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I sold last years dinghy which was an 80's avon 8 inflatable with oars. Sometimes paddling slowly for 1-2 miles got old.
So I'm in the market for a motorized dinghy.
Bristol 26. New stern rail with beefy motor mount so that's taken care of. The dinghy itself will probably be towed 70% of the time, but I need one that I can pack down a bit and stow when I need to. I'm not all that familiar with how oter dinghies pack down and how small. Mine was pretty easy.
It's mostly just going to be me or me plus girl so it would need to carry 300-350 pounds depending on gear.
I don't understand why dinghies need such big engines. My ranger 23 had a 6 hp and that moved a 3500#boat along great so why does a 60# dink have a six or often even bigger. I would think it would need a .5.
So I'm in the market for a motorized dinghy.
Bristol 26. New stern rail with beefy motor mount so that's taken care of. The dinghy itself will probably be towed 70% of the time, but I need one that I can pack down a bit and stow when I need to. I'm not all that familiar with how oter dinghies pack down and how small. Mine was pretty easy.
It's mostly just going to be me or me plus girl so it would need to carry 300-350 pounds depending on gear.
I don't understand why dinghies need such big engines. My ranger 23 had a 6 hp and that moved a 3500#boat along great so why does a 60# dink have a six or often even bigger. I would think it would need a .5.