Phil Bolger address or phone #?

[donald branscom]

I would like to build a model of the AS29 sharpie boat .
I plan to build it 1"=1'

Would like to get the plans.OR study plans.

[Gib Etheridge]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Bolger

[Gib Etheridge]

http://www.google.ca/#sclient=psy-ab...w=1024&bih=596

[donald branscom]

Thanks for those links.
I would like to have a phone number to call. I looked at all that stuff but I do not see a way to get plans.
Can you point me to the page??

[Paul Pless]

Thanks for those links.
I would like to have a phone number to call. I looked at all that stuff but I do not see a way to get plans.
Can you point me to the page??

He never took phone calls. All correspondence on plans was via postal service or fax.

[JimConlin]

This is the last I have. It might not be current.

66 Atlantic St
P.O. Box 1209
Gloucester, MA01930

978 282 1349

[donald branscom]

He never took phone calls. All correspondence on plans was via postal service or fax.

Thanks Paul.

I cannot even find an address.
Some one must have the address on a plans envelope somewhere.

[Paul Pless]

Thanks Paul.

I cannot even find an address.
Some one must have the address on a plans envelope somewhere.

I have this one:

Phil Bolger & Friends
29 Ferry Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

[PaulT]

My plans had the following

Phil Bolger & Friends, Inc.
66 Atlantic St. P.O. Box 1209
Gloucester, Ma 01930, U.S.A.

[TerryLL]

...I plan to build it 1"=1'...

3/4" to the foot, or 1-1/2" to the foot are easier scales to work with than 1" to the foot. More than likely, the plans are drawn in one of those scales.

[Gerarddm]

Gloucester is a small town. Whichever address you use, it will probably get to them.

Advice to build at whatever scale the plans are is spot on.

[Paul Pless]

Advice to build at whatever scale the plans are is spot on.

Given his previous 'scratch' builds, I give Donald the benefit of choosing his own scale!

[Paul Pless]

5 foot model basswood and brass, copper .

[Paul Pless]

[Paul Pless]

[Paul Pless]

Those are just a few of Donald's models. He's pretty humble about posting them. He's got crazy skills.

[TerryLL]

Given his previous 'scratch' builds, I give Donald the benefit of choosing his own scale!

Yup. He sure doesn't need advice from me on model building. Nice work.

[Gib Etheridge]

Holy Cats Donald!

[Caede]

Gloucester is a small town. Whichever address you use, it will probably get to them.

For some reason, I've never considered Gloucester a small town...

PO Box 1209 is the right address, and (978) 282-1349 is their fax number.

Those models are incredible!

[Gerarddm]

Hah. Reminds of a summer I spent once up in Camden, Maine working for Bill Moss at Moss Tentworks. I was up from NYC and was at a party with some Moss folks. I got introduced to a local as " Gerard is up from the big city". "O", says the guy, you from Rockland?" LOL.

I guess 'small town' is relative...

[donald branscom]

Thanks for all of the information everyone, I appreciate it.

[jimkeen]

My plans had the following

Phil Bolger & Friends, Inc.
66 Atlantic St. P.O. Box 1209
Gloucester, Ma 01930, U.S.A.

This is the correct address, I drove by last Thursday is undoubtedly the home of Phil Bolger and Friends

[beernd]

Sorry for the thread hijack,
but could anybody point me to a site with an overview of mr Bolgers designs.
My curiousity has really been peaked by the bits and pieces of information, I have been able to find.
If I am correct mr Bolger is mostly remembered for his simple "box" like designs.
But I remember having seen somewhere on the internets some real good looking designs.

As you probably already have guessed I'm no computer wizzkid.
I left the description "kid" many decades ago, and I don't excactly "wizz" no more either.

Again sorry for the hijack, and I'll be happy with any info that will come my way.

Happy sailing and building everybody.

[DGentry]

Here's the most poignant of overviews:




Phil Bolger's design portfolio spanned far more than the square boats of his later years, but, alas, that's what most people these days seem to remember. You can find a hundred and fifty or so of his designs described in various books by the man - the easiest to obtain, and latest, is "Boats with an open mind." There are others, but they are out of print and prices are rising.
But, most all of Mr. Bolger's designs have been discussed as "cartoons" in "Messing About in Boats" magazine, over many years. A compendium would be nice.
Check out this link to Bruce Hallman's computer sketches of some of Bolger's work: http://hallman.org/bolger/isometrics.html
There are also several Bolger yahoo groups, with various pics and write ups.

And, Suzanne has mentioned a complete overview in the making, IIRC. I, for one, am waiting eagerly.

[J. Spira]

Sorry to hear that. He will live on in his prolific body of work.

[M. J. Notigan]

Hi Beernd,
As DGentry pointed out, Phil's book, "Boats With An Open Mind" is a must have for any Bolger fan. I can personally say I have spent many hours reading and re-reading that book, especially in my CG days on the Upper Hudson River, working icebreaking operations..........!

Phil has had a long running relationship with Bob Hicks and his magazine, Messing About In Boats......another must have. Suzanne continues every month with a design commentary.......

Another avenue for the Bolger fan to consider is locating used copies of the late, great Small Boat Journal. Every month Phil did a design commentary, called a Cartoon, based on a readers question on designing a particular boat with distinct needs of use. It was a very enlightening column and something I always looked forward to every 2 months when the latest new issue came out!

Bruce Hallman's Isometrics of many of Phil's designs are simply a work of art onto themselves and you are sure to spend many hours looking over these designs in your mind. I'm a fan of the Bolger Boxes and his Illinois and Wyoming and Windermere isometrics get me into thinking how I would enjoy messing about in those designs!

And of course it's always worth it to check on Ebay every now and then to see if any of Phil's out of print books show up........

Take Care,
Mike
(Currently building a Phil Bolger Microtrawler)

[beernd]

Hi Beernd,
As DGentry pointed out, Phil's book, "Boats With An Open Mind" is a must have for any Bolger fan. I can personally say I have spent many hours reading and re-reading that book, especially in my CG days on the Upper Hudson River, working icebreaking operations..........!

Phil has had a long running relationship with Bob Hicks and his magazine, Messing About In Boats......another must have. Suzanne continues every month with a design commentary.......

Another avenue for the Bolger fan to consider is locating used copies of the late, great Small Boat Journal. Every month Phil did a design commentary, called a Cartoon, based on a readers question on designing a particular boat with distinct needs of use. It was a very enlightening column and something I always looked forward to every 2 months when the latest new issue came out!

Bruce Hallman's Isometrics of many of Phil's designs are simply a work of art onto themselves and you are sure to spend many hours looking over these designs in your mind. I'm a fan of the Bolger Boxes and his Illinois and Wyoming and Windermere isometrics get me into thinking how I would enjoy messing about in those designs!

And of course it's always worth it to check on Ebay every now and then to see if any of Phil's out of print books show up........

Take Care,
Mike
(Currently building a Phil Bolger Microtrawler)

Thanks,
Buying a copy of "Boats with an open mind" will be a good start.

I forget who made the point that mr Bolger is only remembered for his "box" designs, and that does him no justice.
The intriguing thing for me is that he evolved to the more simplified boat shapes, I would like to find out what his motivation, his philosophy behind these designs were. There is one guess that I am making and that is that he wanted to design easy to build, good performing and safe boats.

Thanks for your info

[beernd]

Here's the most poignant of overviews:




Phil Bolger's design portfolio spanned far more than the square boats of his later years, but, alas, that's what most people these days seem to remember. You can find a hundred and fifty or so of his designs described in various books by the man - the easiest to obtain, and latest, is "Boats with an open mind." There are others, but they are out of print and prices are rising.
But, most all of Mr. Bolger's designs have been discussed as "cartoons" in "Messing About in Boats" magazine, over many years. A compendium would be nice.
Check out this link to Bruce Hallman's computer sketches of some of Bolger's work: http://hallman.org/bolger/isometrics.html
There are also several Bolger yahoo groups, with various pics and write ups.

And, Suzanne has mentioned a complete overview in the making, IIRC. I, for one, am waiting eagerly.

That's great, please keep me informed.

[slloyd]

some of Phil Bolger's boats were built by Harold "Dynamite" Payson. Payson wrote a couple of books about the construction so it would be possible for an ameature to follow in his footsteps. i just bought phil bolger's book & payson books from amazon.