I use eye bolts and thumb nuts. The eye makes a good thumb bolt. I got cheap ones and so had to add nuts to the eye bolt to act as stoppers. It looks like you have the washers glued in... I think I will do that too. I started with a glen-l ball 8 and cut it in half to make it nesting, so the join "engineering" is my own and I am still figuring things out.
Nice! Looks similar to my old Two Bits nesting by Dan Green. It was 9.5ft assembled, 5.2 nested. If again, I'd trade lighter for some strength. That dink was Tough!(and a bit heavy, 60lbs for the 'big' side.) Door skin with 'glass where ya need it, sayes Aye.
I would guess about 40 pounds each, but I never weighed them. They aren't too heavy for one person to lift, but a bit awkward so two people lifting is better.
Very nice dinghy! Vid could have benefited from some time lapse (and music) to break the tedium. Thanks for the video. Really let me know it is what I want!
Thank you! It took about 2 weeks to get a boat, and another 2 weeks to do all the finish/painting details. Someone handier and more efficient could probably build one in half the time.
I like the use of the dinghy as extra cover for the hatch. If you check out the end of this video you will see my friend Rodgers old boat with a dinghy used as a cabin top for his open boat for cruising! ruclips.net/video/Abgyl49Isqo/видео.html Really cool design idea! Your dinghy is going to be so useful. Cheers Warren
That is very cool! I like it when a stowed dinghy is multi-functional. I have though of putting acrylic port lights in the dinghy transoms so that I could stick my head through the hatch and have a little observation pod, but I could never come up with a great design and it isn't really necessary anyway.
very clever! I'm looking at designs trying to decide on a pram/dinghy to use as a 'rooftop' for a home built truckcap on my 1992 Mazda B2200, which has a 5 x 6 box--I'm only 5' and want standing headroom under part of it--must be light, too, I'm 66 and not the upper body strength I used to have (til I have a dinghy and get rowing again, haha). Debating skin on frame, there is one called "Robin" might work, and I like Woodenwidget's Stasha
We have actually had the dinghy for about 6 years now and I don't think we would change a thing. It is a great balance between weight, strength, and stowability. Plus it rows fast and easy and it is easy to repair. I highly recommend this dinghy. It is still a lot of windage but much less so than a single part hard dinghy.
Very interesting! I have a 1972 Tartan 26 that I am re-doing, and am thinking of using a Fliptail 6 for a dinghy ruclips.net/video/ix5kTr5Sba4/видео.html . The Tartan originally had a Kermath Sea Pup 5 hp inboard that I've removed and I'm thinking I'll leave room under the cockpit to store the folded dinghy. I'm re-doing the cockpit to have a bridge deck and much smaller footwell than it had, making more space under. Battery bank and tools below the dinghy space to make up for the loss of weight of the engine.
did you ever build/use the Fliptail 6? I have the plans but now I wonder if it's the right little rowboat for me plus my 90 pound hound... like it as would fit in the back of my Mazda pickup or easy to pull behind bike on a trailer, or even on a hiking cart. Just unsure if enough initial stability for a big young dog passenger
I use eye bolts and thumb nuts. The eye makes a good thumb bolt. I got cheap ones and so had to add nuts to the eye bolt to act as stoppers. It looks like you have the washers glued in... I think I will do that too. I started with a glen-l ball 8 and cut it in half to make it nesting, so the join "engineering" is my own and I am still figuring things out.
Love the unceremonious toss overboard!
Nice dinghy. I build a nesting Spindrift from B&B. Now I just need a bigger boat to put it on. :D
We have friends ruclips.net/channel/UCkExLY1E6CE-GPsMCdSjmxQ who have a Spindrift nesting dinghy. It is beautiful!
that is nice and I like it stored under the boom. I want to make one this winter for my macgregor 26s
If you added alignment hooks like used in the PT 11 it would make aligning the halves much easier.
Nice! Looks similar to my old Two Bits nesting by Dan Green. It was 9.5ft assembled, 5.2 nested. If again, I'd trade lighter for some strength. That dink was Tough!(and a bit heavy, 60lbs for the 'big' side.) Door skin with 'glass where ya need it, sayes Aye.
From on the deck to floating and assembled in under 9 minutes, I don't know how I feel about inflatable dinghy's now....
do you tow the dinghy on short passages or is it always a matter of assembling- disassembling ? I like the chocks and anti spray barrier on deck
Yeah, alan over at b n b is a cool dude
How does water not get inside through the lower holes before you install the bolts? Specially the middle one. That has to be below waterline
Do RUclips use a neopren gasket betwen Therese hulls and around the bolt?
Knut Inge we use neoprene cut from an old wetsuit. Thanks for the question!
Pretty cool! How much does each half weigh?
I would guess about 40 pounds each, but I never weighed them. They aren't too heavy for one person to lift, but a bit awkward so two people lifting is better.
@@sailingdawntreader must be 50 in total... 6 mm plywood is about 3 kilograms per square metre ... you have not more than 5 here... plus some framing
what size the main sailboat ?
Dawn Treader is 30 feet long. 9.2 meters.
Very nice dinghy! Vid could have benefited from some time lapse (and music) to break the tedium. Thanks for the video. Really let me know it is what I want!
Thanks Laurence. Good advice on the video, we will keep that in mind going forward! Hope your dinghy works out for you.
No, no music. Natural sound is better.
It is an informative video. No music or time lapse required. I love your work.
I feel manipulated by music and fancy editing etc.
Is this a Two-Paw 8 from B&B?
Yes it is.
Nicely built. Well done.
Thank you! It took about 2 weeks to get a boat, and another 2 weeks to do all the finish/painting details. Someone handier and more efficient could probably build one in half the time.
I like the use of the dinghy as extra cover for the hatch. If you check out the end of this video you will see my friend Rodgers old boat with a dinghy used as a cabin top for his open boat for cruising! ruclips.net/video/Abgyl49Isqo/видео.html
Really cool design idea!
Your dinghy is going to be so useful.
Cheers Warren
That is very cool! I like it when a stowed dinghy is multi-functional. I have though of putting acrylic port lights in the dinghy transoms so that I could stick my head through the hatch and have a little observation pod, but I could never come up with a great design and it isn't really necessary anyway.
Dawn Treader I though you might get a kick out of that. Warren
very clever! I'm looking at designs trying to decide on a pram/dinghy to use as a 'rooftop' for a home built truckcap on my 1992 Mazda B2200, which has a 5 x 6 box--I'm only 5' and want standing headroom under part of it--must be light, too, I'm 66 and not the upper body strength I used to have (til I have a dinghy and get rowing again, haha). Debating skin on frame, there is one called "Robin" might work, and I like Woodenwidget's Stasha
2 years later are you still happy with the dinghy?
We have actually had the dinghy for about 6 years now and I don't think we would change a thing. It is a great balance between weight, strength, and stowability. Plus it rows fast and easy and it is easy to repair. I highly recommend this dinghy. It is still a lot of windage but much less so than a single part hard dinghy.
@@sailingdawntreader Awesome, I am going to build one!
Very interesting! I have a 1972 Tartan 26 that I am re-doing, and am thinking of using a Fliptail 6 for a dinghy ruclips.net/video/ix5kTr5Sba4/видео.html .
The Tartan originally had a Kermath Sea Pup 5 hp inboard that I've removed and I'm thinking I'll leave room under the cockpit to store the folded dinghy. I'm re-doing the cockpit to have a bridge deck and much smaller footwell than it had, making more space under. Battery bank and tools below the dinghy space to make up for the loss of weight of the engine.
did you ever build/use the Fliptail 6? I have the plans but now I wonder if it's the right little rowboat for me plus my 90 pound hound... like it as would fit in the back of my Mazda pickup or easy to pull behind bike on a trailer, or even on a hiking cart. Just unsure if enough initial stability for a big young dog passenger