Re:Walker Bay dingy

From: Bill Combs (ttursine@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 14:42:54 PST


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The Walker Bay dinghy was the topic of several posts last September. At the
time they had discovered trouble with the nose wheel but were quite
responsive and had solid plans to change the design and retrofit the fix to
all existing. The only firsthand endorsement we could find was
overwhelmingly positive but did not cover sailing; rowing, towing, and 2 hp
motoring were reported to be excellent.

See http://www.walkerbay.com/

Regards,
Bill Combs

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> on 1/21/00 4:21 PM, Ron Force at rforce@moscow.com wrote:

> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > West Wight Potter Mailing List maintainer > dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us > List hosted by www.tscnet.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > SolarFry@aol.com wrote: > >> -West Marine has a polyformed 8' dink that is a joy to behold and is sold by >> off dealers for about 300 bucks. There are several in my neighborhood with >> home made mast/sails. > > There's a short blurb about it in this month's Cruising World. It's made by > Walker Bay Boats. Here's the Wes marine blurb: > > > > This classic lapstrake dinghy is injection molded with impact-resistant > 100%-recyclable polypropylene resin for a strong, one-piece hull. Rows easily > from two positions (oars not included), or motors with up to a 2-HP outboard. > Includes one set of locking oarlocks, 3 seats (that meet US and Canadian Coast > Guard flotation requirements), a stainless steel bow eye and a urethane skid > heel. An optional sailing kit assembles easily for wind power. Kit includes > 41-sq.ft. nylon sail, 14' 1'' anodized aluminum mast with cap and base > reinforcement, a 7' 1 3/4'' boom with complete hardware for cunningham and > boom > vang, 1/4'' mainsheet, vang, and out-haul, and all necessary blocks, cleats > and > fasteners. Total rig weight is only fifteen pounds. Bung seals keel plate when > centerboard is not in place. Includes sailbag. Length: 8' 3'' Width: 4' 4'' > Depth: 16'' Weight: 70 lb. Capacity: 420 lb. Color: White > > Unfortunately, the sailing rig costs as much as the boat ($399.95). You could > probably cob up something less elegant, but cheaper. > -- > Ron Force rforce@moscow.com > Moscow, Idaho U.S.A. > > >



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