BUY, SELL AND TRADE TRAWLERS AND TRAWLERING GEAR
View all threadsThis rare 7’9” lo-shear Dyer Midget sailing dinghy is available for sale. It’s a 1956 model, hull #841. The dinghy is in near perfect condition… all bright work recently finished, clean as a whistle and ready to row, sail or motor. (No motor included, but one can be mounted on the transom.)
Mast, boom, oars, centerboard, rudder and tiller are all original and in excellent condition. New sail! Running rigging in great shape! All rigging including spars fit inside the boat in a custom-made Sunbrella sleeve. Bronze oarlocks and all other hardware are original.
The previous owner showed the dinghy in a south Florida boat show and came away with the blue ribbon! This is a dinghy that you will proud to carry or tow from your trawler. It’s salty, in perfect condition and will definitely turn heads at the dinghy dock.
The Dyer Midget is for sale for $2,500. Yes, you can find used Dyer Dinghys for less, but not one in this top condition. If you are interested, please email me at jgodsey at me dot com. I can email or text lots of photos. The boat is in Alabama and I will consider delivery within a 300+ mile distance.
Here is what the Dyer website has to say, “The Dyer Dhow "Midget", the smallest and most popular of the line, is the perfect tender and day sailor for... cruisers. She is easy to handle when puttering around, and equally easy to de-rig and stow away. The 7'9" "Lo-shear Midget" with 17 1/2" depth is perfect for deckhouse… [or swim step] storage.”
Joy Godsey