[PUP] The Ultimate Dinghy - Solutions?

[Bob Frenier]

My thanks to David Schramm for leading a good discussion about "the perfect
dinghy." 

 

Since the discussion allows a possible custom construction of the dinghy, I
wonder if it might be possible to build a variation of all those designs
that split a dinghy in half, athwartships, with the two halves held together
with bolts. In the "perfect" split design, you could have one bow section
that fit together with either of TWO aft ends:

 

            1. a wide aft end designed to plane while carrying a full load,
or

            2. a tapered aft end designed for good rowing. 

 

Altogether 1.5 dinghies that can be nested in three smallish sections and
stored on any small trawler. 

 

Too crazy?

 

Regards,

Bob Frenier

Chelsea, VT