DSK ) writes:
Parallax wrote:
Being almost finished with Minicup #2 has me wondering what to do next
(besides work) in evenings. ....What I need is a seriously
lightweight collapsible dinghy.

Why reinvent the wheel?

http://geodesicairoliteboats.com/

Platt Monfort doesn't recommend his geodesic boats as yacht tenders
because they're too fragile.

You can make a light folding dingly out of thin plywood.
TF Jones has one he calls the Dandy Dingy (his catamaran is called Dandy)
in his book "New Plywood Boats". Ottawa public library has a copy.

For ideas try a search of the Internet on "nesting dingy".

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