On Jan 16, 4:53*pm, Harryk wrote:
On 1/16/11 5:47 PM, Frogwatch wrote:

The nesting dinghy was a PITA that constantly snagged jib sheets and
filled with water when towed. *So, I gave it away.
So, next experiment, an 8' Porta-Bote I am looking at on Craigslist
and will get a 2.5 hp motor for.

So far I have tried:

an 8' Nautilus dinghy--------Far too heavy. *Gave it away
a Sevylor inflatable. * It was crap
an inflatable kayak. *It was crap but wore it out.
the nesting 2-Paw-9 dinghy, home built. * * Snags sheets and does not
tow well. *Gave it away.

Well, you could always get yourself a proper dinghy. Of course, I don't
know what you mean by too heavy. The Dyer Dhow weighs about 100 pounds,
and is about as nice a hard-sided dink you can get.

http://www.dyerboats.com/dyer_dhow.html

They've been around a long, long time.

I've never been any kind of a blow boater, but that little thing looks
like it could be a lot of fun in the right conditions, of course.