Building a 10' dinghy/tender

[Instigator]

Headway.

First coat of stain on deck.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Time for some gold leaf now.

[FMP]

Keeping it tiller?

[Instigator]

Keeping it tiller?

We'll see.
It will be scary w/a tiller and would love to add string steering but am fighting weight so I'll put it on a set of scales when it's done then look at space and weight gain.

[FMP]

Would be tight but a back to back wide bench with center helm?

[Instigator]

Would be tight but a back to back wide bench with center helm?

Good thinking.

Need to figure out the floor and leg space for four, if it's there at all.

[FMP]

Four what....? I'd pay to see that, in rollers. OMG lol

[tux974]

Extremely cool project Gary!

[Instigator]

In my world, we burn the jig to celebrate completition of the boat.

[Li'l Toy]

So here it is--an absolutely practical boat (I love how you did the minimal side decks) and still ol' Mr. Instigator is fighting weight with a dam 35 on the back. Yah, yah, you have winch capacity issues -- sure. You just want a 60 mph tender!

[H2OPERF]

In my world, we burn the jig to celebrate completition of the boat.

I like it .. But you cant call it a jig anymore its a fixture..

[Instigator]

Dave, I take great pride in educating my northern yankee neighbors about the Fla definition of cracker ��

They are are always in shock and I always end it with telling them to look up the town of Cracker Fla and "Cracker Days" ��

They both do, of course, exist.

For now ��

Oh yeah, 2 coats of varnish on the deck.
One more then time to move.

We closed on the new place yesterday and I stepped off one side of the garage at 30'.
As in, if the windshield clears, the new project will fit in the garage until the new shop is built.

[XstreamVking]

For seating, This old fl cracker would suggest a padded cooler for the motor man, and a couple of bean bags for the passengers. Boat is real nice....

[Instigator]

For seating, been thinking one full length, center bench.
Kinda like a jet ski.

Side/side balance would always be correct, fore/aft would be set by ass (asses) location.
Would also be a great aid on keeping your ass in the boat.

Erie, where we have the cruiser is never smooth.
It is large fun to still run these little boats fast but you end up sitting on the floor to stay in the boat.
A center bench would give you something to squeeze w/you legs.

W/a traditional rear bench, you can't have it very far aft or the tiller hits the passenger.

3rd coat on deck and it gives on moth balls until we get settled in after move.

[FMP]

That sounds good for balance. Center helm cool.