dunedin
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After 10 years of faithful service our SeaGo tender is now nearing the point of replacement - eg the row lock has come off. Feasible to glue back on but after £40 per annum ownership costs it seems easier to replace.
We struggle to get any dinghy out of the locker, not helped by back problems. This has meant that in practice we often don't go ashore if overnight on anchor or mooring - as just too much work.
In looking at replacement inflatables we have seen ultra lightweight versions - eg an air deck 2.55 metre weighing just 19kg rather than 38kg for the equivalent of our current dinghy. This is apparently made with better materials than the entry level Eco range, which falls between the two in weight?
Anybody got experience of the ultra light versions in practice. It is indeed ultralight, indeed we bashed the demo into the roof when tying to lift immediately after the standard version
Should be very easy to lift out of locker and off/on board - suspect might not tow so well.
NB. Please no suggestions of rigid dinghies etc, doesn't suit our sailing. However, if anybody knows a supplier of reasonably priced carbon fibre removable davits that might be an option (heavy permanent ones not)
We struggle to get any dinghy out of the locker, not helped by back problems. This has meant that in practice we often don't go ashore if overnight on anchor or mooring - as just too much work.
In looking at replacement inflatables we have seen ultra lightweight versions - eg an air deck 2.55 metre weighing just 19kg rather than 38kg for the equivalent of our current dinghy. This is apparently made with better materials than the entry level Eco range, which falls between the two in weight?
Anybody got experience of the ultra light versions in practice. It is indeed ultralight, indeed we bashed the demo into the roof when tying to lift immediately after the standard version
Should be very easy to lift out of locker and off/on board - suspect might not tow so well.
NB. Please no suggestions of rigid dinghies etc, doesn't suit our sailing. However, if anybody knows a supplier of reasonably priced carbon fibre removable davits that might be an option (heavy permanent ones not)