Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

[John]

Pete,

The dinghy was designed by Evan Gatehouse. I bought the plans here:

http://boatplans-online.com/proddetail.php?prod=FB11

I built the dinghy in my spare time last winter.

It weighed 88 lbs before painting. The front half is about 40 lbs, the
back half is about 48 lb.

There is a fair bit of rocker in the hull which makes for a sweet
rowing displacement hull form. The down side is the hull isn't
intended to plane and therefore it won't tow as well as a flat
bottomed boat. That compromise works for me because I want a nice
rowing boat. I seldom tow it, and never when the sails are up. I don't
have an outboard for it, but I eventually plan to buy one.

This design is not sold commercially. I know of only one nesting
dinghy available commercially, the NN10 by Nicolls Lite.

http://www.niccollslite.net/page3.html

It weighs more, and the dimensions might be slightly longer than my
dinghy when nested. If so, it could interfere with the deck cleats on
the A30. I have about 3" space between my dinghy and the deck cleats
which allows good access when picking up the mooring or anchoring.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions you have.

Todd, that photo is deceiving. Although it doesn't look that way in
the picture, the lifelines run between the shrouds.

John


On 8/12/05, p.a.amos at tesco.net <p.a.amos at tesco.net> wrote:
> 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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