I am looking for suggestions for dinghy plans.
I would like to build an excellent cruising dinghy. It must have the following characteristics:
+ Sails
+ Rows
+ Can be stowed in a deck area of about 4' (between the mast and doger, on the cabin-top). Likely meaning the dinghy must be nestable.
+ Buoyant when flooded
+ No engine mount necessary (will use wind/human power only)
Might you have suggestions for designs I could investigate that meet the above characteristics?
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Re: Dinghy Plans
That's a pretty tall order.
Any nesting design will have one component at least 6" smaller than the other, which limits your LOA to 7'6" at most.
Even CLC Eastport Pram at 7'6" only nests down to 4'8" or so IIRC.
That's a starting place, anyway.
Any nesting design will have one component at least 6" smaller than the other, which limits your LOA to 7'6" at most.
Even CLC Eastport Pram at 7'6" only nests down to 4'8" or so IIRC.
That's a starting place, anyway.
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Re: Dinghy Plans
You might consider a nesting dinghy rotated so the beam is oriented fore and aft.
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Re: Dinghy Plans
Spindrift 9 fulfills all of your requirements
http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/spin.htm
Here is one that has been built and has some rather neat improvements made to the original design:
http://seaweed.thebilge.com/spindrift.htm
EDIT: My appologies - this is the site with the improvements to design:
http://www.pbase.com/onceagain/expedition_dinghy
http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/spin.htm
Here is one that has been built and has some rather neat improvements made to the original design:
http://seaweed.thebilge.com/spindrift.htm
EDIT: My appologies - this is the site with the improvements to design:
http://www.pbase.com/onceagain/expedition_dinghy
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