Blake Reimer wrote:
Thanx for all of the info on the dinghy subject including, of course, "The M15 IS a dinghy!" There are some might fine boats suggested. I was very impressed with the Pygmy Kayak kits and thought the SeaEagle X series to be a fine choice for an inflatable. What really piqued my interest: the Rubens Nymph, or maybe the plain Nymph plans. I;m sure I wouldn't want to row too far in one but I am thinking either should tow easily and stow on the truck bed for the trip up. On top of that, I could put it together in my itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny shop this winter (as if I need another project, says the first mate). One thing for certain, I may or may not NEED a dinghy, but I sure WANT one now! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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Hi Blake, I've rowed my NYMPH dinghy for hours at a time, and for many happy miles. With a good set of oars it really moves..... Remember to paint a "Plimsoll Mark" on the sides, so that you don't overload it. You can get the drawings and the building instructions from "Dynamite" Payson in Maine. His full address is: Harold H. Payson & Co. Dept. MB, Pleasant Beach Road South Thomaston, ME 04858 Tel. (207) 594-7587 ...and yes, the NYMPH can be built in a very small shop; and two people can easily pick it up; hold it sideways, and it fits through doorways with lots of room to spare. We carried ours on a roof rack on a VW - GTI and later on a VW Jetta wagon. Light weight and easy to pick up and load or unload. I made a saddle to fit over the transom and added skateboard wheels. That way, with the NYMPH upside down, I could lift the bow and put it on the roof rack crossbar without dragging the transom over the blacktop and marring the varnish. Easily built and works very well. If you want to carry it in your truck bed, then you might think of a hull drain fitting, so if it rains, and the dinghy fills up with water, you can then easily get rid of the rain water via the hull drain fitting. Since ours was carried bottom-side up on the roof rack, we never had that sort of a problem. Connie