DINGHYS AGAIN -SORRY!!

[nickyg]

My boat is 2.5 m wide & 27 feet long.I spend nearly all my time on the river and not sure whether to get a hard dinghy like a bic 252 or a rib.Iam cocerned about safty of the little people if they burst or damage the inflatable as i have done so before on a hawthorn bush.
But also concerned about weight on the transom the bic (sportyak) is 45 kg & the rib 37 kg & 2.6wide
Also concerned about the rib sticking out 5cm each side but this is covered by the width of the fenders
So in a nut shell would you go for hard or soft ?

 

[byron]

Inflatable every time. Far more stable than a yak or a pram dinghy.

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[coliholic]

Yup. Inflatable.

 

[hlb]

Oh no! Not dinghys again. I can nearly spell it now!!

I once bought a fiberglass dingky. Cos I thought it would look much better than rubber. also cheaper. It was about that time I realised why Avon dinghys were worth so much.
I'll tell you the tale some day!!

Haydn

 

[Col]

I feel an epic coming on!!

 

[BarryH]

scuse me for being a bit of a dimwit, but why do you need a d'hinghy on inland waterways, please enlighten. I cant see why you need it or is there somfink your not tellin' me

Regards BarryH

 

[byron]

'cos little people get bored and if they have their own runabout it keeps them occupied whilst teaching them the rudiments of boating.

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[lyc]

Soft with airdeck floor, very stable and light

 

[Falcon71]

Re: Nutshells

I prefer my nutshells hard, like most things ;-))

 

[nickyg]

got it in one
But what about it bursting is as i said in my original post

 

[nickyg]

what do you think about it getting damaged & it hanging over each side ?

 

[longjohnsilver]

Inflatables are as tough as old boots. You're more likely to pull the davits off before you damage the dinghy.

 

[hlb]

Well if it burts, it Sinks I think. Is this a problem??
We've all been sailing (Or sinking) in them for years!!

PS. They dont sink to often, and maybe need more than one hole. Get one with lots of compartments and keep away from Hawthorn bushes!!

Haydn

 

[nickyg]

do you think it will be a prob sticking out 3 inch each side of the boat when on the back of the boat
nick

 

[tcm]

Re: bursting DINGHYS

They aren't all the same quality. A decent one would have to be driven or dropped on a really big hawthorn bush with much ow ow argh before pop fizz.

Good ones include zodiac and avon, and once you've seen these up close, you'll see how some others ain't as good. You can be a bit nerdy and read up the thinknesses praps.

For inland waterways, they are more hard things to brush against, and this may indeed damage the thing - under a bridge, for example.

So, although it'll be ok with a dinghy wider than the boat, it'll be better if it narrower. Mind you, if you were that close, the main boat will kop it anyway.

Don't get a hard dinghy cos sinkable, can't jump innem, no give etc BUT big advantage is that nobody wil want to nick it .

On a new dinghy, you may have to use a round turn and 49 half hitches- doesn't stop the thief stealing a dinghy, but does make him more likely choose another instead of yours. You can get old cowls to "oldify" a new engine, unless already lashed it into a hawthorn bush or scraped it all under the bridge.

If worried, perhaps you could tow the dinghy? on a fairly short line on waterways. At least then twill bounce off things instead of hittem. And, with a relatively big dinghy on the back the nice view astern will be er rubbery.

 

[longjohnsilver]

No, my last boat they stuck out further than that, not a problem.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: bursting DINGHYS

Where did this hawthorn bush come into play, is this a Med phenomenon?? Don't get many of them on the beaches in Devon!!

Other option for safety is to have a stainless strop made up, you can then padlock it to the pontoon/steps/railings, don't lose the key! Better is to use a combination lock.

 

[tcm]

Re: bursting DINGHYS

the hawthorn bush turned up in the orig post.

And I bet there's nothing to lock padlock onto on hayling island. But, nonethess quite good idea, in B+Q I got some long cable security things to lock the lawmower to the garage rafters. And carefully put the key er oh dear lost it. Nice and safe tho

 

[longjohnsilver]

Lawnmower problem

Don't worry Matt, the lawnmower rescue squad has already been mobilised, chainsaw at the ready, leave garage doors open, problem solved + extra firewood into the bargain.

Don't thank me, pleased to be of assistance.

 

[hlb]

Re: Lawnmower problem

To busy with the underpants John and not paying attention.

Haydn