dodgy dinghy

[whitepointer23]

i have a 7 ft inflatable tender, i really hate the bloody thing, i have heaps of poly resin and cloth and i thought can i use the inflatable for a mold and just leave it in there . how many laters of cloth would it need. i admit it is a harebrained idea but is there any reason it won't work. will the resin melt the inflatable before it sets. has anyone tried this before. apologys to inflatable boat lovers.

[thedutchtouch]

what's the point, you'll just end up with a heavier, bulkier, still just as bad version of your inflatable, without the one redeeming aspect of inflatables- the ability to inflate/deflate. i wouldn't bother.

[sctpc]

sell it and build another type if you dont like it. Unless its to punish it I put my mower under my concrete slab as it wouldn't start also the water bed.

[thedutchtouch]

Originally Posted by sctpc

sell it and build another type if you dont like it. Unless its to punish it I put my mower under my concrete slab as it wouldn't start also the water bed.

now thats just funny

[Jeremy Harris]

Originally Posted by sctpc

sell it and build another type if you dont like it. Unless its to punish it I put my mower under my concrete slab as it wouldn't start also the water bed.

I bet that'll confuse the heck out of the archaeologists when they excavate under your slab in a few hundred years time.................

[whitepointer23]

thanks for the replys, the lawn mower story is a classic. i might hook it up to the compressor and see how big it gets at 120 psi before it blows. i will build a dinghy eventually. i wouldn't say the ability to inflate/deflate is a redeeming feature either. last time i rowed it in from my mooring i deflated it and packed it away before i realised the car keys were still on the boat.

[ancient kayaker]

Originally Posted by whitepointer23

i have a 7 ft inflatable tender, i really hate the bloody thing . . .apologys to inflatable boat lovers.

- no such animal!

Originally Posted by sctpc

sell it and build another type if you dont like it. Unless its to punish it I put my mower under my concrete slab as it wouldn't start also the water bed.

Originally Posted by whitepointer23

. . . thanks for the replys, the lawn mower story is a classic. i might hook it up to the compressor and see how big it gets at 120 psi before it blows . . . last time i rowed it in from my mooring i deflated it and packed it away before i realised the car keys were still on the boat.

This thread is getting to be funnier than the jokes thread . . .

[whitepointer23]

if i blow it up to 120 psi it might turn into an 18 footer.

[philSweet]

Now see, lost oppurtunities. You could have glued that waterbed to the deflateable and made a go of it. Works as a mold release if nothing else. I'm not sure what a prospective date would make of it though.

[ancient kayaker]

Originally Posted by whitepointer23

if i blow it up to 120 psi it might turn into an 18 footer.

Fit a nozzle on the stern and you could be the founder of the all-new sport of pneumatic sprint boats. Better still, put the nozzle underwater more more thrust, more noise too . . . oh, maybe not, the - er - acoustic sound effects may be embarrassing.

[troy2000]

The acoustics are what would make it fun. I guess I've never truly grown up....

[Poida]

Fill it full of water and make a paddle pool for the kids.

[ancient kayaker]

Originally Posted by Poida

Fill it full of water and make a paddle pool for the kids.

- then run an air hose from the compressor into the water - the kids will love it!

[cthippo]

Originally Posted by ancient kayaker

Fit a nozzle on the stern and you could be the founder of the all-new sport of pneumatic sprint boats. Better still, put the nozzle underwater more more thrust, more noise too . . . oh, maybe not, the - er - acoustic sound effects may be embarrassing.

I seem to recall Mythbusters tried that at one point with limited results. The boat moved, but not very far or very fast.

[CutOnce]

Originally Posted by cthippo

I seem to recall Mythbusters tried that at one point with limited results. The boat moved, but not very far or very fast.

Some bright light here will recommend hydrofoil assist - that should get it moving faster!

Think about it .... aeroDINK(tm) .... a people's dinghy. With built-in live master bait well and bubbler.

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