Tender Woes

m1taylor

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I have just had my tender stolen from a dinghy altho' it was chained up and all the rest of it - a Quicksilver 240 marked "T/T Patience of Bosham" (previous owners markings which I had not removed) - so if it turns up for sale (particularly at Newton Abbott boat jumble next Sunday - it's hot!!)

So...inflatables are desirable and easily moved. I have to replace it, but once bitten, twice shy. So any opinions on rigid tenders? I hate those small GRP ones which no one steals as they are so unstable - with children a real worry. But what is the Walker Bay 8Ft like for stability? Any recommendations?
 

ShipsWoofy

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From a child I have been using hard tenders.

I accept what you say about stability, but on the other hand it taught me valuable lessons about loading boats and tenders.

A little risk is often needed to teach lessons don't you think?
 

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Sorry to hear about your loss. For the benefit of the rest of us, where did you loose it? You say it was chained up. Was it left somewhere over a long period of time?
 

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After years of using a big old tender to get to the boat and leaving it on the mooring; then blowing up an inflateable when we get to our destination, I have swapped to a relatively lightweight Bobbin dinghy to do both jobs. We tow it behind us quite happily (so far). Haven't met any weather that it can't handle yet. It might knock a quarter knot off our speed. It rows well, we carry the full sailing rig for it and the 2hp mariner shoves it along at a sensible speed.
Free up your locker space, enjoy rowing again, pootle round the creeks under sail, dare to be different...
 

RonPimm

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You might try
jonathan@barrowboat.com
in Norfolk. After much research, including a test row, we decided on his 8ft stem dinghy. He is willing to make modifications to suit customer's requirements. Ours is still in the building so we cannot give a long term users' view. Not cheap but appeared to us to be soundly made. The basic design has been around for a long time, starting off as a Tepco, I think. We were looking for a good load carrier that rowed well (envisaging the rowing out the kedge in nasty chop scenario) but would also fit on our foredeck so size. weight and ability to be hauled up onto deck all taken into account.
Ron
 

m1taylor

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Hi - the tender went from the South Hams District Council boat park at New Bridge on Kingsbridge Estuary. Judging by some other empty racks it looks like a professional job done over night with heavy cutters to get chains off.
 
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