"Dave" wrote
| Most of us have something bigger than a sailing dink, and don't like to hand
| start the diesel with a crank except in emergencies.

I don't blame you but no motor is better on a sailboat. They're supposed to be simple and fun.
And mine's not a sailing dink. It's a real sailboat. It's an 18-foot Tangerine. Like the one with
blue and white sails at this site. But mine has a big red stripe on the hull.
http://www.geocities.com/renkensailboats/index.html

Cheers,
Ellen