Some of the boats Bill and Beth have built over the past 30 years.
Click on the small pictures to view larger images, then use "back arrow" to return to this page.
Early 1970's
|
Bill's kids in "Tea Cup". Bill's Son (left) is now the same age as my daughter--41 this year (2001)! |
Hot Dog Hydroplane
|
Bills copy of Sam Rabel's 14 ft. sailing dory. |
"Raven"
Phil Bolger Designed "Black Skimmer" - Built in mid 70's
|
|
|
|
Original "Jessie Cooper"
Phil Bolger Designed Cruising Sharpie Derivative - Built in the early 80's - I built a sister ship named "Tomboy" in the late 80's. Click Here to go to the Tomboy Web Pages and more pictures of JC.
|
|
|
|
"Saghali"
Phil Bolger Designed Breakdown Schooner - Built in Mid 80's
|
|
|
|
|
Making Knots with Tyvek Sails |
Drying out at Low Tide |
The Breakdown Schooner is designed to be built in pieces, then trailed to the marina, the pieces are bolted together, the boat rigged and away you go. The Schooner is 48 Ft long, 8 ft. Beam and displaces about 13,000 Lbs as designed. Bolger drew this boat just for Bill and Beth, and they built "Sags" in about two years working in spare time. As always, Beth sewed the sails as she has done for all the boats to date |
"ADA"
Phil Bolger Designed Fast Motorsailer - Built in the early 90's, and the boat Bill still Cruises.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Right: Ada as Bill has modified the boat and as she appears today. |
|
"Clodhopper"
Bill asked me to draw a plywood version of Phil Bolger's round bottomed fiberglass design called "Lady Slipper" that he could build - Bill built this boat about 1995 and used it as a dinghy for "Ada"
|
|
|
|
Click here for a look at Clodhopper's Hull Sections
"SWEET PEA"
Bolger Designed "Catfish Beach Cruiser" Built in the late 90's now owned and sailed by Bills son.
"Glass House"
Below is Bill's version of the Chebacco Motor Sailer in Model Form. Is this the next boat??
|
|
|
|
