I am pondering replacing our 9' avon rib. *Good little boat but I think I'd really prefer to have a solid dinghy...plastic or fiberglass. *We are using weaver snap davits on the swim platform. *I'd also like to get a rotating engine mount so that I can leave the engine on the dinghy. *Weight seems to be the biggest issue. *Right now I am just swinging the rib up on the davits by hand with a long rope tied on the outermost tube of the rib and pulling it up. *I don't have my boom attached to my mast as I have to lower my mast to get under the roof of out home berth due to roof height issues. *So, I'd like to find a set up that would not be too heavy to rotate up on the snap davits by hand. *I suppose I could also mount a small pulley under the handrail @ the transom to make it easier to rotate.
So- what's your favorite 100% hard dinghy that weighs as close to 100 lbs as possible? *The 9' livingston looks pretty good and stable but it weighs closer to 150lbs I believe.
So- what's your favorite 100% hard dinghy that weighs as close to 100 lbs as possible? *The 9' livingston looks pretty good and stable but it weighs closer to 150lbs I believe.