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Article #70Boatbuilding - Mirror Dingy
From: Bob Mastors
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1983 14:56
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1983 14:56
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Anybody out there that has built a Mirror Dingy sailboat?
I bought mine about 3 years ago from somebody who had bought
it as a kit in 1963. Only the hull was laced together.
So far I have attached the major pieces.
Not having ever built anything before, I am not sure how well
it will stay together. Like will it fall apart the first time
I throw it in Narragansett Bay.
I would appreciate hearing anybodys experiences with small
sailboat building.
Mirror Dingy:
A class of sail boat, probabily more popular in England.
12 feet in length.
Mohagany plywood forms the outside. Real thin stuff.
One mast that has a hinge half way up.
Two burnt orange sails. Normally both rigged at the
same time. Damned if I can remember the nautical
terms despite my years in the Navy.
Water tight compartments for sitting on make the boat
impossible to sink.
All seems get a layer of fiberglass. All joins of pieces
of wood get waterproof glue and nails.
Thanks
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Bob Mastors, Massachusetts Computer Corporation
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