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Rowing boat conversion to sailing dinghy

  • 18-10-2015 09:47PM
    #1
    trillatom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    This is an old fibreglass rowing boat which I am converting to a sailing dinghy.

    All the timber is rotted and needs to be replaced . I have located aluminium boom which needs to be extended to make a mast . I have a tiller and a sail. The sail needs to be reshaped cut and stitched .
    I have made a center board from solid elm also have to complete the center board casing and cut a slot in the bottom of the boat.

    I made a launching trolley and attached some handlebars from an old bike

    I am try to locate an old sailing dinghy to get some more parts


Comments

  • #2
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Interesting project, if you like you can PM me some photos of your project and I will post them up for the other sailor types :) to look at and point you in the right direction.
    Try some of your local sailing clubs they might have an old dinghy.




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