I have a Caribe Lite 10 with a Yamaha 2 cycle 15, which is still available in Bahamas and Caribbean, at much less $$ than ever in US. I find that it is the largest dink that gets pulled up the beach. The people with the 10' model with double floor and locking bin use a stern anchor and a long bow line. Then a few people go for bigger units and many smaller ones. The Boston Whaler style, while great boats, are hard to fender off everywhere that you go, or even to tie to the stern at night. A lot of power boats seem to get larger inflatables with a steering console. Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Tender choices
It may appear to be "relatively" easy to hoist the dinghy onto the boat with the winches, but have you thought about the weight when going ashore? When was the last time you went ashore and had to pull your dink up high enough to keep it out of the surf? Or better yet, pull it back into the water when the tide went out? Believe me neither is as easy as it may appear. We had a dinghy & motor that weighed about 225 lbs, give or take 5-10 lbs. We also had davits on the stern of our boat. Well for 6 LONG years we hoisted the dinghy (motor separate) up out of the water onto the davits. That is a lot of weight!! We finally got smart and bought a Walker Bay dinghy and a smaller motor. Our new dink is about 125 lbs and the motor is about 25 lbs, give or take about 5 lbs. Again, BELIEVE ME ... there is a GREAT deal of difference is hoisting the dinghy now ON & OFF the boat and ON & OFF the beach. My vote ... get the Walker Bay. We have had ours for 2 seasons now and love it!! The weight difference is well worth the change! -Anita Austin, Texas & Punta Gorda, FL Why Knot IP 37 Bahamas 2007 Southwinds Magazine Jan. 2008 Last page Why Knot upgrades In a message dated 8/23/2009 3:39:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80 kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs. -Anita Austin, Texas & Punta Gorda, FL Why Knot Upgrades Why Knot IP 37 Bahamas 2007 Southwinds Magazine Jan. 2008 Last page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.408 / Virus Database: 270.13.64/2321 - Release Date: 08/23/09 06:18:00
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