ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
When we bought our boat in 2011 transitioning from a traileralbe cruiser we of course upgraded our skiff. Our boat has a 750 pound capable crane so our thought was to use it.
The skiff we bought is a Zodiac Yachtline 340 RIB. Center console, 30 hp honda engine, a pretty nice boat all in itself.
The problem is that the bugger is very heavy, something in the range of 700 lbs. That makes is very unpleasant to deal with during shore landings.
With our old skiff I would just drag it up on shore go for a hike, walk the dogs, etc... Now I cant do that because its too heavy for a guy to drag around. This has left me in a situation a couple of times as the tide went out being almost impossible to re-launch.
How do others deal with this?
I was thinking of possible getting a aluminium fishing boat or something like that. Something lighter.
I like the center console. Thats a nice feature. If I could move my 30HP honda to something lighter that would be great.
I have a max length limitation of about 14' on my boat deck. Shorter would be better though to provide manuvering room.
What ideas are floating out there in a nice, beachable skiff that can still go fast if I want to?
The skiff we bought is a Zodiac Yachtline 340 RIB. Center console, 30 hp honda engine, a pretty nice boat all in itself.
The problem is that the bugger is very heavy, something in the range of 700 lbs. That makes is very unpleasant to deal with during shore landings.
With our old skiff I would just drag it up on shore go for a hike, walk the dogs, etc... Now I cant do that because its too heavy for a guy to drag around. This has left me in a situation a couple of times as the tide went out being almost impossible to re-launch.
How do others deal with this?
I was thinking of possible getting a aluminium fishing boat or something like that. Something lighter.
I like the center console. Thats a nice feature. If I could move my 30HP honda to something lighter that would be great.
I have a max length limitation of about 14' on my boat deck. Shorter would be better though to provide manuvering room.
What ideas are floating out there in a nice, beachable skiff that can still go fast if I want to?