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22' Philip Bolger Retriever
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marvin4239
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Neat boat. It appears the engine is in a well. I wish they showed a picture of the transom.
Definately a flatwater boat. Described as a sharpie i.e. flat bottomed with a curious low volume cutwater (?) at the bow.
The builder did a beautiful job, the interior design and finish is very nice.
I can't help myself, here goes. I gotta wonder if the boat would be more versatile and seaworthy if he had started with a more conventional hullform. The Tolman Skiff, for example. http://www.alaska.net/~tolmanskiffs/
The builder did a beautiful job, the interior design and finish is very nice.
I can't help myself, here goes. I gotta wonder if the boat would be more versatile and seaworthy if he had started with a more conventional hullform. The Tolman Skiff, for example. http://www.alaska.net/~tolmanskiffs/
I agree that the workmanship seems beautiful. The Bolinger lines are certainly unique--in most all of his boats. I would be concerned about down wave performance in heavy weather.
Plus you could buy a 1996 C Dory for about half this price--but an interesting boat--and thanks for binging it to our attention.
Plus you could buy a 1996 C Dory for about half this price--but an interesting boat--and thanks for binging it to our attention.
Wow! This brings back memories. A friend of mine built one of these, and I cruised with him twice. This was the boat that made me understand the concept of water camping, efficient operation, trailerability, and some other stuff. I remember going under a bridge by Atlantic City on the ICW, and marvelling how convenient to not have to blow a horn and wait!
NOT just a flat water boat. On part of our trip we exited the ICW at the north end and went in the Atlantic for the last - what is it? - maybe 20-30 miles. It was a rough day and I questioned the wisdom of being in waves we couldn't see over. We pounded our way up the coast and arrived in good shape.
After two or three years use, my friend was dying of cancer. He made a last long trip from NYC down to southern Florida on the ICW, and then over to the Bahamas and back. Then he died in the winter, a great loss.
NOT just a flat water boat. On part of our trip we exited the ICW at the north end and went in the Atlantic for the last - what is it? - maybe 20-30 miles. It was a rough day and I questioned the wisdom of being in waves we couldn't see over. We pounded our way up the coast and arrived in good shape.
After two or three years use, my friend was dying of cancer. He made a last long trip from NYC down to southern Florida on the ICW, and then over to the Bahamas and back. Then he died in the winter, a great loss.
The time spent in this Bolger boat really defined my desire for a boat that could do what his did. When I saw my first C Dory, it clearly met the specs. Between the C Dory and the Bolger, I'd have to say the C Dory is easier in a lot of ways, and vastly more handsome. In favor of the Bolger, I really liked sleeping on the settee of what feels like a livingroom.
Performance of the Bolger: Part of its stabilty in rough water, I think, is what looks like a wide keel (your walkway inside) that sticks out from the hull. Crusing speed. We cruised at 13Kt. His boat introduced me to both the 4 stroke Honda 90 and the GPS chartplotter, both key advances in modern boating.
Nice to see this boat. Thanks.
Dave
Performance of the Bolger: Part of its stabilty in rough water, I think, is what looks like a wide keel (your walkway inside) that sticks out from the hull. Crusing speed. We cruised at 13Kt. His boat introduced me to both the 4 stroke Honda 90 and the GPS chartplotter, both key advances in modern boating.
Nice to see this boat. Thanks.
Dave