Bolger Sea Bird No 525
Description
the Sea Bird, one of Bolger's early sharpie-inspired pocket cruisers from 1968, cataloged as Design No. 525 in his archives. This 19'6" plywood sailboat predates the 1986 Seabird '86 (a larger, junk-rigged evolution) and embodies Bolger's foundational philosophy of simple, shoal-draft boats for coastal day sailing or short cruises. Featured in Small Boats magazine and Bolger's catalogs, it's a narrow sharpie with a gaff sloop rig, optimized for amateur builders seeking affordability and ease in protected waters.
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
| Sail Type | STORMTRYSAIL |
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| Luff | 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Foot | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Leech | 20.5 ft - (6248 mm) |
| Length Perp | 8.44 ft - (2573 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 4.62 ° |
| Area | * 90 ft² |
| Sail Type | LUGSAIL |
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| Luff | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
| Foot | 17.5 ft - (5334 mm) |
| Leech | 22.58 ft - (6882 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 82.82 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Head | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Area | * 274.13 ft² |
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