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Advantages and drawbacks to the ubiquitous rigid inflatable boat (RIB) as a cruising tender, with arguments for the hard dinghy alternative.
[SailNet, 15 January 2002]
[Vendor]
Makes a line of inflatable Zodiac, Bombard and Zoom roll-up and rigid dinghies from 6′7" to 22′.
[Zodiac International, Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex, France]
Here′s what a typical yacht insurance policy looks like. Includes a checklist of things to consider when choosing a policy, a list of standard and optional exclusions, and a sidebar on how to make a claim. Discusses dinghy coverage.
[SailNet, 4 June 1999]
A cruising couple′s experience choosing, cleaning, towing, and stowing a dinghy and outboard.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
Extensive grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose, maintain, repair and stow various types of dinghy. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
One boat′s list of crew fundamentals for avoiding accidents, damage, misunderstandings, gear loss, and illness. Includes precautions operating the dinghy, at anchor, in the galley, and passage.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
One boat′s list of crew fundamentals for avoiding accidents, damage, misunderstandings, gear loss, and illness. Includes precautions in the galley, at anchor, operating the dinghy, and on passage.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
Taking your dinghy when you abandon ship gives you far more options for survival. Here′s an abandon ship plan and some suggested dinghy modifications.
[John Holtrop, Ridgecrest, CA, USA]
What′s under your kitchen sink at home may be the most effective and economical product for jobs on the boat. Here are a few recommendationsw. An old article but not out of date.
[Practical Sailor, February 1987]
A couple who have completed at 10,000-mile tour of the Pacific on a 31-foot cutter talk about what equipment they chose and how it worked, including their inflatable dinghy and outboard.
[Ken Machtley / Cathy Siegismund, Redmond, WA, 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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