So for those who tow, what is the preferred method? We towed an inflatable one time. Had floating painter and made a bridle on the dink. Tied straight to the stern rail station. No bridle at the boat, not tied to the stern cleats. The painter was roughly 20'. In a following seas with 6 foot swells the dinghy would surge down the face of the wave catch up with the boat. At one point it got up next to the boat and turned slightly perpendicular to the boat. When the slack was pulled out of the painter, the force was sideways to the dinghy and was enough to flip it upside down. It was painfully difficult to turn right side up. I've been hesitant to tow since. I've seen others tow with a considerably shorter painter but with my reverse transom I would rather avoid having the dinghy bump or rub the back of the boat.
Do you keep an outboard on the dinghy while towing? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 1:50 PM john wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Any owners of 38 Landfall or any other C&C, keep/store their tender on the > foredeck. I am thinking of having Chocks made that at minimum, I can keep a > rowing wood tender thats 10 ft long on the foredeck. Not sure about while > under sail. Thoughts? > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > > 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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