Sears 10' Sailing Dinghy

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Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Just picked one up without rig or sail. Was wondering if anyone here had seen one and remembered what kind of rig it had originally.
I'm leaning towards a sprit rig for it. I've got some light, yellow rip stop nylon and thinking of making the sail like the polytarp guys do it.

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onecoolair

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Jun 25, 2012
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hunter 356 Kemah,the Republic of Texas
merlinuxo said:
Just picked one up without rig or sail. Was wondering if anyone here had seen one and remembered what kind of rig it had originally.
I'm leaning towards a sprit rig for it. I've got some light, yellow rip stop nylon and thinking of making the sail like the polytarp guys do it.

edit: forgot the picture.
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A old optimist rig would be a good pick......Sunfish rig would be to much my take.
 
Rick Webb

Rick Webb

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Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 23.5 Fort Walton Yacht Club, Florida
Lot's of Options

I think an Opti rig would be too small, an Opti is less than 8' long and less than 4' wide.

A Sunfish rig might work but I think you might need a longer mast to be able to tack. Hard to tewll from the picture but it might work.

IYAAYAS
Rick
 
onecoolair

onecoolair

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Jun 25, 2012
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hunter 356 Kemah,the Republic of Texas
Rick Webb said:
I think an Opti rig would be too small, an Opti is less than 8' long and less than 4' wide.

A Sunfish rig might work but I think you might need a longer mast to be able to tack. Hard to tewll from the picture but it might work.

IYAAYAS
Rick
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It's only 10 feet and very light plus with no hard chine. Which makes it very tender even when just used as a rowing dink. Plus the opti rig will be easier to stowaway.
 
AXEL

AXEL

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It will sink like a stone if you flip.
I'd say even a Sunfish rig would over power it. I sail a Phantom (slightly larger than a Sunfish). It doesn't take much breeze for these little boats to become over powered. I have to sit out on my Phantom to keep it balanced.
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Oct 26, 2005
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Not having a way to weigh it, I'd guess that it's close to a hundred pounds.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll keep an eye out for a rig that needs a boat.
I know it will be tender, we built 4 optis for the club with sprit rigs and I had to sit in the bilges with those to keep them upright.
This boat has sealed seats in the bow and stern for flotation.
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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I looked up the sunfish rig last night and saw somewhere that the sail was 75 sq. ft.?
I think that is quite a bit more than my little dink could carry.
I'm thinking something more like 35-40 sq. ft. on a sprit rig. Something like my simple drawing below. I know the CE is too far forward so will need to shift it towards the stern.
Sorry if I caused confusion with the title, what I mean't was this is a transport type dinghy that can be sailed.
 

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onecoolair

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merlinuxo said:
I looked up the sunfish rig last night and saw somewhere that the sail was 75 sq. ft.?
I think that is quite a bit more than my little dink could carry.
I'm thinking something more like 35-40 sq. ft. on a sprit rig. Something like my simple drawing below. I know the CE is too far forward so will need to shift it towards the stern.
Sorry if I caused confusion with the title, what I mean't was this is a transport type dinghy that can be sailed.
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Nice little drawing ....did you do this?
That's why I suggested a simple optimist Rig. Easier to replace and find off the shelf parts. A very small jib on a optional simple off the shelf roller fuller from another small boat design can be adapted if you want to get a little fancier but not all that necessary. K.I.S.S.:D
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Oct 26, 2005
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Yeah Robert, I used MS Paint. Took a pic of the boat and used the outline of the hull to start. Below is a drawing I made of my boat as a gaff rigged yawl, just for fun. Started with the line drawing on sailboatdata.
On the Optis we built for the club, the spars were made of wooden dowell and they worked well with no more pressure than the little sails were loaded with. I'm not looking to make the boat fast, just be able to sail it and maybe get the kids interested.
I'm all for KISS!!! Thinking of doing this for the sail: http://www.polysail.com/spritsail.htm
 

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onecoolair

onecoolair

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Jun 25, 2012
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hunter 356 Kemah,the Republic of Texas
merlinuxo said:
Yeah Robert, I used MS Paint. Took a pic of the boat and used the outline of the hull to start. Below is a drawing I made of my boat as a gaff rigged yawl, just for fun. Started with the line drawing on sailboatdata.
On the Optis we built for the club, the spars were made of wooden dowell and they worked well with no more pressure than the little sails were loaded with. I'm not looking to make the boat fast, just be able to sail it and maybe get the kids interested.
I'm all for KISS!!! Thinking of doing this for the sail: http://www.polysail.com/spritsail.htm
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Took a quick look at the web site you posted...Do you sew? Have you also checked with Sailrite? They have some neat pre cut sail making kits.
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Oct 26, 2005
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I sew some and have gromets, basting tape and some webbing stashed in the garage. I'm not wanting to spend much on this boat and would rather start with a poly tarp sail and find out it's not going to get used rather than spend the bucks on a sailrite kit. Plus we don't have a heavy duty machine for multi layers of sail cloth.
 
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Catalina 27 Titusville, FL
I still think you should use old flower print bed sheets, perhaps an old pair of jeans, maybe some red handkerchiefs etc...

Make it look fun!

LOL
 
Bill Roosa

Bill Roosa

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Jun 6, 2006
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What are you going to do for a dagger board?
For testing purposes you can use poly tarp and duct tape and some gromits where the ropes attach
 
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KingAirDriver

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Aug 27, 2011
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Catalina 27 Titusville, FL
Aren't we all though merlinuxo? LOL

I have a nice piece of pine that was 2 boards glues back to back and have begun the carving process to make a rudder for the old 22. If you want it to make a dagger board, it's yours.
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Oct 26, 2005
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I think I'll use a piece of 3/4 fir plywood Bill.
Duct tape sounds good and once I have a final sail shape I can sew it.
 
Chris Patterson

Chris Patterson

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Oct 17, 2011
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Mmhmm. I can see me building it out of broomsticks out of the garage for "testing purposes". Then I'd get fancy..
 
Merlin Clark

Merlin Clark

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Oct 26, 2005
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KingAirDriver said:
Aren't we all though merlinuxo? LOL

I have a nice piece of pine that was 2 boards glues back to back and have begun the carving process to make a rudder for the old 22. If you want it to make a dagger board, it's yours.
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Thanks Neal, if you don't think you'll have a use for it.
 
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