6334 .. you will find useful guidance on foam/glass scantlings. Following the advice...
Hello everybody, I've just posted the latest building pictures in the files section of Bolger5, they're dated July 3. We've just moved all the major components...
... Gary, as I said it was a few years back, so this may not be right, but I think I used "The Elements of Boat Strength for Builders, Designers, and Owners"...
... strength. ... the ... Thanks everyone for the thought and advice. I should have explained better the use for this boat. It's for an expedition type...
