Next message: Dwight Yachuk: "RE: lv-ab: SSB Antenna Installation"
People with dogs get bigger dingys, then they can get in regardless of
weather and sea conditions. Best dingy going... Caribe C-10 Lite RIB with a
15 HP 2 cycle motor. If you have no problem lifting extra weight, also
consider Avon or traditional double layer floor Caribe with lockable storage
compartment. Be advised of 75-100# addt'l weight. (Avon "light" model does
not have transom molded to floor, rejected as too flopsy.) Big advantage to
these large tube RIBS is the step to the boat is much less than a flat
bottom and/or small tube inflatible, then the sea worthiness & dryness as
they don't take nearly as much spray over the top.
Davits are great! Normal davits require removal of motor and tieing dink
about 9 ways to not allow chafe (Extremely important!!). So then you need
an easy way to raise & lower the motor too. Nicest system I have seen is
rugged radar arch/davit system that holds fully assembled dink.
I myself have C-10 Lite, old 9.9 Johnson, rail mounted davits and a spare
22# Yamaha 2. I use the mizzen boom & sheet to lower the big outboard, or I
have my wife hand me the baby outboard.
Lee Haefele, Nauticat 33 Alesto
Subject: lv-ab: Life on the hook - dinghy usage
> Not quite "there" yet (planned Spring departure), we have thoughts but
don't
> know how certain things will play out later.
>
> For example, we plan to spend most of our time at anchor. We also hope
that
> we will take at least daily trips to shore if for no other reason that to
> walk the dog and stretch our legs. (There are three of us plus a large
dog.)
>
> But I'm curious to hear from others who stay at anchor most of the time...
> how often do you go aboard? I wonder if the "dinghy process" (lowering it,
> loading into it, traveling, finding a place to beach/dock it, etc...) is
> cumbersome to the point that it prevents most people from going ashore any
> more than necessary for supplies, washing, etc..?
>
> I suppose one of many impacting factors would be the size of the dink -
> needs to be large enough to comfortable fit 2 adults, 1 child, and a large
> dog -- any doing this who can say just how large is "enough"?
>
> Any comments from the group on the above or other things we should
consider
> are appreciated as always.
>
> thx!
>
> Brad
>
> ---
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