Okay, so I got an Achilles 7'6" with 15.5" tubes with a 3.5 Tohatsu.
Can I keep the tubes firm without worrying about them blowing seams in the heat of the day?
To whomever- Thanks about the tip on the bigger tubes.
Eeber
While that is a pretty little boat, it does not have much purpose as a dinghy/tender. It just tugs at sentimental heart strings from a reformed sailboater's past. In the end, if you are cruising, you need something with stability and speed...and the ability to carry stuff.
A Fatty Knees, and my Bauer 10. If you raise kids around boats, these are a must!
Raft up with your friends for cocktail hour and send the kids off sailing...
or rowing:
Hawgwash,
That's a lot like our dinghy. I never have run it like that though. You need an extended tiller or an appropriate size crew member as ballast.