Older Tinker Tramp

[Shuggy]

Hi - does anyone have an older Tinker Tramp that they're thinking of selling? I'm after one with full sailing rig for the children, but can't afford the megabucks being asked for newer ones!

Many thanks.

[Arghiro]

Hi - does anyone have an older Tinker Tramp that they're thinking of selling? I'm after one with full sailing rig for the children, but can't afford the megabucks being asked for newer ones!

Many thanks.

In the aft cabin of Sea Rush, there is a sailing rig designed to fit yer average rubber duck. I have used it, it has lee boards, but for the dink I used it on, the lee boards weren't really long enough to give a decent grip on the water. It was good downwind tho'.

I have changed my dink since, but never bothered setting it all up again or replacing the lee boards. I might be open to an offer for it. It fits in a polyprop bag about 4-5' long and 9" diam (from memory) & weighs around 10kg. I can't get to it at the moment as I have badly torn my left calf & will not be able to negotiate the sea wall ladders for some time. But, if you are not in a hurry, it is likely to be available in a few months when I am out & about again.

Don't know if this will work, but it's a bit like this one;
[YouTube]<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10318577" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10318577">Red Star Marine Buccaneer 1 300 Inflatable with SailboatsToGo Sail Rig</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user356512">SailboatsToGo.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>[/YouTube]

Nope, that didn't work, you'll just have to google "SailboatsToGo Sail Rig"

[Shuggy]

Many thanks - that's interesting but I think firstly that my dinghy (Avon 320) will be too big for the rig:



Secondly, I think that the sailing experience offered by a Tramp is almost comparable to a 'proper' dinghy - happy to stand corrected tho'.

Regards,
Shuggy

[aquaplane]

Secondly, I think that the sailing experience offered by a Tramp is almost comparable to a 'proper' dinghy - happy to stand corrected tho'.

Regards,
Shuggy

It compares to a not quite stiff enough dingy, with a floppy rig. Actually the dingy isn't that bad if you get it blown up good and hard. It's the rig that's floppy. I could never get quite enough tension on the ropes, or they stretched which may be what happened. Going down wind was better but I held onto the boom as there was no way to rig a kicker. It was OK to kill some time in Tayvallich harbour but I wouldn't set off to the Farie Isles.

HTH.

[Shuggy]

I think that that's about my expectation - which is what makes me think that the SailboatsToGo rig will be even more floppy. I was inspired by Dylan's video of Tramps flying.

[aquaplane]

I didn't recognise the yellow one. The Blue/Red one is a Traveller, the Tramp only has one sail.

[Shuggy]

Maybe I need to save my pennies - second hand boats with the 'performance' sailing kit (which includes the jib) go for £1500 upwards.

[Arghiro]

Maybe I need to save my pennies - second hand boats with the 'performance' sailing kit (which includes the jib) go for £1500 upwards.

The power of fashion over common sense? Or is it worth 5 x good Mirror dinghies?

[Shuggy]

The power of fashion over common sense? Or is it worth 5 x good Mirror dinghies?

To be honest, if I had enough room for a Mirror dinghy and a tender that's capable of taking the five of us to and from our swinging mooring whatever the weather then you'd have a point. But I don't!

[Arghiro]

The power of fashion over common sense? Or is it worth 5 x good Mirror dinghies?

To be honest, if I had enough room for a Mirror dinghy and a tender that's capable of taking the five of us to and from our swinging mooring whatever the weather then you'd have a point. But I don't!

There is a simple solution (see pic below) it is brilliant at anchor as the kids have their own tender so can go ashore independant of us & we can go for a walk or to the pub independant of them. Make sure the towing eye in the hard dink is well reinforced & it can help if the rubber duck overlaps the front of the hard - just in case they surge forward in a following sea as it will just bounce off the stern. The tow also works well in high winds (where a rubber duck will often flip) because it is heavy enough to stay in the water. Think about it - cheaper & better than a tramp.



And before anyone comments, yes, it was a few years ago when the kids still lived at home & before they made me white haired . . . .

[Shuggy]

I like your style! But we never tow the dinghy so it rather rules that out... partly because our boat's got very fine lines and our sense of aesthetics won't allow us to, and partly because I would not like to be caught out in rough weather with a dinghy that has to be towed. We had a nasty experience that way once...