17' Doublehanded Dinghy
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: 17' Doublehanded Dinghy
Posted By: skslr
Subject: 17' Doublehanded Dinghy
Date Posted: 29 Jan 20 at 1:37pm
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I guess some more actual 'dinghy develompent' in this part of the forum would be good, so... Interesting take on the RS400 market niche: https://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/d/melbourne-17-sailboat-for-sale/7056480568.html https://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/d/melbourne-17-sailboat-for-sale/7056480568.html" rel="nofollow - Craigslist |
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 29 Jan 20 at 5:47pm
| The 70s called and wanted their plans book back... |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 29 Jan 20 at 7:06pm
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It is a thing to behold, the clunky American style mast float is a tad out of touch. As it says in SA not sure how the asymmetric works ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 30 Jan 20 at 11:29am
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Does it even have an assy? ------------- Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
Posted By: NickM99
Date Posted: 30 Jan 20 at 2:19pm
| Hmm. I wonder why it is being sold... |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 30 Jan 20 at 6:23pm
That’s the quandary, advert says it does but I can’t see any evidence ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 30 Jan 20 at 9:09pm
I certainly can't see any signs of one in the pics, nor any way of rigging one. ------------- Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 11:22am
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Perhaps seller means there is a kit available ? Boat is nearly new. ------------- Robert |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 11:29am
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Some discussion on SA about this one. Scroll almost to the bottom http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/170020-craigslist-finds/&page=24 and: https://southwindsmagazine.com/browse-sailboat-ads/show-ads/?id=15365 ------------- Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74. |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 11:37am
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It would be feasible to tack a kite of sorts down to the stem of that boat, it may simply not have been rigged when the photos were taken. They have a flavour of first sail to me.
I greatly fear that after all that work the owner may not have found the boat very satisfactory. Of course boat building and boat sailing are quite separate activities, and its by no means unknown for people to build boats and then find they don't like sailing very much. I think, though that in that case, sad as it might be, the owner would be best advised to build another hull and reuse the same rig. The hull might be quite interesting as a runabout with a light outboard on the back. [A bit of research later] Well, my assumption it was an amateur designed boat was quite false. It seems it was designed by a Florida based boat builder and designer Paul Lindenberg, who seems to be perfectly competent in the small to medium keelboat arena. I don't know what he was thinking with that one though. There were similar concepts in Cherubs and Moths back in the 70s, but I fear the boat will be a one trick pony at best. |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 12:58pm
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How would it stow ? Would it be possible to have it on a furler ?
------------- Robert |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 1:09pm
You could use bags, with a tack line to pull it out to the bow. |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 2:45pm
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Wouldn't want to be 'T' boned by it. ------------- Robert |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 3:02pm
Probably less painful that the jousting lances most assy's carry..... ------------- Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |