Silly Late Night Idea #1

Nos4r2 · 16 November 2008, 01:25

I bought a fairly recent Avon Redcrest at auction on Friday for a ridiculously cheap price. It's been painted in camoflage colours but looks like it's hardly been used.
The original idea was to use it occasionally as a tender as it rolls up quite small but I've had one of those maybe not quite as silly as it sounds late night ideas...

I was pondering making it some floorboards and I began to wonder if it'd be feasable to turn it into a sailing dinghy?

Limey Linda · 16 November 2008, 02:01

Crazy idea but why not. The big problem would be how to attach a keel or it will just slide sideways. Perhaps you could rig a lee board.

Nos4r2 · 16 November 2008, 02:23

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Originally Posted by Limey Linda

Crazy idea but why not. The big problem would be how to attach a keel or it will just slide sideways. Perhaps you could rig a lee board.

Already thought of that-I think I could use what would effectively be a big flat elephants trunk that comes up through the floorboards and a wooden seat with a slot in it for a daggerboard instead of the inflatable seat.

I should be able to make all that removable so it'll still roll up to use as a tender.

Limey Linda · 16 November 2008, 02:47

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Already thought of that-I think I could use what would effectively be a big flat elephants trunk that comes up through the floorboards and a wooden seat with a slot in it for a daggerboard instead of the inflatable seat.

I should be able to make all that removable so it'll still roll up to use as a tender.

Sounds good to me. How about fixing an extension on the seat with a simple socket for the mast. You are are big guy so that boom is going to have to be quite high.

Searider · 16 November 2008, 19:06

Tinker Tramp - sailing SIB.

No reason why you can't do it to an Avon.

Bigmuz7 · 16 November 2008, 21:45

so if this is #1 whats #2 ?

Nos4r2 · 16 November 2008, 21:53

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

so if this is #1 whats #2 ?

#2 is forgetting the sailing rig (too much hassle) and using a baby power kite to pull it along for fishing.

Nasher · 18 November 2008, 08:02

Nos

I've ended up with Two inflatable keels for the smaller Nashers SIB.
If one would be of any use to you, then you are welcome to have one.

Nasher.