Fwd: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing dinghy

[Rik Sandberg]

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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing dinghy
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 09:10:37 -0500
From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net>
To: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>

Brad,

No I haven't figured out where to put the generator. I have to finish
building the cabinet to house the microwave first. ;-)

I bought the Fatty Knees directly from Edey and Duff.

http://www.fattyknees.com/

I bought their "display boat" at the strictly sail show in Chicago in 2001.
If I remember correctly, the bottom line on the boat was $3175. I saved the
cost of shipping by picking the boat up at the show and they threw in a
couple of options. Since Edey and Duff is located in MA the shipping cost to
MN would nave been pretty significant. I was going to the show anyway, so
that worked out nicely.

Rik

On Monday 05 May 2003 06:32 am, you wrote:
> Rik,
>
> Where did you buy your Fatty Knees?  The website
> doesn't list prices and I haven't found a retailer.
> Good Old Boat reviewed 4 dinks and  compared the Fatty
> Knees to the Walker Bay as a "Mercedes to a MG
> Midget", whatever that is supposed to mean.  A company
> in England makes a folding dink called the "Stowaway"
> which according to World Champion Alice Driscoll sails
> great.  It would easily fit over the aft cabin on the
> S2 or on the foredeck of a Rhodes 22.  Cheasapeake
> Light Craft makes a pram kit that is probably the
> prettiest of all dinks.  It does require about 50
> hours of finishing time which means I could have it
> ready by the Beijing Olympics (2008).  I swear picking
> a big boat is an easier decision.  By the way, have
> you figured out where to locate the generator on the
> Fatty Knees?
>
> Brad
>
> --- Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > I've got a Fatty Knees 8, by Edey and Duff. I wish I
> > could give you a great
> > review on it, but I haven't been able to sail the
> > darn thing yet. I have read
> > some great reviews on it though. I had intended to
> > take it to K Lake last
> > fall, but things got too busy and we were lucky to
> > make it there with what we
> > had.
> >
> > You will find that most of the fiberglass dinks that
> > are built like the Fatty
> > Knees will run in the $3000 dollar range, if you
> > want the sailing package.
> > That's what I got. I think you can get a Walker Bay
> > w/sailing package for
> > about 2/3 of that.  Most of the reviews I have read
> > on this boat have said,
> > "this boat is a great value for the money". This
> > seems like another way of
> > saying it's not bad, but you do get what you pay
> > for.
> >
> > I figured I might as well lay out the bucks and get
> > a dinghy that would live
> > as long as I can sail. I can probably pass this one
> > down to the kids, once I
> > get that far.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > On Sunday 04 May 2003 10:53 am, you wrote:
> > > I'm in the market for a dink (for the S2, not the
> > > R-22) and have pretty much decided on a hard
> >
> > plastic
> >
> > > model like the Walker Bay or Fatty Knees.  Does
> >
> > anyone
> >
> > > on the list have any experience with either of
> >
> > these
> >
> > > and especially with adding the sail kit.  Honda
> >
> > has a
> >
> > > new 2hp air-cooled 4-cycle engine available at 28
> > > pounds.  About an  8 to 10 foot dink that will
> >
> > move
> >
> > > with 2hp and possibly a light wind is what "I
> >
> > think" I
> >
> > > want.
> > >
> > > Brad Haslett
> > >
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