Perfect tender ?

[Yealm]

Looking for a tender that can be kept unattended on the dinghy pontoon.

With holes to drain rain and splash water, yet has enough buoyancy to stay floating.
And can take an outboard.

Does it exist?

 

[Sybarite]

Check out the Portland Pudgy: the big little boat that can save your life - YouTube

Portland Pudgy Storm Dinghy with Para-Anchor Safety System - YouTube.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It's a bit heavy for a carry aboard tender. It weighs considerably more than Mrs C in fact. And that’s probably just the hull, not the sailing rig too.

 

[Sandy]

The Portland Pudgy does look an interesting wee craft, but costs about as much as my boat, before import taxes. ?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

The Portland Pudgy does look an interesting wee craft, but costs about as much as my boat, before import taxes. ?

I had suspected that might be an issue too. We’ve just bought another inflatable. It’s nothing marvellous, but it was £600. It’s light, and is a tunnel hull, almost a catamaran, so has lots of space for gear. It’s inflated and sitting on the dining room table, still virgin. We’ll see how that goes. If we don't like it, fairly sure we can sell it with minimum loss.

 

[Poignard]

I had suspected that might be an issue too. We’ve just bought another inflatable. It’s nothing marvellous, but it was £600. It’s light, and is a tunnel hull, almost a catamaran, so has lots of space for gear. It’s inflated and sitting on the dining room table, still virgin. We’ll see how that goes. If we don't like it, fairly sure we can sell it with minimum loss.

What make/model is that, please?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Sold on Amazon amongst other places. There‘s a 3.1m version too.

 

[Poignard]

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Sold on Amazon amongst other places. There‘s a 3.1m version too.

Thanks

 

[Yealm]

Aah !
I think I've found it !

Jonny Boats Bass 100 | Cornwall Canoes

 

[Yealm]

Check out the Portland Pudgy: the big little boat that can save your life - YouTube

Portland Pudgy Storm Dinghy with Para-Anchor Safety System - YouTube.

Looks pretty cool !
But i think it still fills up with water, just doesn't sink ?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Ours is supposed to only immerse it’s tubes, not the floor when unoccupied. That should theoretically make it self draining. We will find out in due course!

 

[Roberto]

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Sold on Amazon amongst other places. There‘s a 3.1m version too.

Flash flood expected

 

[debenriver]

Looks pretty cool !
But i think it still fills up with water, just doesn't sink ?

Not so - there is a drain bung aft – leave it out and any water just drains out (while it's afloat). Great little boats!

 

[Yealm]

Not so - there is a drain bung aft – leave it out and any water just drains out (while it's afloat). Great little boats!

Aah cool!

 

[ylop]

Chiara - be interesting to hear how you get on with that especially with the electric motor. We are considering those sort of set ups. Real world feedback if you get a lot of spray over the front will be a key consideration. Also how well it will tow behind a yacht (that's not our normal MO - but nice to have the option if only moving a mile or two). So will understanding what they are really like (over)loaded on the anchor to pub trip. Existing arrangement really only takes two people unless it is ideal conditions and very close (when we will squeeze three) so if we have four aboard it is multiple trips each way... Currently trying to decide the balance of bigger/better dinghy v's electric motor (obviously the answer is both). Another key consideration is space when packed up.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

The valise it fits in is fairly compact, though on Chiara we’ll still strap it down on the main hatch garage, behind the mast. The motor will fit easily in an outrigger, but the hatch is too small for the tender. Room wise, it will easily take 4 grown adults. Maz load is 400kg it says. Me, the Mrs, our clothes and the motor weigh about 150. Water over the front might be an issue in more exposed water, but the front is higher from the waterline than the centreline of the tubes on our Zodiac conventional boat, quite a bit. I’ll be trying it with a 4hp too, when I get the infernal machine to run. The transom is quite high. That’s the mid length e propulsion, not the shortest, it looks right.

 

[michael_w]

What about a Takacat?

 

[[3889]]

Looking for a tender that can be kept unattended on the dinghy pontoon.

With holes to drain rain and splash water, yet has enough buoyancy to stay floating.
And can take an outboard.

Does it exist?

Not sure if perfect but I had a Bic Sport Yak which was capacious, motored well and was very buoyant. Dog to row, though. I could just carry it solo.
Tahe Bic Sportyak 245 Dinghy | Boatworld UK

 

[Sybarite]

Looks pretty cool !
But i think it still fills up with water, just doesn't sink ?

If you capsize it it is designed to automatically empty as it turns right side up.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Chiara - be interesting to hear how you get on with that especially with the electric motor. We are considering those sort of set ups. Real world feedback if you get a lot of spray over the front will be a key consideration. Also how well it will tow behind a yacht (that's not our normal MO - but nice to have the option if only moving a mile or two). So will understanding what they are really like (over)loaded on the anchor to pub trip. Existing arrangement really only takes two people unless it is ideal conditions and very close (when we will squeeze three) so if we have four aboard it is multiple trips each way... Currently trying to decide the balance of bigger/better dinghy v's electric motor (obviously the answer is both). Another key consideration is space when packed up.

We took it out for the first time on Tuesday. Just a short run in the Western Yar, no waves at all. Fore and aft balance is fairly sensitive, but not difficult. It fitted our sailing bags and the spinnaker without trouble, and the electric outboard is eerily wonderful. No noise except the water, and absolutely total control, as you can go as slow as you like. It also managed to just struggle onto the plane with just me on board. Going at 4+ kn, it went quite bows up, easily sufficient to avoid water take up had it been less calm. All in all, very happy with the setup. We never ever tow a tender, we have tramps each side easily big enough to have it on board inflated and still move around. My feeling is that it will tow without drama, and little drag. Unloaded, it’s a proper catamaran, the floor is out of the water.