The model that caught my attention (and there are quite a few nice models) is the Black Fly 8.
At 28 pounds with a plywood bottom this may just be the answer!!!
Oh no ... I feel another project budding :-)
Light weight dinghy
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Peter
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Light weight dinghy
Tweaking my back by turning over the Eastport pram has led me on the quest for a truly light weight tender. I found an interesting site called Geodesic Airolite Boat Designs.
The model that caught my attention (and there are quite a few nice models) is the Black Fly 8.
At 28 pounds with a plywood bottom this may just be the answer!!!
Oh no ... I feel another project budding :-)
The model that caught my attention (and there are quite a few nice models) is the Black Fly 8.
At 28 pounds with a plywood bottom this may just be the answer!!!
Oh no ... I feel another project budding :-)
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Hirilondë
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Hmmm, I never found these when I was researching dinghies for myself. Interesting concept, pleasant to look at, and boy, are they light.
By the way, in case some of you haven't heard of it yet, http://www.messing-about.com/forums/ is a great place to visit as well. For those looking to build a small boat as tender or what ever it is a great resource.
Small boat building is extremely enjoyable, satisfying and addicting. No need to be ashamed. If I don't line up a dinghy customer by next winter I will simply have to build something I don't need. "What the boat builder wants, the boat builder gets".Peter wrote:Oh no ... I feel another project budding :-)
By the way, in case some of you haven't heard of it yet, http://www.messing-about.com/forums/ is a great place to visit as well. For those looking to build a small boat as tender or what ever it is a great resource.
Dave Finnegan
builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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