Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

[John Irving]

I have had success using a nesting dinghy (hard dinghy) on my A-30. It
takes 5-10 minutes to stow and launch, has no detrimental effects on
visibility, and leaves sufficient room for deck manouvers. I can
launch and retrieve the dinghy by myself without a halyard or lifting
device because the dinghy is handled in halves.

Here are some pictures:

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/launched.jpg

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/ondeck1.jpg

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/ondeck2.jpg



On 8/11/05, p.a.amos at tesco.net <p.a.amos at tesco.net> wrote:
> My last tender was a 7.5ft Mercury pvc inflateable.The sun here in Florida and Bahamas melted the adhesive and it literaly fell apart.Storing it on the foredeck was o.k if the front chamber was deflated,but there was no access in or out via the hatch and it was a dancing exercise to get to the bow when it was lashed down.The easiest way to get it aboard was to remove the forward stanchion and drop the lifelines then use a halyard to winch it up (singlhanded).

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