T&T: Polyethelyne dinghy

[Candy Chapman and Gary Bell]

>Water_Tender_9.4.
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I have one, like it just fine.  I run around with a big electric trolling motor and a group 31 in a box.  It is not a great rowing boat, maybe a sailboat type rudder would help.  I don't expect the boat would do well trying to plane with a big gas motor, but for toodling about it is great.  It doesn't tow behind as well as a deep V hull RIB, and it is not as stable (I only tried stepping on the gunn'l once -- don't even ask).  I consider the bottom pretty soft for dragging up on oyster covered rock beaches hereabouts.  


 West Marine does not
carry them but Camping World does.

West Marine had them in their 06 catalog, and I bought mine on sale at Boater's World.

Gary Bell