Tried towing my 8ft kayak behind my M-15, but the tow rope got tangled in everything it could tangle. How does one tow anything behind an M-15? Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: Howard Audsley Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 12:13 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Dinghy arrives... This is what I am using, which I built in my basement. A Spindrift 10 from B&B........... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n_n_z77Y-A Tows, rows and sails well, although taking the sail rig along would be a problem if cruising. Not enough room for it in a 15 or 17 footer. BTW, shortly after that video was shot, a nasty little squall line hit, and things were a bit hectic for a few minutes. But having the dinghy back there posed no problems. I worried that it might cause a lot of drag and slow me down, but that does not seem to be the case. A lot of the time the tow rope is half slack. It just skims right along. I'd think one of Jerry's Montgomery 10's would do just as well. Howard On Jun 11, 2016, at 12:36 PM, John Schinnerer wrote:
Speaking of unusual dinghy choices (not that yours is unusual, Jazz :-) - I know a guy who uses a SUP for his "dinghy." It's a custom SUP by Gary Young in Hawai'i, with a bit of a cargo recess with bungee cargo net in front and removable recess cover in rear, some bungee hold-downs, etc.. Also fun to be towed behind the boat on! Almost lost my shorts one time...
cheers, John S.
On 06/10/2016 04:57 PM, Jazzy wrote:
Hi all, for anyone that's interested here's a short 3 min video of the inflatable I bought in case you're looking.. sorry I forgot to shoot the motor mount. It also comes with 2 seats and the paddles and pump. No bag! Luckily I have a handy dandy laundry bag it goes right in...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7xh9nlx9vp13yu/miniyacht.mp4?dl=0
Jazz
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