[C38] Dinghy towing

Don Strong drstrong at ucdavis.edu
Sat Mar 12 10:18:50 EST 2011


Tom:
I'm with you. After losing a beaut dingy one night in the Gulf of Mexico 
(it was there on the line when the sun set, and it was gone when the 
watch changed), I vowed to avoid towing. Our inflatable fits great on 
the fore deck.
Don

On 3/12/11 7:12 AM, david at dlrfilms.com wrote:
> Call me a grumpy old cheapskate, but any time I thought it was a bad idea
> to be towing our dinghy, the right place for it to be was lashed down on
> the foredeck.
>
>
>> I've looked at these too, but I'm not sure the cute little butts of our
>> 38's are compatible:
>>   
>> II. On the stern of the main vessel, find two points that are the same
>> distance apart and the same height from the water as the transom brackets
>> on the dinghy (measured from the center line of the stern).  (From web
>> site.)
>>   
>> Before buying I would e-mail them and see what they think, might send some
>> picts to them, too.
>>   
>> Tom Yost
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>> --- On Fri, 3/11/11, PAUL NOTTE<panotte at shaw.ca>  wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: PAUL NOTTE<panotte at shaw.ca>
>> Subject: [C38] Dinghy towing
>> To: listserve at catalina38.org
>> Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 8:33 PM
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>> Does anyone have any experience with this product ? or has anyone come
>> across any independent product reviews for this ? It looks really cool,
>> price is 1,400 for the 38.
>> http://www.dinghy-tow.com/
>>   
>>   Thanx paul
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