# Phil Bolger Obituary

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/phil-bolger-obituary/35308>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [June 1, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/phil-bolger-obituary/35308 "2009-06-01T19:35:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![John\_C\_Harris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/john_c_harris/32/760_2.png) [@John\_C\_Harris](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/John_C_Harris)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/phil-bolger-obituary/35308/1 "2009-06-01T19:35:06Z")

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The gracious and insightful obit that a true boat design luminary deserves, courtesy of the New York Times:

[Phil Bolger Obituary](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01bolger.html?scp=1&sq=Philip%20Bolger&st=cse "If you built a boat in the last 25 years, you owe something to this man.")

![Photo by Susanne Altenberger](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/06/01/us/01bolger190.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Bob\_Heinrich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Bob\_Heinrich](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Bob_Heinrich)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/phil-bolger-obituary/35308/2 "2009-06-01T22:20:46Z")

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Grant him rest.&nbsp; Amen.

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**Author:** ![Lawrence\_Watson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Lawrence\_Watson](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Lawrence_Watson)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/phil-bolger-obituary/35308/3 "2009-06-02T04:38:54Z")

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Phil Bolger's many designs are well-known Down Here, and continue in popularity.&nbsp;&nbsp; A courageous end for a man who probably deserved better.

Wordsmith&nbsp;