I have lost 2 dinghies from Silver Maiden. In both cases the painters parted in a storm while being towed astern. I am done with dinks disappearing! I am trying to figure out a way to mount the dink right to the stern. At the moment I am thinking some sort of hook and eye arrangement in the transom of Silver Maiden and in the transom of the dink and pulling the dink's bow up so it rides vertical on the stern. There seems to be ready made hardware for a similar thing with rubber boats, but the new dink is a 12 foot rowing and sailing fiberglass dink that weighs in at 175 lbs.....the same as me!
Yes 12 feet is almost half the size of my boat, but it is a free dink, some fiberglass work needed, and it has a sail rig.
After I get it all fixed up I really do not want it to disappear, but I suppose 2 dinks since 1984 is not so bad. At the marina I suspect they will make me pay for a slip for it if I do not have the dink on board.
My fall back plan is to sell it after I fix it and get something small enough to stow on deck. I really do not want to go with plan B.
Thoughts?
Yes 12 feet is almost half the size of my boat, but it is a free dink, some fiberglass work needed, and it has a sail rig.
After I get it all fixed up I really do not want it to disappear, but I suppose 2 dinks since 1984 is not so bad. At the marina I suspect they will make me pay for a slip for it if I do not have the dink on board.
My fall back plan is to sell it after I fix it and get something small enough to stow on deck. I really do not want to go with plan B.
Thoughts?