Buying one would be easier, and if used.....much less expensive.....but sometimes you have to buck those obvious solutions. For you Rider fans, "It's the cowboy way"! Not counting the time it takes to shop for wood, or the time spent sitting in a chair staring at it (watching epoxy set......similar to watching paint dry!) I think a guy could finish one of these out in about 30 days actual work time. It's stitch and glue plywood and you can turn several sheets of 1/4" plywood into a shape that resembles a boat in about 3 days. It takes a few tools, but not that many. Main ones are a good jig saw and good random orbital sander (and a small truckload of sandpaper). The sail rigging (daggerboard, rudder, mast, boom, etc) take as much time to make as the boat does and run the cost up. You could build the rowing tender first and add the sailing gear later. The rig for this design has been optimized for racing, so the rig is a bit complicated (vangs, downhauls, outhauls, travelers, etc). For a sailing tender, something simple like a balanced lug rig might be a better option. I have more pictures. Sometime over the weekend I will try to post them on the montgomeryowners photo site. Howard On Mar 10, 2009, at 9:05 PM, Steve R. wrote:
Beautiful dinghy Howard. She even impressed my wife.
We each have a question.
How long did it take to build?
Wouldn't it have been easier to buy a dinghy?
Guess which one is mine? :)
steve
Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY
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