We’ve Gone Dinghy!

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Sure, but y’all already knew that . . .We bought a dinghy for Charisma! – an Achillles LSI-10. We wanted something stowable but functional. It takes about 15 minutes to pump it up – but with practice, maybe we can speed it up a bit.Specs:Beam 5′ 2″Weight 77 LbsCapacity: 4 Persons or 1250 LbsTube Diameter 17″ (Separate Air Chambers 3 + Floor + Air Keel)Stowed Dimensions 3′ 9″ x 1′ 11″ x 1′ 4. It is a 10’4″We have yet to test out the dinghy motor that is flying off the stern of Charisma. Should be fun? I am thinking that Heather needs to be involved with all things dinghy. 🙂                                                          Dingy                                                                                                                                                              UPDATE: FROM CHANNEL ISLANDS VOYAGE, MAY, 2008.  The dinghy was awesome.  Check it out.  We used it to explore sea caves, go ashore, set the stern anchor and it towed fantastically, even with the engine on.                                                                                                The Dinghy  

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  1. Almost did a test drive today. Had the dink in the car, but we don’t have registration numbers on it yet. The Coast Guard is right across the estuary, so we thought better of driving around without being legal. BUT, bought STENCILS for the numbers. Brilliant. I was worried that the stick on numbers would fall off with the inflating/deflating of an inflatable. Ha, Ha, now we have the solution. Going to inflate in the back yard and paint the numbers on, then we’ll be ready for sea trials with the engine. Yeah!

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