In response to Dave's thread 8 Knots are you kidding ......
What do you say about the following to get the high speed requirement in for trawler travels, just having a high speed dinghy?
Doing the loop, or a long cruise somewhere, just find a good anchorage and park it, and use the dinghy to visit places around the area. With a "reasonably" equipped dinghy that can clip along at 25 knots one can see a lot. It would be perfect for "my" area on the west coast of Florida in Tampa Bay.
If one parked on the ICW somewhere in the middle, the dinghy could get one up to Tarpon springs, and down to Ft. Desota or even down to Bradenton. Covering tons of neat little towns restaurants, sandbars, etc.
Suspect the same for the Chesapeake Bay area or other area?
Thoughts? And what is available in a perhaps 10 to 12 ft dinghy and motor that would get the job done.
What do you say about the following to get the high speed requirement in for trawler travels, just having a high speed dinghy?
Doing the loop, or a long cruise somewhere, just find a good anchorage and park it, and use the dinghy to visit places around the area. With a "reasonably" equipped dinghy that can clip along at 25 knots one can see a lot. It would be perfect for "my" area on the west coast of Florida in Tampa Bay.
If one parked on the ICW somewhere in the middle, the dinghy could get one up to Tarpon springs, and down to Ft. Desota or even down to Bradenton. Covering tons of neat little towns restaurants, sandbars, etc.
Suspect the same for the Chesapeake Bay area or other area?
Thoughts? And what is available in a perhaps 10 to 12 ft dinghy and motor that would get the job done.