Hello all,
The last thing I want to do is to start "The Great Dinghy War".  
That said, our '94 came with two outboards, one 6.5 hp Honda 4 stroke mounted 
the the stern railing and an old Torqeedo.  Haven't even gotten around to 
testing either one yet - too many other things on my list!  Thre was a West 
Marine inflatable dinghy folded up under the v-berth, but the floor had 
entirely peeled out of it and is was in really poor shape.

If we want to go on any kind of getaway (even a local one), I'm going to need a 
dinghy since transient slips here in the Tampa area are darned expensive.  

I'm really liking the idea of a porta-boat, especially given the ability to 
store it on deck easily.  I've seen a couple of you comment very positively 
about them.  I am also finding relatively few detractors.  That said I want to 
keep my mind wide open as I way the options.
I've read a number of articles that really push for a RIB with a 15hp yamaha as 
being the "standard" in the Caribbean due to combination of dryness, speed, and 
ability to get parts.  However, in our harbor, we cannot keep a dinghy in the 
water next to our boat, so I think that may strike a RIB unless we hang dinghy 
davits from the stern which would probably force us into a bigger dock (which 
may not even be available in our marina).

 So,what dinghy, what size, and what outboard size/type? Bruce Whitmore

(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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