RIP Phill Bolger

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Wm Watt - 29 May 2009 21:07 GMT

Duckworks posted a link to the report of Phil's Bolger's suicide.
Eighty-one years old and no thought of retiring, just disappoointment
that his faculties were delining.
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com

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Tom Dacon - 03 Jun 2009 04:56 GMT

And no one has commented on this post???

Phil Bolger once said about his Gloucester Light Gull dory, that if nothing
else did that design would get him into heaven.

Hope he made it.

A supremely practical man. He designed his boats the way he thought they
ought to be, in order to discharge their requirements most efficiently, with
little regard for other people's notions of aesthetics. He took the same
approach to the problems he was facing at the end of the lucid part of his
life.

But I couldn't have done it myself without saying goodbye to my partner.

Tom Dacon

> Duckworks posted a link to the report of Phil's Bolger's suicide.
> Eighty-one years old and no thought of retiring, just disappoointment
> that his faculties were delining.
> http://www.duckworksmagazine.com

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johnboucher@waterandoak.com - 03 Jun 2009 11:41 GMT

> And no one has commented on this post???
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> > that his faculties were delining.
> >http://www.duckworksmagazine.com

I did some business with him a few months back. A pleasure to do
business with. A real gentleman. RIP

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Bill Bligh - 16 Jul 2009 23:52 GMT

>Duckworks posted a link to the report of Phil's Bolger's suicide.
>Eighty-one years old and no thought of retiring, just disappoointment
>that his faculties were delining.
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com

A real gentleman, indeed.
Tenty years ago, he tutored/mentored,
talked with me, a fresh from the potato patch novice.

Bolger's gentle kindness..........

His choice, Peace and Joy to him.

Bligh

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Boat Forum / Building / July 2009

RIP Phill Bolger