Howard, That dinghy is Off the Hook Drop Dead Gorgeous. There's really no other point to this message. That's all I wanted to say. Jim M-17 "Spirit" On Mar 9, 2009, at 2:37 PM, Howard Audsley wrote:
Interject? Please do! (Not sure what some of us would do without Connie's sage advice).
The hard dinghy I built.......and it has a daggerboard trunk!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n165/haudsley/Picture260.jpg
I've not towed it, but intend to in a few months....if nothing else just to see how it works. Bad news is it's a two part nesting job, so it's two boats (bathtubs?) in one. You can put a self bailer on these to let the water out but that's only for half the boat.
Dragging a painter is new to me.....but if nothing else would be a good trolling line to catch one of those big stink pots!!
Howard
On Mar 9, 2009, at 4:16 PM, chbenneck@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Hi gang,
May interject a note of warning?
If you have a hard dinghy that has a centerboard (daggerboard) trunk, make certain that you have a cover with a good gasket for the trunk that can be firmly fastened in place (wing nuts at both ends is best).
Otherwise you may experience - as we did - what a wonderful sea anchor a dinghy filled with water can be.
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