John, During my search for an M-6.8, I discovered the mold was sold by Bob and sent to Australia. I’ve been on the hunt for at least 6 years now, so I’d have to say it’s been about 4 years now since Bob sold the molds. I did reach out to the new builder and getting a new M-6.8 would only be feasible if me and 12 of my closest friends decided to buy a fleet. Hence, my continued search. I was disappointed to learn the mold left the US, ending any possibilities of a new builder resurrecting the M-dinks. Skip Campion
On Aug 15, 2022, at 8:31 PM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Just stumbled over this:
https://dinghies-daysailers.com/index.html#dinghies
It would seem to appear that the M6-8 is in production in Australia, in the vicinity of Jervis bay, south of Sydney?!? But...the site has no other pages, and may by older than it looks, or...? Anyone shed any light?
It's about the only relevant search result I can find, besides the excellent write-up on Dave Scobie's S/V Swallow site: https://sv-swallow.com/the-dinghy/
...which corrects the attribution on the Aussie site about the design being Lyle Hess'.
cheers, John
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