Ep. 7 - HOW TO BUY A CRUISING DINGHY (OR NOT?) - A Welsford Navigator & SCAMP story...

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6 ай бұрын

Jo and Mat take a look at a stunning Welsford Navigator and check out a very shiny and well set up SCAMP called Rum 'Un.

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@jrbergen 6 ай бұрын

Excellent choice! You'll love it.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Joel

@robingraham6820 6 ай бұрын

Dude, you have it all. Great patio in the sun, boats, and a wife that says, "can't have too many boats" man what a life you have.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

You got that right!

@bigdaddytreevo4120 6 ай бұрын

What a beautiful build. I can't wait to see her rigged and under sail. Congratulations.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

thanks mate

@nz_sailor 5 ай бұрын

Great vids. I’ve had two navigators and quite literally sailed a few thousand miles in them. Never really had a problem. A few anxious moments sure. But they are proper little ships. Great fun

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. I know who you are and have great respect for your adventures and knowledge. Stay Salty!

@DinghyCruisingKingfisher 6 ай бұрын

Nicely done sir and ma’am. That boat is so pristine, I would be scared to take it out. Enjoy guys. J

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh. No doubt she won’t be as pristine by the time you next visit. 👍🏾⚓️

@WaveSweepertheAdventureD-rn4nx 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations!! That's a sweet looking ride. 👍

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

thank you

@martintruran8469 6 ай бұрын

A few things to note:- Marcus is an absolute legend obviously You two are hilarious, that cardboard scene was fantastic! I'll never own such beautiful vessels as you two, mainly because you keep buying them all.... Nice one 😅

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

agree 100%

@christophe6065 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. In case you wouldn't know it, "Deja vu" means "Already seen" (in french).🙂

@felipek6496 6 ай бұрын

Indeed. And allow me to add that's actually "déja vu".❤

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

thank you

@spencero1906 5 ай бұрын

What a beauty😊😊😊 I wouldn’t have driven away either

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

thanks

@lauriev 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations, she's a great boat, I used to own her! Bought her from Greg in Cradoc and sailed her for many years with the family. In really windy conditions I would use headsail and mizzen sail alone, very balanced and seaworthy. It has lots of 'Huonville Pine' components (Greg's joke meaning treated pine!). I have some photos of it being constructed somewhere too. The mast was very thick aluminium, was always meaning to go for a lighter option, it had a sliding gunter setup on the main. Cheers, Laurie.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 6 ай бұрын

Hey mate! Thanks for the comment. I’d like to get copies of those photos if possible. Can we make contact?

@lauriev 6 ай бұрын

Please google lveska for details, thanks, Laurie.

@timingersoll1257 6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the club! Love mine!

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

cheers mate

@robkunkel8833 5 ай бұрын

0:19 “Never have too many boats” .. did I hear that right? OMG the dream wife. I’m not a fan of small transoms. I’m glad you bought the Penguin. This the kind of boat is what I was referring to as a small boat within a small boat budget. Lovely … where’s next boat? 4:39 Nice well designed … the perfect boat for Lief Erickson. Well built … beautiful color. 7:08 OMG wife has “that look’. I agree .. Next boat. 8:12 Does that mean you bought this before the Penguin? (I’m a new subscriber. My second video.)

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

yep...dream wife

@howardrice7280 6 ай бұрын

Yahoooooey!

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

Did you spy anything worth eating in the fridge???

@Unbundle1973 6 ай бұрын

Congrats!

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx 4 ай бұрын

thanks mate

@alanhamford2538 Ай бұрын

Hey Matt should you follow in the dinghy Spart's circumnavigation of Tas. which of your fleet would be your choice to go it alone?

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx Ай бұрын

Great question! Probably the SCAMP...even Geoff said he would have preferred crossing the Strait in Sea Dog. She's a tad slower than our other boats, but perhaps a little more capable with the water ballast, self draining cockpit, ease of righting if capsized, lighter (easier to pull up on the beach when the sh!t hits the fan) and perhaps would behave like a cork if in really bad conditions and forced to pull down the sail, lie on the cockpit floor and start praying. Stay Salty!

@alanhamford2538 Ай бұрын

@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx Perhaps a raid with your Scamp & another boat down to Recherche or up to Freycinet. Missing from this video since you went solo was vids of watching Seadog sailing along, shot from a companion boat. (Better viewing than just from inside the cockpit.)