After four months of search, finally found a sailing dinghy.

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RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
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Pearson 323 . St. Mary's Georgia
I have been checking craigslist daily for over four months. Looked at a bunch that were nice from far but far from nice. I finally found what I had been searching for, A hand laid glass in mold, positive boyancy dinghy. I got her and all the accessories for $300. We will use it as a tow behind and to teach my four year old to sail.



I took the sailing dinghy out for about twenty minutes to make sure she was stable and then came back to the dock at our club to load Ivy and Mico for 3 hours of sailing. The dinghy does not sail into the wind very good. Too many times the boat stalled in a tack so I had to jib her all the way around to maneuverer.

Heading out to check her out.


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Ivy should have got the whole boat in the picture 'cause I remember there being a rooster tail coming off the back, a rooster tail!


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Sailing her back to the dock to pick them up.


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I did not have any oars with me, so there was no back up plan if things did not go as planned. This means I had to paddle the last hundred yards back to the dock with the rudder at the end of the trip when the wind gave out.

Note to self, remember the oars! Ps to self, remember the damn vest life jacket too!
 
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Larry Neese

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Oct 12, 2008
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chrysler 26 my house lower Florida Keys
I too found a sailing dingy on craigs list (love it) it's a old Boston Whaler Squall, also to teach our grandchildren to sail, you'll love towing it they track very straight, lost one of the oars when it slamed into the seawall during a squall last week. enjoy it, I am restoring it right now.
 
Maine Sail

Maine Sail

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Feb 6, 1998
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Canadian Sailcraft 36T Casco Bay, ME
You'd kill me..

Sweet boat !!


You'd kill me if you knew what I paid for this little Whitehall...:doh:It did take me a while to buy her though..

 
Hermit Scott

Hermit Scott

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Sep 25, 2008
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C30 Event Horizon Port Aransas
Recess-this is the second time you have gotten what i wanted! I have been checking craigs lists also, I can't find one under 10'. I am yet green with envy again because of you.
 
sailaway78

sailaway78

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May 11, 2005
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Seidelman S37 Slidell, La.
I'd bet a couple a beers

Hermit,
I'd be willing to bet a couple a beers, that it didn't look like that when Maine bought it.
 
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Jim Kolstoe

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Jun 5, 2004
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Nice looking boats gentlemen. Because of the expressed intent to teach youngsters how to sail on them, allow me to pass on an idea I had for teaching my kids to sail the El Toro dingy we bought we they were little. I quickly learned that coaching them on the water was difficult, especially upwind, because we could not hear each other. So I went to Radio Shack and found inexpensive short range transceivers that used a headset with a voice activated boom-mike. It allowed us to talk easily so they could ask questions and I could coach, even if they were out of easy shouting distance. It was a great confidence builder for both parent and children.
Jim Kolstoe, h23 Kara's Boo
 
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Harley18471

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May 11, 2005
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Dinghy

If you see a nine foot Watertender dinghy, original blue plastic, no oars or rear thwart, it is MINE. Some light fingered bugger swiped it from the Paradise Marina in Deale, MD. This is a registered MD power boat, so beware when you think you are getting a good deal.
 
RECESS

RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
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Pearson 323 . St. Mary's Georgia
Nice boat Maine, I was thinking of adding wood trim but was also concerned about adding wieght. That is a good idea about using the headsets with a child, I am going to use it. I have been lucky enough to purchase my boat and dinghy from really dedicated sailors. I hope to go back down with my sailboat and get out and sail with the person I purchased my dinghy from. He made the offer to use his dock while we go for a sail and I intend to take him and his wife up on the offer. Our passion is certainly shared by some really wonderful people.
 
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Paul356

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Jun 7, 2004
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recess, looks like fun. try keeping the boat flat, both fore and aft and at most a couple of inches heel to leeward. one picture shows the stern squatting and the bow 'way out. keeping the boat on the waterline probably will improve your upwind performance quite a bit. probably also means sitting on the floor in light air like we see in the fotos.
 
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painter6501@yahoo.com

Cape Dory CD- 10 dinghy

Hermit Scott said:
Recess-this is the second time you have gotten what i wanted! I have been checking craigs lists also, I can't find one under 10'. I am yet green with envy again because of you.
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I have a totaly restored Cape Dory -10 for sale. It is in like new condition. Listed on God Old Boat web site Asking $2450.00, pictures on request. Jim
 
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Tom Christensen

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Feb 24, 2009
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2 Out Island 41 Long Beach
I found a dinghy that rows and sails great but does not handle a 6 hp engine well too much weight at 85 Lbs plus me at 240 I will have to find a way to extent the throttle and the shift. I found it by looking at the dinghy racks until I saw seveal of the same type that I thought would work then ask the marina to send letters to the owners and and one responded. It cost me $300.
 
RECESS

RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
1,505
Pearson 323 . St. Mary's Georgia
Paul, thanks for the tips, much appreciated.


Scott here is a 8ft dinghy complete sail set up in Kemah Texas, feb 8 listing but it has a phone number and if it is still there, he may come down on the price.
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
14,693
Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
Building for under 350 dollars is well within the realm of posibility. Roger Long's Design posted recently and the Bolger/Payson Nymph are good starting points.
 
RECESS

RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
1,505
Pearson 323 . St. Mary's Georgia
I can fix things. You do not want to see the book shelf I built though!
 
Hermit Scott

Hermit Scott

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Sep 25, 2008
2,288
C30 Event Horizon Port Aransas
Recess- that dinghy in the listing is perfect, except fot he price. Leaving the boat yard today, I saw exactly what I wanted. It looks like it is mostly complete and freshly built in a mold. I am going to see if I can rent their mold and make one. I started a stich and glue. 7'10" rowing. I cut the bottom from 1/8" aluminum and the sides from 3/16" luan. I downloaded the plans and started cutting stuff a few minutes later.
Not sure how the hybrid will turn out.
Thanks for the heads up on the dinghy.
 
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