I bought a motorhome

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

Sean Herron said: ↑

Hello...
Oh god...
SH.
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Oh god ?

Sean Herron · Nov 25, 2009

Spawn of Satan...

Hello...
Spawn of Satan...
SH.

masalai · Nov 25, 2009

So where is your boat? spawn?

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

masalai said: ↑

So where is your boat? spawn?
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Boat Mas ? He`s building a motor home.....

SamSam · Nov 25, 2009

CDK said: ↑

Gonzo, there were only reactions from Australia and Europe, the nice guys.
But now the US wakes up.
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A motorhome??? Gonzo, you fool!! Repent or be Damned!!! We have Predators, they are looking for you....you'll be sorry.

gonzo · Nov 25, 2009

I'm letting my beard grow and will wear a mask.

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

Speaking of Motor Homes.................

Speaking of Motor Homes.......

Watervan.Phil Bolger ( who else ? )

build one Sean...YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO....:idea:

Gonzo ...you would probably still need that beard and mask if you got this ....
'We have Predators, they are looking for you'...

Sean Herron · Nov 25, 2009

Butt Ugly

Hello...
At least my TSB's play on a somewhat normal looking hull form...
The houses have not been developed but they too would play on classic shanty or work boat bits...
I loved Bolger - but sometimes I think I would not have liked to have had a drink with him...
I got an our cost of $7.00 per square foot on 5ft x 20ft - 3/16 - 5086 aluminum...
Cut it - tack it - close it - your done - who needs paint...
About 3,000 bucks for the entire hull skin - sweet...
No goo - no glop - very manly - resale value...
Launching a welded aluminum Stryker sportfish 38 - tommorow - will post some pics - looks great...
SH.

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

I thought you might object.....most people do.
I`m really thinking about building it ....great comfort ,and just think ,
How many people you would P#ss off when you "park" next to them.

Watervan is actually REALLY comfortable and would be great to use.
I saw the first one built , here in OZ.

BTW , A TSB hull skin for 3 large ....Excellent!

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

Bolger

Bolger

Sean Herron · Nov 25, 2009

F'ck Off...

Hello...
I am a big and tough boat builder - for a few more years at least - but that bloody made me cry - **** and F'uck you...
I have no idea how people feel regarding Bolger taking his life - we cannot relate to one life - he was his own man in so many damned ways...
I respect what he did for himself - I cannot say that it was honourable - I cannot speak for the man or for his loved ones...
What I feel - is that he made a choice not to lay in a bed ridden state - hooked up and bothered by student MD's...
I AM SORRY - but for me - that is an honourable life choice...
As for Boat Fan - I am so sorry - but the Bolger Watervan is just ugly - yet you like same - so - I am posting you an Xmas card in advance - should print to 11 x 8.5 - INCHES - CDN landscape ...
I mean - but - that thing is just butt F'cking ugly...
PS. - for Gonzo - the 'illegal' urinal is a go - find me and fine me...
SH.

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

He will always be honorable to me.

In his own words :

We've found that there is not much point in arguing about the aesthetics of
something like this. You like it, you hate it, or you can or can't quite tolerate
it. But we will argue with conviction and from experience and expertise that
there is nothing un seamanlike about it. It can't be compared with anything
of equivalent space efficiency because there is nothing afloat that can match
her. But she will run faster, with less disturbance behind her, with better
control and no more discomfort in rough water, than most small, fast power
cruisers. She is not a clumsy floating house. Any objections to it have no
objective basis. The effect on the scenery of a fleet of them is legitimately
arguable.

masalai · Nov 25, 2009

I would not risk taking it anywhere except VERY sheltered waters way way up a little stream... but for those who think SUV's are cute well:?: - that is your choice :?:

boat fan · Nov 25, 2009

Cute ?

Cute ???????Don`t think anyone would claim that Mas....

As for the seaworthy thing ..I think it would surprise a lot of people.

Including you Mas.

Far more seaworthy than what people would like to believe in fact.
This challenges a lot of people that think they know what seaworthy means.
Go ahead throw your stones .........

I actually don`t think its as ugly as what most people pretend.
It`s interesting and amusing to observe that no winnebago gets that kind of over-reaction ....
It`s only because we are not used to seeing something that makes TOO MUCH sense.
Anyway I wouldn`t care what people say.When you look out of those windows , ........

I actually stood inside it at Duck Flat when they built the very first one .
They only had paint left to do , so you could get a real " feel" for the interior.
All I can say is ....remarkable boat !

Read carefully first , and please keep an open mind.

Lengthy read , but from bolger himself:

This boat was designed primarily For Australian rivers and lakes, although
capable of alongshore or even offshore passages in reasonable weather, in
fact, she would have a better chance in heavy weather than most small power
cruisers if she was prudently handled, doors and windows secured, etc.

The specification called for queen sized double berth, a dinette convertible
to a second double berth, a comfortable helm seat and forward view underway
for two or three other people, enclosed toilet room, workable galley,
standing headroom throughout and a cruising speed of 20 mph with as little
wake and noise as possible, all inside the dimensions given for convenience
in trailer hauling. Her owner originally proposed her to be powered with a
diesel water jet, but when the cost of the power plant became clear, he
decided to settle for the 90 hp, four-stroke outboard motor which is also
a good deal lighter and less intrusive on the cabin.

The van configuration seemed to be the only way this roomy a cabin could
be packed inside these dimensions. She's what we call a cutwater garvey.
The slender ski-like cutwater under the bow gives buoyancy and dynamic lift
forward to carry the flat toboggan bow of the garvey hull well clear of the
water and to allow the profile curve of the garvey bow to be a very gentle
sweep for low drag and minimal spray making. The cutwater is extended to
the stern as a box keel , again floating the hull proper higher in the water
for reduced wavemaking and channelling air trapped under the hull away from
the propeller. (This also works with a water jet intake and is more reliable
in that respect than the usual slight deadrise.) The shape is the same we've
used for quite a few boats in recent years, except that most of the others
have the upper part of the hull curved in to a blunt point above the
cutwater. These pointed bows are mostly "to make them look like boats,"
there's no functional advantage to speak of over the rectangular bow. In
this case, there was no question of getting the specified layout in any
boatlike style, and this shape is very straightforward to assemble as well
as being roomy and buoyant.

The forward helm and viewing seats would be unworkable in a normal garvey
without the cutwater. The bow would have to be too abrupt a curve to float
the weight of people in the bow. It would plow at low speed and drive hard
at planing speed if it could get up at all. With the cutwater to lift the bow
it becomes workable, although she is still fastest if everybody doesn't insist
on sitting in the bow.

A hull like this is very dry. The sharp-lined cutwater doesn't make much spray,
and what it does make is trapped under the flat hull. There are shallow skids
along the outside edges of the bottom to retain some of the air that would
otherwise be forced out at the sides. The boat rides on a cushion of foam
trapped on each side of the box keel. There is actually some cushioning effect;
in spite of the large flat areas, these hulls are less noisy and rough riding
than most in choppy water, including many deep-vee hulls with big, flat strakes
and spray deflectors. This is not to claim that they are quiet or smooth! That
is not doable on these proportions at these speeds on an uneven surface like
water, except by means of foils, which have their own drawbacks.

One item on the wish list was the ability to keep running at night, at
cruising speed, without too much risk. Hence the twin, powerful off-road
headlights, which brilliantly illuminate the water for hundreds of feet
ahead without any reflection on any part of the boat. The square-across bow
also incorporates ventilation intakes with efficient baffling to allow them
to be open in a downpour of rain. The vent outlets are in the deck (or roof)
at the stern, also well baffled and located where eddying fumes from the motor
can't reach them. The motor, and all the fuel, are in watertight compartments
in the stern, where no spills can reach the cabin. The large doors opening
from the cabin to the motor recess are specified to be gasketed and dogged
airtight whenever the motor is running.

She can be opened up in all directions in good weather, from the big bow gate
from which anchor handling is done, the sliding windows at the sides and the
sliding sunroof overhead, to the entrance doors on each side. These last open
inwards to clear floats, lock-walls etc. A series of folding platforms allows
outside access to the stem and convenient boarding from small boats. The
propane cylinder for the stove is in an airtight recess in the galley, opening
only to the outside.

We've found that there is not much point in arguing about the aesthetics of
something like this. You like it, you hate it, or you can or can't quite tolerate
it. But we will argue with conviction and from experience and expertise that
there is nothing un seamanlike about it. It can't be compared with anything
of equivalent space efficiency because there is nothing afloat that can match
her. But she will run faster, with less disturbance behind her, with better
control and no more discomfort in rough water, than most small, fast power
cruisers. She is not a clumsy floating house. Any objections to it have no
objective basis. The effect on the scenery of a fleet of them is legitimately
arguable.
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WestVanHan · Nov 26, 2009

Have a Mercedes Sprinter camper parked in Germany,and have travelled there via yacht and the motorhome way is wayyyy superior.

The freedom,& convenience with a motorhome is unmatchable with a yacht,as well as being a fraction of the cost.

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bought a propylene rope that floats, 3/4" 3 strand, 100 feet sold anchorline but think use to tow

what have i bought ????