[Rhodes22-list] Kayaks/outboard dinghies?

[James Wilson]

>Has anyone had any recent epiphanies or positive/negative experiences with kayaks or dinghies and the R 22. 
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>I've been procrastinating on the decision for a long time and can see certain disadvantages and advantages to each. 
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>I remember reading posts on the foldable port-a-boat, too. 
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If you have a bent to, or wish to comission a build,  it is very hard to beat the lgiht weight and convenience of stowing a marine plywood built nesting pram such as B&B's Catspaw 2 paw.

 

http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/cpaw.htm

 

the 9 footer will give you all the carrying capacity of a Walker bay 10,  and it will only take up 5 feett of length of valuable deck top realestate when nested and stowed on board the Rhodes.  Further it only wieighs 75-85 lbs compared to the Walker Bay's 150 lbs.  And it will be much easier to row and be a far better sailor than the Walker Bays.

 

Also you could opt for Graham's Spindrift design that  is a faster design under row and sail.  Absolutely runs circles around the Walker Bay's in sailing and rowing competitions.  A pretty fast racing dinghy as far as tender's go.

 

Either boat will typically take 150 man hrs to build and aboiut 5- 600.00 of materials as a row boat alone.  Figure on a 3-400 more for sail kit and at least another 75 hrs build time.

 

If you opr for rowing as opposed to a small motor,  a hard sided tender is much much oreferred over an inflatable.  Inflatable's under oars are very tiring for groound covered.