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Hello, Dinghy Dolly
by Chris Caswell
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Moving even a small dinghy around can be difficult when you're boating singlehanded. Fortunately, I've created a custom dolly bracket that not only permits me to move my dinghy easily, but turn it over, as well.
The brackets slip over the transom and are held in place by a knotted line running from the bottom gudgeon to a tube cleat on the inside of the crossbar. In this way, the dinghy can be moved easily -- and it can even be stored inverted, with the bracket left in place.
To turn the dinghy over, I simply stand the dinghy on end so that it sits on the bracket, then continue on over. The bracket extensions are long enough to keep the dinghy from hitting the ground and allow you to put a regular dolly or cushion under it.
My bracket was made of varnished 1 inch mahogany side pieces and painted 2 by 4 inch fir crossbars, with inexpensive wheels from a hardware store.
If you decide to make one yourself, I have one tip to offer: Put long screws into the base of the transom brackets, to keep them from splitting along the grain.
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This article first appeared in the September 1, 1996 issue of Sea Magazine. All or parts of the information contained in this article might be outdated. |
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