Randy: I recently bought an inflatable kayak 10 feet long from a company called Innova. I bought the Solar model and it is very well made and paddles great. It fits easily in my M17 although I usually tow it. Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Graves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: M_Boats: Inflatable Dinghy's
Does anyone have experience using either the Sea Eagle 330 or Sevylor K79SB (orange torpedo) inflatable kayak as a dinghy? I really like a hard-sided dinghy but I just don't see how they would be practical on a small sailboat. I'm concerned with how to transport it when trailering and how to get it out of the water when the weather turns bad. Even a small hard-sided is too big to fit in the back of our Toyota SUV. And transporting it in the cockpit would be a whole lot of bouncing and banging around. My plan "B" is to consider a light inflatable that could be stowed when not in use. Inflatable kayaks seem to offer more versatility than small inflatable rafts. Our old dinghy was an inflatable raft, I really liked the bench seat and oar lock, but those features are only found on the the larger and heavier rafts. I've been following discussion on Roll-Up's. They are sure cool! But not in this years cruising budget. I would appreciate hearing what rs are using for a dinghy when cruising. Thanks for any info. & replies regarding. Randy Graves M-15 #407 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
