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I agree with Larry
In Response To: Just to add some thoughts about motor weight 
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() I have that 9.8 hp nissan, and it is the lightest in its class and still sold in the bahamas under the mercury name. It is harder to lift the older I get. We have a safety block and tackle hanging from our solar mount that helps us if I need it.
Rich
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- It's no wonder davits are popular these days.
- I've always towed, inflatable or hard dink
- Drag of a dingy
- Would love to have davits
- Geez, don't get me started on freakin' davits... (grin)
- Hey Jon...what ever happened to that summer cruise??
- Jon, less the "SUV," what other means could one use...
- I've used both a hard rowing dinghy and a small inflatable with 2hp...
- Reason I am especially interested is I am about to purchase...
- Do you want to zoom or to mosey? I'm gettin' old so less weight to horse around is best from my perspective.
- My only reason to "zoom" would be for distance.
- The power is nice
- Corrected that
- So by that comment I take it you suggest going light.
- The power is nice
- My only reason to "zoom" would be for distance.
- Actually, it worked really well...
- With boats as small as ours, I think the desire for "more power" becomes limiting, in the end…
- HP floor 10 foot Zodiac experience
- Do you want to zoom or to mosey? I'm gettin' old so less weight to horse around is best from my perspective.
- Reason I am especially interested is I am about to purchase...
- I've used both a hard rowing dinghy and a small inflatable with 2hp...
- Hmmm, I always wondered what my boat would look like
- No Davits for us!
- Sailing, Cruising, and Living aboard....
- Towing a boat just looks sloppy.
- Increased engine load and fuel costs without davits
- Davits
- I always tow my dinghy, but unless I am only going a couple of miles the motor comes off
- You'd have to pry my davits away from my cold dead hands
- There it is. Most miles sailed are with the drag of a dinghy in tow.
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