Dinghy Boat Plans | Possessions Including Boats

Dinghy Boat Plans

Resin stains

The Eucalyptus stump now serves as a base for the bird bath

Garden furniture

Front garden tree was severely lopped - for less leaves and more light

I’ve owned a variety of boats, usually one a time, excluding tenders. The benefits of owning one boat at a time are clear: You can only sail one at a time. If you have two or more, you have to maintain them, store them and preferably use them. Your expenses increase with every extra boat you own. Unless you have free storage space, keeping more than one can seriously increase your expenses - worst of all, your anxieties increase. When a fierce gale rages, you wonder if moorings will hold, and you are not satisfied until you have seen for yourself.

The same principle of the less you have the better, not only applies to boat ownership, but to all possessions. Obviously, I’m not referring to the basic necessities of life. We all require, shelter, food and clothing, and in a country such as ours, the UK, we want warmth in our homes during the winter months.

Some would say a car is a necessity, especially if they want the freedom to come and go as they please; although today, with the volume of traffic on our roads, there is no guarantee that you are going to get to where you want without hindrance because of congestion. What has been happening in Kent recently, because of countless lorries parked on the M20 due to an immigrant crisis at Calais and striking French ferry crews, is a motorist’s nightmare.

Early this year, my wife and I set about getting rid of things we didn’t use* – the sort of rubbish that accumulates in our loft. That process of shedding possessions has been ongoing, but no sooner than we shed, we accumulate! We’ve recently gained a number of possessions – things like a new patio and garden furniture, and of course, ‘Pike’, my Iain Oughtred skiff. Yesterday, I explained how I cared for the boat and how I was working on her to make her watertight. She requires effort and attention, if she is not to deteriorate.

Today, we had the eucalyptus tree cut down and taken away to simply our lives. The tree was lovely to look at, but what a pain it was, because of falling leaves and detritus in the form of twigs and bark, not to mention birds’ whatsit! All of this muck had to be swept off the patio on a regular basis.

Would you believe it? The workmen made a horrendous mess by marking the patio with resin stains from branches as they dragged them away. In turn, these marks ruined the appearance of the patio; so they had to be removed. The only remedy that worked was to apply bleach, and wire brush the affected areas.

I go back to the principle stated in the second paragraph, “The less you have the better.” -  Not forgetting the qualification about having the basic necessities of shelter, food and clothing. Why are we never satisfied? Why do we always want more?

Related Links

Boat Ownership

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/boat-ownership.html

Minimal Sailboats

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2005/03/minimal-sailboats.html

*Disposal of Surplus Possessions

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/disposal-of-surplus-possessions.html

Pruning for a Rich Harvest

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/pruning-for-rich-harvest.html

Vanity of the Sailor

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2007/11/vanity-of-sailor.html

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Boat Plans Skiff | Small Trimarans including the Edel 22

Boat Plans Skiff

Edel 22

Hobie Tandem Adventure Island

Mill Creek

Little Wing 15.5

WindRider

Because of my blog there are a number of people who email me telling of their experiences with small sailing boats. Some also seek advice or offer theirs. Now and again they refer to websites containing pertinent information. A few readers of the blog have become Cyberspace friends, and because of our shared boating interests we have met in person for further discussion.

A couple of days ago I was replying to an email on the subject of converting sailing dinghies into trimarans, and the thought occurred to me that readers of the blog may also be interested; therefore I’m reproducing a highly amended version here, along with added links to trimaran websites.

The Email

Dear …………..,

I had a look at the websites. (i.e., those suggested by the sender.)

A thing that concerns me about sailing my Pike skiff is the possibility of capsizing her. With my condition of Raynaud’s disease, capsizing could prove fatal, but it is a risk I take.

Converting her into a trimaran by adding cross-beams and amas would reduce the chances of her capsizing. In practice, fitting cross-beams and amas prior to launching, and removing them after afterwards, would take a fair amount of time. I would also have to transport them to and from the launching site. As it is, I find ‘Pike’ almost more than enough to launch, because she is nose-heavy on her launching trolley. For these reasons I have dismissed the idea of converting her into a trimaran.

As I see it, there are two advantages trimarans have over monohulls: 1 They are usually more stable, and 2, They are often faster.

Their disadvantages, especially if they are trailer-sailers, are: 1 Setting them up at the launching site - off or on the water. 2 Coming alongside and mooring to a pontoon or jetty is not easy. 3 Unless they have stable trampolines or decks, getting on or off when moored to a jetty or a pontoon can be problematical. 4 They are not as handy as monohulls for sailing between boats on moorings and when there are tight situations, such as marinas and narrow rivers or canals.

Trimarans are generally better kept on permanent moorings, and they come into their own when sailing on open water. They are speedy passage makers.

I’ve never owned one, but I wish I had.

When I was cruising the Bay of Biscay with my friend Bill, aboard his Eventide 26, I was invited to sail an Edel 22* trimaran. She was tremendously exciting, on account of her speed, but very tricky to manoeuvre in the marina - even when being propelled by her outboard. This was not just because of her wide beam, but because of wind drift.

Below, you’ll find a number of links to articles referring to the Edel 22 and other small trimarans.

Cheers,

Bill.

Links

*Edel 22 Trimaran as mentioned in Cruise of the ‘Ishani’, a 26’ Eventide - Part 11: http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/cruise-of-ishani-26-eventide-part-11.html 

Edel Tri 22 winds 25-30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqzAUopFPdg

Edel Tri 22: http://www.nauticaltrek.com/8388-edel

Edel Tri 22 for Sale in Murcia Spain for 13,200€ : http://www.inautia.com/used-boat-49605020140748675450676766494567.html

Edel Tri 22 for Sale for 15,000€ : http://www.nauticaguardamar.com/product.php?id_product=55&id_lang=1

Hobie Mirage Trimaran: http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/hobie-mirage-tandem-trimaran.html

WindRider 16 Trimaran: http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/windrider-16-trimaran.html

Hobie Island Adventure Trimaran: http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/hobie-island-adventure-trimaran.html

CLC Mill Creek 6.5 Trimaran: http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/clc-mill-creek-65-trimaran.html

Little Wing 15.5 Kayak Sailing Trimaran

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/little-wing-155-kayak-sailing-trimaran.html

Little Wing 15.5 Sail

http://www.warrenlightcraft.com/kayaksailboats.html 

Little Wing 15.5 Sail - The 68 lb. Kayak Trimaran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTYSleXDAgI 

DIY Tris

http://www.diy-tris.com/

Small Trimarans

http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/ 

Small Trimaran Design

http://www.smalltridesign.com/ 

Review of Nine Small Folding Trimarans

http://www.smalltridesign.com/Trimaran-Articles/review2.html 

Which Windrider is Right for You?

http://www.windrider.com/windrider-sailboat 

Trimarans Ahoy-Boats

http://www.ahoy-boats.co.uk/ 

F22 Sport Tri

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/trimarans/F-22.html 

Small Trimarans are Taking Off

http://www.windcheckmagazine.com/small_trimarans_are_taking_off 

Scarab 16 Folding Trimaran

http://www.teamscarab.com.au/scarab16/design.html 

Crusoe Modular 18ft Trimaran

http://www.gizmag.com/crusoe-modular-18ft-adventure-trimaran/15195/ 

Lunada Design Small Trimaran

http://lunadadesign.net/tag/small-trimarans/ 

Cruising Trimarans

http://www.widgetsailor.com/sbjournal/tri/index.html 

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