[PUP] The Ultimate Dinghy

[Mark]

You can reduce the potential for damage from hard sided dinks by using a row of fenders mounted horizontally, see the photos at the bottom of:

http://www.setsail.com/s_logs/dashew/dashew318.html    Also note the forward boarding railing.

Alternatively, you you could use a smaller solid rubber surround if wanted to keep the distance between boat and dinghy interior down.


A Linvingston 12 is 160 lbs, or you can get more freeboard for a  extra weight.
http://www.chesapeakelivingstonsales.com/12c12t.html
if you wanted a little spray protection, you could add hand rails like on the 14 (http://www.chesapeakelivingstonsales.com/14.html) and add some canvas under the rails to block the spray.

I have seen ribs with a much sharper & higher entry to the hull that would keep spray down, but can't find a link just now.  I'd imagine they'd be bigger / heavier than you are looking for unless you had one custom made.


Mark




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Mark Long
Marina del Rey, CA