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G'day abordg,
Thank you for letting me know about the origin of that little song which says it so well about the contemporary (I hate the word modern) world.
Why don't you put the kids in a couple...

OK youse asked for it
Second verse
"There's a blue one, ther's a yellow one,ther's one in a light bulb,
And they are all made of ticky tacky ,
And they all look just the same". ( More apologies...

Well BM,
I just have this to say.
Little boaties, little boaties,
Little boaties all made out of ticky tacky,
Little boaties, little boaties,
And they all look just the same. (with apologies to...

G'day everyone,
Happy Sunday,I must say Thirsty that I don't think that sailing in thin water would be an issue with the micro. The keel is long (directional stability) and shallow and I don't think...

G'day
Yeah what a little beauty!!!
Yes, Thirsty there is at least one guy in Brissie who has one, I met his brother Martin at the top of the Sandy Straits and he was sailing it onto to Wathumbah...

G'day Mik'
Thank you for your kind words.
Yes you do get a smooth ride with the 'Dugong'-another experienced yachting friend felt the same way-someone also told me that the experience of sailing a...

G'day AJ,
I would agree with you that the Northern Moreton Bay banks can be a dangerous piece of water, having sailed through and over the top of it from Northern Moreton Is. lagoon (an excellant...

Hi Mik,
I defer to your greater wisdom oh deeply flawed one!-:2tsup:
But Thirsty did say he was looking for a Bay yacht and the rest of Qld . waters are often quite protected. Oh and the cabin...

G'day AJ,
Of course having looked at the plans, I can say that Bolger's Micro Navigator easily fulfils both your loo test and the glass of port test as well as being one tough little yacht but...

g'day thirsty,
If you are feeling adventurous why not build the Bolger Micro Navigator.
Handle the entire rig from the spacious (for 16') cabin and good protection from the elements (less fatigue)...

Hi,
I think this further quote from Matt Leydens letter shows he was aware of your concerns about current and GPS Mik. Unfortunately no statement about wind strength except he did go around the...

"A boat with a vegetable garden - OK midge - where are those links of yours!!!!"

Vegetable gardens ?? On the "Dugong" !!!
Come on Mik, whaddya reckon about the Paradox sailing data. Any ideas?...

Thank you all,
You just about convinced me out of it!
Then I found this letter from Matt Leydon on the Microcruising website-the rest of the letter is also on the website under...

Thanks BM,
Well, looking at the profile of the Paradox and the Jesse, they, like most sharpies have quite a long flat section from about 1/3 back to 2/3 back, which is where Matt has his bilge...

Hi Everyone,:U
Out of curiosity,has anyone seen any "Paradox" micro cruisers which are micro coastal cruisers designed by a Matt Leyden. These small (14 ft) cruisers have even cruised to the Bahamas...

I thought the following might be an interesting addition to this thread as well as providing me with a few hints.
Out of curiosity,has anyone seen any "Paradox" micro cruisers which are micro...

Hi Midge,
Thanks for your offer of a cuppa-I will be too happy to take up but I can't get permission on this trip from my partner as she is on a tight schedule-yuk, which I reckon is a bit crook...

Hi B Midge,
Thank you for that paulonia website. As it is, Tyalgum is quit close to me and I look forward to visiting them.
As a keen surfer as well as sailor I want to build a hollow wooden...

Hi Mik,
Depending on conditions the "Dugong" will cruise between 4 and 6 knots. It will go faster and I have touched 7&1/2 knots and surfed across a few bars considerably faster than that....

Hi Mik,
Sorry about being so slow to reply, been away.
I was thinking of building another Wharram however I wanted one to live aboard with a bit of standing headroom and the Pahi didn't...

Hi ,
Yes the "Dugong" is Bolger's Jesse Cooper design of about 1975 vintage and was I believe his first foray into square boats-I wanted one that size because of it's live aboard capabilities and...

I know this is not part of the thread but just my way of saying hello.Attempting to attach photo of my Bolger sharpie "Dugong" at Kingfisher Bay in the Great Sandy Straits
Not an action photo but it...

G'day Biting Midge,
Ouch, ouch, ouch-guess I've been bitten by a sandfly/midge and as my sharpie is up in Sandfly Straits -I know what it is to be bitten-just don't...

Hi Boatmik,
I have a problem with you describing the Wharram cats as having a weak performance particularly to windward. I mean weak compared to what?
I know if I was off a lee shore with 35-45kts...

Hi Folks,
My two bob's worth.
Economics-Eco-root word -ekos-Home, nomic-root word-Management
Ecology-Eco-root word -ekos-home, logy-root word-Knowledge.
You just cannot manage your home...

Hi Mik,
I have to bow to your probably quite considerably broader experience Mik, however I do still feel the Wharrams are still in the category of fast cruising yachts with good value for money in...

Hi,
I am new to this forum but anyway here goes.
I built a Pahi 31 about the same time as Rob Ayliffe when I was in Adelaide and sailed with him from Kangaroo Is to Adelaide on it. Funny enough I...