Re: Sailing dingy

From: Kellan Hatch (kellan_hatch@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Jan 22 2000 - 16:29:11 PST


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Gretchen,

> Eight foot is the magic length for a sailboat as under that means no
> license.

Eight feet is also magic in that it is the length of a sheet of plywood. I
know there are a number of dingy plans that take advantage of that fact.
Check out, for example, the Nymph at http://www.instantboats.com/boats.html
or the Dinghy 8 at http://www.clarkcraft.com under sailing monohulls, or the
Lief 8 at http://www.by-the-sea.com/shellboats/sbboats.html#leif or the
Tween at http://www.apci.net/~michalak/

You might also consider adding a sail, rudder and leeboard and maybe
outriggers to your canoe. For some examples, check out
http://www.cedarislandcanoes.com/sailing.html or
http://zeus.tcn.net/boatworks/sailrigs.html-ssi (but good luck trying to get
them to actually sell you anything) or
http://www.friend.ly.net/user-homepages/d/dadadata/canoes.html

As you can see, I've been through this whole process and I'm currently in
the process of building a 16' kayak with outriggers. It won't fit in the
back of my pickup, but it's very light and will fit on top. If by this
point you're not overloaded with websites, you can see a similar rig at
http://www.clcboats.com/index.php3

Good luck,

Kellan Hatch
P-19 #1059, Moondance
Murray, Utah



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