Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
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 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! > > ___ 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!
Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
The black marks from the ribbing can be greatly minimized by smearing a coat of thick automotive wax on the ribs and letting it dry without buffing it off. Porta-bote has improved replacement seats that are a big improvement. I think they can probably provide replacement foam as well if you ask. Porta-bote is really just one guy named Sandy, and his assistant, in an office. The boats are manufactured under contract at a plastics fabricator a few miles away. A pair of the new seats for my 8 footer were about $300 including shipping. Worth every penny. Bill Bina On 8/21/2017 5:58 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote: 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 37+ Solomons, MD ___ 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!
Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
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 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! > > ___ 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!
Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
Our RIB is fantastic. As a dinghy user, you would never go back to anything else. It can hold an amazing amount of s.. (cough) stuff. I think it once held 6 people and two big dogs. It can cruise all day at 16-18 knots and has enough grunt to tow a big boat or a kid in a tube. It is very stable and you can step right up from the dinghy to the boat without stretching. So why NOT have one? It can’t be taken aboard and it is a lot of drag to tow. I figure it costs on average ½ a knot. Joe Della Barba DCSI 410-966-7255 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 1:49 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations? The reason the West dinghy fell apart is probably because it was glued. It also may have been Hypalon which is no longer available. Most dinghies now are thermowelded. Make sure any inflatable you buy is thermowelded. In a recent thread, a lister gave the advice on dinghy motors "go big or go small". Good advice. I have a 1980's vintage Evinrude 7.5 for my dinghy. Bought it cheap from a buddy. While it will make the dinghy scoot, because of no wake zones and anchorage courtesy I rarely have the opportunity to "scoot". It's heavy and while the Admiral and I are very adept at raising and lowering it on/off the dinghy with a halyard, it's still a pain due to its weight. Lately the motor has stayed in storage and I've simply rowed everywhere. If I was starting from scratch, I'd buy a lightweight motor and just putt putt slowly wherever. I'd lean toward the lightest motor with both internal and external fuel tank I could find. As for the type of inflatable, that depends on your usage and storage. I find a wood floor inflatable suits us OK. There are arguments for both RIB's and air floor inflatables. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Hello all, The last thing I want to do is to start "The Great Dinghy War". [*;) 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<tel:(847)%20404-5092> (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net<mailto: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! ___ 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!
Re: Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
The reason the West dinghy fell apart is probably because it was glued. It also may have been Hypalon which is no longer available. Most dinghies now are thermowelded. Make sure any inflatable you buy is thermowelded. In a recent thread, a lister gave the advice on dinghy motors "go big or go small". Good advice. I have a 1980's vintage Evinrude 7.5 for my dinghy. Bought it cheap from a buddy. While it will make the dinghy scoot, because of no wake zones and anchorage courtesy I rarely have the opportunity to "scoot". It's heavy and while the Admiral and I are very adept at raising and lowering it on/off the dinghy with a halyard, it's still a pain due to its weight. Lately the motor has stayed in storage and I've simply rowed everywhere. If I was starting from scratch, I'd buy a lightweight motor and just putt putt slowly wherever. I'd lean toward the lightest motor with both internal and external fuel tank I could find. As for the type of inflatable, that depends on your usage and storage. I find a wood floor inflatable suits us OK. There are arguments for both RIB's and air floor inflatables. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA 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! > > ___ 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!
Stus-List Dinghy Recommendations?
Hello all, The last thing I want to do is to start "The Great Dinghy War". 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!
