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Old 07-20-2016, 08:45 AM   #11
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At 6 knots, I would certainly experiment side tying it to the hip with fore, aft and breast lines. The experiment could be done just with a forward tie, and then you could play with various lengths. Fendering would need to be payed with too, so when you get waked it doesn't beat up the mothership. My first thought was like FF's, can you bring it up on the swim platform or otherwise get the front a securely out of the water, similar to what a lot of cruisers do with their inflatable soft bottom dinghies. As the OP noted, in the Delta, wakes are really all you are worried about, and kayaking and canoeing are a lot of fun in the less trafficked sloughs.
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