Rigid tender for a Centaur

[robertj]

Dylan
some how correct me if I am wrong but I can't see you with an inflatabe or dinghy hanging off davits some how.
I love the duck punt you built as my father used to bestow their virtues when he once used it to go duck shooting.
Duck punt for sure, what about now that you have built one, adapt another to be folded? You have the rig, fittings etc that you could use by could saving by transferring from one punt to another etc.
I do hope to see the video if you do infact wbuild a folder, punt or otherwise.

Bob

or what about a nice little 10' new White grp speedboat with a 50hp on the stern?

 

[Iliade]

Centaurs can be re-rigged to lose the babystay... Makes a self tacking jib a less daft idea too.

 

[sarabande]

I've always wanted to make a tender I can sit ON, rather than IN.

Another Duck boat, aka pipe catamaran here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKfBiFiVtgI&feature=related

which has many power options, including pedal.


With a bit of Dylan-think, it could store as two pipes, and the cross beams , all separate rather than fixed together.

 

[Chrusty 1]

I've always wanted to make a tender I can sit ON, rather than IN.

Another Duck boat, aka pipe catamaran here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKfBiFiVtgI&feature=related

which has many power options, including pedal.


With a bit of Dylan-think, it could store as two pipes, and the cross beams , all separate rather than fixed together.

Timothy, should I be worried about you??

 

[sarabande]

what about a dismountable pedalo ?

Propellors are so much efficient than oars. I never understand why people want to move dinghies using arm muscles which are 1/3 as powerful as leg ones.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

When I had Cyano, my old Centaur, I wanted a rigid tender that would row, motor and sail well. It also needed to be attractive and liftable by one person. I ended up designing and building my own in GRP with a mock clinker appearance. Foredeck was out of the question for reasons noted above as well as for problems with lifting.

Murphy - the tender - is 202cms long (around 6'8") which was the minimum for two adults as well as the maximum for my bows-to berth; anything wider would have meant trouble when the neighbours were "parking" their boats. It rows well, never took more than half throttle on my Yamaha 2B, and also sails well under a lugsail with a boom, which is lifted over the head when tacking. It is unsinkable and has a fore-and-aft seat which serves for adjusting trim and is supported by the centreboard case. Murphy used to live slung on davits integrated into the pushpit.

Cyano was sold but Murphy remains.

 

[prv]

Propellors are so much efficient than oars. I never understand why people want to move dinghies using arm muscles which are 1/3 as powerful as leg ones.

If you're rowing with (just) your arm muscles you're doing it wrong.

Pete

 

[Searush]

Dylan,

I have to say I'd go for an inflatable & LVM pump ( which I'm sure you know draws a lot of current so must be clipped to the battery direct ).

Most modern cheap inflatables have solid transoms which makes them heavy & awkward to stow; if at all possible go for a round-tail, they still have outboard brackets.

Lots of thin floor slats rolls up a lot smaller & handier than a few big ply slabs too, unless paying for an inflatable floor.

I have a 25 year old Zodiac 240 round-tail which is still brilliant - much larger tube dia' & better quality than modern cheapo jobs, but the modern day price for Zodiacs is truly eye-watering !

Not much help to Dylan, but I'd like to lay one myth to rest;

I have a cheap modern XM240 inflatable with a transom stern. In fact I have always chosen flat transom sterns for my dinks & (leaving aside 2 with solid ply floors) they do fold up well. I deflate mine across the cockpit & roll it loosely to expel the air & then close the valves & unroll. It is then as flat as a pancake.

The you just fold the sides in & roll from the stern & you end up with a nice neat package that will fit back in the bag if you wish, or tie neatly & securely across the cabin just ahead of the mast on passage.

Mind you, I do agree about the small diam sponsons as these are real bum wetters. I got a second inflatable seat for mine for when motoring with crew on board &, if rowing, I get SWMBO to sit on the transom, out of the way & with a dry bum.

For a pump I find one of those oval hinged foot pumps to be quick, easy to use & efficient - no need for silly power leads or loads of battery power. I can use it anywhere & clipped shut it takes up very little room. Oh & it doesn't worry about getting wet either!

 

[dylanwinter]

nesting duck

Dylan
some how correct me if I am wrong but I can't see you with an inflatabe or dinghy hanging off davits some how.
I love the duck punt you built as my father used to bestow their virtues when he once used it to go duck shooting.
Duck punt for sure, what about now that you have built one, adapt another to be folded? You have the rig, fittings etc that you could use by could saving by transferring from one punt to another etc.
I do hope to see the video if you do infact wbuild a folder, punt or otherwise.

Bob

or what about a nice little 10' new White grp speedboat with a 50hp on the stern?

duck punts will nest

although having said that I have given up on the centaur idea

too frightened of the bills for cranage, storage and above all engine repairs

got a 23 foot Minstrel

outboard in a well - floats in a foot so no real need to a tender - I have a big ebay beach inflatable that will be fine for the odd occasion

in the five years I have owned the slug only used it once

D

 

[dylanwinter]

and that is....

When I had Cyano, my old Centaur, I wanted a rigid tender that would row, motor and sail well. It also needed to be attractive and liftable by one person. I ended up designing and building my own in GRP with a mock clinker appearance. Foredeck was out of the question for reasons noted above as well as for problems with lifting.

Murphy - the tender - is 202cms long (around 6'8") which was the minimum for two adults as well as the maximum for my bows-to berth; anything wider would have meant trouble when the neighbours were "parking" their boats. It rows well, never took more than half throttle on my Yamaha 2B, and also sails well under a lugsail with a boom, which is lifted over the head when tacking. It is unsinkable and has a fore-and-aft seat which serves for adjusting trim and is supported by the centreboard case. Murphy used to live slung on davits integrated into the pushpit.

Cyano was sold but Murphy remains.

and that is a great little dinghy

D

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

and that is a great little dinghy

D

Thank you Dylan. My only 'regret' is not having taken up the many requests that I got from admirers for me to make more and sell them, seeing that I already had (still have) the mould. The name 'Murphy' came from my daughter because....