Dinghy Ride

We got up and went back to the boat, but no sign of anyone cleaning.  A few folks were there finishing out the outfitting by installing the anchor chain and filling the propane tanks.  We spent the better part of the morning helping them move chain and getting to know the boat systems a bit better.  Did I mention it’s hot here in the summer?  When the afternoon heat subsided we took the dinghy out for a bit of a cruise to get a feel for her.  She planes at about 13mph and tops out about 20; I think we will be able to do a bit of kneeboarding behind it!  The Genesis 340 is a very dry boat taking very little if any water over the bow in a pretty good chop both moving slowly and on plane.  A few things to note is that the plastic hull does flex a bit compared to fiberglass, but it doesn’t seem to be an issue as it’s warranted for 10 years, a good tradeoff for the weight savings.

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