need fiberglass dingy
 

hi folks,

i'm looking for some advice from you folks - where can i find a used
fiberglass dingy ? i've looked around on the net a little, ebay.com,
the local printed classifieds paper, and that type of a thing and can't
seem to find a lot of old small fiberglass rowboat type of boats.
surely these are a dime a dozen, somewhere ... but where ? i'm drawing
a blank on where i'd find something like this, i imagine them in
backyards and garages across the united states! where would you look ?
i even tried boats.com which has piles of boats but only found two
small fiberglass boats. i think they must just be too small and boring
to advertise on the fancier sites haha.

thanks for help!

need fiberglass dingy
 

You'll have to ask my wife. Used dinghies are hard to find. They are
one of those things that get used up or given away. I looked and
looked in both the papers and online, and called boatyards. I even
called dealers to try and track down purchasers of new ones who might
want to sell the old. I finally told her that we probably would have
to do without one for the first year. She opened up the morning paper
and said, "How about this one?"

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boat20.htm#Dinghy

--

Roger Long

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search ebay item # 4606843120

nice looking 12' fiberglass dinghy/rowboat located in eastern long
island (NY)

Otherwise, I'd look around your local marinas and ask management for
possible leads.

need fiberglass dingy
 

purple_stars wrote:
hi folks,

i'm looking for some advice from you folks - where can i find a used
fiberglass dingy ? i've looked around on the net a little, ebay.com,
the local printed classifieds paper, and that type of a thing and can't
seem to find a lot of old small fiberglass rowboat type of boats.
surely these are a dime a dozen, somewhere ... but where ? i'm drawing
a blank on where i'd find something like this, i imagine them in
backyards and garages across the united states! where would you look ?
i even tried boats.com which has piles of boats but only found two
small fiberglass boats. i think they must just be too small and boring
to advertise on the fancier sites haha.

thanks for help!


Try Craigslist.org, today's menu includes:

10 foot Cape Dory 10 sailing / rowing dingy - $1500
Reply to:
Date: 2006-01-30, 8:57PM EST


Cape Dory 10, the original Cape Dory, with a complete sailing rig. This
is a dingy that not only can be your tender, but under sail it really
sails well. For such a small size, it includes a true centerboard
instead of the usual dagger board on boats this small. Wood work redone,
in top shape. A classic that turns heads where ever it is seen.

That's actually a pretty good price w/sailing rig.

Jonathan
--
I am building my daughter an Argie 10 sailing dinghy, check it out:
http://home.comcast.net/~jonsailr

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"purple_stars" wrote in
oups.com:

where can i find a used
fiberglass dingy

Look around the docks. Someone who hated it gave me a Watertender 9.4 just
to get rid of it.

http://www.boatsandaccessories.com/p.../item5742.html

It's a nice little plastic boat.....IF you don't own a sailboat..(c;

Someone else gave me a nearly-new 3hp Yamaha outboard from their now-sold
motoryachting days. I used to spend weekends in his bilge fixing stuff.

Downside was I had to buy a LICENSE ($35) and pay personal property taxes
on the damned thing, now. It was free up until the tax bureaucrats found
out about it....dammit.

Notice the 4 drink holders....(c;

My neighbor's kids LOVE IT. On a hot summer day, I drop the hose in it on
the lawn and make a redneck swimmin pool out of it. Just fill it to the
gunwale. Even has cool seats. It's unsinkable because the inside plastic
cockpit has a big sealed airspace between it and the tri-hull. A $12
thrift shop Minnkota electric makes a dandy yacht club tender, instead of
walking 3 miles around the city marina docks to get there....

It planes with the 3hp Yamaha!

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"Roger Long" wrote in news:f9HDf.2168$bU6.838
@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boat20.htm#Dinghy

All that varnish musta reduced its load rating by 20 pounds!...(c;

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I gave away a Nautilus 8 fibreglas dinghy this past year becaue it was
too heavy for me to lift onto my foredeck. However, it did row well
and had a sailing rig.. I am sure you can find something similar. Why
does it have to be glass? My new dinghy is a wood nesting dinghy thta
is larger and lighter than the glass one.

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There is a Cape Dory 10 now on ebay....search for item number
4609755293

need fiberglass dingy
 

thanks everyone for all the responses about finding a fiberglass dingy,
a lot of good ideas in there. i will do just as you all say and keep
looking, check the docks, try some more classifieds, and keep watching
ebay.

while i was reading about all of this i also read a little about cedar
strip boats and how they are made. i wish i had that kind of time,
they are beautiful wooden boats and the instructions on making them
seem clear enough. but it looks like it would take a small part of
forever to make one, so i wouldn't bother, i actually want to get out
of port not sit around making dingies, no matter how beautiful they
are. also i think i would worry about such a beautiful boat, which
defeats the purpose too ... that is why i wanted to focus on cheap
fiberglass dingys, so i could row it to shore and leave it tied to a
tree and who cares if someone nicks it, i can get another one. if i
put so much work into one of those cedar strip boats i'd want an armed
guard on shore to protect it haha, it would take some of the fun out of
cruising. i want to cruise and see exciting places, not participate in
a cruise boat fashion show.

need fiberglass dingy
 

purple_stars wrote:
thanks everyone for all the responses about finding a fiberglass dingy,
a lot of good ideas in there. i will do just as you all say and keep
looking, check the docks, try some more classifieds, and keep watching
ebay.

while i was reading about all of this i also read a little about cedar
strip boats and how they are made. i wish i had that kind of time,
they are beautiful wooden boats and the instructions on making them
seem clear enough. but it looks like it would take a small part of
forever to make one, so i wouldn't bother, i actually want to get out
of port not sit around making dingies, no matter how beautiful they
are. also i think i would worry about such a beautiful boat, which
defeats the purpose too ... that is why i wanted to focus on cheap
fiberglass dingys, so i could row it to shore and leave it tied to a
tree and who cares if someone nicks it, i can get another one. if i
put so much work into one of those cedar strip boats i'd want an armed
guard on shore to protect it haha, it would take some of the fun out of
cruising. i want to cruise and see exciting places, not participate in
a cruise boat fashion show.


Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.

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Don White wrote in news:QU2Ff.24448$VV4.173364
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.



All this sounds good until the damned thing is running you down surfing in
simplest of waves. Let's quit screwing around and get a Porta-Bote...folds
flat against the handrail, haul it up a halyard vertically up the mast
while you screw the seats into it, then push it over the handrail and pay
out the halyard, stern first. 5hp will plane it with 250#
aboard!...amazing.

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Look down the page to see it stowed on a sailboat.

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I understand that they have a good product, but that is the most gawd awful
web site going. It does not instill much confidence.

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote in news:QU2Ff.24448$VV4.173364
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.



All this sounds good until the damned thing is running you down surfing in
simplest of waves. Let's quit screwing around and get a
Porta-Bote...folds
flat against the handrail, haul it up a halyard vertically up the mast
while you screw the seats into it, then push it over the handrail and pay
out the halyard, stern first. 5hp will plane it with 250#
aboard!...amazing.

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Look down the page to see it stowed on a sailboat.

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See it stored on a sailboat! Ah, but where is the rest of it stored?
Seats, transom, stem, etc
See the man easily carry it under his arm! Again, where is the rest of it?
See the spec sheet that shows the weight of a 10' is only 68 lbs! Oops,
that is the HULL weight! Again, what happened to the seats, etc?
Don't get me wrong. The portabote is a decent unit, especially when
compared pricewise to a good hypalon raft or whatever. I just don't like the
way they promote it.
Speaking of dinghies. Wouldn't a sailing hypalon like a Tinker also double
as a liferaft? Expensive sure, unless compared to buying a dinghy AND a
liferaft.
Gordon

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote in news:QU2Ff.24448$VV4.173364
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.



All this sounds good until the damned thing is running you down surfing in
simplest of waves. Let's quit screwing around and get a
Porta-Bote...folds
flat against the handrail, haul it up a halyard vertically up the mast
while you screw the seats into it, then push it over the handrail and pay
out the halyard, stern first. 5hp will plane it with 250#
aboard!...amazing.

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Look down the page to see it stowed on a sailboat.

need fiberglass dingy
 

Larry wrote:
Don White wrote in news:QU2Ff.24448$VV4.173364
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:


Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.




All this sounds good until the damned thing is running you down surfing in
simplest of waves. Let's quit screwing around and get a Porta-Bote...folds
flat against the handrail, haul it up a halyard vertically up the mast
while you screw the seats into it, then push it over the handrail and pay
out the halyard, stern first. 5hp will plane it with 250#
aboard!...amazing.

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Look down the page to see it stowed on a sailboat.


One problem...
they are big time 'ugly'...
Don't look so bad folded.. but when in operating shape...yech!

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Larry wrote:
Don White wrote in news:QU2Ff.24448$VV4.173364
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:


Why fiberglass then? What about the plastic versions... such as
'Walker Bay'. You could drag those over rough surfaces...matter of
fact, they come with a wheel under the transom for moving around on dry
land.




All this sounds good until the damned thing is running you down surfing in
simplest of waves. Let's quit screwing around and get a Porta-Bote...folds
flat against the handrail, haul it up a halyard vertically up the mast
while you screw the seats into it, then push it over the handrail and pay
out the halyard, stern first. 5hp will plane it with 250#
aboard!...amazing.

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Look down the page to see it stowed on a sailboat.

PortBotes, like fat chicks and scooters, lots of fun as long as your
friends don't see you.

need fiberglass dingy
 

Gordon wrote:
See it stored on a sailboat! Ah, but where is the rest of it stored?
Seats, transom, stem, etc
See the man easily carry it under his arm! Again, where is the rest of it?
See the spec sheet that shows the weight of a 10' is only 68 lbs! Oops,
that is the HULL weight! Again, what happened to the seats, etc?
Don't get me wrong. The portabote is a decent unit, especially when
compared pricewise to a good hypalon raft or whatever. I just don't like the
way they promote it.
Speaking of dinghies. Wouldn't a sailing hypalon like a Tinker also double
as a liferaft? Expensive sure, unless compared to buying a dinghy AND a
liferaft.
Gordon

Good points Gordon. I think the challenge is finding a dinghy that fits
on your boat properly, looks good and is practical. You can only have
two of the three unless you have a large boat.

I like these:
http://www.whitehallrow.net/row_boats.php

I have a spirit (14') onboard Oriole (102') and a minto (9' with sail
etc) I tow behind my own boat (33') when cruising in the San Juan and
Gulf Islands. I have never brought the minto aboard. When I am
crossing the Straits (Juan de Fuca or Georgia) I pick my times or leave
the minto at home. I have an inflatable stored below. I am thinking of
towing a kayak occasionally instead of the minto and I wonder how that
would be.

Gaz

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Gary wrote in news:6UdFf.434633$2k.239881@pd7tw1no:

PortBotes, like fat chicks and scooters, lots of fun as long as your
friends don't see you.



We're not running a mobile whorehouse! The object is to get to shore safe,
dry, and back with all the groceries and boat parts.

Didn't know a stupid dingy was a chick magnet. I got the Watertender 9.4
and it certainly hasn't increased my mating opportunities one iota!...(c;

Your mating opportunities may vary...see store for details.