Walkerbay dinghys

[billyfish]

I'm selling my present 10foot tender for something lighter . I've restored a 8 foot nesting eastport pram but although it is a cracking little boat it's still quite heavy. All the GRP older dinghys still seem to be heavy. Would the walkerbay dinghys be lighter . Are they durable enough to leave on a stoney beach full time. They look a bit flimsy.

 

[The Q]

Walker bay are light, my sailing club had a couple to row across to the moorings... They were fairly rapidly replaced because they are also very tippy. The replacements are plastic with built in wheels , of a near flat bottom / cathedral hull . Much more stable...

 

[[70521]]

Very little freeboard and extremely expensive for what they are.

 

[LoneHort]

also discontinued by WB.

 

[Frayed Knot]

Without the (also) ridiculously expensive inflatable collar they’re so unstable as to be positively dangerous with two aboard. I bought one second hand but hardly ever used it. Also, impossible to balance with two aboard. Nice two-part oars though.

 

[Mudisox]

Stoney beaches and rocks += need a aluminium RIB like the AB series. Light and almost indestructible. I can easily carry my ABll.

 

[billyfish]

Thanks all , that was kind of what I thought. And all I need to know .

Stoney beaches and rocks += need a aluminium RIB like the AB series. Light and almost indestructible. I can easily carry my ABll.

What exactly do you have ?

 

[doug748]

I have something like this:



A number of manufacturers made similar things; GRP about 7ft 6in to 8ft long, c4ft beam and weighing about the same as a Walker Bay. I can carry mine on my back, pretty easily. Downside is that, unlike polypropylene, GRP can give your topsides a right bashing esp if you want to hoist in onboard. They are flat bottomed and slab sided so pretty stable; no centre board slot so no water shooting up your 'arris either. Side on you notice lots of rocker.

The one above is available new on Ebay but they do come up used pretty often.

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