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    Posted: 23 Jul 20 at 4:48pm
Originally posted by Paramedic

Originally posted by davidyacht

A bigger problem is that nobody seems to hold stock of carbon masts.

Because it's a large financial outlay for something that could go out of fashion or become obsolete at any time.

I think most carbon dinghy masts are based on a relatively limited range of 'standard' tubes. The Blaze carbon stick is 2.5kg lighter than the M7 so probably around 3.5kg or so. It is a bit longer than a windsurfer mast though at ~6.5m and probably a fair bit stiffer. That's where designing a dinghy rig based on a windsurfer mast becomes unlikely to work well, not stiff enough for good performance and not strong enough to handle the loads.
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Originally posted by GybeFunny

Before lockdown I had seen maybe 3 paddleboards down at my lake, now there are loads of them, the lake appears to have become the local lido! They are all getting paddleboards out of their boots and pumping them up in the car park. We have now had to close membership to paddleboarders as we have too many. So the next big dinghy innovation will probably be something inflatable like this:


iGRF should instruct his lawyers, that looks like an inflatable V2
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A SUP with an inflatable bog seat on it, the future of sailing?
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Originally posted by Rupert

A SUP with...

But is anyone else looking at it and thinking Laser EPS?
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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by Rupert

A SUP with...

But is anyone else looking at it and thinking Laser EPS?


Yes that’s why I look
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Another one slightly off the mainstream, £3k + for extras
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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by Rupert

A SUP with...

But is anyone else looking at it and thinking Laser EPS?


Makes the EPS bog seat look very comfortable!
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Originally posted by tink

Another one slightly off the mainstream, £3k + for extras

A modern day Sunfish maybe? They were originally sold through places like Walmart as a bit of holiday fun I seem to remember reading somewhere.
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I had 'Tinks' inflatable, didn't have the side bags though, very uncomfortable in a drifter, difficult to windsurf in a anything other than a howler, mast issues too, has you can imagine trying to tension the mast.
I also had a 'Tinker traveller' far superior in every way, still not a sailing dinghy, you needed the engine in tide, also had Oars, genuine working boat.
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The ultimate Walmart boat us the Super Snark.

Owned one for a couple of years till the abs peeled from the polystyrene. Best £20 boat I've owned. Still got the lateen sail!
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