Nesting dinghys

[john61ct]

Wow, very cool.

Can likely be tweaked to assemble in the water

[john61ct]

T-mobile has a tower just up the hill with hardly anyone on it, great signal and bandwidth.

But driving around the state, less coverage than VZW or ATT.

Might be worth spreading the budget across two services, would also mean a backup when you break / lose a phone.

[Fuss]

Originally Posted by Fuss

What about this one, its a great aluminium nesting dinghy, the only downside is that it cannot be assembled in the water.....

By leaving out the middle it can be reduced from just over 3 meters to 2.4 meters.

I will get some more details,
anybody have any thoughts on how it would perform in rougher conditions??n

[Bill O]

Up front, I like the 3 part nesting design to increase the length, yet maintain a smaller deck footprint.

Based on our experience w/our Spindrift 10' nester, my thoughts on the hull may perform, there might be some pounding in a chop due to the flat bottom. Also don't know how much spray you'd get over the forward section at WOT. These are the biggest issues we have currently w/our nester and will experimenting this year w/some splash guards/rails near the forward water line to deflect the spray.

It looks like it could be an excellent rower. Possibly may want to add an elongated skeg/keel to help track better in cross winds.


Looking forward to hearing about more details.


Bill O.

[akopac]

Does it sail?

[Rdubs]

Originally Posted by Bill O

We have had a 10' Spindrift nester for a few years and like it. We upgraded it to be an expedition dinghy w/a depth sounder and some nice connector brackets as shown on this site.


Bill O.

I also built a Nesting Spindrift, 10'. Really like it. Rows really well, I can get it going fast enough that I hear water gurgling from the front as it slices through the water. Added a wear strip onto the bottom of the keel.
Only thing I don't like is that as with all rigid dinghys, it can be kind of rickety when you get in. As such I've bought a regular inflatable to use for the wife and kids, they feel more comfortable in it from the perspective of not flipping over on them.

[Bill O]

Originally Posted by Rdubs

I also built a Nesting Spindrift, 10'. Really like it. Rows really well, I can get it going fast enough that I hear water gurgling from the front as it slices through the water. Added a wear strip onto the bottom of the keel.
Only thing I don't like is that as with all rigid dinghys, it can be kind of rickety when you get in. As such I've bought a regular inflatable to use for the wife and kids, they feel more comfortable in it from the perspective of not flipping over on them.

Never felt it "rickety", but I could see it being more tipsy when trying to load a family as compared to an inflatable. Never came close to flipping ours over though.
We have purchased inflatables (as a 2nd car), but eventually sell them again, since it hard to beat all the virtues of our nester.

As previously mentioned if I had to make a new one I would add a bit more freeboard. This would help whencarring a lot of gear w/2 people or 3 good sized adults. Also would help me for rowing as I am tall and have longer legs. We also added a SS strike strip on the bottom of the keel.


Bill O.