Hello,
I don't have a trawler, but we are anticipating a purchase, and are doing research, attending events, etc.
I have read a bit about dinghy selection and storage, but I can't seem to come to any conclusion as to storage.* I think we will end up with a boat that has a mast/boom set-up, with room on the upper deck for the dinghy, assuming a 10 footer, and a 10 HP motor.
I don't want to get in a situation where I am reluctant to use the dinghy because of the time and effort it takes to launch and stow it with an upper deck boom.* I know that long-term towing is a negative, and I just have something against having it hanging off of the back, vertically or horizontially.
So that brings me back to the mast and boom.* And the thought of it gives me the willies, particularly without hydraulics and and even minimum boat movement.* I suppose that part of my issue is that I have never seen a boom in use.
Do*many folks that use their dinghys a few times a week rely on a boom?* How long does the process take?* Can it be single handed?
Thanks,
Wizard
I don't have a trawler, but we are anticipating a purchase, and are doing research, attending events, etc.
I have read a bit about dinghy selection and storage, but I can't seem to come to any conclusion as to storage.* I think we will end up with a boat that has a mast/boom set-up, with room on the upper deck for the dinghy, assuming a 10 footer, and a 10 HP motor.
I don't want to get in a situation where I am reluctant to use the dinghy because of the time and effort it takes to launch and stow it with an upper deck boom.* I know that long-term towing is a negative, and I just have something against having it hanging off of the back, vertically or horizontially.
So that brings me back to the mast and boom.* And the thought of it gives me the willies, particularly without hydraulics and and even minimum boat movement.* I suppose that part of my issue is that I have never seen a boom in use.
Do*many folks that use their dinghys a few times a week rely on a boom?* How long does the process take?* Can it be single handed?
Thanks,
Wizard