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JimGo
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Initially Posted - 04/13/2012 :  13:58:16  Show Profile
For those with a dinghie and a boat in a slip (dinghy, dingy, or however you spell that small boat thingie), where do you keep your dinghie? I have one that I'm considering trying to man-handle onto the foredeck while inflated. My marina said it was OK to have more than one boat in the slip, though, so now I'm trying to figure out how/where to store it.

Any feedback is appreciated!
- Jim
Formerly of 1984 C25 named Dragon Wing

NOTE: In my case, PLEASE don't confuse stars/number of posts with actual knowledge. On any topic.
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islander
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  15:37:03  Show Profile
In my Marina some will park the dingy sideways in front of their boats( nose in) It will usually fit in that space under the bow. It also acts as a good stopper if you come in a little hot but without bottom paint the bottom will get nasty quickly and without a cover you will be bailing out the rain water. I would probably store it on the for- deck up side down and when you want to go sailing either flip it off the side and tow it or leave it at the dock. I got a big and I mean big sail bag from E-Bay cheap with the intentions of just deflating the outer tubes leaving the floor inflated and putting the dingy in the bag. In this way its not to big and I could leave it on the for-deck and still be able to sail. Then when you get to your destination it not a big pain in the a$$ to inflate. I haven't done it yet though.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  16:52:17  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
We store our dinghy in a rack at the foot of our sailboat pier, about 30 yards from the boat. There might be room at the bow to store it, but I haven't tried in this slip, plus the bottom would get nasty from slime. In our old slip, which was much wider (we shared with a 43' ketch), there was plenty of room for both our dinghies with room to spare. If we put it in this slip we'd have no way to get it out on it's own without manhandling it. Although that deadhead that floated in a few weeks back was a larger diameter than our tubes and it got in there on it's own, so not sure.

I've never tried storing it up on the foredeck, but there'd probably be room, as long as you didn't need to get to anything up there like the jib or anchor locker. When tow it behind us when we're going to a destination, if we're just going out sailing, we just leave it in it's rack.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  17:15:53  Show Profile
Depending on the size of your slip some of the people in my marina have built small wooden platforms with floatation under them. They just pull the dinghy up onto the platform to keep it out of the water and then cover it with a small tarp to keep out the rain and sunshine.

The platforms are secured to the dock at the front of the slip where the bow tapers in.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  17:32:17  Show Profile
I'm tracking with Scott . . . if you have the mothership nose-first into the slip - keep the dinhgy in the corner of your fingerdock.
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  18:43:09  Show Profile
Thanks guys. I'm not sure if the finger on our slip will be long enough for us to go bow-in or not.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  19:47:18  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I hoist our inflatable dink onto the fordeck using the spare Jib halyard.
While the dink is in the vertical position, I wash it down with the power wash.
Then lower it so that the dinks transom is just forward of the mast and the pram front snugs between the pulpit tubing.

Paul
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  20:54:34  Show Profile
I have a 2 man inflatable and a foot pump. I keep it deflated in the quarterberth. If I need it, it takes me 5 minutes to inflate. To go to and from the dock I use my 12 foot kayak and tie it to the finger in the slot between the curve of the bow and the dock.
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 :  21:00:44  Show Profile
Paul, how long is your dink?
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sue
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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 :  04:50:49  Show Profile  Visit sue's Homepage
We keep ours along side the bow tied to the dock and the boat to prevent the motor on the dingy from swinging into the boat. Upon the recommendation of some others at our marina we bought a twin sized cheap inflatable air mattress for about $15 at Ocean State Job Lot and we keep that tied to the dock all the time. We then pull the dingy on top of it to keep the bottom of the dingy out of the water. Then we either wash that which because of its material is easy to wash or buy a new one. The sacrificial mattress at $15 is much cheaper than a new dingy and easier to clean. My only suggestion is to find one without a tufted material. Many have a soft layer over it for sleeping but that is harder to clean and harder to slide the dingy onto.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 :  09:00:21  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JimGo</i>
<br />Paul, how long is your dink?
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Uhmmm...Nevermind.
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islander
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Response Posted - 04/15/2012 :  06:54:02  Show Profile
Nice idea Sue, I think you just invented the inexpensive Dink Dock! (Patent Pending)
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