You might like towing a big old drag maker behind that in a bad following sea will keep trying to jump on board to join you but that is not for me. longer oars worked great for me an I only used the motor for half mile or more trips. I'm 71 now and had a bad stroke 3 years back so now I go for the the rigid bottomed inflatable RIB and yes we carry it in davits usually with it's engine attached and it's fuel tank strapped in on it's floor but the engine is lifted onto the pushpit rail bracket if we expect to meet heavy weather. The boat is a 36 footer, not huge but perfectly adequate. As it is a center cockpit I have a spare 6 gallon gas tank from a retired on the aft deck from which to refuel the outboard or the little Honda gennie. .
Any dinghy should have a spray cover while in tow in my opinion. Rain and rough seas have a way of filling them with H2O.
I use the Walker Bay 8 with the inflatable collar. The collar greatly increases the carrying capacity of the boat, yet it still rows and sails well, unlike a true inflatable. I typically carry 3 adults or 2 adults and a lot of supplies. The collar kit comes with a new placard with the new capacity rating to put over the old placard. I use a Torqeedo outboard that is a dream to run on the WB 8 (no more gasoline on board our C310). In addition, the WB is so light, I carry it on davits on our 31' boat.I had the Walker Bay 8 for many years. It's great for one person, useable for 2, but quite tippy. I'd guess the 10 would be better for 2-3 people, but 4 would be pushing it. I don't really see the purpose of the inflated collar around the WB's - if you want an inflatable, get an inflatable!
Which brings us to... inflatables. Most folks have inflatables for dinghies, but for some reason almost never deflate them. They're VERY stable, can usually take a pretty big outboard (but are a BEAR to row!), but be very careful hauling them up on a rocky of barnicle-infested beach.
Personally, I don't like inflatables because they have no soul, but that may not matter to you
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