[C38] New Topic: Dinghys
Tom T.
tdtron at earthlink.net
Mon Jan 17 23:17:52 EST 2011
Hello Steve,
I have a question......Was that a dinghy or a truck inner tube?
About 50 yrs ago when I was a mere child, I wanted an inflatable but I
didn't have two nickels to rub together. My dad had a dock at Lake Lanier
near Atlanta where he kept his boat and where we swam and played as kids do.
One day, my Dad came home with a very large truck inner tube and gave it to
us kids. We played with it at the dock but I still wanted an inflatable
and had an idea.
I took an old scrap of 3/4" plywood and cut it round to exactly the same
size as the middle of the tube. I then drilled 1/2" holes all around the
edge and laced this plywood piece into the middle of that inner tube with
rope.
Presto! We had an inflatable.
It took real talent for a team of paddlers to make that thing go in a
straight line but we were never able to sink it no matter how many kids we
piled on top of it.
As a matter of fact, when we piled a lot of kids on it, it looked a whole
lot like the picture Steve sent of his dink.
Even the adults liked to lounge around on that old contraption. I don't
know what vehicle that tube was from but it was large enough for about a
half dozen kids or more to climb on it and we still had freeboard.
Tom Troncalli
> [Original Message]
> From: les <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> To: <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: 1/17/2011 8:17:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] New Topic: Dinghys
>
> Yes, I have it now. What a dinghy load ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Les H
> On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 17:39 -0500, Steven Ribble wrote:
> > For what it's worth, I could view the second post/pic...
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Steve Smolinske
> > <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:
> > Les, neither did Charles he is looking into the problem, this
> > was a second message to him of an earlier post so that he
> > could trouble shoot .
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> > [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of les
> > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 1:52 PM
> > To: listserve at catalina38.org
> > Subject: Re: [C38] New Topic: Dinghys
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > I don't see the attachment, steve.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Les H
> > On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 20:46 -0800, Steve Smolinske wrote:
> > > As the attached photo illustrates, its best that I bow out
> > of this discussion, I have alot to learn from this thread. It
> > was a long trip to the beach and the captain was still on the
> > boat.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > #312 Peregrine
> > > Seattlong trip to the beach and the captain was still on the
> > boat. le
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Jay
> > Sorensen
> > > Sent: Fri 1/14/2011 5:46 PM
> > > To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> > > Subject: New Topic: Dinghys
> > >
> > >
> > > OK, I'm sort of dubious about asking this question.
> > >
> > > Now that the boat is looking good and safe the family of 4
> > is planning on a 10 day or so cruise to Catalina, Santa
> > Barbara, and San Clemente Islands here in So. Cal this summer.
> > I have done the trip before delivering boats to Santa
> > Barbara, Marina del Ray, Long Beach, etc. for races and have
> > always used the local shore boat to get ashore.
> > >
> > > But first mate Dorothy likes the concept of instant access
> > to the shore for her jogs, dining, etc. And what the first
> > mate wants, the first mate gets. Maybe I should start calling
> > her Admiral..............
> > >
> > > We have a tandem kayak but that is not a stable way to leave
> > the boat. We've tried!
> > >
> > > Anyway, probably like others out there I don't want to spend
> > a lot of $$ for something that will not be used often.
> > > We don't need a high power planing dinghy because the
> > anchorages are all close to where we want to go ashore.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about either a 10' Haypalon inflatable with a <
> > 10hp engine and a soft bottom or a 12' folding boat with a
> > similar or smaller motor (after someone on the board said they
> > used one.) Together we all weigh apx 600lb so we are
> > approaching the upper limit of the 12' porte-a-boat. Used
> > ones are less expensive here and may stow better on the
> > raiing?? But do you get what you pay for??
> > >
> > > We do not have davits, and will store it on the foredeck
> > during crossings. The ability to roll up the dinghy and not
> > deal with floorboards seems like it would be a benifit. But a
> > folding boat stored across from the kayak seems like a nice
> > balance.
> > >
> > > So what do you have out there and what do you think will
> > work for our first dinghy?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Jay & Dorothy Sorensen
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> > > San Diego, CA
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