"cavalamb himself" wrote in message
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What qualities make for a good crusing dink?


At first I wondered what a *crusing dink* was and a Dingy???? But then I
noticed you even failed to spell cavelamb right so I guess you're either
stupid or illiterate. But, I took pity on you and answered your lame query
anyway. I'll wager nobody will provide a better or more accurate response.
It's obvious the store of cruising knowledge around here is quite limited.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:57:32 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


"cavalamb himself" wrote in message
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What qualities make for a good crusing dink?


At first I wondered what a *crusing dink* was and a Dingy???? But then I
noticed you even failed to spell cavelamb right so I guess you're either
stupid or illiterate. But, I took pity on you and answered your lame query
anyway. I'll wager nobody will provide a better or more accurate response.
It's obvious the store of cruising knowledge around here is quite limited.

Wilbur Hubbard

It certainly seems to be on your side of the fence. What makes you
think that you are a sailor?

Just what sailing have you actually done? You talk a lot but I think
that most of it comes out of YACHTING or The Wayward Sailor. Tell us
what sailing you have actually done Willie. Inquiring minds want to
know.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(Note:remove underscores
from address for reply)

On Feb 21, 1:19 pm, cavalamb himself wrote:
What qualities make for a good crusing dink?

Where and what and how many of you are cruising? I've got a 10'
aluminum RIB with an 8hp two stroke, dingy wheels and decent
oarlocks. It's a workable compromise for two folks who occasionally
need to transport laundry or groceries over a bit and makes an
adequate dive boat and holds its own in the rough and tumble of the
dingy dock... I've lived with an 8' high pressure floor dingy with a
2.5 hp engine, but was cold wet and slow in open water.

-- Tom.

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:13:36 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

Where and what and how many of you are cruising? I've got a 10'
aluminum RIB with an 8hp two stroke, dingy wheels and decent
oarlocks. It's a workable compromise for two folks who occasionally
need to transport laundry or groceries over a bit and makes an
adequate dive boat and holds its own in the rough and tumble of the
dingy dock... I've lived with an 8' high pressure floor dingy with a
2.5 hp engine, but was cold wet and slow in open water.

We've had good experiences with both a 12 ft Avon roll up with
aluminum floor and inflatable keel, and also an 11 ft Caribe RIB. We
have used a 15 hp Merc in the past but presently have a 20 hp Honda.
They will plane off at 15+ kts with 3 people on board but struggle
with 4. They both require a hoist and a fair amount of deck space for
storage.

On 2008-02-21 23:55:55 -0500, Wayne.B said:

We've had good experiences with both a 12 ft Avon roll up with
aluminum floor and inflatable keel, and also an 11 ft Caribe RIB. We
have used a 15 hp Merc in the past but presently have a 20 hp Honda.
They will plane off at 15+ kts with 3 people on board but struggle with
4. They both require a hoist and a fair amount of deck space for
storage.

On the other hand, our 12.5' PortaBote delivers 10+ knots with 300+
pounds of people onboard with 4 HP, and planed at about the same speed
with 5 adults powered by a 7.5 Honda high-thrust sailboat kicker.

I'd be afraid to throw 15 hp into our PortaBote with any number aboard,
as the likely speeds would be truly beyond my comfort level. 20 hp? No
chance I'd open the throttle to full.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

cavalamb himself wrote:


What qualities make for a good crusing dink?



I'm a bit surprised about the RIBs as I didn't suspect they would
be that popular. Something to think about.

And the porta boats too.

Thanks all.

Richard

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:09:16 -0600, cavalamb himself
wrote:

I'm a bit surprised about the RIBs as I didn't suspect they would
be that popular. Something to think about.

One of the nice things about RIBs is the ability to beach them without
tearing up the bottom. That's important when you are cruising in the
boondocks and want to go ashore.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:09:16 -0600, cavalamb himself
wrote:

I'm a bit surprised about the RIBs as I didn't suspect they would
be that popular. Something to think about.

One of the nice things about RIBs is the ability to beach them without
tearing up the bottom. That's important when you are cruising in the
boondocks and want to go ashore.

I have a wooden dinghy and I am just about to order a RIB.
What is your take on a single hull vs. the double hulled RIB
Hypalon is a better material but this new German made PVC looks promising,
what do you think.

wrote in
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:09:16 -0600, cavalamb himself
wrote:

I'm a bit surprised about the RIBs as I didn't suspect they would
be that popular. Something to think about.

One of the nice things about RIBs is the ability to beach them
without tearing up the bottom. That's important when you are
cruising in the boondocks and want to go ashore.

I have a wooden dinghy and I am just about to order a RIB.
What is your take on a single hull vs. the double hulled RIB
Hypalon is a better material but this new German made PVC looks
promising, what do you think.

I much prefer a double hulled RIB to a single hull. My first dinghy (which
was stolen in Honduras) was an Avon with a single hull and since then I've
had 2 double hulled ones. The weight of the double hull makes it ride
better and the double hull provides a bottom which is much more amenable to
humans.

All of the dinghies have been Hypalon and have held up very well in the
Caribbean sun. I've seen a lot of PVC ones that haven't held up as well.
My current dinghy is an AB and I like it a lot. It rides well and is much
drier than most.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

On Feb 22, 10:54 am, Geoff Schultz wrote:
... I much prefer a double hulled RIB to a single hull.
... The weight of the double hull makes it ride ...

Performance wise weight is a terrible thing in a planning boat.
Heaver boats need bigger engines and more fuel and that makes them
heavier still and you get a vicious cycle. I've got a very light
aluminum RIB with large diameter tubes. It is very much more seaworthy
than the my old Zodiac 285 air floor but not much heavier... It will
plane with two full sized adults or three small sized ones using an
8hp motor. As everyone keeps pointing out, though, best depends on
context. If you've got a mile to travel with your laundry upwind into
stiff trades you want a big powerful boat but if you are paddling ten
yards to the beach small and light is better... In the best of all
possible worlds the support team would arrive ahead of you with a huge
anchor, tons of chain and a powerful longboat...

better and the double hull provides a bottom which is much more amenable to
humans.

I put heavy duty dry deck style rubber tiles in the bottom of mine.
They keep the bags dry and you can sit on them in the rough stuff...

All of the dinghies have been Hypalon and have held up very well in the
Caribbean sun. ...

PVC is not nearly as good as Hypalon, but my 2000 Zodiac is still
functional and has spent virtually all of its life outside in the
tropics. After about 5 years in the sun it gets hard to get glue to
stick to PVC though.

-- Tom.