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musto061 
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 Topic: Looking for a Rowing boat with a sail?Posted: 03 Oct 19 at 1:44pm |
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Hi Everyone, My Dad is after a rowing boat/ tender that has the option to add a sail. Preferably in GRP or plastic. Does anyone have any recommendations for good brands? or know of any good second hand boats? Many Thanks Mark
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ian.r.mcdonald
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Posted: 03 Oct 19 at 1:58pm |
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I would go for an original Mirror. Sailing boat that rows. A small rowing boat that sails is likely to go in one direction slowly
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Sam.Spoons
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Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401 |
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Posted: 03 Oct 19 at 4:47pm |
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
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Rupert
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Posted: 03 Oct 19 at 6:24pm |
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Walker Bay?
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Posted: 04 Oct 19 at 11:30am |
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Another +1 for a Mirror. They row quite well and also take a small outboard so are ok as a tender. They also have two mast positions so can be sailed with a single sail or with all sails set. The only issue could be finding a GRP Mirror, as most were made of wood. And racing Mirrors tended to have the rowlocks and forward mast position shroud anchorages removed. Trident used to make a GRP Mirror called a Weekender which was aimed more at the non racer, so would be ideal if you could find one at a good price.
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JimC
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Posted: 04 Oct 19 at 1:48pm |
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Trouble is Mirrors and the like row *quite* well. If the primary requirement is to be a rowing boat/tender, that might not be good enough. And an 11foot dinghy night be bigger than would be convenient. I fear though I haven't studied the subject, and this might not be the best forum.
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snowleopard
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Joined: 02 Oct 17 Location: Cornwall Online Status: Offline Posts: 66 |
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Posted: 27 Nov 19 at 9:12pm |
A subject close to my heart. When I sailed a cruising cat, I wanted a tender I could row in choppy conditions. That was prompted by a couple of episodes with trying to row a rubber dinghy. After some research I designed a boat very similar to the Mirror but with more buoyancy in the stern, It rows very well as I would assume a real Mirror does. Mine also sails with a lugsail and goes well with a 3.3 HP outboard. The boat was designed to be dragged over beaches so a mirror with its 6mm ply bottom wouldn't do but if you're kinder than me it would serve well.
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One hull good, two hulls better.
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