[C38] This Might Work

[david at dlrfilms.com]

Got as far as bending on a sheet of 3/8" plywood for the bottom and then
laminating another 1/4" sheet on top of that. Then between rain and trips
on sunny days, we've been using a nasty old Caribe that I brought back
from SST after my Merc blew off the deck taking my family from STX to SST
to catch a plane. (Stupid me, I neglected to tie it down.)

My ace bargain hunting wife found a 7.5 long-shaft Mercury to put on the
back of this thing for $150. Hopefully Brick will be underway in the next
week or so!

> I'll love to see how that dinghy project ended!
> Max
>
> 2011/6/19 <david at dlrfilms.com>
>
>> We just added the "Captain's Blog" to the website (how could we resist?)
>> Great shot of my 5 year-old daughter at the helm of our dinghy yesterday
>> morning!
>>
>> http://www.sailingmontauk.com/blog/
>>
>> > Swwet!
>> >
>> > Steve Smolinske
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > On Jun 17, 2011, at 4:24 AM, "david at dlrfilms.com" <david at dlrfilms.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Just a quick charter update.
>> >>
>> >> Two weeks since our launch and about 5 trips so far, including our
>> >> disastrous season opener, which was a fully booked Sunset Cruise on
>> what
>> >> turned out to be a very cold, very windy Saturday night. Sailing
>> across
>> >> the lake to the pick up point on main along we were dead down wind on
>> >> main
>> >> along and flying along so fast we had both scuppers flooding. 20
>> minutes
>> >> after picking up our guests we were back on the dock, "Sorry folks.
>> It's
>> >> too windy, too cold, and not enough fun. Here's your money back."
>> >>
>> >> But with an opener like that things can only improve, and they have.
>> >>
>> >> The best part so far is seeing people's faces light up when they've
>> got
>> >> the tiler in their hand and the boat drops into the groove. Our boats
>> >> gives such great feedback when you're doing it right. Last night I
>> was
>> >> hanging off the port side shrouds, shooting back at the cockpit with
>> a
>> >> guest's camera. They'd never sailed before, but now they have a
>> picture
>> >> of
>> >> him on the tiller and her on the sheets, barreling along at hull
>> speed
>> >> on
>> >> beam reach at sunset. Lovely!
>> >>
>> >> My hands, knees, shins and feet have all manner of nicks, cuts and
>> >> bruise;
>> >> and I've lost 10 pounds in the last four weeks. This might just work
>> >> out.
>> >>
>> >> -David
>> >>
>> >>
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