Flossdog
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Has anyone built one of these? How easy was it? What does it sail like? Would an 87Kg adult fit in with a small child? Does it tow well?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
PBO Pup Dinghy
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surekandoo
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Tam Lin
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Does that mean it's no good? Only curious.
Georgio
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Yes, quite east to build, very stable for an adult to teach a child to sail. Rows well enough and a good load carrier.
The sailing performance is, depending on your experience, quite pedestrian. I recommend making longer foils for the dagger board and potentially the rudder. It will sail in light winds but you really need a good blow for an adult to have fun I would say. I would be tempted to bin the standard sail plan and fit a larger balanced Lug sail, just need to be careful to get the CoE correct if messing with the standard plans.
Tows well.
All in all a good little project and my kids and I have had fun in it.
In blue-peter style - here is one I did earlier.... http://georgeisted.blogspot.co.uk/2010_04_01_archive.html
Flossdog
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Many thanks guys. Sounds good!
