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Old 03-05-2009, 01:20 PM   #23
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RE: dinghys

Mark, that is a great question. We used to have a slow boat and we would tow it. But when we got this boat, we were hesitant to tow it at 15kts so we just didn't bring it on the first few trips since all of our friends are dinghy freaks and the dinghy ratio was damn near 1 to 1. Anyway, I got sick of not having my dinghy so I was gonna tow it dammit. As long as you get it centered on the wake and far enough back, it does just fine. Far enough back is about 60ft....on the backside of the bow wave hump and in between the next hump.....if that makes any sense. We have towed it like this in very choppy conditions and it seems to do just fine. I always keep a close eye on it but as long as none of the motions are "irregular" it takes to the rhythm of things. One motion that would be considered "irregular" would be a big wake from a passing boat....anything that upsets the mothership mmight upset the tender. Other than that, no regrets.
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