Re: Walker Bay dingy

From: Ted Duke (tduke@rockbridge.net)
Date: Sat Jan 22 2000 - 09:45:56 PST


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Brent,

How does it row?

Ted Duke
WWPs19 #626 The Duchess
COLLLDDD mountains of Virginia

Brent and Laura Wilson wrote:
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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.
> >
> > See http://www.walkerbay.com/
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Combs
> > --
> > WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987) "Ursa Minor"
> > Fort Walton Beach FL
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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.
> > >
> > > 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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