[C320-list] Dinghy Hard bottom Aluminum vs. Fiberglass open ended question

[Tom Grass]

How does the RIB 310 do when being towed?

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 8:41 AM, Chris Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> We got a mercury 310 rib with 6hp 2cl 2stroke. It is fibreglass but we
> find it too heavy for our davits so tow it instead.
> I would go highfield AL if choosing again but we only sail 3 weeks a year
> so not worth changing.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 23 Apr 2018, at 12:21, John Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > AL clearly the way to go. I have a Walker Bay rib which has the ABS Hull
> very rugged but for a similar sized AL rib it’s about 30lb heavier. Also I
> went with the hypalon tubes instead of the PVC. Unless the dinghy is
> continually in the Sun PVC is just fine. I’ve been looking at the Highfield
> products and wud buy one of them.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 23, 2018, at 5:03 AM, Scott Westwood <
> scottwestwood at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> We are starting to do homework on replacing our dinghy once/if  we get
> davits.
> >> We are leaning towards hard bottom dinghy and hearing pros and cons of
> Aluminum vs fiberglass.
> >> Any thoughts out there?
> >> So far, we are hearing that Aluminum is lighter.  Not much else yet.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538    C
> (919)-618-7185
>
>