Dinghy / inflatable recommendations
We have just bought a 2004 3-cabin centerline for use in southern New England. We usually cruise with 4, sometimes with 6. We are looking for recommendations on the following: (1) light-weight RIB or...
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We have a 10' 6" Mercury inflatable with high pressure floor and a Nissan 9.8 HP 4cycle engine. We are happy with it so far.Steve 642-2f TESA
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Here are a few random thoughts FYI... Hypalon stands up to the tropical sun much better. May not matter where you are. Debatable whether it is better to pay twice as much to get one that lasts twice...
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Having "cruised" around a lot, bigger is definately better. We use a Caribe 11'6" rib with a 15 hp. The larger tubes keep your crew dryer when there's a chop on the water. Longer means more load...
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I agree with Colin's and Ron's assessment- the bigger the dinghy and outboard, the happier you will be on the water. The obvious limitations are costs and how you will haul & store the dinghy for...
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We cruise with 2 adults, 2 kids and one pup in our West Marine compact 10"2" RIB bottom. It weighs #89 and our Nissan #8 that weighs #59 lbs. * We are restricted to a 10' dingy where we keep the boat....
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Bought an Aquadutch after laboring over the barious offerings from Zodiac and others. The high pressure floor and the extra large flotation tubes proved to provide higher weight capacity at a lower...
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We have the 10' Caribe with the Honda 15hp electric start (should have gotten the 20hp weights the same) It is heavy and we use davits. One thing is if you use it for going to a beach even with the...
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We have a Zodiac with the HP floor and use a 10hp 2 stroke Mercury. Great combo... We have toted 6 but it is tight. It planes with 3 and I can hoist aboard the foredeck by myself on the halyard.S/V...
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We recently purchased a new Achillies 10' SPD. It has the wood slat floor w/ inflatable keel. We have a Suzuki 8hp that has lasted us close to 10 yrs. I love this set up because it is just large...
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Hi All, Well, I may be one of the few discenters here when it comes to size. I like compactness for handling, stowing. We cruise with 2+kids-4-6+ and use a zodiac 8.6 HP floor. and 4hp. It stores on...
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For those of you in the Pacific Northwest, I can offer a recommendation for AlaskaSeries. Very good quality, reasonable price. They've got nice "bear claw" hard rubber protection on the bottom of the...
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Thank you all for responding. After a good bit of consideration of your input, surfing to various web sites, and a visit to the West Marine "super store" in Fort Lauderdale (where they have a large...
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Thank you for all the participation - I have followed this discussion, on the sidelines, since the beginning and the overwhelming consensus is that: bigger is better. (Where have I heard that before -...
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Sarah B, look for Siren's Song as we are always over at Dodson's. Fun little place and you should enjoy it there. Kids can have fun crabbing beneath the Boom Restaurant -- if they are little. Cathy in...
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As a matter of fact, our "kids" (now 22 and 25) have been hanging out at Dodsons their entire lives, starting before there was a restaurant at Dodsons. We visited recently and one of them pointed out...
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