DrWatson 382 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Island Time said: Oh doc, there is a carbon rigid dinghy available, and they are great, but spendy! Oceantenders. Wow - spendy is right!!! And I guess that listed price is not the carbon version... How do they row? I guess they don't have a rig.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 6 hours ago, DrWatson said: Wow - spendy is right!!! And I guess that listed price is not the carbon version... How do they row? I guess they don't have a rig.... Pretty sure i have recently seen a sailing version. I think a carbon sailing version would add up fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Kevin McCready said: Pictures of nesting dinghies being put together in dead calm water are sweet. But what is the experience of the group on putting them together in a chop? They don't have to be assembled in the water, that is just an added bonus, a party trick if you like, and generally an example used to demonstrate the water-tightness and stability. Primarily they are intended to be assembled on deck, the nesting is for stowage, not weight / ease of handling. Although halving the dinghy is obviously going to have advantages with weight and size for handling. I have seen a very good example of a chameleon dinghy with long term cruisers. They have a simple bridle fitted to each half of the dinghy, a basic for listing any dinghy onto deck easily with a halyard. The bridle is set up so that the dinghy can effectively be assembled in the air, as part of the launching and retrieving process. Big half is hoisted up on the halyard, held over the side deck, small half sits on cabin top, big half is mated and bolted, then the whole lot lowered into the water. All one person job. Quick and efficient. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Clipper said: Pretty sure i have recently seen a sailing version. I think a carbon sailing version would add up fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 255 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Rainbow charters (B.o.I.) back in the 1970 /80's had a very manageable dinghy, rowed extremely well, can't remember the design, maybe someone elses memory is better than mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DoT 31 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 How about a skin on frame nesting dinghy: http://www.ventspleen.com/designing-the-lightest-nesting-dinghy-in-the-world/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Priscilla II said: I’m off to buy a lotto ticket, I think that would be the ducks nuts if money wasn’t a consideration I have rowed and driven one with an outboard, we collected one for a yacht we delivered and the are everything they say they are really stable, you just step onto the side no worries and they row and motor nicely what numbers, pick my own or lucky dip ?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 twin rudders is a bit odd, guess they have to work around outboard mounts etc. but very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I watched this guy in an OCTender rowing. Maybe his oars were too short, but the sitting position seemed high and the whole thing looked much more awkward than my nice little ParkerCraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Jon said: what numbers, pick my own or lucky dip ?????? Might need to let the jackpot get to $40mil first😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 It' a nice tender, fer sure, but at 700mm high, I got honestly nowhere to stow something like that. If the topsides were made like an SUP is..., then the whole thing could be very easily packed into a much smaller space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 329 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 hERRESHOFF mARING mUSEUM pART 6 : iN THE bOAT hALL: tHE dINGHIES bLOODY hELL bEEN uSING aUTOCAD aGAIN. https://www.offcenterharbor.com/hmm-2008-tour-pt-6-dinghies/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 This looks pretty good as well as the pt11. Plans are 80 euros.... http://www.metzboats.de/htm/designs/dinghies/mebo12/mb12.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, Island Time said: This looks pretty good as well as the pt11. Plans are 80 euros.... http://www.metzboats.de/htm/designs/dinghies/mebo12/mb12.htm Amateur build time for the PT11 400hrs kit cost $4500 just doesn’t make sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DoT 31 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 If you're after a quicker, cheaper, self build nesting dinghy then the chameleon is a good option: https://duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/designs/greene/cham/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Island Time said: This looks pretty good as well as the pt11. Plans are 80 euros.... http://www.metzboats.de/htm/designs/dinghies/mebo12/mb12.htm Klaus Metz is actually a pretty good dude and has designed some quite nice stuff. That MeTu 650 has to be one one the most meticulous plywood boat builds I’ve ever seen - the detailing and thought that went into it - took something like 4000h maybe more... guy worked full time on it in a garage/warehouse here in Zurich. Klaus built the nesting dinghy to car-top to Croatia. Seems to be pretty good. still 50kg, though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2flit 52 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Island Time said: This looks pretty good as well as the pt11. Plans are 80 euros.... http://www.metzboats.de/htm/designs/dinghies/mebo12/mb12.htm The roller reefing mainsail with the vertical battens looks nice, as well as the extra 12" of hull length. The PT-11 is really too small to get two normal size people in there when sailing. I wish the Mebo-12 didn't come with such a weight penalty (50kg hull and 64 kg all up). Judging from the other designs, he knows how to design a good hull form for sailing. Anyone have one have one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 501 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 If you shift your dinghy by oar as i do , the OC tender is not for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 On the spur of the moment i placed an opening bid on trade me, not expecting much. Now there hasn't been another bid. I'll find out tomorrow if ive bought something. Haven't even given any thought on how to get it here from Mt Albert. Row? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 11:23 PM, Black Panther said: On the spur of the moment i placed an opening bid on trade me, not expecting much. Now there hasn't been another bid. I'll find out tomorrow if ive bought something. Haven't even given any thought on how to get it here from Mt Albert. Row? So, did you buy anything? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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