A new dinghy
Sooner came with a hard shell dinghy, which I think was fiberglass over a wooden frame. You can see it on the front of the boat in this pic: It was really cute, but was only 6′ long and was… Continue reading
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My dinghy got stolen
Last week, I woke up to find my dinghy had vanished in the middle of the night, leaving behind a neatly cut line. Listening on the radio it seems like the big catamaran next to me had woken up in… Continue reading
Farewell sweet prince~
So, although I love my porta-bote when it was up and workin’, actually putting the 10′ boat together was a pain on the foredeck, especially with the solar panels there now. With this in mind, I traded my 10′ for… Continue reading
First time using (incorrectly) the spinnaker and getting the kicker working
This weekend it was nice out, so I decided to work on the spinnaker pole. It was a second hand one and was a foot or so too long, making it tricky to handle. First I cut it down to… Continue reading
Porta-Boat 2
…. electric boogaloo So yesterday it had stopped (finally) raining, so after work I decided to try to put the porta-boat together. I did it on the deck boat to simulate ~real life conditions~ and managed to do it ok.… Continue reading
Porta-Bote adventures
I’ve needed a dinghy for as long as I’ve had the boat, and after much reading decided that a porta-bote would be the best thing for me. I had 3 main points that I was choosing a dinghy on: –… Continue reading