Blake, Of course a 17 is larger, but we are able to inflate and deflate our Sevylor Tahiti kayak (about 10' long) crossways in our cockpit. We can transport (with one oar) two adults and a dog if the waves are not large (have not tried anything radical), but alone I have been able to navigate some rough conditions in the open ocean. If you don't need to pull up on a beach, of course, the 15 seems pretty happy docking in shallow water. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Reimer" <blkreimer@yahoo.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:17 PM Subject: M_Boats: I must be getting (a) dinghy?? With thoughts towards the great NW next year, I wonder if I need a dinghy for my dimunitive-enough-as-it-is M15. What say? Do others use a dinghy for such locales with their M-15? If so, what are you using? With oars or motor(assume my 2hp can do double duty..) or both? Has anyone tried the newfangled Kaboats (strange, inflatable kayaks with a transom)? Am I any more out of my mind than usual to think I would need one? Blake M15 IOTA _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!