Nomad Willy
Guru
Wonderful choice Mark. I think as I love the Trinka's lines but have never been in one. Our sailing dink isn't perfect though.
We never sail our dink. We row it but mostly power it w an OB. Slowly getting rid of all the sailing parts. Since it was a sailboat I assume it sailed well and it runs very well as an OB BUT it does NOT make a good rowboat. Seriously lacking in directional stability. The stern constantly wants to overtake the bow so almost 100% of your concentration is required to go reasonably straight. As a sailboat it dosn't have this problem as it has a big rudder attached to the transom. I'm good w oars and is fine for short trips (to the beach ect) but gets old on a long row. There is no reason to think the Trinka is like this but they are both sailing dinks. Perhaps the Trinka is a better row boat than a sailboat. That would be excellent for your app Mark.
Dark green? .... Is this your dark side Mark? There's no substitute for a joyous light and brightly painted color for a proper yacht.
We never sail our dink. We row it but mostly power it w an OB. Slowly getting rid of all the sailing parts. Since it was a sailboat I assume it sailed well and it runs very well as an OB BUT it does NOT make a good rowboat. Seriously lacking in directional stability. The stern constantly wants to overtake the bow so almost 100% of your concentration is required to go reasonably straight. As a sailboat it dosn't have this problem as it has a big rudder attached to the transom. I'm good w oars and is fine for short trips (to the beach ect) but gets old on a long row. There is no reason to think the Trinka is like this but they are both sailing dinks. Perhaps the Trinka is a better row boat than a sailboat. That would be excellent for your app Mark.
Dark green? .... Is this your dark side Mark? There's no substitute for a joyous light and brightly painted color for a proper yacht.