We brought a Achilles LSI 260 Air floor with a 5hp Tohatsu
2 stroke.
The 260 at 66lb (30 kg) is too heavy for me to manhandle from the
water to
dinghy storage. Two people could probably do OK.
At 42 lbs (19kg) the 5 hp Tohatsu is too heavy for me to carry from the street to the
dinghy. Add the
fuel tank and it's just too heavy for me to use regularly.
At the moment I row a 7'6" Fibreglass dinghy (20kg) when I'm by myself and a 9' Aluminium dinghy (25?kg) when my wife is with me.
The aluminium dinghy will not tow with the
outboard on the back and has to go on the
davits.
At the moment I'm strongly tempted to get a 2hp
outboard that I can actually carry to and from the
boat.
When we go cruising I'll sell the little fibreglass dinghy and maybe the tinnie. I figure the 2.6 m Achilles will be fine if we're using it all the time.
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