Dyer Dhow 10' dink to be converted to Sailing Dink'

[santone]

I'll restore a 10' Dyer Dhow dink this coming spring for my grandchildren.
It has a centerboard trunk. It needs a rig including mast/boom/rudder/tiller/centerboard/sail shrouds. The parts prices at Dyer are wildly prohibitive. Does anyone have the parts for my low budget? What materials shall I use for the rudder and centerboard? How would I go about making the mast? I have a template for the rudder. Thanks, Woodie

[Buddy]

3/4"( might be 5/8" - check your slot) fir or (laun?) mahogany plywood for board and rudder.

Doug fir or hand picked spruce 2 x 4's from the big orange box for the mast and boom. or scrounge any 45-60 sq ft foot windsurfer or lateen sail as can be found. Most dinghies this size don't have shrouds at all. The Dyer 's original set up is quite uptown for this size boat- a two pieces sleeved mast and boom - all varnished spruce and can stow in the boat- and then the three 1/*'s.s.cables with bronze turnbuckles( at $40 or so a piece.

As it comes from the factory it's a Cadillac alright, but if you don't keep the rig "up", it's time consuming to rig compared to the usual 2"round aluminum tube slid down a fiberglass hole sort of thing found in most 8 -10 ft dinghies these past 25 years.

This a not a boat I'd want to "cobble u"p- its got a great lineage.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

santone, I restored a 1953 Dyer Dhow from the brink of death back to bristol sailing condition. The Dhow is 9-ft but a lot of the hardware fits. I have a few extra bronze parts

Mine went from this
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid56/pcee5d7accd78ee04efe106e2e6b14ca0/fc76c4c0.jpg

To this

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pd54cd329db57e814cf9dfd6d0b9908cb/faa29fdc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/pbdb98da4cfdb7013cea47eda72d7607d/fb61e627.jpg

Shoot me an email if there is anything I can help ya with.
You could give Brewers in Mamaroneck a call they stock all Dyer Dhow parts.

http://www.byy.com/mamaroneck/amenities.cfm

They are classics smile.gif

[ 12-01-2004, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ) ]

[santone]

Thanks guys, for the advice. After I get SWMBO's Christmas decorations out of the garage I'll bring in the dinks. The 9' Dyer will replace the 10' which I'm using as a tender for my Able Poitin 24' (1975, Bob Evelyn design-like a J-24 but more beam, at 10') The 10'Dyer Dhow (50's glass) is in good shape but needs the complete sailing rig. The grandchildren will be 7,5,4 in the spring so it's about time I developed crew for my old age, which is around the corner. Joe, you've done a magnificent job on the 9' dyer. My 9' dink was a freeby off the forum. Steve Kelly from Huntington dropped it off last year but I haven't started fixin it since I was involved in restoring two Woodpussys. Check out my website which will have more information on it shortly. http://24.47.49.176:8000/sailingworld/
Regards,
Tony

[JimConlin]

For a boat of that quality, I'd stay authentic.
If you can measure the genuine Dyer parts, you'll be off to a good start. I expect that you can buy the bronze bits from the manufacturer. Making a fair replica of the genuine rig isn't a major job. I might substitute lanyard lashings for the turnbuckles, though.

Jim

[rbgarr]

Check ebay from time to time. I've seen entire Dyer rigs offered at auction there more than once in the past year or so.

[paul oman]

check some of the boat kit sites on the web. Many offer a sailing rig for their dinghies. Might get mast, boom, and sail that would work for much less $.

paul oman
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