Re: Re:Walker Bay dingy

From: Brent and Laura Wilson (backforty2@lisco.com)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 23:19:35 PST


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I have a Walker Bay dinghy and it sails pretty well. The lines in the
original sailing kit were way too small, but it was cheap to up-grade. I
made my sail rig roller reefing, like a Sea Pearl 21, by wrapping the sail
around the mast. Under sail there is not much room, but if you sit on the
bottom of the boat it is not too bad. The boom is very low, and taller
people may have trouble with this ( I am 5'4"). I do like how I can just
grab the boat and bag and be off sailing. If only I had a roller furling
mast on my P-15. :)
                              Brent Wilson
                               P-15 #657
                                Lockridge, IA ----------
> From: Bill Combs <ttursine@earthlink.net>
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re:Walker Bay dingy
> Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 4:42 PM
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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.
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> See http://www.walkerbay.com/
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> Regards,
> Bill Combs
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> > on 1/21/00 4:21 PM, Ron Force at rforce@moscow.com wrote:
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> > SolarFry@aol.com wrote:
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> >> -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.
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> > 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:
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> > 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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