Re: Stus-List Roll-Up Inflatable Dinghies: rowing

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:10:49 -0700

Just finished hauling the inflatable out of the v berth, punped it up with a Ryobi inflator, mounted the engine i preparation to go crabbing in the AM   4 hp four stroke Yamaha. Wife and I will put out 30 traps wherever we sail to. 
And no, Dennis, I”m not whining about it.!

chris price in the Mafitht River
35 mk I Pradel



On June 12, 2020 at 5:23 PM Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

We use the plastic and aluminium oars that come with our dinghy.  They bolt onto the oarlocks so don't fall off if you really come onto them.  The harder the dinghy is pumped up, the easier it is to row.

Ken H.

On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 13:03, Richard Bush via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Dennis; you said that you row your inflatable..." Second, motors are nice but a pain to deal with.  We just row most of the time now."    
Do you use the little plastic oars that come with it or do you have something more substantial? Thanks

Richard
s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: CnClist < cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Dennis C. < capt...@gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 12, 2020 11:35 am
Subject: Re: Stus-List Roll-Up Inflatable Dinghies and Motors

First, make sure whatever inflatable you buy has thermowelded seams.  I think all of them should be that way now.  Don't buy glued seams.  I had one of those.  The bottom fell out one day on the way to the beach.  Nothing like zipping along in a bottomless donut with a 7.5 hp motor.

Second, motors are nice but a pain to deal with.  We just row most of the time now.  The motor is in a storage shed in the backyard.

Third, if I do go back to a motor, weight will be the primary consideration.  Sure, it's fun to plane in our inflatable with the 7.5 hp but having to mount and dismount the 80 pound motor with a halyard is a pain.  I can get to the beach just as well with a 2.5 lightweight motor.  Think about it.  You sailed to the anchorage at 6 knots.  Why do you need to do 20 knots to get to the beach?
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Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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