
A nice example of the
Mark 2 Rhum by R. Haines of Houseboats NZ.
This is a very simple 11’6’’x5’
‘V’ bottomed dinghy for general purpose use.
Her ‘V’ bottom and 5’ beam gives her both
stability and a good turn of speed under both oars and sails.
She can be built as a pure rowing/outboard motor dinghy
for fishing or use as a tender or she can be fitted out
as a sailing dinghy. The rig and daggerboard can be fitted
after she has first been constructed as a rowing boat and
the standard rig is the gunter which enables the spars to
fit inside the length of the hull for easy trailing. Construction
is based upon the stitch and tape method and she can be
put together in under 30 hours using just 4 sheets of 6mm
exterior ply for the rowing version with an additional sheet
required for the sailing version. Weight is around 90 lbs.
