voting for the keep-it-light philosophy, we're happy with a 27 lb. 1.2 HP 30 year old Johnson/Evinrude that pushes an 8 ft Walker Bay with RID kit much faster than I can row it. We once had a water-ski boat,and I don't need my dink to act like that. We have davits, but hand the motor down and up - which is why 27 lbs is perfect. Bought one well used bur running fine for $300. Only caveat is, the little motors have little carb jets, most anything in the gas can cause trouble. I now fill the internal tank with a filter paper in the funnel to remove very fine crud.
Nate 1980 C&C 30-1 Tartan 31 On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:24 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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