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Description and photos of an attractive 6-foot carbon fiber and Kevlar dink weighing 35 pounds. Lots of neat features but barely carries two adults.
[Soundings Magazine, Essex, CT, USA]
Rowing, sailing and outboard dinghies at 8, 10, and 12 feet. Heavy fiberglass hull and liner.
[Bauteck Marine, Inc., St. Augustine, FL, USA]
Four models of fiberglass lapstrake rowing tenders from about 7 to 12 feet. Wide and stable, with optional sailing rig or outboard power.
[Boatex Ltd., USA]
10′2" lapstrake dinghy with sail and motor options. Hull is Luran-S plastic with foam filling and foam backing for impact resistance and long life.
[Hunter Marine, Redmond, WA, USA]
Four sizes of folding plywood tenders up to 10 feet with sailing rig. Largest boat measures 6 inches wide by 22 inches deep when folded.
[Stowaway Boats Ltd, Byfield, Northants, UK]
Fiberglass lapstrake pulling boats, in eight models from 17 down to 8 feet in length. All have a sailing option and many will accept an outboard engine.
[Gig Harbor Boatworks, Gig Harbor, WA, USA]
Unusual double-hulled molded polyethylene dinghy that can double as a sailing dinghy and a self-rescue craft. Incorporates lifesaving functions, great buoyancy, and maneuverability. Only 7 foot, 8 inches long with the same floor space as a 4-person liferaft. Rows well and motors with a 3HP outboard which stows under a seat.
[Portland Pudgy Inc., Portland, ME, USA]
Injection-molded rigid tenders, 8 - 10 feet, for rowing, sailing or outboarding. Noted for their roominess. Options (depending on size) include surrounding inflatable tube, self-draining floors, sailing rig, wheel in the keel, lifting eyes. Very inexpensive compared to traditional fiberglass construction.
[Walker Bay Boats, Inc., Union Gap, WA, USA]
If you have the room and the taste for a light classic rowing and sailing boat as your tender . . . and you′re willing to build a boat from a kit (or have it built), a Swallowboats will turn heads in any anchorage and give you great pride. I′d love to have one of these on my deck or davits.
[Swallowboats, Cardigan, Wales, UK]
Home-building designer and custom builder of beautiful traditional yacht tenders and rowing skiffs. Plans are available for building one yourself, or you can have them build your boat. Gartside is a long-distance rower and his boats are seaworthy and comfortable. Photos and diagrams.
[Paul Gartside Ltd., Sidney, BC, Canada]
The smallest practical size for a cruising boat is a boat large enough to carry a dinghy on deck.
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