I second your opinion on the Bolger Nymph. I built one about 14 years ago with a sailing rig (Sprit sail, leeboard affixed to one side). What a great little boat. As for rowing, I didn't think it tracked very well, partly due to it's 7'9" length and partly due to my rowing ability. So I built a little "slipping skeg" which fit over the minuscule skeg that the original design called for. It improved the tracking quite a bit.
My wife Robin and I have just plunked down the initial payment for a new 23 Cutter. We visited with Bob Eeg a few weeks ago and got to see one under construction. What a lovely boat! Anybody have thoughts/comments on towing a Nymph with the 23? On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 14:05 -0800, Conbert H Benneck wrote: > Hi M-ers, > > In case any of you might need a good dinghy for your M15 or M17, I would like > to let you know that I have a Bolger designed NYMPH for sale. > > I originally built it as a dinghy for our M15 LEPPO, but when LEPPO was sold, > the new owners didn't need the dinghy. > > It is light weight, and easily car toppable. It comes with a set of light > weight (shaved down and springy) spruce oars, bronze oar locks and is set up > for two rowing positions. > > The boat is painted red with a white boot top and blue anti-fouling bottom. > The interior is polyurethane varnish. > > It also has a British Board of Trade Plimsoll Mark on both sides so that you > can check on the loading of the dinghy after adding the cases of beer, > provisions, and passengers, you plan to row out to your anchored vessel. > > I used to row it for hours until the morning breeze picked up and we could go > sailing in the M15. It's a real fun rowing machine and the ideal size for an > M to use as a tender. > > For information, photos and comments see "Bolger NYMPH" on the Internet. > > Photos more information and price is available if you contact me at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The NYMPH is stored in my garage, and looks like new. > > Connie Benneck > ex M15 #400 LEPPO > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
