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That Maine Cat looks much slicker than the normal cat arrangement... 
In Response To: The first time I used davits... 
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() but I bet I can still beat you in time (and effort) launching or retrieving! That said, it is nice to be able to carry just about any sort of dinghy back there. My garage is more or less built around a certain size RIB. I would love to be able to carry something that could really sail.
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- Late season, another cruiser left Rockport this weekend, headed south.
- We had a rigid plastic dinghy in the Carribean and it was a good compromise.
- 128 pounds. That's a lot for a 7'7" dinghy.
- Sorry, but the appeal of those things is completely lost on me...
- The hard dinghy vs inflatable debate, is like politicts. A "fools errand",
to try to change someones preference.
- And here's that Nesting dinghy in use.
- Inflatable is better than hard. It has to do with safety.
- That's nonsense, Dan. The only time we "lost" our kids, they were in an inflatable.
- It was your choice of inflatable"Tom that was the problem...
- Funny Story on my first time using Dink
- An anchor and VHF radio
- Smart advice.
- I donno, I think I'd have a hard time with a pointy danforth
- Smart advice.
- our AB rowed really nice. Did it all the time
- It was your choice of inflatable"Tom that was the problem...
- That's nonsense, Dan. The only time we "lost" our kids, they were in an inflatable.
- And here's that Nesting dinghy in use.
- But if it's not going to go up on deck...
- So I guess none of these boats are you Jon?
- Can't figure out how to put multiple pics in a single post
- I wonder when someone will think to add truck mirrors
- Here's one of my favorites...
- Looks like that guy had plenty of other windage...
- Regarding multihulls and dinghy storage convenience - I did not find that to be the case.
- The first time I used davits...
- That Maine Cat looks much slicker than the normal cat arrangement...
- That Maine Cat looks much slicker than the normal cat arrangement...
- It depends on the setup
- The first time I used davits...
- I wonder when someone will think to add truck mirrors
- Can't figure out how to put multiple pics in a single post
- The hard dinghy vs inflatable debate, is like politicts. A "fools errand",
- Here's another, more complimentary picture....
- Sorry, but the appeal of those things is completely lost on me...
- 128 pounds. That's a lot for a 7'7" dinghy.
- We had a rigid plastic dinghy in the Carribean and it was a good compromise.