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JD van Wyhe
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Initially Posted - 08/16/2002 : 10:45:08

We'll be sailing from San Pedro to Catalina Island later this month. I've made arrangements to borrow an 8' inflatable with outboard. Never used a tender before. Should I tow it; or lash it onto the foredeck?

JD van Wyhe
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jellyfish
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Response Posted - 08/16/2002 : 10:49:21

IMHO that would depend on the weather and the seas!

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 08/16/2002 : 11:27:11

How long is it ? How heavy is it ? I tow when I travel. 8' Walker Bay. I stow it on the forward deck when in the slip. It takes up the whole area. I can still open the forward hatch though.

Doug&Ruth
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 08/16/2002 : 13:26:53

I usually pull it right behind the engine, so the coal is right within reach to put in the furnace.

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Any time I've had a dink its on a painter behind the boat.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 08/16/2002 : 17:06:48

Duane:

What's the theoretical hull speed of your "tender"?

JD:

How will you be transporting it down to SoCal? Assuming you will deflate it, I would not re-inflate it until you get to Catalina. If you aren't going to deflate it while trailoring (putting it in the back of a pickup?), towing it about 10' behind the transom usually works fine this time of year. But I wouldn't recomend towing it with the engine on. Also, I prefer the yellow polypropylene rope for a painter because it floats which helps prevent getting it wrapped in the prop while arriving or leaving your mooring or dock.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"

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Sailynn
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Response Posted - 08/20/2002 : 01:04:03

We just returned from a Pacific Northwest trailering trip. Have a West Marine 8.5' inflatable with slat floor boards in a valise which was lashed in front of the mast until we inflated it. No motor. Our friend had a 9' with rigid floor boards and lashed it to the stanchion opposite the head window. In heavy winds, towing it to Catalina Island is stressful and in light winds, it's a "drag". I would go with lashing it to the top of the boat.

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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 08/20/2002 : 12:28:50

Some inflatables have a "keel" of sorts that helps them track through the water much better than those with flat floors. They would tend to have less drag. If the ob is small enough and light enough, say 3 hp or so, consider putting it on a bracket attached to the stern pulpit, so as not to take up valuable storage inside the boat. If the boat will track, w/o too much drag, and the conditions permit, towing is a fine option. If it proves to be a "drag" , consider putting it on the foredeck inflated so it's ready for use if you need it. If you don't care for these options, then I'd deflate it. The idea of a valise or bag lashed by the mast would seem to make sense. I never like mine buried in a locker if there's a chance I may need to use it.....

Gary B.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 08/21/2002 : 13:32:24

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Duane:

What's the theoretical hull speed of your "tender"?

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I would have to say, roughly of course .00002 knots but thats only if I pay out enough painter to let her surf the wave's behind me....and..I have to empty out all the coal.

Duane Wolff
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Chief Measurer C-25/250 National Assn.
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MattL
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Response Posted - 08/23/2002 : 02:59:48

JD,
If you look at the computer before you leave have a great trip. If you see this upon return, I hope you had a safe and fun trip.

Matt/Brigitte Loeffler
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