Building an Outboard Engine Rail-Mount

Outboard engine mount

Way back in 2014 we bought a used Achillies rigid inflatable dinghy that came with a Honda 9.9 HP outboard.  It’s been tied up at our dock ever since.  We use it usually during the summer to run around on the river.  On our first overnight anchoring trip, we decided to leave it behind because […]

Dinghy-ling

Dinghy tear

Two years ago we bought a used 11’6″ Achilles Inflatable RIB.  It had a gouge in the fiberglass bottom and a patch on the front pontoon.  Obviously something had been dropped on the dinghy, but it was holding air at the time and for the price we didn’t care that much.  After two years of use […]

Fat Suki

We finally broke down and bought a dinghy. Our boat came with a dinghy disguised as an inflatable pool toy so we knew we were going to get an adult-sized dinghy eventually.  When the weather started warming up we began  contemplating getting a dinghy or kayaks or standup paddle boards.  Browsing on Craigs List the […]