In some worlds, an M15 IS a dinghy.
lol ... a few time when cruising on my M15 I did tie up to the 'dinghy dock' to use the head or make a quick run to a grocery store. :: Dave Scobie --- On Tue, 12/18/12, Howard Audsley <haudsley@tranquility.net> wrote:
Presumption here is this dinghy is for a cruising boat that will travel with the M15, and not be left at the anchorage or mooring field? Towing is far from ideal, but not many good options when your "big" boat is only 15 or 17 feet to begin with. In some worlds, an M15 IS a dinghy.
This is a 10' nesting dinghy I built. Even nested, it will not fit in or on an M17. Video is of it being towed behind an M17:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n_n_z77Y-A
It weighs around 90 pounds and is a planing hull that skims along on top. It may slow the boat down, but not by much. There is a 9 foot version as well. Again, this one nests, but even the one piece models could be car topped or carried in the back of a large pickup, especially so with the 9 footer. These are also large enough to haul a passenger or two and cargo if that is the goal.
--- On Mon, 12/17/12, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com>
wrote:
Any skippers have ideas for a small dingy that I can carry on my M15? Just need
to row from
the anchorage to the dock approx 50 yards.
Captain ePoohJim skipper sailing vessel Pelican M15