I am back and forth on the sail, but the short answer is "Yes, probably". The rest of the answer is that I also have a plan for a correctly sized balanced lug...
... 10'. ... in ... i think any thing under 14 ' is a dinghy, my 8' pram now thats a dinghy. my 24' reinell thats a boat that my pram sits on when not in use....
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Alan 'Maddog!' MacBride
themadmac@...
Jun 1, 2001 6:40 pm
... I'm inclined to share this view Chris. 14' maxes out the picture of "dinghy" that have. The smaller the tender is, the more dinky it is. 8' won't fit on my...
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arbarnhart@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:47 pm
... Here's an even smaller one for you: http://www.tomah.com/delliott/twig1.jpg http://www.tomah.com/delliott/twig2.jpg http://www.tomah.com/delliott/twig3.jpg...
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DinghyCruising@yahoog...
Jun 1, 2001 11:34 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the DinghyCruising group: What is the cutoff length for a Dinghy? o 8' o 10' o 12' o 14' o I wanna be a...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:42 pm
Glad to have you aboard! Nice fish on your pic! Join in with us as we try to get this brand new baby up and running smoothly. As you can tell, we are about...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:45 pm
Welcome to Dinghy Cruising. Dedicated to longer than normal voyages in small boats. We are just getting this puppies feet wet as this is starting our 2nd week....
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:50 pm
I started a new poll concerning the length of dingies in general. Everyone go vote! And vote in the other polls while you are there! Mike...
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arbarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:11 am
I'll start... I am in Raleigh, NC, so the cruising near here (2-4 hours away) is in the ICW and the sounds. Two of the sounds, Albermarle and Pamlico, are very...
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Alan 'Maddog!' MacBride
themadmac@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:32 am
GRP - Glass Reenforced Paper It's quite simple really. I found myself making multiple copies of a dinghy I'd drawn, each copy with a slight revision. When it...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:35 am
... in ... an ... The ... in ... I would go for Bermuda Immediatly!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. I want VERY BADLY to retire in your area. Right on the coastline. I...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:38 am
Ok........I want info on paint! I'm thinking porch and deck enamel for Boo Boo the dinghy. She is my 1st boat and is really a platform for future models. I...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:39 am
Thats a good plan for making a sturdy model! I may use that on my model of my crusing dinghy! Mike...
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Alan 'Maddog!' MacBride
themadmac@...
Jun 2, 2001 2:23 am
... I'll tell you, going a quarter of a mile from dock to mooring with my 230 lb. Uncle, his 170 lb. passenger(me) and three bags of groceries, in a choppy bay...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 10:06 am
OK......Live sux somewhat.......I gotta work this morning and repair a machine. Ahhhhhhhhh Maintenance........they tear em up, I get to fix them. ...
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rpete1956@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:28 pm
Hello fellow small boat addicts, I'll be lurking here.. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my madness!!...
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ARBarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:59 pm
But it bumped up the count in the process. Apparently Yahoo tossed the posts I made last night because I didn't have my ID linked up to my AOL account....
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ARBarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:05 pm
There are a couple of major name brands that have one part PU paints out now for about $20 a gallon. Boats are listed as an application. I have not used it,...
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ARBarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:09 pm
... First, what are we calling a cruise? An overnight? That probably will not happen for a while, because I have triplets that are about to have their first...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:46 pm
Oki Doki ===== Vaya Con Dios amigos........... Michael Saunders Photography http://www.100megsfree.com/pop/no1likhim/msp.htm HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! ...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:53 pm
... A cruise to me consists of setting a goal of going from Point A to Point B and doing it. It does not include just sailing around aimlessly for an hour or ...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:55 pm
that sounds like an option. i'm going to be making my trip to the paint store next week..... i'm hopeing to get done with the bottom as far as sanding by ...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 6:00 pm
Pete......you are definitley not alone in being a small boat addict. I am under construction on a D4 dinghy, have plans for a 13' rowboat and Vacationer, am...
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ARBarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 6:48 pm
Oh, I left out a couple of other things... I like to use a polymer car wax substitute (I use Nu Finish, but there are others) after the paint has cured a...
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ARBarnhart@...
Jun 2, 2001 6:53 pm
... Thanks. Yep, it's a team thing cause we are badly outnumbered. I am able to post now because it's nap time. In a couple of years I will probably get booted...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 10:06 pm
Shoot Andy.........I have plans for a 24 footer sitting in front of me right now. Maddog is finishing up a 27 footer. that wont get you booted out of anything...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 10:12 pm
At work......we have an anodizing facility. HIGHLY corrosive enviorment. WE use a 2 part epoxy paint that sets up in about 3 hours harder than a woodpeckers ...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 2, 2001 10:18 pm
Today i glassed the filet on Boo Boo's skeg. Also epoxied the rudder and board, and put the rest on Boo Boo's bow. tommorow I will take her back out and cut...
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Mike Saunders
no1likhim@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:48 am
talk about cruising......... A friend at work (Tai Tran - vietnamese guy) and I were talking. He lived on what he called a "thuyen". That is his word for what...
