Why? Well, I've had to anchor miles away from the dock and I don't want to
take forever to get there. I've had incredibly strong currents against me
and like going forward. When I go diving I have at least 1 other person in
the dinghy and at least 2 sets of dive gear and it can be miles to the
dives sites. I upgraded from a 9.8 Nissan to a 15 Yamaha and have been
very happy ever since. Oh, it also pulls boats off of sandbars quite well!

I don't know if you've ever anchored or moored off of Key West, but the
city mooring field is probably 1.5 miles from the main docks. There's a
cut between Garrison bight and the main town and the water RIPS through
there. With a small motor you'd never make it against full flood.

I guess that I'm just kind of person who likes to get things done in a
timely manner. I also spend 8 months of the year using my dinghy as my
mode of transport from the boat, so this isn't just a weekend getaway thing
where I'm trying to unwind.

-- Geoff

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in
:

I agree. Why would anyone in a "hurry" ever buy a boat in the first
place??



On 19 Oct 2003 11:22:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Usually takes 8hp or even 9.9 to get an inflatable up on a plane with
any real load. But then what's the hurry? The 3.5 is nice and small.
Take it slow and row once in a while.

RB

Geoff -- You are so right. Been there and done all those things, including
getting to and from the KW mooring field. As you may have surmised, I'm
trying to avoid the added weight of a serious dink and outboard. My dink's
rated for 4HP. I think I could probably go to 5HP, but it seems that won't
do much better.
Len

Why? Well, I've had to anchor miles away from the dock and I don't want
to
take forever to get there. I've had incredibly strong currents against me
and like going forward. When I go diving I have at least 1 other person
in
the dinghy and at least 2 sets of dive gear and it can be miles to the
dives sites. I upgraded from a 9.8 Nissan to a 15 Yamaha and have been
very happy ever since. Oh, it also pulls boats off of sandbars quite
well!

I don't know if you've ever anchored or moored off of Key West, but the
city mooring field is probably 1.5 miles from the main docks. There's a
cut between Garrison bight and the main town and the water RIPS through
there. With a small motor you'd never make it against full flood.

I guess that I'm just kind of person who likes to get things done in a
timely manner. I also spend 8 months of the year using my dinghy as my
mode of transport from the boat, so this isn't just a weekend getaway
thing
where I'm trying to unwind.

-- Geoff

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in
:

I agree. Why would anyone in a "hurry" ever buy a boat in the first
place??



On 19 Oct 2003 11:22:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Usually takes 8hp or even 9.9 to get an inflatable up on a plane with
any real load. But then what's the hurry? The 3.5 is nice and small.
Take it slow and row once in a while.

RB

Len Krauss wrote:

Geoff -- You are so right. Been there and done all those things, including
getting to and from the KW mooring field. As you may have surmised, I'm
trying to avoid the added weight of a serious dink and outboard. My dink's
rated for 4HP. I think I could probably go to 5HP, but it seems that won't
do much better.
Len


I think it's time for a faster dink, probably a light hard dink. Our
PortaBote will do 12-15 knots with the 4 HP. I wouldn't be surprised if
a narrow dory or canoe would really get you in and out about as quickly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

I got a 14 ft. J14 Carolina Skiff with a 15 hp. 4 stroke Yamaha (wth 3 plus
years of warrenty left) which you can take it home,,,,,for $2650 US

Sterling
www.CaptainSterling.com

This is disturbing. A message with my name on it that didn't come from
me. Are you impersonating me Jere?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news
Len Krauss wrote:

Geoff -- You are so right. Been there and done all those things,
including
getting to and from the KW mooring field. As you may have surmised, I'm
trying to avoid the added weight of a serious dink and outboard. My
dink's
rated for 4HP. I think I could probably go to 5HP, but it seems that
won't
do much better.
Len


I think it's time for a faster dink, probably a light hard dink. Our
PortaBote will do 12-15 knots with the 4 HP. I wouldn't be surprised if
a narrow dory or canoe would really get you in and out about as quickly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Doug,

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see anything with your name
on it in the portion of the thread that you copied.

-- Geoff

"Doug Dotson" wrote in
:

This is disturbing. A message with my name on it that didn't come from
me. Are you impersonating me Jere?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news
Len Krauss wrote:

Geoff -- You are so right. Been there and done all those things,
including
getting to and from the KW mooring field. As you may have surmised,
I'm trying to avoid the added weight of a serious dink and outboard.
My
dink's
rated for 4HP. I think I could probably go to 5HP, but it seems that
won't
do much better.
Len


I think it's time for a faster dink, probably a light hard dink. Our
PortaBote will do 12-15 knots with the 4 HP. I wouldn't be surprised
if a narrow dory or canoe would really get you in and out about as
quickly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Interesting! It came to me with myself as the originator. I've noticed
some other weirdness with subject lines not matching the body and
other messages with my name that didn;t come from me.

Very Strange!

Doug
s/v Callista

"Geoffrey W. Schultz" wrote in message
4.17...
Doug,

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see anything with your name
on it in the portion of the thread that you copied.

-- Geoff

"Doug Dotson" wrote in
:

This is disturbing. A message with my name on it that didn't come from
me. Are you impersonating me Jere?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news
Len Krauss wrote:

Geoff -- You are so right. Been there and done all those things,
including
getting to and from the KW mooring field. As you may have surmised,
I'm trying to avoid the added weight of a serious dink and outboard.
My
dink's
rated for 4HP. I think I could probably go to 5HP, but it seems that
won't
do much better.
Len


I think it's time for a faster dink, probably a light hard dink. Our
PortaBote will do 12-15 knots with the 4 HP. I wouldn't be surprised
if a narrow dory or canoe would really get you in and out about as
quickly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

In article ,
"Doug Dotson" wrote:

Interesting! It came to me with myself as the originator. I've noticed
some other weirdness with subject lines not matching the body and
other messages with my name that didn;t come from me.

Very Strange!

Doug
s/v Callista

Sounds like a newsreader error, since no one else seems to be seeing
that. *I*, for one, haven't seen any of my posts misrepresented as
someone else's.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

x-no-archive:yes "Geoffrey W. Schultz"
wrote:

Why? Well, I've had to anchor miles away from the dock and I don't want to
take forever to get there. I've had incredibly strong currents against me
and like going forward. When I go diving I have at least 1 other person in
the dinghy and at least 2 sets of dive gear and it can be miles to the
dives sites. I upgraded from a 9.8 Nissan to a 15 Yamaha and have been
very happy ever since. Oh, it also pulls boats off of sandbars quite well!

I don't know if you've ever anchored or moored off of Key West, but the
city mooring field is probably 1.5 miles from the main docks. There's a
cut between Garrison bight and the main town and the water RIPS through
there. With a small motor you'd never make it against full flood.

That's a slight exaggeration, but basically true. WIth either of our
dinghys (Nissan inflatable or portabote) and the old Evenrude 3.5 hp
motor it takes us about 20 minutes. Of course in the other direction
you go correspondingly faster - hardly need a motor.

We'd have used the bigger Johnson motor that came with the big boat,
but it would never work.

I guess that I'm just kind of person who likes to get things done in a
timely manner. I also spend 8 months of the year using my dinghy as my
mode of transport from the boat, so this isn't just a weekend getaway thing
where I'm trying to unwind.

-- Geoff

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in
:

I agree. Why would anyone in a "hurry" ever buy a boat in the first
place??



On 19 Oct 2003 11:22:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Usually takes 8hp or even 9.9 to get an inflatable up on a plane with
any real load. But then what's the hurry? The 3.5 is nice and small.
Take it slow and row once in a while.

RB


grandma Rosalie