[Public-list] dingy vs.tide and current, cockpit locker tops

[sousa_stephen at emc.com]

Matt,

A 3.5 will push that size inflatable, make sure you have the motor operating
fine. I have a 2.2 Honda on my 10 footer and it pushes it up the Ipswich
River 4 knot current, I have used a 6 h.p. and it really moves with that
h.p.  The inflatable is a bear to row and really a problem in a current. I
like the air floor, the wood doesn't last if you plan on leaving it in the
water for extended times, rain and sea water will delaminate the floors.

My thoughts.

Stephen 

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Subject: [Public-list] dingy vs.tide and current, cockpit locker tops

Hello all,
This summer I will be doing all of my sailing in mid coast Maine maybe 
making it to the Penobscot.  I will be sailing with my wife and my son who 
will be about 8 months in May.  I currently have a walker bay 8 without the 
pontoons that I use for my dingy, and will not let our baby near it in the 
cold waters off Main, since it is so very tippy.  I have been using a 2 year

old 3.5 Tahotsu that pushes the walker bay fine.  (but seems to shear its 
pin often with weight in the boat, I actually have to cary a pack of pins in

the dingy.)  To be safe I am looking at inflatables.  Would this engine 
suffice with a eight or nine foot inflatable? Also would you recommend a 
wood floor or an air floor?  I want to be safe and am not familiar with the 
currents I will be encountering in Maine.  Also, in some areas I will have 
to anchor a ways out due to the larger tides.

Trying to avoid living out "A drift"


I took the cockpit locker tops off my 1968 Alberg two years ago and they 
were made from teak plywood and were hinged with screws right into the 
fiberglass.  A big long hinge ran the entire length along the back of the 
locker top and the fiberglass.  The teak ply was completely rotted and I 
scraped both of them.  I am fortunate enough to have a good friend who is a 
talented woodworker and he made thick strips of teak into tong and groove.  
And mounted them in teak frames, put black caulk between the strips, and 
glued a piece of black rubber along the underside of each top.  They look 
great, but I still have to give them a little finesse' to make them fit 
properly.

Thank you and best of luck,

Matt #314 Renard


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