Do you leave and return to your anchored boat with your tender on the plane?

[Baggywrinkle]

I must admit, I do ... I bought the RIB/Outboard with the requirement to be able to travel a few nautical miles quickly to reach restaurants, shops and harbours.

I will travel slowly if people are swimming, but often whizz to shore and back at full throttle. I am rapidly out of earshot and the wake I leave behind is non-existent.

 

[Poignard]

No, my wife can't row that fast.

 

[Clancy Moped]

Less wake on plane.

 

[Stemar]

Mine won't quite plane. Flat out, it's almost there, but not quite over the hump, so it leaves a huge wake - a bit like the mobos that go up and down the harbour at the speed limit, 10 knots. I'd far rather they did 20 - they'd make less wake and burn less fuel

 

[Boathook]

My dinghy will plane one up, but getting to the plane is quite a bit of wash to start with; the smallest waves also makes it very uncomfortable. Its not bad for a 3.5hp outboard on a tinker foldaway rib. I have ticked won't plane as it is to much hassle in an anchorage.

 

[RJJ]

Depends. How many other people around, how crowded, visibility etc.

Being "just on the plane" is much more fuel efficient and makes less wake than in "forced mode" as well as being quicker.

 

[Moodysailor]

Depends. How many other people around, how crowded, visibility etc.

Being "just on the plane" is much more fuel efficient and makes less wake than in "forced mode" as well as being quicker.

+1 for this answer for me too. If the situation allows, on the plane as it's quicker and more efficient.

But if it's crowded, swimmers or just downright anti-social then no. If i'm leaving the pub a bit late and there aren't too many cabin lights on, i've even been known to row! ?

 

[Irish Rover]

Shit. Read the thread title and was wondering "how much would Michael O Leary charge for a checked-in tender?".
Even with a 10HP Honda it's difficult to get on the plane when we're 3 on board but when it's only 2 I always try to get over the hump. I motor slowly when in a busy area. I need to tick all 3 options.

 

[TernVI]

Totally depends on the anchorage.
Some places we prefer to row ashore in a small tender which is easy to carry up the beach.
Mostly we use a small tender which is not going to plane with 2HP.
Other places in other boats, we've anchored a mile from the landing stage and we'll do 20knots in the tender.

The most antisocial outboard thing in anchorages is parents letting their kids motor around for hours at a time.

 

[Ado]

Only if I use the Learjet.

 

[RupertW]

The most antisocial outboard thing in anchorages is parents letting their kids motor around for hours at a time.

I really don’t mind that - kids have very little autonomy on the big boat so it gives them a chance to learn some skills and have some fun. I find it’s only the very occasional ones who go too fast or endanger swimmers as most try to find somewhere a bit away from adults.

For me the scary ones are the crewed larger boats whizzing the guests to and from the yacht in fast tenders without a thought to wakes or swimmers or slower tenders late at night.

 

[madabouttheboat]

Depends on whether I am anchored in a speed limited area, on whether there are other boats at anchor, on whether there are any people in the water etc etc. If no reason not to, then hell yes

 

[Fimacca]

yep, just with me and a bag.
anyone else has a sniff in the boat and no chance.........

 

[NormanS]

I initially thought you meant an aeroplane. I row my dinghy.

 

[Uricanejack]

I can’t quite row fast enough to get up on the plane

 

[LadyInBed]

No, my wife can't row that fast.

That is so funny, I'm still laughing ?

 

[Daydream believer]

No, my wife can't row that fast.

That is so funny, I'm still laughing ?

Poignard won't be if his wife reads it

 

[Stemar]

He's not wrong though, she can't.

All the same, I'm not going to pick a fight with the woman who can ?

 

[Neeves]

It obviously depends and the poll does not allow for the options.

If there are many yachts, its dangerous (and antisocial), if there are speed restrictions, if your O/B is big enough, tender small enough etc.

It needs a new poll to have any value.

Jonathan

 

[longjohnsilver]

I initially thought you meant an aeroplane. I row my dinghy.

I was thinking the op must have an aircraft carrier. Owning something rather more compact I have to be satisfied with a helicopter.

Yes, if the conditions allow, I will plane the tender.