Although it probably won’t stow on the foredeck as well as a roll-up, I recently got a good deal on a Mercury fiberglass RIB from Defender. They still have a few of the Hypalon 2015 versions left at $1895.00:
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1%7C215570%7C1794282%7C1794293&id=3227587 <http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|215570|1794282|1794293&id=3227587> Relatively lightweight at 85 pounds; about the same as (or less than) my previous Seaworthy wooden-floor Hypalon dinghy that served well for twenty years. As our season won’t start for a while yet (!), I’m looking forward to getting it out of the shipping crate and up to the boat… someday... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Mar 2, 2017, at 2:14 PM, svpegasus38 via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > For my 9'8" Achilles Rib I use a 50lb 15 horse 2 stroke merc. Garhauer motor > crane for outboard. Store Dink on fordeck. > Doug Mountjoy > Pegasus > LF38 > Port Orchard Yacht club. > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Fred Hazzard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 3/2/17 10:05 (GMT-08:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Fred Hazzard <fshazz...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Input on inflatable dinghy purchase > > Another 29 pound 2 cycle motor is a Tohatsu or Nissan 3.5 hp. > > My 4 hp Suzuki 2 cycle is 43 pounds and has the power to plane the 9 ft Avon > with one person aboard. > > Fred Hazzard > S/V Fury > Portland, Or > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Nate Flesness via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > I'm at the age where motor light-weight is more important to me than dink > speed. I picked up two used Johnson/Evinrude 2 cycle 1.2HP(!) motors (~$300 > each, often advertised as 2HP), and love the 28 lbs lift up to the rail. > They're fast enough for patient dinking on a 10" inflatable and an 8' Walker > Bay, and in larger waves I've added a little row power once or twice. Only > caveat is the carb jet is very tiny and easily clogged, so you need to add a > $5 autostore gasoline in-line filter as well as prefilter the fuel mix when > you fill the little tank (don't ask how I learned that).... > > Nate > > C&C30-1 > Tartan 31 > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Bob McLaughlin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Relocating our C&C 110 from a Midwest lake where I had no need for a tender > to now sailing on Narragansett Bay, LI Sound, Buzzard's Bay, Vineyard and > Nantucket Sounds, etc, I'm in need of a basic inflatable to serve as a tender > in harbors without a launch service. I've used them many times on charters > but never really paid much attention to detail. > > I'm looking for something relatively compact for 2-4 people that is easy to > set up and collapse and stow, so I think that's best a roll-up. Early in my > thinking, I'm eyeing something like the 8'6" Achillies LSI-260: 4 person > capacity/820lbs, Hypalon, overall weight 64 lbs, inflatable floor, with > perhaps a ~4-5HP outboard. (Or maybe the 9'6" or 10'2" LSI versions of the > same design..) I don't think I need a boat to plane, just basic > transportation. No davits, it will either be towed or stowed. > > I welcome input from those of you with inflatable experience to share your > thoughts on brands, material, features, design, size, etc. What factors > should I be considering as I make my selection? > > Regards, > Bob McLaughlin > C&C 110 "Blue Devil" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 <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 <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!
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