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bristol27
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Dinghy Plans

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I am looking for suggestions for dinghy plans.

I would like to build an excellent cruising dinghy. It must have the following characteristics:
+ Sails
+ Rows
+ Can be stowed in a deck area of about 4' (between the mast and doger, on the cabin-top). Likely meaning the dinghy must be nestable.
+ Buoyant when flooded
+ No engine mount necessary (will use wind/human power only)

Might you have suggestions for designs I could investigate that meet the above characteristics?
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Re: Dinghy Plans

Post by Figment »

That's a pretty tall order.

Any nesting design will have one component at least 6" smaller than the other, which limits your LOA to 7'6" at most.
Even CLC Eastport Pram at 7'6" only nests down to 4'8" or so IIRC.

That's a starting place, anyway.
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You might consider a nesting dinghy rotated so the beam is oriented fore and aft.
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Re: Dinghy Plans

Post by Surveyor »

Spindrift 9 fulfills all of your requirements

http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/spin.htm

Here is one that has been built and has some rather neat improvements made to the original design:

http://seaweed.thebilge.com/spindrift.htm

EDIT: My appologies - this is the site with the improvements to design:

http://www.pbase.com/onceagain/expedition_dinghy
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