The Ultimate Dinghy??

oldjags · 30-03-2008, 08:36

Anybody out there have a dinghy like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/v/vyiL7d713fo

liberty16 · 30-03-2008, 09:45

I watched the whole movie. Awesome!!! Looks like a lot of fun. I wonder how much it costs, the maker's website is dead....

Chuck Baier · 30-03-2008, 10:39

Those units have proved to be very dangerous and an individual was killed using one in Mexico. Could be why the makers web site is down.

ireaney · 30-03-2008, 11:08

Cooooooool!!!!!

Where do you get one, great when there is no wind.

Ram · 30-03-2008, 11:16

iVe seen them in the Palm Beach area for about 10 years and understand there built here, they use to cost about $20 k some years back
Ive been buzzed by them a few times

oldjags · 30-03-2008, 12:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Baier

Those units have proved to be very dangerous and an individual was killed using one in Mexico. Could be why the makers web site is down.

Yep, I'm sure it's a lot more complicated that just hooking up a hang-glider to an inflatable and sticking an engine and prop on the back. Airplanes are very sensitive to center-of-gravity when you load them - put too much weight in the back end and it'll stall and fall ouy of the sky.

I think the rule of thumb with one of those things is never fly higher than you're willing to fall.

Sure looks like fun, though!

defjef · 30-03-2008, 13:17

I have seen these several times, in ME and there happens to one in Greenport where I moor and see him all the time and have photos of him taxying out and flying.

liberty16 · 30-03-2008, 14:12

Oh, I think it has to do with patent law.
I found the website: Flying Boat for Sale (FIBs)
It's an Italian invention.

I don't this is any more dangerous than scuba diving or hang gliding or sky diving or sailing.

johneri1 · 30-03-2008, 14:29

What a trip. . . .

Celestialsailor · 30-03-2008, 20:03

I think it's cool but would'nt want one buzzing me with all 44 rigging wires for them to snag. I think for safety, the prop needs a guard.

Benjamaphone · 31-03-2008, 07:29

I was camping a couple summers back at a place called McCrae Lake up near the Muskokas in Ontario. We were paddling in my canoe peacefully along the shore when I heard this buzzing that sounded an awful lot like a lawnmower. As the sound approached, I looked up and to my amazement I saw a man flying his dinghy! It was truly one the most incredible things that I had seen up to that moment as I had never even heard that such a modification was possible. I immediately thought of the long portage at the end of the lake and thought about great it would be to just fly over it with all my gear.

Here in Ontario we have a lot of little lakes and rivers that are connected with impassable rapids and obstructions. A flying dinghy would make short work of a 4 km long portage. I grew up boating on the Great Lakes and also think that this is a good idea for making short trips in and around all the islands and shoals of Georgian Bay.

Of all things, I wonder about the fuel mileage… I would imagine that there would much less resistance from water to air and also the incredible speed compared to taking the wet route. Once you got the thing up in the air, I would think that it might be pretty economical way to travel, though I am not the aeronautical type. Thoughts?

**GordMay** · 31-03-2008, 08:35

The FIB should get 4-5 hours flying time (on 50 litres of fuel) giving a maximum range of 180 - 250 miles (at 45-50 mph).

liberty16 · 31-03-2008, 08:59

The Brazilian version (BRio) is alleged to have a range of 100 miles at 50-55mph

30-03-2008, 08:36	#1
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30-03-2008, 09:45	#2
liberty16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 103 Images: 1	I watched the whole movie. Awesome!!! Looks like a lot of fun. I wonder how much it costs, the maker's website is dead.... __________________ LIVE, LOVE, LEARN

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Chuck Baier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where ever the boat is. Boat: Marine Trader 34 "Beach House" Posts: 2,140 Images: 57	Those units have proved to be very dangerous and an individual was killed using one in Mexico. Could be why the makers web site is down. __________________ To boldly go!! Read about our past and current cruises, the boat, some projects and a whole lot more at Voyages of Sea Trek And Now Visit The New Boats Site At The Beach House

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Ram Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cruising Greece Posts: 318 Images: 21	iVe seen them in the Palm Beach area for about 10 years and understand there built here, they use to cost about $20 k some years back Ive been buzzed by them a few times __________________ Ram

30-03-2008, 14:12	#8
liberty16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 103 Images: 1	Oh, I think it has to do with patent law. I found the website: Flying Boat for Sale (FIBs) It's an Italian invention. I don't this is any more dangerous than scuba diving or hang gliding or sky diving or sailing. __________________ LIVE, LOVE, LEARN

30-03-2008, 11:08	#4
ireaney Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 403 Images: 13	Cooooooool!!!!! Where do you get one, great when there is no wind.

30-03-2008, 13:17	#7
defjef Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: up from NYC Boat: Shiva - Contest 36s Posts: 1,360	I have seen these several times, in ME and there happens to one in Greenport where I moor and see him all the time and have photos of him taxying out and flying.

30-03-2008, 14:29	#9
johneri1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newport, OR/Pocatello, ID Boat: Newport MKII 30 - Solution Posts: 177	What a trip. . . . __________________ Eric N30

30-03-2008, 20:03	#10
Celestialsailor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Big Island Boat: Ingrid 38 Posts: 555 Images: 4	I think it's cool but would'nt want one buzzing me with all 44 rigging wires for them to snag. I think for safety, the prop needs a guard. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow - what a ride!"

31-03-2008, 07:29	#11
Benjamaphone Commercial Vendor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Milton, Ontario Boat: still dreaming... Posts: 139	I was camping a couple summers back at a place called McCrae Lake up near the Muskokas in Ontario. We were paddling in my canoe peacefully along the shore when I heard this buzzing that sounded an awful lot like a lawnmower. As the sound approached, I looked up and to my amazement I saw a man flying his dinghy! It was truly one the most incredible things that I had seen up to that moment as I had never even heard that such a modification was possible. I immediately thought of the long portage at the end of the lake and thought about great it would be to just fly over it with all my gear. Here in Ontario we have a lot of little lakes and rivers that are connected with impassable rapids and obstructions. A flying dinghy would make short work of a 4 km long portage. I grew up boating on the Great Lakes and also think that this is a good idea for making short trips in and around all the islands and shoals of Georgian Bay. Of all things, I wonder about the fuel mileage… I would imagine that there would much less resistance from water to air and also the incredible speed compared to taking the wet route. Once you got the thing up in the air, I would think that it might be pretty economical way to travel, though I am not the aeronautical type. Thoughts? __________________ When good isn't good enough, go for the best! Davits, Hatches, Ports, Hatch Repairs, Motor Lifts and Custom Designs www.atkinshoyle.com

31-03-2008, 08:35	#12
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,728 Images: 232	The FIB should get 4-5 hours flying time (on 50 litres of fuel) giving a maximum range of 180 - 250 miles (at 45-50 mph). __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

31-03-2008, 08:59	#13
liberty16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 103 Images: 1	The Brazilian version (BRio) is alleged to have a range of 100 miles at 50-55mph __________________ LIVE, LOVE, LEARN

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