I have decided to 'thin the fleet' by selling off the smallest
member. I have a very nice Boatex brand 10'
dinghy designed and built in
Canada by Roger Poole. For those who don't know, this
dinghy has attained 'cult status' due to it's design and wonderful sailing characteristics. These dinghys have
classic lapstrake lines and actually row as nice as they sail or
motor. I bought this from a forum
member to teach my grandson to sail and that mission is accomplished. The
boat came with the original Marconi sail rig and I added a professionally built Lateen rig with new dacron sail and
aluminum spars as well. I also purchased a nice set of Caviness 100J Take-Down Oars which store nicely under the seats, and the oar locks are the original flush mount
bronze built-ins. I also have a 2.5 hp
Mercury four stroke
engine which I used only once in fresh
water on Lake Dora to teach my grandson how to handle the
boat under
power, and then put it away. I just decided to sell this so don't have any other pictures at hand but attached a sistership
photo. I will happily run down to the Marina and take some photos if you would like to see them, just let me know via PM, but there is not much to
photo of course. The dinghy is on the sundeck roof on my 45' acfbmy where there is a davit and properly mounted chocks. However, since I tow a small runabout, I have not used the dinghy other than sailing and rowing lessons for my grandson. The boat is quite stable and has floation under both the built in seats. It
sails like a dream and moves out well under sail. The Marconi rig points higher, but the lateen rig is better off the
wind and folds up smaller, so pick the rig that works best for you. Of course it is fun to row and handles quite easily with three adults (the most I ever tried). The 2.5 Merc will shoot it along briskly, but I can't tell you how fast as I was never concerned with that. The kick-up
rudder and adjustable dagger boat are the original composite ones in excellent condition.
I would like $1,500 for the boat with both sail rigs and oars and $500 for the
motor. Thanks.
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