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- Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:22 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter riggin
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9816
Re: Otter riggin
Hello. Otters, and probably almost all other sailing dinghies do not have backstays. They are normally only found on keelboats. If you have rigging problems on your boat, post the query here and I'm sure replies will be forthcoming! Otters seem to be rigged in two styles- Bermudan rig, with one sing...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:30 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: otter meet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6607
Re: otter meet
Good idea, but I'm based at Chichester and my current trailer isn't too clever. The CVRDA have meetings and Otters are welcome to join in with the various boats that attend. http://www.cvrda.org/wp-cvrda/ The Otters should be more active than they are; there's no Nationals , and this website is the ...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:39 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: otter sails/almost eaten
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6166
Re: otter sails/almost eaten
Hello. If your rig is a gunter type, then Mirror dinghy sails would be comparable. Otherwise if bermudan, you could try Gull dinghy sails, (both berm. and gunter) Heron dinghy, Eleven Plus dinghy, etc. You could look on those class association websites to see if there's anything secondhand available...
- Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:46 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter on Boats and outboards for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15159
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:14 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter for sale....
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14631
Otter for sale....
Just saw this on apollo duck
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk ... 77&image=1
There's also another one being sold by Andy Seedhouse Boat Sales at Woodbridge.
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk ... 77&image=1
There's also another one being sold by Andy Seedhouse Boat Sales at Woodbridge.
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:11 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter 530
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16304
Re: Otter 530
Hi, Aptanet, (and also Albacore) In a previous reply to my posting on this topic, Albacore said he'd (or she'd) sent me a pm which you also may want to know I have yet to receive........... I was going to try tosend one myself, but couldn't easily find how. Bye the bye, thanks for the website. Is yo...
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: otter rudder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8634
Re: otter rudder
edders....
You may find my reply to Otter 530 posting of interest.
You may find my reply to Otter 530 posting of interest.
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter 530
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16304
Re: Otter 530
... didn't quite get this one right previously.......
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:42 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter 530
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16304
Re: Otter 530
Hello Albacore...... I've had a chance to measure my rudder on No. 199 and the blade protrudes some 46cms below the keel line of the hull. The shape is very similar to that of a Mirror dinghy. My tiller is 107cms long and the tiller extension is 84 cms. The extension is so that single handed I can s...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:07 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: tyre pressures
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4820
Re: tyre pressures
Hello.
I usually inflate my 8" road wheels to 27 ~30 psi. This makes the tyre hard enough not to distort. I certainly wouldn't try 100psi!
I use about 20psi for launching trolley wheels.
Good lick with the boat.
I usually inflate my 8" road wheels to 27 ~30 psi. This makes the tyre hard enough not to distort. I certainly wouldn't try 100psi!
I use about 20psi for launching trolley wheels.
Good lick with the boat.
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Readers may be interested....
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14768
Readers may be interested....
in this thread on the Classic Vintage Racing Dinghy Association Website :
http://www.cvrda.org/community/viewtopi ... =22&t=2410
http://www.cvrda.org/community/viewtopi ... =22&t=2410
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:13 pm
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter 134
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8266
Re: Otter 134
I was interested to read of your capsize................ For future reference(?) I wonder how easy the boat was to right, did it turn turtle at all (or even quickly? ) and did you get back in over the side or have to cllimb in over the transom? Presumably there was a boat full of water in it when ri...
- Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Beating upwind- Mast Rake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14177
Re: Beating upwind- Mast Rake
I'd agree with Justin. Although my Otter is gunter rig, it keeps up pretty well with Enterprises etc until planing conditions. If, however you are sailing with 2 beefy adults against light crews in Toppers etc, you may struggle. I'd also suggest that you keep the crew weight forward and make sure th...
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:36 am
- Forum: Otter Dinghy
- Topic: Otter Origins
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5536
Otter Origins
I am the owner of no.199. This is a fibreglass boat with a gunter rig (like a Mirror) and a rotating mast. I also sail high performance dinghies, but am a big fan of the Otter. On the thread re 'Otter Brochure' there are questions re the age of boats. I have Yachts and Yachting Racing Classes Yearly...