For a few years, we have sailed around Puget Sound with "Marvin", our trusty Minto dinghy, but there is a big appeal in being able to store a dinghy upside down on VELELLA's flush foredeck, so we decided to build a nesting dinghy. We really like sailing the Minto and usually rig it up in every anchorage, so a boat that could sail was a must. We also wanted a boat that could take a small engine and that we could do a bit of fishing from. The Bieker designed PT11 was a contender, but the Danny Greene designed Chameleon won out. I think it will be a little better load carrier and the fact that VELELLA's prior owners had one didn't hurt. You can order plans direct from Danny for $35.
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Ryan
4/24/2017 02:09:17 pm
Thanks Paul, happy to answer any questions. Danny Greene was also very good about a couple questions I had. We really like the boat, it functions very well.
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11/6/2017 01:59:01 pm
Yo -
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Ryan
11/6/2017 02:06:52 pm
Good question... it is basically just there for the purposes of aligning the two halves when you are assembling it in the water. There is a block on the aft section that slips into the slot. Think Tetris. It works pretty well.
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3/11/2018 10:41:24 am
Yo -
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Ryan
3/30/2018 09:08:58 am
Ben - sorry for the slow reply. No, I haven't had any leak issues but I want to say I drilled the hole a bit higher than the location in the plans. Yours leaks?
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Andrew
10/14/2020 07:25:15 pm
Very nice build. I noticed in some photos you have the aft seat and in others you do not. Is the aft seat removable?
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Ryan
10/15/2020 11:53:36 am
Yes, the aft seat is removable so you can nest the two halves together. I suppose you could make the forward seat permanent but nice to have it removable to save a little weight.
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patrick twohig
10/16/2020 03:49:41 pm
your sail looks taller then stock and I like it alot, sprit with a boom too. Can you tell me about it.. I would really appreciate the input
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Ryan
10/16/2020 05:23:55 pm
I bought a sail kit from Sailrite. I don't remember exactly what boat it was for, but it's about 20% larger than Danny Green's sailplan. The boat sails well with it. A little overpowered in over 8 knots.
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