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Common Materials for Building a Dinghy
Before you try your hands on dinghy construction for the first time, get to know the common materials for building a dinghy first. Knowing the tools of the trade is always the first requirement in whatever project you want to undertake. Of course, assuming that you have the layout or your coveted wooden dinghy, the [...]
Dinghy Motor Buying Considerations
Unlike several decades ago when there’s less dinghy motor makes and models to choose from, today, you have to do a little research before buying your first outboard motor. If look a little close at the selection, you will find them all tempting but also confusing at best. However, you can pretty much summarize into [...]
Laser 2 Dinghy Repair Job
With enough patience and knowhow, anybody can repair and repaint a Laser or any other gelcoat-painted dinghy. Don’t worry if your 20-year-old Laser 2 shows use and abuse and dry, faded finish because a weekend afternoon dinghy repair and repaint session will make it look brand new in no time. The three major restoration process [...]
A High-end Dinghy Tender
For a high-end yacht, only another high-end dinghy tender will do to match power and grandeur of a multimillion boat. And leading the luxury dinghy tender category is the Williams Performance Tender based in Oxfordshire, England. Just this February, 2010, the company emerged successful in the yachting and water sports trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, [...]
The Versatile Topper Dinghy
True to its name, the Topper dinghy is one of the “top” single-handed, versatile dinghies in existence. Ian Proctor, the designer of the famous Wayfarer, is also the designer of the Topper dinghy, which is approaching to 50,000 manufactured boats today. The earlier versions of Topper dinghies are made by glass reinforced plastic, but today’s [...]
Popular Sailing Dinghies
Dinghies designed for sailing serve two purposes: for racing and for leisure. Sailing dinghies built for racing are streamlined to be sleek on the water, but they’re not very stable. Only professional sailors can handle them well to avoid capsizing. Sailing dinghies use for cruising on lakes, rivers, and seas, however, are more stable and [...]
Learning to Sail on Dinghy Boats
For first time or student sailors, dinghy boats are always the first choice to learn the basic skills in sailing. A lot of dinghy boats sailing training are done on calm waters like in a lake, dam, or a calm river, which will graduate to rough ocean currents and strong headwinds later. If you’re a [...]
Walker Bay Dinghy
If you’re not too particular about owning a recognized classic or a high performance dinghy, the Walker Bay dinghy is the most practical dinghy money can buy. The manufacturer’s utilitarian approach to the design of a Walker Bay dinghy works best providing people with a versatile and durable dinghy. All Walker Bay dinghies are made [...]
Considerations Before You Buy Dinghy
Whether you want to buy dinghy for racing or for cruising and recreation, there are considerations you have to learn to get the right value for your money. Dinghies can be expensive especially ones used for racing, so you want to make an informed decision before dishing out several hundred to a couple of thousand [...]
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