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Old 03-01-2022, 23:55   #91
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Re: Planing Dighy: Hp vs Dinghy type vs #Passengers
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Just adding new info as we have used the new 3.1 m Achilles more.
With 3 adults(roughly 550 lbs) it gets on plane fairly easily.
Same 3 adults plus additional 100lbs of gear in the bow, it did get on plane but struggled. I believe it would get up with 4 adults shifting weight as needed.


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