[C38] New Topic: Dinghys
Steve Smolinske
SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
Mon Jan 17 23:28:04 EST 2011
Dang Tom,
I wish I would have talked to you before purchasing mine I could have "saved" the money I spent on the dingy and reallocated to another priority in my hole in the water. After we got the boat my wife insisted on a dingy, mind you I had just had the bottom done, the shaft replaced, the mast and rigging done and was out of cash, and bless her heart she found a dingy we could afford. The nice part about it is that with one arm I can lift it out of the water move it forward where it takes up very little space, actually hardly gets in the way. Its also seal proof as my daughter and I found out one day when we were exploring in it, We were rowing along calmly in a little cove and "bang" we got nailed from below. It came with a motor mount that I have not tried yet as anything over 2 hp I fear will make it stand up on its stern and shoot straight up leaving the occupants behind. Ive thought about a battery powered trolling motor but after the battery goes in well were do the passengers sit? So we stow uninflated it in the port lazarette and make sure we are close to shore when anchoring or better yet in a marina :) Mainly because after rowing any distance to shore I really am not in the mood to explore much past the beers in the cooler.
Steve
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From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Tom T.
Sent: Mon 1/17/2011 8:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [C38] New Topic: Dinghys
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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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