Dinghy Plans

I am looking for suggestions for dinghy plans.

I would like to build an excellent cruising dinghy. It must have the following characteristics:
+ Sails
+ Rows
+ Can be stowed in a deck area of about 4' (between the mast and doger, on the cabin-top). Likely meaning the dinghy must be nestable.
+ Buoyant when flooded
+ No engine mount necessary (will use wind/human power only)

Might you have suggestions for designs I could investigate that meet the above characteristics?

 

Try the forum search function for nestable dinghys.

Dave Gerrs book, The Nature Of Boats, has a very nice little dink that might fill your needs. It is called Nester. He gives you all the information you need including a table of offsets. He also shows a nifty three piece kayak like nesting boat that is sure to go more quickly than the dink.

 

Good suggestion, I have the book here, but forgot I had read about this one. It's a nice dinghy, and at 5'10" nested, it should fit on deck. It just doesn't sail.

Maybe I need to consider no sails, but I see them as important without a motor. I'd also want to use the boat for 1 - 2 day camp cruises at some destinations.

 

Chameleon

Here is a nesting dinghy with sails that received a good review on Dorymans website. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/designs/greene/cham/index.cfm
http://dory-man.blogspot.com.au/2009/08/chameleon.html

 

Building a Dix design dinghy

I am building a dix design dinghy for my boat. It's an Argie 15 but tere is a shorter version. Check it out at www.dixdesign.com.
Mick
Build blog www.ashlingcat.wordpress.com

 

You can adapt the Nester for sail without difficulty. There are plenty of take aparts out there so I expect that you can find something that will fit your needs and a few of your wants.

Good hunting and fair winds.

 

How about this one ?
And the plan is free

http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=RowBoats/ThreePieceBoat

 

This is a very impressive design, and after a bit if searching, I found Dannys email address, and he does take PayPal.

dtgreene@logic.bm

Offshore Design Ltd., PO Box GE 213, St. George's, Bermuda GEBX

I think I will order a set - its a great little boat.

 

Bristol,

You can try my Halfling, a sailing and nesting pram. The whole boat and its building frame are made out of 4 sheets of plywood, 2 at 1/4" thick and 2 at 1/2" thick. The mast and boom are made out of closet poles. Plans are $20. See my website: http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/HalflingPlan.htm.

I hope that helps.

Eric