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Where have all the Dingo's gone?

Posted By: POliver

Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/29/17 06:11 PM

Hi all,
I'm new to the forum but am a returning cat sailor. When I was a teenager I had a '69 DIngo that had been given to me for doing an odd job for a neighbor, anyhow I was up at my parent's place an had completely forgot that I never got rid of it! lol...so I've restored a few boats in my time and am thinking about doing the Dingo because it's actually in great shape....my question is...where are all of the other DIngos? Was it just not a popular boat, not too many made, not too many survived, or just not many in the US?

Thanks,
Paul
Posted By: waterbug_wpb

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/29/17 07:24 PM

Can't say I've ever heard of one... Post a picture...
Posted By: Dave W

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/29/17 11:13 PM

There are a few pictures of Dingos here:

TheBeachcats.com
Posted By: waterbug_wpb

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/30/17 02:00 PM

interesting that is appears to have a centerboard...

and quite a long boom.

I guess that centerboard could get a little weird when/if it flies a hull?
Posted By: tback

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/30/17 06:41 PM

Thought I was going to read about Dave clone's
Posted By: mbounds

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 03/31/17 02:49 AM

Interestingly enough, the company that made them is still in business - but they stopped building sailboats in 1980.
http://www.mfggalileo.com/mfg_union_city_history/boat_history/

They also built the Phoenix catamaran.

To answer the question, "Where did all the Dingos go?" - probably the landfill. There weren't very many to begin with and any still around are pushing 40 years old.
Posted By: Damon Linkous

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 04/02/17 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by mbounds
Interestingly enough, the company that made them is still in business -


Good find! Most of the "Dead boat society" brands were built by individuals with a dream, so the companies they formed vanished when production stopped.
Posted By: maxphunn

Re: Where have all the Dingo's gone? - 04/16/17 10:36 PM

Just found this Dingo on Kijiji.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/cit...71999126?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
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