Russ, it's a slat-bottom Zodiac. It really is an inflatable, I pump it up in the spring and deflate it in the fall. Usually don't have to do anything to it in between. I really like the concept of an air floor, most folks seem happy with theirs. With no storage at home, it has to live in the mothership over the winter, so a RIB is out. We gave up on hard tenders after an episode of running downwind in the Strait of Georgia, when I was certain our 8' glass dinghy was going to join us in the cockpit of our Shark.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 11 August 2016 at 21:40, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > Is this a hard dinghy, d'flatable (with *x *type floor) or a hybrid? > > I'm intrigued by the high pressure floor d'flatables but haven't tried one > yet. > > Only an optimistic person calls them inflatables 'cause that is not their > preference from what I've seen. > > Cheers, Russ > * Sweet*, 35 mk-1 > > At 07:05 PM 11/08/2016, you wrote: > > We towed a light dinghy all the way around Vancouver Island, and usually > set it for minimum drag, so 2-3 fingers of pressure in calm weather. As the > wind and waves increased, we pulled the dinghy right up on the transom so > only the back end is in the water. That also stops the wind from spinning > it behind the boat like a propeller and expelling all the contents, which > we experienced once and don't want to repeat. After one bad experience > running downwind and wave in the Strait of Georgia we always make sure to > take the drain plug out and tether it. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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