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Rounding out this Bolger Storm Petrel thread, here are some images of Bruce Hallman's great Storm Petrel 3D renderings for future reference....
Personally, I like original Bolger design just fine in most aspects, but I think Don Elliott made some good points, especially on the...
Here is an interesting post and some great drawings by the late Don Elliott from the Yahoo! Groups "smallboats" list more than 20 years ago....
I see now that my files had Don's posts slightly out of order in but they are all still understandable and the dates at the beginning of each post...
Don Elliott on Storm Petrel continued "Wed Feb 7, 2001 6:49am STORM PETREL STUDY NO 3 In the last article on Storm Petrel we saw that sometimes...
Don Elliott on Storm Petrel continued "Thu Feb 1, 2001 7:41am STORM PETREL STUDY NO 2 When I first looked at Storm Petrel's hatch I had a couple...
Don Elliott on Storm Petrel continued "Wed Jan 31, 2001 9:33 am STORM PETREL STUDY NO 1 This article will begin a study of the Storm Petrel as...
Don Elliott on Storm Petrel continued.... "Fri Feb 9, 2001 8:39am STORM PETREL'S FLOTATION NO 3 While cruising in small boats it has been found...
Don Elliott on Storm Petrel continued "Tue Feb 6, 2001 6:57am STORM PETREL'S FLOTATION NO 2. This article on Storm Petrel will study Mr....
The following thoughts and drawings by the late Don Elliott were posted to the Yahoo! Groups "smallboats" list back in 2001 as an analysis of the...
Old thread but this is a boat that still fascinates me. I have some Don Elliott comments and drawings on this design going back about 20 years...
There is nothing to fix, Brick serves its purpose just fine. You guys are trying to put spoilers and a whale tale on a golf cart. :-/
If anyone thinks, “Hey, I’ve seen that pic before,” the photo of my wife and me in our Brick “Tetard” on Hopkinton Reservoir (MA) around 1998 or...
Hehe, while the link goes to Duckworks, I recognize the blue-tinged drawings and photo as pics from my old site, still visible though incomplete...
Thanks, Blueknarr, but double hatches are probably overkill for something like this. So far, this trailer door latch is the closest thing I have...
Thanks, I see what you mean, but that's probably not what I am looking for.
Thanks, Guenter. I am, of course, familiar with that style of latch. Do you mean that yours has an additional lever for opening from the inside?
Maybe a specific example will jog some responses.... In a setup like this one (a sketch by Don Elliott of a proposed modification to a Bolger...
I may just be having a brain freeze, but can anyone recommend off-the-shelf or DIY solutions for a latch for a boat hatch that can be opened and...