Yup. Two dinghy's; Local AIB RIB with a not-to-be removed (I like my back) 8hp 4 cycle for local semi-controlled conditions. As in, if its that bad out, I am not leaving anyway.High pressure floor Avon with a very movable 4hp 2 cycle for Gulf of Maine or heading down to the Chesapeake offshore etc.
Only time a dink flipped on me was in Newport harbor in the middle of the not-so-bad night. WTF? Like a big hand reached out and just flipped it. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:09:41 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List dinghy davits From: [email protected] CC: [email protected] I have towed this dinghy a *lot* in all kinds of weather, some much much worse than that video. I am not saying the dinghy cannot capsize, but it has never showed any signs of being even close in the kind of weather we have here in the Chesapeake. If it was going to flip, between it and the previous one it would have between 2001 and now. The dinghy would be unusable if it could not be towed engine on, there is no way I would be constantly getting a long shaft 15 HP engine on and off of it every time we moved the boat. I have had my old Dyer flip under tow, which was a large PITA. If I even need a dinghy I can deflate, I will likely get this thing and a 2-3 HP engine for it. If I didn’t deflate it I would take the engine off and tie the bow up in the air to the stern rail, which would make capsizing a non-event.http://www.boatstogo.com/inflatable_boat_AM365.asp Joe Della [email protected] CoquinaC&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sailnomad via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 9:12 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Sailnomad <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List dinghy davits That is good to see, and probably the norm. But it is like saying, 15 years of driving without a seatbelt, and nothing happend. I suspect most of us never had to say "I am glad I had my seatbelt on" I had regular dinghys flying circles in the air like kites. I have heard of Life Rafts doing the same. I have not experienced an overturned RIB, with or without motor, but I know that under the right circumstances, it can happen. Now we may not wonder out under those circumstances, but still, common nautical wisdom generally says not to tow the dinghy with the motor on for the reasons I explained in the previous email. Now they also say never go to the fore-deck without a PFD, always wear shoes, never have a beer while sailing etc etc, and we all selectively do whatever we feel comfortable with.I am probably guilty of breaking all of those rules at one time or another. On a separate note, I found it to be most efficient to adjust the line such that the dinghy rides down your bow wave to minimize the drag. On longer trips with following waves having two lines in a bridle keeps the dinghy tamed. AhmetTabasco C&C 25Waterdancer Irwin 43 CCBoston, MA On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote:This is our dinghy under tow. In 15 years of RIB with engine-on towing I have never had an issue other than the drag.http://www.dellabarba.com/sailing/dinghy.mp4 Joe Della [email protected] Coquina _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com
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