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Nancy and Bud



Joined: 02 Aug 2019
Posts: 305
City/Region: Nashville
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Emma Mae
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:58 am    Post subject: dinghy Reply with quote

Does anyone use a Kayak for a dinghy? If so do you tow it while cruising or how do you store it while cruising?
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hardee



Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12632
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:45 pm    Post subject: Re: dinghy Reply with quote

Nancy and Bud wrote:
Does anyone use a Kayak for a dinghy? If so do you tow it while cruising or how do you store it while cruising?


N&B, Did you try the "Search" button?
1. Put this into the search box -- kayak AND dingy
2. Click on the " Search for all terms " line just below the box.

I got 57 matches. You will still have to do a bit of sorting, but there is a ton of info here on the site. Sometimes it takes a bit to get what you want, but it is all there. Hope that helps.

Also, I have seen 2 on top, a pair on a rack aft of the cabin, 1 dropped in the cockpit, and one towed. Jay towed a mike for hundreds of miles in AK waters. I'm sure you will get other comments.

Harvey
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Peter & Judy



Joined: 03 Dec 2014
Posts: 546
City/Region: Olds
State or Province: AB
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Mistaya
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We carry a pair of kayaks on top of our 22' Cruiser. We basically use the boat as a mothership and spend much of our time exploring in the kayaks once anchored. They are mounted on a Yakima rack on the roof. It takes a little bit of effort to get them up or down, but we now can get both on or off in about 10 minutes. We are sea kayakers as well, but decided that our 17' Seaward Tyee kayaks were too long to carry on top. We considered smaller play boats, but decided that these would be to limiting, as they might be fine for exploring around a harbour, but not fast or stable enough for longer excursions. We choose 13' Seaward Mantra kayaks as our boat toppers, which have proven to be very stable and really fun boats to explore in. So far we have used them on numerous lakes from Atlin in the Yukon/BC to Powell in Utah and around Vancouver Island. We have no regrets investing in real kayaks instead of Costco play boats. We have tried towing them, but they are much better on the roof of the boat. See our album 'Mistaya' for photos.
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hardee



Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



Peter and Judy's Kayaks, on 'Mistaya'.

Harvey
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T.R. Bauer



Joined: 17 Nov 2007
Posts: 1726
City/Region: Wasilla
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Whisperer
PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have 2 hardshell fishing kayaks and 1 inflatable on top of the cabin most of the time. Other than the hardshell being 80 pounds and sort of hard to get onto the roof, they are great fun. The 2 person inflatable is super easy.
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