Dinghy again..

[BOAT]

It's a trailer-able dingy - does it have water ballast too?

[Catigale]

POrtabote is the standard here - it does have a sailing kit, too.

Ive seen and been on a couple on the Cape and they do row well - the polyprop does hold up well, I can attest.

[kurz]

just where to stow??? the portaboat?

[Ixneigh]

Portabots long and not very light. I really did want the trailer feature since I plan to make the bicycle a larger part of my lifestyle. And I really like the option of take everything with you for landing at marginal shore access points. We have many places in the keys with access to shore but not if you have to leave the dinghy there. Or, it will cost you to tie up.
Ix

[BOAT]

So, if I get this right, you park the MAC off the coast of some key, then you paddle the small boat with the bike in it to the shore. Then you put the wheels on the boat, hitch it up to the bike and drive the bike around to all the dives, hangouts, and bars and fun stuff you want to do on whatever Key you happened to land on. If you have a friend on that key you can even freeload at his place and have all your stuff with you in your little trailer behind your bike. (People like me would throw a sleeping bag in the little trailer too). Anyone that has ever been to the keys will admit a bike is a great way to get around. You will need a long beard and old torn clothing to finish the ensemble to really make it all work right.

Works for me - I think it's a great idea. I'm in.

[Seapup]

So, if I get this right, you park the MAC off the coast of some key, then you paddle the small boat with the bike in it to the shore.

Has some merit to it. I paddleboard with a 20lb dog while straddling a full size bicycle & wearing a backpack to get to shore. Do this x2 if the admiral is with. Has to be comical to onlookers. Getting back in one piece after a few drinks is the tricky part.

[BOAT]

So, if I get this right, you park the MAC off the coast of some key, then you paddle the small boat with the bike in it to the shore.

Has some merit to it. I paddleboard with a 20lb dog while straddling a full size bicycle & wearing a backpack to get to shore. Do this x2 if the admiral is with. Has to be comical to onlookers. Getting back in one piece after a few drinks is the tricky part.

I can only assume he is doing the Duval Crawl and I can really appreciate such practice would require a more stable rowing platform and a vehicle he can drive on highway 1 without getting a DUI, (they don't give out a DUI if your on a bicycle, do they?).

Anyways,

I don't know Ixneigh very well adding further to my confusion to derive any deeper meaning from the 'Fox throwing the Acorn' avatar but remembering one time I pi$$ed him off (who have I NOT pi$$ed off!?), I am cautious to make any generalizations about his activities and can only take a stab in the dark about his motives. Maybe he will illuminate us.

(I know I want to know - it all sounds very interesting).

[Ixneigh]

Boat: yes that's the idea. With that system one can access shore practically anywhere. Scary dock with everything locked with 3 types of cables, no problem. Vacant road end with inhospitable rocks, np. Public beach where you really can't leave anything, np. Plus my dogs can come instead of being left on the boat. The dinghy by itself can even fit into a cab. Get dropped off at a store, shop with the dinghy under the cart, call the cab back, return to boat.
Not sure about the sleeping bag part but I'm sure I could make it into a tent if needed.
Time will tell how this works and if the contraption will hold up, however its intended to be a real dinghy, capable of setting and retrieving an anchor, swimming off of, and even sailing. (I have a rig for it)
The weight is still an issue. By using foam cored panels I might have saved some weight. Its very hard to make something light and strong.
Ix

[BOAT]

No Ixneigh, I get it - I'm still a little sketchy on the 'fox throwing the acorn' thing but the "bike trailer dingy" fits right in with that whole 'homeless-people-with-shopping carts' vibe - I get it.

I think most here would not appreciate this "system" (your quote - dead on) because they are not residents of 'beach bum surf town' like I am or Key West like you are.

These guys would get it:

Not sure about the sleeping bag part but I'm sure I could make it into a tent if needed.
Ix

Now your talking.

And the verbal image of locked gates, "Scary Docks" and inhospitable rocks really adds a nice touch.

My problem is that I can never get my wife to go along with me when I want to trespass camping and boondock it under a tarp - she gets mad - (sometimes I just can't have any fun). Still, just like I do in my Sprinter Van I often sack out in the nearest Walmart Parking lot as I cross country - at least she will go for that - watch out! I might be coming to a neighborhood near you soon!

Maybe I can make something for Ixneigh out of coroplast that will save him some weight. I will put my brain to it.

[K9Kampers]

Maybe I can make something for Ixneigh out of coroplast that will save him some weight.

You should check out Paul Elkins on Youtube. He makes some neat stuff with that.

[BOAT]

Maybe I can make something for Ixneigh out of coroplast that will save him some weight.

You should check out Paul Elkins on Youtube. He makes some neat stuff with that.

Yeah, I sort of like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxdDBUOClCE

And I thought Ixnegh could put a set of wheels on it when folded up and use it as a flatbed trailer behind his bike but he wouldn't bite on that one - not sure why he's bent on a wooden frame.

[Ixneigh]

Its not a practical dinghy unless you can use it to set an anchor in the middle of the night in bad weather. I don't think the coroplast could do that. Plus it has to carry a lot of weight.

The fox with the acorn comes from game graphics of a game I developed called Memory Seed to help people who have memory problems either due to age or injury. I never did anything with it. People who played it liked though. The fox was on the card allowing you to pass on a question.

Ix

[BOAT]

Its not a practical dinghy unless you can use it to set an anchor in the middle of the night in bad weather. I don't think the coroplast could do that. Plus it has to carry a lot of weight.

The fox with the acorn comes from game graphics of a game I developed called Memory Seed to help people who have memory problems either due to age or injury. I never did anything with it. People who played it liked though. The fox was on the card allowing you to pass on a question.

Ix

Sounds like a good game for people like me. I think I would be the fox most of the time as I would not be able to answer the question (PASS!)

Okay, I was looking at this boat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3c8Wjoq7Vs

The little boat in the video has wheels so you can tow it behind your bike and it has a big payload capacity of like 600 pounds so there is lots of room for a bicycle too. These little 3D tenders are supposed to be around 35 pounds and blow up in about the same time it takes to build a folding boat.

I dunno.

Maybe I should just go with this:

[sailboatmike]

I have that exact same thing built by AquaPro just without the wheels on the back, they are brilliant and can hold a heap of weight.

But the aluminium hard hull can be an issue, mine is 2.7m long and does fit on the foredeck inflated, upside down

Superb quality but you pay through the nose, mine came from a mob in New Zealand

The cost is...................... Are you sitting down .............. $4,000Au or $3,000 Usd

Bought mine second hand off Ebay - Only bidder - paid - $142 AND for a extra $100 he threw in a 4Hp Merc that just needed a carby clean

Bargain of the year

[Québec 1]

https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Mariner-Bo ... B00ACBCOII

The inexpensive Mariner 3 looks like a good deal.