I have finished the inside of the dinghy with a 'two pot' marine paint system and it is now almost complete. I may install a couple of inspection ports in the the stern and bow buoyancy chambers which will allow access so that I can bolt on rudder gudgeons and mast support blocks. I will also be able to remove whatever clunks around in both chambers whenever the boat is turned 180 degrees.
It's only when I see a photograph such as this (above) that I realise how much progress has been made.
By installing a centre board and a sail I am transforming the dinghy from a simple yacht tender to a small boat in her own right. Should she continue to be called 'Mariners Dinghy' ? or should I give her a name ? ....... which reminds me; I have a list of names for the restored Starling dinghy, but to date I haven't given her a name - ye salt laden sea gods, that's almost as unlucky as sailing on Friday the 13th or forgetting to give the crew their rum ration!!
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Looking good Alden! Very good... got a rig for her? Enquiring minds await the first trial sail... :o)
Good work Alden
Well done, Alden. I'd give her a new name since she's got more to live for and more to offer you than simply being your "Mariner's Dinghy."
Thanks Steve. Yes I am going to rig her with a gaff lugs'l similiar to the dinghy featured on Maxs Blog on Monday the fifth of September here:
http://bursledonblog.blogspot.co.nz/2016/09/not-quite-firefly.html
I will make the mast as long as the dinghy so that the whole outfit (mast, boom, gaff, sail) can be stowed inside the dinghy.
Thanks Paul. It's been a labour of love really and I am now excited to see how she will perform. She is one of perhaps four builds or restorations I want to do before I take off to that big long spinnaker run in the sky.
Thanks Dan, and good advice. I have given the task of naming her to my wife so I am looking forward to her suggestions. She might want to call it "Cantankerous Old Bastard" which would be a form of poetic justice - I await her deliberations with interest.
Ahh... same kind of rig Dylan Winter is using on his duck punt.. or similar anyway. I think he uses an old Optimist rig- are they available in NZ and would it save you some cash?
Steve, good idea, an old Optimist rig could probably be purchased but I think I would like a wooden mast which would be more in keeping with the dinghies more traditional look (despite the fiberglass hull) and I want to tweak the sail area to the largest I can get - the dinghy with all the additional wood work is now quite heavy and I will need all the horse power I can muster to get her to perform well.
Hi Alden, did you catch up with this?
https://www.facebook.com/chesapeakelightcraft/posts/10154778426777398:0
Cheers
Paul
Hi Paul, thanks for the link - yes I took a look and saw the canoe yawl 'Autumn Leaves' featured in the Small Boat Advisor magazine - a boat which is still on my 'to do' list!
Happy Christmas my friend
I would have written to your email address however didn't know if it is operational since the spammers took it over...I still get spam from your address now and then....
So I hope you have a very happy time with family and much good cheer...many happy days...
Love Delwyn
Hi Delwyn - long time no contact. Hope all is well with you and yours.
I am a bit alarmed to think that maybe my email account has been compromised and hacked - but Yahoo Xtra has been having a lot of problems, I will look into it, although the account still seems to be working ok.
Have a very merry Christmas and a great 2017 - Alden.
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