Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

[p.a.amos at tesco.net]

John,can you supply some details,weight,price,where to buy etc
Pete TaitTait #478
> 
> From: John Irving <a30blueteal at gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/08/12 Fri PM 02:11:40 GMT
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Subject: Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane
> 
> 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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