We did ordered a new dinghy today from BoatsToGo.com. Very good customer service who has been prompt in returning emails. Even price matched a competitor who I didn’t choose to purchase from due to the lack of customer service.

Below is a pic. It is 7’6″, which should fit on our deck nicely while underway. It is inflatable with a high pressure inflatable floor and v-keel, so we’ll keep it below deck during the days we daysail and keep it on deck otherwise. Our current dinghy is about 9’6″, so it takes up a lot of space on the deck. It also doesn’t tow well at anything above about 4.5 knots, so I hope the new dink performs better in that department too.

We’re still going to use the electric motor though. I typically take our dog to shore to do her business around 5am; that’s easy to sneak over and do using the electric motor without disturbing other camped boaters, so we’ll stick with that for now.

Just as our current dink is apparently easy to spot, being not your typical dink, the new one should be easy to spot as well with it’s large name “Saturn” plastered on the side.