This rare Dyer Midget 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.)

Hand laid fiberglass hull, mahogany mast, boom, oars, centerboard, rudder and tiller are all original and in excellent condition. New sail used only twice! 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. She is stable, fun, salty, in perfect condition and will definitely turn heads at the dock.

This vintage Dyer is in top condition. If you are interested, please visit  http://dyerdinghy.weebly.com/about-the-dinghy.html The boat is in Alabama and I will consider delivery within a 250 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.”

Contact: jgodsey at me dot com.

Winnie the Pooh is an efficiency trawler a sailor can love. Simple, roomy,
comfortable, unique, unsinkable, economical. Completely rebuilt from the
keel up in 1997. 80hp John Deere, cruises 7.5 kts @1.5 gph. Workshop fwd,
A/C queen stateroom aft, propane cooking and heat. Comfy, roomy pilothouse
keeps you comfortable in all weather and makes a great perch from which to
view the world. Dims 46’ x 15’ x 4.6’. Disp 36,000 lbs.  Asking $79,900.
Call Mark Richter 863-517-1152.  See Photos at www.floridamariner.com,
search "West Indies" in the Model box.

Pilothouse - Fully enclosed with a large chart table and comfortable leather
seats for helmsman and navigator. Settee seats four across, or great for
naps. Cocktail table centrally located can be reached by all. Equipped with
Navico autopilot, backup autopilot, JRC 2000 radar, Garmin fishfinder,
Standard Horizon depth sounder, Garmin 126 GPS, Standard Horizon VHF, Icom
handheld VHF.

Workshop forward with workbench and vise. Teak trimmed cabinets provide lots
of storage for tools and parts. ABI deck prism for great lighting. 6” blower
exhausts interior air through rope locker.

Head - Large, deep stainless sink. Bronze WC Skipper manual head for no
headaches. 40 gal holding tank w pumpout via deck fitting or electric pump.
Roomy shower room and sink in aft cabin, sit down or stand up.

Roomy saloon trimmed in cherry and teak. Romantic brass trawler lamp adds
light and heat on cool evenings. Dinette seats 6 for dinner. Long settee
opposite. Sylvania 15” flat screen TV concealed in cabinet. Pioneer stereo w
speakers in saloon and pilothouse. (3) Hatches are cast aluminum Bomar.
Lewmar aluminum ports new 1997. Force 10 propane heater.

Galley - Lots of counter space, cherry and teak. Force 10 propane range,
3-burner with oven and broiler. Microwave oven. Extremely efficient
top-loading refrigerator/freezer w 4” foam insulation. Large, deep stainless
sink. Well lighted, airy galley with direct communication to dining room and
pilothouse, so the cook feels a part of the party. (3) 70 gal aluminum water
tanks feed a Flojet pressure pump and filter system.

Anchor equipment - 72 lb Supermax anchor on bow roller w 160’ of 5/16” HT
chain and 150’ 5/8” nylon three-strand rode. Lofrans Tigres 1500 watt
windlass, rated 2300 lbs, new 2004. #37 Fortress aluminum anchor mounted on
bow roller w chain and 200‘ 5/8“ nylon double braid. Bow eye for snubber
attachment near waterline. Rope locker vented w 6” blower, exhausts from
boat interior. Seabrake drogue for heavy weather safety.

Driveline - John Deere 4039DFM diesel, 80hp @ 2500rpm. Velvet Drive 5000
transmission ratio 2.8:1 swings a 26” 3-blade prop for greater efficiency.
1.75” shaft with Aquadrive coupler to reduce vibration and noise, never
needs aligning. Prop Protector line cutter for safety among the crab pots.
(3) Racor 900 series fuel filters let you change filters while underway. 320
gal diesel in (2) aluminum fuel tanks w electric transfer pump, provide 1800
NM range.

Electrical - Unique system has 8 golf cart batteries, 880 AH of 12v capacity
to anchor out 4 days before needing to charge. Twin 120 amp alternators on
the Deere for rapid recharge underway or at anchor. Freedom 10
inverter/charger runs microwave or air conditioner. Link 1000 battery
monitor tells when charging is needed. 75w solar panel on the PH roof
produces enough amps to run the refrigerator. Many interior lights are LED
for low amp draw. LED night-lights throughout boat for safety and
convenience at 0.3 amp draw. 5000 BTU air conditioner in aft cabin can be
run from the batteries; no genset needed. Isotemp water heater runs on shore
power or engine heat.

Deck - 22’ aluminum mast hinged to be lowered single-handed in 30 minutes
for low bridge clearance navigating canals. 100 sq ft steadying sail and 200
sq ft jib for emergency get-home power (sails 3.5 kts in 15 kts wind). 2”
diameter stainless dinghy davits hold 9’ Boston Whaler with 9.9 Mercury OB.
Built-in fiberglass swim platform reached by 4-step stainless boarding
ladder.

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Here's the story about "Winnie the Pooh", and how we came to design and
build him the way we did. WTP is a custom 46' trawler who started life as a
Heritage West Indies 46 Ketch, a Charlie Morgan designed cruising sailboat
with a broad 15' beam and lots of interior room.

We bought the boat in Ft Lauderdale, motored it to Indiantown, FL where we
lived on 2.5 acres, and had the boat trucked to our house. After 4 years of
work, $50k in parts and supplies and about 9000 man-hours of labor, we
launched Pooh in 1997, a brand new trawler with a 20 year old hull. All the
wiring and plumbing is new. New engine, transmission, prop, shaft, rudder,
seacocks, fuel tanks, pilothouse, ports, galley, range, refrigerator,
furniture, cushions, electronics, etc. About the only things not new are the
hull, deck and water tanks. "Why did you do such a crazy thing?" you ask?
Good question. I asked myself the same thing many times during the
construction process. Halfway through the task, we were sometimes in the
depths of despair. But now, having lived aboard for 10 years, we are proud
and very pleased with our decision. Though it didn't enter into our
reasoning at the time, it's nice to have a unique boat that gets attention
wherever we go. And, of course, in rebuilding a boat from the ground up, we
had the opportunity to add custom touches like a large workshop in the
forepeak, a sewing room conversion of the aft berth, and full foam flotation
for safety.

For bolt-on lead keel boats like WTP, reducing draft is as simple as taking
a chain saw to the lead keel, removing perhaps 1/2 or more of the weight of
lead. This “keelectomy” goes a long way toward correcting the quick snappy
roll of mastless sailboats in a beam sea. We cut the lead keel on Pooh from
a draft of 6’6” down to 4’8” at full load. For Bahamas cruising, it is best
to keep draft under 5’.

Fuel tankage addition is not difficult or expensive if the room is
available. I designed the new tanks so they fit through the companionway. We
added a pair of 160 gallon aluminum tanks port and starboard amidships to
minimize trim change with changing fuel load. Pooh now holds 320 gal for a
still water range of 1800 nm at 7.5 kts at 1700 rpm, burning 1.5 gph (not
bad for a 36,000 lb boat).

For motion control there are bilge keels 8’ long just aft of amidships to
dampen rolling under way. Pooh's folding 22' mast, stepped on top of the
pilothouse, is beefy enough to support paravane poles if one wants to add
them, but easy to fold flat to get under low bridges (think Erie canal)
Meanwhile, we can fly 100 sq ft of steading sail and carry an additional 200
sq ft jib for emergency get-home power. We have tried the pair of sails,
making 3.5 kts in 15 kts true wind on a broad reach. Won’t win many races,
but it will get you home.

==
Mark Richter, Mechanical Engineer, aboard Winnie the Pooh, custom Morgan 46
Trawler. Lying Ortona FL
"Mark's Mobile Marine" electrical system design, installation and repair

863-517-1152

Sadly, the time has come to sell our much beloved 46' trawler.  It's hard to
do, but watching Pooh sit unused at our dock isn't easy, either. To see many
nice photos along with this description, go to www.trawlerpooh.blogspot.com

Winnie the Pooh is an efficiency trawler a sailor can love.  Great Live
aboard; perfect for ICW, Bahamas or the Great Loop.  Simple, roomy,
comfortable, unique, unsinkable, economical.  Pooh is a Heritage West Indies
46, built 1978 in Clearwater, FL.  Completely rebuilt from the keel up in
1997.  80hp John Deere, cruises 7.5 kts @1.5 gph.  Workshop fwd, A/C queen
stateroom aft, propane cooking and heat.  Comfy, roomy pilothouse.  Dims 46’
x 15’ x 4.6’ draft.  Displacement 36,000 lbs.  Asking $79,900.  Docked in
Ortona, one hour east of Ft. Myers.  Call Mark 863-517-1152

Pilothouse - Fully enclosed with a large chart table and comfortable leather
seats for helmsman and navigator. Settee seats four across or great for
naps.  Cocktail table centrally located can be reached by all.  Equipped
with Navico autopilot, backup autopilot, JRC 2000 radar, Garmin fishfinder,
Standard Horizon depth sounder, Garmin 126 GPS, Standard Horizon VHF, Icom
handheld VHF.

Workshop forward with workbench and vise.  Teak trimmed cabinets provide
lots of storage for tools and parts.  ABI deck prism for great lighting. 6”
blower exhausts interior air through rope locker.

Head - Large, deep stainless sink.  Bronze WC Skipper manual head for no
headaches.  40 gal holding tank w pumpout via deck fitting or electric pump.
Stainless Nicro solar vent.  Roomy shower room in aft cabin, sit down or
stand up showers.

Roomy saloon trimmed in cherry and teak.  Romantic brass trawler lamp adds
light and heat on cool evenings.  Dinette seats 6 for dinner.  Long settee
opposite.  Sylvania 15” flat screen TV concealed in cabinet.  Pioneer stereo
w speakers in saloon and pilothouse.  (2) Caframo fans, (3) Hatches are cast
aluminum Bomar. Lewmar aluminum ports new 1997.  Force 10 propane heater.

Galley - Lots of counter space, cherry and teak.  Force 10 propane range,
3-burner with oven and broiler.  Microwave oven.  Extremely efficient
top-loading refrigerator/freezer w 4” foam insulation. Large, deep stainless
sink.  Well lighted, airy galley with direct communication to dining room
and pilothouse, so the cook feels a part of the party.  (3) 70 gal aluminum
water tanks feed a Flojet pressure pump and filter system.

Master cabin aft with queen bed, lots of hanging locker space, drawers and
doors galore.  5000 BTU a/c can run from batteries; no gernerator noise.
Caframo fan over bed.

Anchor equipment - 72 lb Supermax anchor on bow roller w 160’ of 5/16” HT
chain and 150’ 5/8” nylon three-strand rode.  Lofrans Tigres 1500 watt
windlass, rated 2300 lbs, new 2004.  #37 Fortress aluminum anchor mounted on
bow roller w chain and 200‘ 5/8“ nylon double braid.  Bow eye for snubber
attachment near waterline.  Fortress Guardian #55 storm anchor. Rope locker
vented w 6” blower, exhausts from boat interior.  Seabrake drogue for heavy
weather safety.

Driveline - John Deere 4039DFM diesel, 80hp @ 2500rpm.  Velvet Drive 5000
transmission ratio 2.8 ratio swings a 26x19 3-blade prop for greater
efficiency.  1.75” shaft with Aquadrive coupler to reduce vibration and
noise, never needs aligning.  Prop Protector line cutter for safety among
the crab pots.  Spare prop.  (3) Racor 900 series fuel filters let you
change filters while underway.  320 gal diesel in (2) aluminum fuel tanks w
electric transfer pump, provides 1800 NM range.

Electrical - Unique system has 8 golf cart batteries, 880 AH of 12v capacity
to anchor out 4 days before needing to charge.  Twin 120 amp alternators on
the Deere for rapid recharge underway or at anchor.  Freedom 10
inverter/charger runs microwave or air conditioner.  Link 1000 battery
monitor tells when charging is needed.  75w solar panel on the PH roof
produces enough amps to run the refrigerator.  Many interior lights are LED
for low amp draw.  LED night-lights throughout boat for safety and
convenience at 0.3 amp draw.  5000 BTU air conditioner in aft cabin can be
run from the batteries; no genset needed.  Isotemp water heater runs on
shore power or engine heat.

Deck - 22’ aluminum mast hinged to be lowered single-handed in 30 minutes
for low bridge clearance navigating canals.  100 sq ft steadying sail and
200 sq ft jib for emergency get-home power (sails 3.5 kts in 15 kts wind).
2” diameter stainless dinghy davits hold 9’ Boston Whaler with 9.9 Mercury
OB.  Built-in fiberglass swim platform reached by 4-step stainless boarding
ladder.
+++++
Here's the story about "Winnie the Pooh", and how we came to design and
build him the way we did.  WTP is a custom 46' trawler who started life as a
Heritage West Indies 46 Ketch, a Charlie Morgan designed cruising sailboat
with a broad 15' beam and lots of interior room.

We bought the boat in Ft Lauderdale, motored it to Indiantown, FL where we
lived on 2.5 acres, and had the boat trucked to our house. After 4 years of
work, $50k in parts and supplies and about 9000 man-hours of labor, we
launched Pooh in 1997, a brand new trawler with a 20 year old hull. All the
wiring and plumbing is new.  New engine, transmission, prop, shaft, rudder,
seacocks, fuel tanks, pilothouse, ports, galley, range, refrigerator,
furniture,  cushions, electronics, etc.  About the only things not new are
the hull, deck and water tanks.  "Why did you do such a crazy thing?" you
ask? Good question.  I asked myself the same thing many times during the
construction process.  Halfway through the task, we were sometimes in the
depths of despair. But now, having lived aboard for 10 years, we are proud
and very pleased with our decision.  Though it didn't enter into our
reasoning at the time, it's nice to have a unique boat that gets attention
wherever we go.  And, of course, in rebuilding a boat from the ground up, we
had the opportunity to add custom touches like a large workshop in the
forepeak, a sewing room conversion of the aft berth, and full foam flotation
for safety.

Mastless sailboats tend to have a quick, snappy roll in a beam sea; safe but
not comfortable.  To correct this problem, about half the ballast in the
keel needed to be removed.  We cut the lead keel on Pooh from a draft of 6’6”
down to 4’8” at full load.  For Florida and Bahamas cruising, it is best to
keep draft under 5’.

Fuel tankage addition is not difficult or expensive if the room is
available. I designed the new tanks so they fit through the companionway. We
added a pair of 160 gallon aluminum tanks port and starboard amidships to
minimize trim change with changing fuel load. Pooh now holds 320 gal for a
still water range of 1800 nm at 7.5 kts at 1700 rpm, burning 1.5 gph  (not
bad for a 36,000 lb boat).

For motion control there are bilge keels 8’ long just aft of amidships to
dampen rolling under way.  Pooh's folding 22' mast, stepped on top of the
pilothouse, is beefy enough to support paravane poles if one wants to add
them, but easy to fold flat to get under low bridges (think Erie canal)
Meanwhile, we can fly 100 sq ft of steadying sail and carry an additional
200 sq ft jib for emergency get-home power. We have tried the pair of sails,
making 3.5 kts in 15 kts true wind on a broad reach.  Won’t win many races,
but it will get you home.  Asking $79,900.

Mark Richter, Mechanical Engineer, aboard Winnie the Pooh, custom Morgan 46
Trawler. Lying Ortona, FL
"Mark's Mobile Marine" electrical system design, installation and repair
863-517-1152