Hey yall I’m looking to tow a hunter 170 but the guy selling doesn’t have a trailer. The boats about 17 feet long and 7 feet across and I’m thinking I could fit it on the uhaul toy hauler which is 18 x 8. Is this feasible if I flip the boat upside down or something or do I need a different plan?
Any Nordic dinghy sailors here? I will be in Sweden and Finland July 7-29 and looking for opportunities to sail...rentals, clubs, crewing for someone, etc.
I will be in southern Sweden the 7th-13th and then in Vaasa and the Ostrobothnia region of Finland the 19th-29th.
Any information or opportunities much appreciated!
Im an experienced sailor and just got a laser2. Ive taken it out a few times with a friend and it was great. Today I took it out alone for the first time, hoping to be able to trapeze while I skipper but I spent most of the time capsizing. Im not sure if im doing something wrong or if I am just not heavy enough on my own to keep it up? I would start to heel, sheet out the main and hike and still capsize every time.
Does your mainsheet cleat make sailing your dinghy more or less fun?
My home built dinghy has smooth blocks for the mainsheet. On a long tack my hands get tired holding the sheet. I could get a ratcheting block like you’d have in an ILCA or I could get a block with an integral cleat.
The lazy moron in me wants the block with the cleat, but I’m assuming it means I’ll invariably sail slower since a safe cleated position is always going to be looser than a sheet that can be played for gusts.
Hi All,
I have been sailing with dinghies since I was a kid (optimist, laser, 420) and then we used to have a family boat (Snark Wildflower) which was completely the wrong boat to sail in Greece, we could only get it out on the very low wind days. I swapped sailing for windsurfing and did enjoy the speed and the Greek conditions much more. Present day me though wants to share sailing with my own family (wife + son) so was thinking of getting a stable dinghy for 2 adults 2 kids to sail around. It seems to me that it is really difficult to find used boats in Greece from the classifieds sites.
I am after some advice on the type of boat, although I am leaning towards RS Quest... And any other places to find used dinghies in Greece.
Thanks!!
Just wanted to share. I’ve got a Laser II that I take out solo most of the time, and today I finally had the guts and opportunity to get out on the wire. Wind was going strong when I was prepping the boat, but it settled down shortly after I got on the water. Fortunately I had a couple opportunities to get up on the trapeze and try that. What a cool feeling! Then, the wind died and I spent some time getting to know the boat better and seeing how it behaves under certain circumstances. Can’t wait to get out again in a steady breeze and see how far I can push it!
Hi all,
I've just picked up an old wooden Mirror dinghy as one of my retirement projects and would really appreciate some advice before I start dismantling it.
The mast, spars, rudder, daggerboard and sails all appear to be in reasonable condition, but the hull has an S-shaped distortion immediately aft of the centreboard case.
Goal is simply to end up with a safe, sound boat for enjoyable sailing on nice days with no racing!
So far I've found:
Not sure how the damage was caused but I understand it is either caused by
At this stage I'm deliberately trying not to start cutting anything until I understand what's actually failed.
If this were your project:
I've uploaded all the photos (including close-ups, underside, interior and rigging) link here.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hello all,
I have bought an absolute steal of a dinghy today (UK) to try and restore and I'm curious to see if I can find out any more about it.
I'm aware a lot of dinghys like this will be individual and impossible to trace, however I wondered if anyone would be able to identify anything about it like a best guess on the year or even the model where possible?
Further details:
- 16ft
- Teak
- Gaff rig
Thanks in advance!
G'day in 2022 I bought a snark Sailboat with a Kool cigarettes sail for 100$ from a garage sale and in the 4 years I have had it I have used it once and my parents are tired of it taking up room in the garage so i'm looking at Selling it on FB Marketplace I was gonna try and get 100$ or maybe 75$ does that sound fair its in good shape I redid all of the rigging when I got it.
I bought this cl14 a while ago and everything i use it the centerboard doesn't stay down, does anyone have a image of what the pulley system for the centerboard is supposed to look like? Im considering drilling a d-ring to to the top and then just tying a line around the handle to pull it like that.