[Rhodes22-list] Kayaks/outboard dinghies?

[J Cook]

I like the idea of being able to store the dinghy in the lazarette. Since I already own an extra 10 hp engine, which I use on a 16 foot gheenoe, I was hoping to be able to avoid having to but another engine. But maybe a dinghy that would handle the 10 would be too big to store.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Smith<mailto:sailnut at worldnet.att.net> 
  To: The Rhodes 22 mail list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
  Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 9:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kayaks/outboard dinghies?


  If you are seeking a tender for your Rhodes a kayak is NOT the way to go.  A
  run of the mill roto-molded kayak will weigh more then 60 lbs, be difficult
  to store on deck, have limited cargo capacity and be almost impossible to
  enter from your Rhodes.

  As a tender I recommend a hypalon, hard transom,  slat floored dingy no more
  then more then 8 feet long.  This will weigh about 45/50 lbs, can be stored
  deflated in the lazerette and can be towed while under way.  Such dinghy's
  are difficult to row and can be powered by a 2 hp motor which when not in
  use can be easily removed and mounted on the stern rail.

  I presently own a 15 foot Kevlar blue water kayak that weighs 45 lbs.
  Kayaking brings a different prospective to boating.  They do not replace the
  experience of sailing.

  Richard Smith

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