I have an old porta-boat. My wife and I can assemble and disassemble and davit the whole thing in about 30 minutes. We use a short spin-pole to davit the assembled boat over the side. The wooden benches need rebuilt and the foam that they use to ensure positive buoyancy is degrading. While assembling on the foredeck the black ribbing will mar the deck. With care the marring can be avoided.
We carry ours folded just foreward of midships on the port lifelines. The benches are a trick to store. Often we paddle due to ease and lack of noise but also have a very small outboard. Its an old 1.2hp, 2 stroke cruise and carry. It weights 12lbs and drives the boat at a comfortable speed. Without proper stern davits I would suggest keeping everything as small and lite as possible. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 18, 2017 1:25 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > The last thing I want to do is to start "The Great Dinghy War". [image: > *;) winking] > > That said, our '94 came with two outboards, one 6.5 hp Honda 4 stroke > mounted the the stern railing and an old Torqeedo. Haven't even gotten > around to testing either one yet - too many other things on my list! Thre > was a West Marine inflatable dinghy folded up under the v-berth, but the > floor had entirely peeled out of it and is was in really poor shape. > > If we want to go on any kind of getaway (even a local one), I'm going to > need a dinghy since transient slips here in the Tampa area are darned > expensive. > > I'm really liking the idea of a porta-boat, especially given the ability > to store it on deck easily. I've seen a couple of you comment very > positively about them. I am also finding relatively few detractors. That > said I want to keep my mind wide open as I way the options. > > I've read a number of articles that really push for a RIB with a 15hp > yamaha as being the "standard" in the Caribbean due to combination of > dryness, speed, and ability to get parts. However, in our harbor, we > cannot keep a dinghy in the water next to our boat, so I think that may > strike a RIB unless we hang dinghy davits from the stern which would > probably force us into a bigger dock (which may not even be available in > our marina). > > So,what dinghy, what size, and what outboard size/type? > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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