Chameleon nesting dinghy YouTube Videos
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THE END OF AN ERA For The Coolest Sailing Dinghy On Youtube | Sailboat Story 251
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How To Hoist & Stow A Nesting Dinghy On Deck Before Passage | Sailboat Story 114
One way we prepare for a serious crossing is by taking apart our nesting dinghy, lifting the 2 halves aboard the boat, and secure it to the forward deck. This is a much safer way to sail when there is a possibility of encountering large seas, high winds, ...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | The Launch #8
LINK TO THE "DINGHY COST SPREADSHEET": https://tinyurl.com/y7xg3zvc ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Chameleon dinghy is built and ready to launch. Now it's time to finally see how she floats, motors, rows, and sails...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Painting Her Bottom #7
She's particularly beautiful when flipped over... the gentle curves of her bare bottom up in the air. I approach her slowly. Then, at the height of anticipation... I slap on a coat of paint. Yep. It's time to paint the hull of the dinghy. I painted on 4 ...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Mast & Sprit #6
Constructing a mast and sprit for a Chameleon sailing dinghy seems like a simple affair, but it's actually quite complex. It takes a lot of effort to plane a 12' long 4x4 post into a 12' long 2" diameter mast. The process also creates an extraordinary amo...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Pintles & Gudgeons #5
In this vlog, I install the pintles and gudgeons that hold the rudder onto the transom of the chameleon sailing dinghy. After that I talk a lot. Even more than usual, it seems. I don't know why this episode is so chock full of blabbering, but it is. Then...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Sawing Her In Half – #4
When constructing a homemade Chameleon nesting dinghy, you reach a point when you must literally saw it in half. That time is now. So with the help of my lovely assistant, I reluctantly take a saw to the object that I've, up to this point, invested over ...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Epoxy & Fiberglass – #3
I flip the dinghy over and cover the outside of the hull in a layer of fiberglass cloth and epoxy. It's so cool to see how the cloth disappears as it absorbs the epoxy - this is especially apparent when the footage is sped up, which you'll certainly see -...
Building A Chameleon Sailing Dinghy | Stitch & Glue – #2
Part 2 of building a homemade Chameleon Sailing Dinghy from Home Depot plywood and cheap epoxy. I've worked on the boat now for 68 hours. It's hard work, but I keep reminding myself how amazing it's going to be when we're sailing it around various clear-w...