heres mine
The starboard side coming off mine so I wear a life jacket instead of fixing it. I better do it soon or Ill only be able to row with one oar 
circle work at sea no ute needed 
An old Mirror, probably much loved and built in someones lounge room, as my dad did!
old Sabots never die, I see ....but it's probably so old it forgot it used to move with the wind. Brings back memories of when I was 10!
Ill keep using it till it sinks and I have to swim to shore or if someone steals it that came with my yacht 
it has moved a lot of gear on and off the boat the oar lock is nearly hanging off it so I have to row lightly on the starboard side
I know for sure the stove wont be rowed in it
I had a laugh one day when I put the TCM toilet inside it sitting on the beach had a few comments should have taken a photo
Very sporadic use of mooring , but when i do
in the past I mostly used an old sabot but found it a bit light for the job
recently i repaired / re fixed the gunnels on this f/g dinghy
picked up a 4 hp johnno for it
i move it on the ute roof rack which adds flexibility
not sure about leaving it on mooring for multi days could go missing me thinks
Others thought they had more right of ownership to my last two, left tied in front of my house.
I then bought a Walker Bay kayak which works for me.
They are stable and weight only 8.5 kegs.
As an added bonus it fits fully inflated in my Mazda.
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Others thought they had more right of ownership to my last two, left tied in front of my house.
I then bought a Walker Bay kayak which works for me.
They are stable and weight only 8.5 kegs.
As an added bonus it fits fully inflated in my Mazda.
Just wondered do you lock your Mazda ha ha .would like to see a pic of it
Yes, the title is "Show us" you dinghies.
[Actually, the title is "Show us your dingies" which sounds like you want photos of our skid-marked reggies. forthewordconfused.blogspot.com/2013/03/dingy-dinghy.html - guilty of this myself, btw.]
Aspre inflatable from whitworths - got it when they were on special for $600
www.whitworths.com.au/aspre-slat-deck-inflatable-boat-230sd
I have Zodiac fold up, but I am contemplating to build something along these lines.
Any advise, perhaps personal experience ....?..
That bottom photo looks Trick Charriot . I better that's a lot of $$$
What Id like its a mix of the above with some tramp net for cargo so you could use as a Kayak and quickly add a float and tramp and of all folds away in the forward cabin made as light and as compact as possible
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I think this is Sirjman
Or is it Dr Rog???
I think my 100kg of pure brawn would give a minnow buoyancy issues :P
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I think this is Sirjman
Or is it Dr Rog???
I think my 100kg of pure brawn would give a minnow buoyancy issues :P
your avatar seems to do ok SirJman if the minnow fits sit in it
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your avatar seems to do ok SirJman if the minnow fits sit in it
Speaking of Minnows; what a great class to start real young kids into sailing. Such a light/easy rig for them to setup. Could probably fit one in the back of a station wagon and definitely a roof rack. If I ever have kids I'll be getting them into sailing from a young age. I wish I'd started sooner!
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your avatar seems to do ok SirJman if the minnow fits sit in it
Speaking of Minnows; what a great class to start real young kids into sailing. Such a light/easy rig for them to setup. Could probably fit one in the back of a station wagon and definitely a roof rack. If I ever have kids I'll be getting them into sailing from a young age. I wish I'd started sooner!
We used to have 14 sabots in the club I was in . Sunday races were great and the regattas the group swelled form every where.
Basically every thing was made of ply in those days and competition was you skill , Those were the Mirror days lot a of Dads with there Daughters or sons . Im my club we used to have around 12 sail Sharpies a skipper and main sheet hand and and a trapeze who looked after the spinnakers balloon and reaching It started to change early 70's maybe earlier . Fiberglass and lot a of dollars came into it .. I felt once it passed into the seventies People started to spend money on new sails and expensive light weight dinghies . Then the clubs shrunk started to cost to much for the average bear
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We used to have 14 sabots in the club I was in . Sunday races were great and the regattas the group swelled form every where.
Basically every thing was made of ply in those days and competition was you skill , Those were the Mirror days lot a of Dads with there Daughters or sons . Im my club we used to have around 12 sail Sharpies a skipper and main sheet hand and and a trapeze who looked after the spinnakers balloon and reaching It started to change early 70's maybe earlier . Fiberglass and lot a of dollars came into it .. I felt once it passed into the seventies People started to spend money on new sails and expensive light weight dinghies . Then the clubs shrunk started to cost to much for the average bear
Yeah the costs of sailing when I was young held me back.
I bought my first boat when I was 18. A paper tiger for $600. At first it was lots of fun, but it turned out to be real lemon. Extremely thin fiberglass caused cracking and crazing, no gelcoat, buggered trailer, very leaky and lots of sun damaged fittings. At least I know what to look for in a boat now.
It's almost worth buying buggered old boats to strip for SS Ronstan parts. The price of some fittings boggles me.
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I think they are 13 feet long. The dimensions for the seat, foot rest, rollick height and spacing are from the internet for the optimal rowing. The oars have the ideal ratio as well so the effort is no greater than normal. Even the blade design I stole from the internet! Only rows at displacement speed but the flexing oar shafts give that little bit extra.
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Oars are windsurfer masts, $10 ea recycle shop. Blades are ply/epoxy/carbon fibre.
Rowing scull oars are fairly much the same using fibre glass/carbon fibre but they cost $750 a pair. I know because we bought a pair for our son's single scull.
Setting them up on a scull is quite scientific with very precise angles and lengths which must have been arrived at from experience over the last 100 years or more.
My dinghy is a Walker Bay 8 with standard Walker Bay oars. I am very pleased with it as a work truck for when I have my yacht in town. It would be too big to have on deck or on davits even. For cruising I bought an Avon Redcrest. They are arguably the best small inflatable tender ever built.
Hello Charriot, I have Chameleon Nesting 2.9m Tender that mounts upside down on my Aft Cabin. It breaks down into 2 pieces. I am able to launch and retrieve it by myself by hand (no lifting devices). Its even easier if I've been nice to the first mate and she gives me a hand. I beefed up the transom (after I brought it second hand on gumtree) as it was flexing a bit with my 3.3hp outboard. It was probably never designed for an outboard motor. It is actually a sailing dinghy but I don't use it as such. But it rows very, very well. The 3.3hp won't get it on the plane but I'm in no hurry. I can climb over the front when I've been diving by myself and if the first mate is with me, I climb over the side as shes sits near the other. It is easy to put together in the water, even with a bit of a swell. It has a locator (male protrusion) which fits into the front section to help get the 3 bolt holes lined up. And due to its size it's fairly stable. Sorry I don't have any pictures on hand but could post them later.
It was a long search before I was lucky enough to find this tender. I had considered making one myself.
www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/designs/greene/cham/
The Swanson Snug has a very good reputation. I have seen a couple of them come up on ebay and Gumtree for around $300. Excellent buying but hard to find.
I'll keep looking mine will do whe I'm on the swing mooring she a good truck taking things back and forwards
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I'll keep looking mine will do whe I'm on the swing mooring she a good truck taking things back and forwards
Two dinghies is what you need. One as a work truck for when you are in home port and a more compact one for cruising. For cruising a roll up inflatable is hard to beat.
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I'll keep looking mine will do whe I'm on the swing mooring she a good truck taking things back and forwards
Two dinghies is what you need. One as a work truck for when you are in home port and a more compact one for cruising. For cruising a roll up inflatable is hard to beat.
Been thinking that way also Cisco second hand Inflatables are a little hard to come by down here an Avalon came up the other week but was around the $700 . I am a little keen on those Kiwi inflatables ( twin hull)
That's what I have, Cisco. Nice big row boat - must be 10 foot - for everyday use. And scored an as-new, roll up, inflatable bottom Walker Bay off fleabay for under $700. Goes good with the little ob on the back. Hmmm... Sorry. Pics later.
