Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

Gordon Laco mainstay at csolve.net
Fri Aug 12 18:16:37 PDT 2005 

We tow the thing about 40' - 60' behind us when there is a bit of weather.
The length lets it pick its own way a little and of course gives room for
the drogue to do its thing if it surfs.

I had to talk to Boston Whaler once about something... I gave them our
boat's serial number and the customer service guy had her whole story.  It
was built in 1966 and delivered to a marina in Houston, Texas.  How the heck
it ended up near Parry Sound must be a tale.  They were very generous and
mailed me a whole set of plans complete with part numbers for everything.
He said that he wished they still made them.

We are just leaving for a weekend regatta - will be home Sunday.

Gord #426 Surprise






> 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
>>>>>> Managing Partner
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>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> 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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