"Donal" wrote in message

| Why would a real sailor want his dinghy to plane?

Speed compensates for carrying ability

| A dinghy needs to be easy to store, and inflate.

RIBs are both

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| An engine needs to be reliable, as light as possible, and capable of
driving
| the dinghy against the strongest currents that you are likely to
encounter.

Then an RIB 7.5 Zodiac with a 15hp Mercury will meet those requirements

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| I suspect that, even with both Suzanne and you aboard, a 2hp will do fine.

Nope Donal it won't.... think for a minute about the stress that engine
would be under!

CM

| Why would a real sailor want his dinghy to plane?.


Because it's fun. Because we used the dinghy to explore and get places our six
foot draft wouldn't let us...and it's nice to get there sooner. Because I can
easily lift a 55 lb motor with three fingers even if you can't. And...because I
already own a 3.5 Nissan, which is in my closet usually unused.

RB