My dinghy problem.pic.

[John B]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pa2e711acdace1fa19f7677a16ef1ec2b/f9b6bb32.jpg
we took Scoot, the wee one on top away for his last trip to mahurangi for the regatta.( Zip and Scram underneath) .But since I haven't been to the boat since, he's still there.Looks like a reprieve then...... he can come away this weekend as well. tons of kids ( possibly 11!)due to sail away with us on up to 5 or 6 boats so I'm sure there will be someone to take him out for a row.
It's a challenge, carrying all these small boats, but it's worth it. We broke a three year old in this christmas. 1 lesson on the beach, a couple of hours on a tether in an inflatable and then we cast him off in Zip.He did a good job too.

[Paul Scheuer]

So, what's the problem? Looks good from here. Is it stowage ? Maybe you could invert the stack, with a little extra support under the stack and between.

[J. Dillon]

Other then a little unbalanced, I don't see a problem. ;) Nice lookin dinks. :cool:

JD

[Ian McColgin]

It'll work! Nesting chocks.

Donno if you can clear everything if laid the long way, but it'll fit ok athawartships. The blocking for the three bows would be especially beautiful sculpted.

G'luck.

[ken mcclure]

"My name is John B, and I'm a dinghy-holic."

I don't think there's a "Dinghy's Anonymous" chapter down there, JB - you may just have to live with it.

Maybe get a bumper-sticker that says "One Day-Sail At A Time"

[John B]

just got back. Nah the problem isn't stowage.they live on the hatch or counter upside down , rightside up or split apart somewhere else. we packed all three up and stuck them in my berth for example ( coming home just now). Nope. It's just the 5 dinghies hanging on behind, twisted painters, cross wakes coming into the bay etc. Sigh. nevermind.... the price one pays .....\

yes Ken. My name is John........

[Hughman]

Originally posted by John B:
It's just the 5 dinghies hanging on behind, ....QUACK! ;)

[Mike Field]

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Try making the painters fast to a spar, and towing the spar from a bridle made fast to both quarters.
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[whb]

Behind?

Put em on the front and yell Mush.

Howard

[John B]

Now there's an idea!
work for your keep ya swabs.

[paladin]

actually....one of the little tricks of keeping nicks outta the topsides at anchor is to pole out the boom...or maybe a spinnaker pole if it will clear the side decks and tie the painters up kinda short on the outboard end....