"Slicer"

[Eddiebou]

A friend of mine wants to build (Bolger's?) "Slicer". Anyone got opinions, comments on this hull? 29' loa with a 15 hp outboard.

[Ian McColgin]

Trescool.

[orbb]

Is this it?

[Ian McColgin]

Yep.

[Dryfeet]

Reminds me of the ubiquitous 'panga' seen all around the world. I suspect that fuel efficiency might be one reason for their popularity. How will your friend use his?

[Bobcat]

Don't moor it where they charge by the foot.

It's a cool boat

[skaraborgcraft]

I have only read whats on the web......its a fuel and speed efficient boat,not too sure about its load carrying ability. As already asked, whats your friends intentions with it? I like it,just too long for my berth.

[Breakaway]

In Boats With An Open Mind, PCB describes Slicer as a "16 foot boat with a 13-foot bow fairing." It was designed for a guy who kept his boat moored. There are build pics in the book.

Kevin

[Eddiebou]

The irony of it is this. I knew of a guy up the Rappahannock river with a long skinny boat. I've been wanting to go see it for a year or more, but haven't. Then my friend tells me the other day that he had lofted a boat he wanted to build.
He sais, "I have everything, the plywood, the lumber, the epoxy, even a 15 hp motor."
So I tell him about this guy up the river with the long skinny boat.
When I googled "slicer", the very boat from up the Rapp is for sale.... Bolger's Slicer. It can be yours with trailer for $8500.00.

[Pony]

Hi gang, I just joined, having found this thread topic in a Google search. I'm the guy up on the Rappahannock with the Bolger Slicer. Happy for any and all to come by and have a look. Happy to answer any questions about construction, handling, care and feeding, and you know the rest. Is she for sale? Isn't every boat? Actually, I can't say enough for her. I think Phil was very disappointed in the guy who commissioned the boat, so he was glad to see me come along (sucker no. 2) and pick it up. I hired a professional builder and he brought it to completion in July 2003. Any and all deviations from the plans you have seen in BWAOM were approved by Phil himself, and there aren't many. Chief of which is hull material. It is a fiberglass sandwich of 3/8 Coosa foam, great stuff, acts almost like plywood but lighter weight. Chief complaint? None really. I never attached splash rails so it gets wet in 2 and 3-foot chop. Economy? As it says in my Duckworks notice, 15 hp 4-stroke Yamaha outboard at 15 mph for 15 miles on one gallon of gasohol. And boy, the trips I have taken in her! I almost (but not quite) gave up sailboats. It's like having your own Navy frigate. PONY