Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

Fri Aug 12 12:38:44 PDT 2005

Now, that's clever. 

I occasionally see people around here towing dinghies on extra long
painters which might also help in this regard as well. At least until
the dinghy gets swamped. The self-bailing nature of your dinghy
combined with its great inherent stability would be a big plus for
towing. I've heard so many good things about the Squall dinghies I'm
surprised they stopped making them.

John

On 8/12/05, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> Hi John -
> 
> Sounds like no fun at all.  We have never had the dink hit us while under
> weigh but once it surfed far enough along that given time it might have.
> 
> Our cure is to thread a large plastic funnel onto the tow line which we fix
> with knots at a point about 12' from the dinghy.  When the dink is being
> towed normally the funnel skips along but it the load comes off the line, as
> it would if the dink surfs up, naturally bringing its end of the towline
> with it...the funnel gets pulled through the water the other way and it acts
> as a drogue.  This tends to slow the dinghy and also spoils its aim.  It
> works very well.
> 
> Gord #426 Surprse
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Gord,
> >
> > It was a similar situation to what you described in your earlier
> > post... we were sailing in rough weather with steep following seas.
> > The dinghy would surf down the waves hitting the boat and threatening
> > the transom mounted rudder. It is frightening to see how quickly a
> > seemingly harmless dinghy can become a dangerous projectile guided to
> > its target by the painter. We tried unsuccessfully to haul the dinghy
> > on board, and ended up slowing the boat and pulling the dinghy
> > alongside  while we finished the passage. We were close to cutting the
> > dinghy loose, but we were hesitant to do so because we needed it to
> > get ashore upon arrival. Fortunately we were near the end of the
> > passage when the conditions deteriorated.
> >
> > As a side note, this dinghy was too big to fit properly on the deck of
> > that particular boat. Even if we had been able to get it aboard,
> > changing headsails and working on the foredeck would have been
> > impossible. If I were towing a dinghy now, I'd be sure to have a cheap
> > inflatable dinghy or kayak on board to get to shore in the event that
> > the dinghy needed to be cut loose.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On 8/12/05, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> >> Hi John - I have to ask...what happened?
> >>
> >> Gord
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> As Gord points out, all dinghies involve a set of compromises. I'd
> >>> really like to be able to carry the loads and do the things that Gord
> >>> can do with his. But after a bad experience while towing a dinghy
> >>> several years ago, the rule on my boat is to pull the dinghy on board
> >>> before getting underway. That's how I eventually ended up with the
> >>> nesting dinghy. I think an inflatable would be very good, but I
> >>> arrived at a similar conclusion to Pete regarding deck storage.
> >>>
> >>> To answer your question Roger, I'm able to crack the hatch open about
> >>> 1/2" before it hits the dinghy. This allows for some ventilation, but
> >>> not much. I usually keep the hatch closed while underway.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 8/12/05, Roger L Kingsland <rkingsland101 at ksba.com> wrote:
> >>>> John,
> >>>>
> >>>> What a great solution.  Can you operate the forward hatch with the dink
> >>>> onboard?  If so, looks like it functions as dodger as well.
> >>>>
> >>>> Roger
> >>>>
> >>>> Roger Kingsland
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> >>>> From: "John Irving" <a30blueteal at gmail.com>
> >>>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> >>>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 10:11 AM
> >>>> 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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