[PUP] Dinghy for N46

[David Schramm]

It depends upon where you are going to cruise to.  On the west coast of
north America, the tides are large and there are very few dinghy docks.
Most of the time you are landing your dinghy on a beach and then dragging it
100 feet up the beach to get it above the tide line.   For this you need a
total weight around 120 lbs and a set of dinghy wheels mounted to the
transom.   I found my Achilles with its 25 HP motor at 300 lbs very
difficult to use in these conditions.   

 

Now that I am in the Caribbean where the tide is only a couple of feet and
dinghy docks are prevalent, the comfort and speed of my heavy dingy is
acceptable.

 

Overall I would now buy an AquaPro rib with a 9 or 10 HP motor with a total
weight target of 120 lbs.

 

David Schramm

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