[Public-List] Dinghy for Alberg 30

[Gordon Laco via Public-List]

We'd much like to find a Dyer Midget...

Gord 
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On 23/07/14 7:15 AM, "Mike Lehman via Public-List"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> We use an "Alberg 8" dinghy with our Alberg 30. It is similar to a Dyer
> midget but has rounded chines and slightly lower freeboard. It was designed
> by Carl Alberg and built by a firm in Marblehead Mass. and was a gift to
> Carl's niece on her 16th birthday. As far as I know it is the only one ever
> built, so I saved/restored it as a piece of history. I even rigged it with a
> tri-radial spinnaker, she goes like a bullet downwind. I couldn't resist
> talking about it.
> 
> Having said that, I think the most common dinghy used by Albergs is the Dyer
> midget. You can find them used, usually in bad shape, but they are fun to
> restore and Dyer has all of the parts available. They tow just fine and are
> stable for their size.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Johnston via Public-List
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:25 AM
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> 
> Ahoy Mates!  I would like to hear about the dinghies you have chosen and
> why. Also whether you tow or stow on deck, and any thoughts on ones to
> avoid. Thanks in advance! - Abel C Mann
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