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How do you manage your dinghy?

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selene:
FWIW, I have moistly the same setup as Ed, same compromises. On the plus side, I love the dinghy. Relatively light, with an inflatable keel which allows good tracking and occasional planing. I was initially skeptical about air -floor, but a huge weight saving, nice and firm - love it.

As mine is used only as a tender, I have a tiny 2hp motor; you don't go fast, but it is (1) cheap, (2) reliable (to put it in reverse, rotate the outboard 180 degrees), and (3) light. I singlehand a lot, so that works for me. With the Admiral on board, we won't win any speed races.

Normally I keep it rolled up, or in the bow; aft of the mast gets in the way. As the dinghy is light, I use the spinnaker halyard connected to the bow towing bridle to raise/lower.

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