David, I agree trying to assemble a folding boat in the M15 cockpit would be a challenge. I once thought about carrying a folding kayak on my boat, but nixed the idea because assembly would be next to impossible. Not to mention the difficulty of getting in and out of it from the side of an M15. I tow a Bolger "Nymph". It tracks well, has good capacity and is generally a serviceable dink, but there is a noticeable bow wave under tow. On the Maine Cruise, last year, I became convinced that Doug Kelch's Bolger "Light Dory" created less drag than my dink and it's like three times the size. I'm going to use the Nymph this year, but I'm thinking of building Iain Oughtreds "Auk" next winter. http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/details.asp?Name=Auk I like the fact that it's hull resembles that of a Montgomery and my current boatbuilding obsession is glue lapstrake. Sporadic Fanatic, Rick Langer M15 #337 Bluebird

Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 12:45:23 -0700 From: "David W. Wood" <dwood@dwoodworks.com> Subject: M_Boats: Folding Dinky To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <5C6DA0C0-AACE-411C-A437-A00917F19C48@dwoodworks.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed

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Of course my boat is so fast that I find it necessary to tow a dink.

Good one, Rick. But I can see the advantage of towing a dinghy over wrestling with a cumbersome inflatable. Can you guess what sort of speed penalty you pay with the boat you tow? I really like the looks of this dinghy:

http://www.clcboats.com/boats/eastportpram.php

but wonder just how much drag it would cause dangling off of my transom.

David

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