9.5 ft hard bottom dink fit on bow?
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You will also want to consider the view forward with the dink on deck. I know my 5'1" wife can't see over our 8' dink when it is stowed forward (or aft for that matter).
Its my first dingy on my first boat (about a year now). Not sure the best way to handle. I'm thinking a spinnaker haylard to assist in getting into the water as it weighs about 100lbs. Not sure if its going to get in the way of the sheets trying to tack. we'll find out soon so let the trials and errors begin!
Yup, thought it would be tight...
We store ours on the foredeck when moored at our home marina, as they don't allow tenders to stay in the water. They provide rackson the floats, but that's a PITA in my opinion. It only takes a few minutes with a spare halyard to get it in the water when leaving port, and it doesn't get in the way when under sail. My wife is vertically challenged, and she can't see over the darn thing with it stowed on deck. We considered davits, but decided it would defeat the advantage of the walk-through transom. So, on deck in port - towed when under way. Seems to work pretty well.
We store ours on the foredeck when moored at our home marina, as they don't allow tenders to stay in the water. They provide rackson the floats, but that's a PITA in my opinion. It only takes a few minutes with a spare halyard to get it in the water when leaving port, and it doesn't get in the way when under sail. My wife is vertically challenged, and she can't see over the darn thing with it stowed on deck. We considered davits, but decided it would defeat the advantage of the walk-through transom. So, on deck in port - towed when under way. Seems to work pretty well.
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