Hi Gary,

no problem, just let me know when and the internet route to find it so that I can see the discussion.

By the way what do you think of the design???

Thanks, David

I have just added a design for a 10 ft nesting dinghy to Members area/ your files/ drawings/ David Webb's boat designs that may be of interest to members who have contributed to this post. Any comments would be welcome. 

  It has not been built yet but the design inspiration came from making the maximum use of two sheets of plywood. The bottom is from one sheet cut diagonally and then shaped to the curve of the bottom. These are then joined at the bow and stern and blocked to the height shown on the plan and a taped fillet formed along the keel to fill the tapered gap and give it strength. A narrow tapered fillet of plywood could be used here. The sides are made from a second sheet of plywood cut to 16 inch widths which are then glass taped to length and fastened and then filleted and glass taped to the bottom panel and at the stem and stern. This forms the basic shell of the dinghy into which the nesting bulkheads buoyancy tanks and thwarts are glassed to make the final dinghy.  It nests in a space four foot six inches wide and five feet six inches long. If preferred the dinghy can be built non nesting and ends up ten foot one and three quarters inches long and four foot six inches wide. The simple balanced lugsail rig should be easy to set up and should provide adequate performance for the dinghy. The double ended design with substantial rocker should make it capable in rough weather and choppy water.

Gary King wrote:

I've come to realise the mothership ought to be designed to carry a full sized (not nested) dinghy in the first place. Would have been much nicer to have a longer foredeck or enough space where a 9 or 10' dinghy could fit in comfortably.

That's a big ask, Gary, on a boat of your size.  Such a large dinghy is a nice thing to have, but I was quite happy with the 7ft Nymph, which we could just fit on Badger's foredeck.  But 5 ft 6 is definitely a bit limiting, especially as neither your nor Susie appear to be hobbits!

I wonder if Two Bits was as good rowing as a Nymph fully loaded? (I could always build a nesting Nymph if not.)

I've come to realise the mothership ought to be designed to carry a full sized (not nested) dinghy in the first place. Would have been much nicer to have a longer foredeck or enough space where a 9 or 10' dinghy could fit in comfortably. (I envy those boats with davits and swim platforms, but the boat near us complains about transom dragging..) Since we only have space for 5'6", then a nester it is. A couple of unpleasant conditions have taught us a good rower is essential, ours is fast with just me in it, then bogs down badly with a second person. I wonder if Two Bits was as good rowing as a Nymph fully loaded? (I could always build a nesting Nymph if not.)

Thanks for the offer David, but need to decide what we're building yet, and not till we are at a certain destination too. 

Gary Pick wrote:
Page 90 Annie.:-)

I decided to go with the nesting dinghy as I had already started cutting out the parts for it. It's ply on frame but I'm doing it stitch and tape.

I'd go for stitch and tape, too: easier to keep clean and probably lighter!