I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Moeller-DinghyMate-Topside-Marine-3-Gallon/product-reviews/B000MT94UG
Works OK. Usually I forgo the motor and tank and just row. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 12:47 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > +1 > > Never had a problem with a gasoline tank in the dinghy...and I sail in a > washing machine: aka Buzzards Bay. If it wont shake loose there...it > ain't gonna shake loose anywhere. > > David F. Risch > 1981 40-2 > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:38:45 +0000 > Subject: Re: Stus-List NOWFUEL > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov > > > The 39 is a big 35 and the stern is kind of narrow. It is not ideal for > davits, I just tow my dinghy. > My dinghy has a 6 gallon tank and sometimes I have a 5 gallon jug in there > too. That is plenty of dinghy gas without carrying more jugs on deck. I > would not try and make an inboard diesel dinghy, but YMMV. > > Joe > > Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > Octopus > > Avon RIB 3.4 meter with a 6 gallon gas tank > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *James > Nichols via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:30 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* James Nichols > *Subject:* Stus-List NOWFUEL > > > > This is one of the things I have been considering with my dinghy that I am > going to add to my C&C 39. I really don't want gasoline on the boat. > > > > I thought about just having row and sail power for my dinghy, but the are > times and places that having a motor would be desirable. > > > > There are some small diesel motors on ebay, for less than a few hundred > dollars and I enjoy construction projects. So, I thought about making > either a diesel outdoors out of on, or building a dinghy and making it have > an inboard diesel motor. > > > > I've downloaded some plans for a small water taxi type boat with an > inboard gasoline engine of about 3hp. I am looking at how to adapt the > design to a stitch and glue build. > > > > I'm sure that I'll need to install davits to carry it as there really > isn't open deck space on the 39 to carry it forward. > > > > Any one have experience in adding davits to the 39? > > _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > This > email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#151f438ae289a32d_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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