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Ultralight classically shaped dinghies made with a wooden framework braced with Kevlar rovings, covered with a tough heat shrink Dacron skin. 12-foot Whitehall weighs 30 pounds, holds 600. Home-build times are 100 to 200 hours. Tougher than they look, you can pull them up on deck with one hand.
[Geodesic Airolite Boats, Inc., Westport, ME, USA]
Payson has an excellent selection of plans for building your own yacht tender or sailing dinghy.
[Harold H. Payson & Co., South Thomaston, ME, USA]
Review of the Portland Pudgy, an 8′ molded plastic boat that has the protections of a liferaft but can be rowed or sailed. Rudder, daggerboard, oars and sails can be stowed in the boat, and there are watertight compartments for food and emergency supplies.
[Ocean Navigator, March 2003]
Description of The Clam, Steve Callahan′s folding RIB which serves as yacht tender sailing dinghy, yet folds in half on deck. Photo.
[Cruising World, March 2003]
PVC tubular bladders with UV inhibitor that fasten along the side of your dinghy to provide extra flotation and stability. Tracks are installed by the owner, then the tubes are slid along these into place, and covers are added to protect the tubes.
[Yachtsee, Huntington Beach, CA, USA]
Bronze or galvanized straight-shank oarlocks including those with horns, brackets, and closed tops.
[Buck Algonquin, Smyrna, DE, USA]
11-foot self-bailing, unsinkable, tri-hull fiberglass yacht tender designed for outboard motoring and for tracking well when towed,
[WaterCats, Inc., Freeport, FL, USA]
A strap-on plastic bottom that fits under your roll-up inflatable to improve handling, fuel efficiency, protection from rocks, Reduces the bumping of passnegers′ feet.
[Micron Plastics, North Fort Myers, FL, USA]
Build your own dinghy. Fourteen models from 6 to 12 feet. Including sail and outboard models. Some sizes nest within others for those who want two dinghies.
[BandB Yacht Designs, Vandemere, NC, USA]
If you want to build your own yacht tender, Glen-L has more than one design for you, along with the kit and building materials.
[Glen-L Marine Designs, Bellflower, CA, USA]
The smallest practical size for a cruising boat is a boat large enough to carry a dinghy on deck.
John Alden
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