Dingy for Pacific Seacraft 37

[S/Y Viriya]

I am the owner of a PS 37. I am looking for a suitable dingy for long voyages to use as a tender. My PS 37 has a self-furling jib and stay and has limited room forward to stow a dingy. I'd prefer to stow the dingy (that I have not yet purchased) on deck but even an 8' dingy does not seem to work. Due to the distance between the staysail and the main and the fact that I have a cradeled liferaft stowed just forward of the main mast (3-6 inches forward and on the forward cabin housing), as I see it placing a dingy aft of the staysail is not an option (?). There is, likewise, not enough room to stow a dingy between the staysail and the jib. Aft davits are not an option.I am down to considering a stowable (below decks) inflatable dingy. Any suggestions w/regard to how I might deal with this (lack of) space problem would be welcome. In addition, any suggestions on a particular inflatable model that might fit my needs would be equally welcome.

 

[Bill Balme]

It's a pain

I just bought my PS37. It looks like a real dingy challenge. Our solution is to stick with what we have - a 9' Achilles inflatable. We'll tow it on short trips, deflate and store (in the quarterberth probably) when on passage.Small cross to bear for such a neat boat!Bill Balme

 

[Sam]

Nesting dinghy

Gig Harbor will modify their dinghies to nest. I think one will just fit behind the mast and forward of the dodger on our 34 - but haven't tried it yet. We looked at one of their (non-nesting) boats and were impressed with the quality.

 

[Capt Ron;-)]

Inflatable - Liferaft

I have seen two liferafts that did NOT inflate. One was a Canadian friend who was having it re-certified, it was four years old. They pull the rip-cord when re-certifying. Bill, towing is not an optimum choice I know as I've tried all, but you can actuallly tow with the nose cleated up against the deck/toerail. In New Zealand, often they rig two lines under and around the main tubes, then mount the inflatable to the transom.Ideally, it will go on the foredeck, with the transom hard against the mast, tits on either side pointing aft. You can even have half-way deflated with the pump tied in, so you can pump it up whilst in the water, and this works, but never keep your last-line-of-defense rolled up in a locker taking a good ten minutes to ready whence you are sinking.I have cruised extensively, and would not leave a port without my infatable on deck, I had an Avon in cannister as well, and 90% of the cruisers I have come across, on oceans and islands, do it this ame way.Remember, your life DEPENDS upon it, so find a way.

 

[Helena Machado]

Aqua Dutch

You may want to look into AquaDutch Inflatables. They have a very ingenious storage bag and their dinghies are very well constructed. We have just bought their smallest boat for our PS27 for the same reason-storage. If folds down to 3'10"x1x1 long at it nests nicely in front of the mast before the hatch. Or in the cockpit locker. It weighs about 60. It sells for about 1500 plus shippping. After several discussion at the Annapolis boat show we selectec this one!

 

[Bill Balme]

Hard Dink

Is it possible to fit a small hard dink in front of the cockpit, under the boom? How big a dink would fit there? (Difficult for me to tell right now - the mast is off!Bills/v Toodle-oo!