Rowing a dinghy

Can't speak for Eric but my old 24# MinnKota will push my 10' plywood dink at 3 knots (I just checked). Probably about 400# with the dink, me, the motor, battery and dog.

It took 4 minutes to launch the dink off the stern platform, ship the motor and battery, and get underway. Maybe 6-7 minutes to break it all down and stow everything.

That same motor can push my 35' houseboat at 1 knot in calm water with no wind. I tried it last year just for grins.
 
I join the minority here. I row the 9.5' Achilles LEX 96 (plywood floor) fairly often. Rows pretty easy in a light breeze and 3 kts of current? No problemo. Adjustable bench seat and those great Achilles oarlocks make a difference. You row facing the transom and the pointy end gets there first. I can really get my back into it, if I want. Rowing is great exercise if you spend a lot of time on a boat.

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I guess a 40 lb thrust for a 9ft dinghy will be just fine...

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you're probably right about the oarlocks... the pos West by zodiac were awful and i could feel that lots of energy was wasted before even getting to the water.

you'd be surprised how a small motor can push a big load... during columbus day regatta, my lil 3.3 pushed my fairly heavy 14' hard tender with 7 adults at a decent clip and very little throtle.
 
Thank you all for your comments. Looks like we're going to go with a 10' Hypalon inflatable.

Floor style and engine configuration not yet determined.

Thanks,

RWS
 
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Originally posted by PascalG

the torqueedo site has info in english, i don't have the link handy, torqueedo.com ?? wait... http://www.torqeedo.com/en/hn/home.html

or check out Worst Marine... they sell them...

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Thank you for the link PascalG, we will be doing some traveling in Germany towards the end of summer. Maybe we can swing by the factory and look over their equipment, I for one am getting tired of dealing with small quanities of gas just for the OB motor.

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Originally posted by inkblue

I guess a 40 lb thrust for a 9ft dinghy will be just fine...

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Inkblue,
With my teenage kids, wife and I, the dink goes faster than I can row it by myself. We have been in a breeze and it moves pretty well up wind. Don't know the exact speed. The 40 lb motor on your dink should be fine.
eric
 
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