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Electricity beats Gasoline when it comes to Dinghies
• insideevs.comI have even gotten rid of the last of my grass and gasoline powered yard tools. The biggest offender that I have owned was a 2001 Regal 32 foot coastal cruiser that sucked gasoline at 30 gallons per hour (or more). It has been sold off and now belongs to a fellow in Sweden.
I did retain one element of that lifestyle, the 10 foot Avon inflatable dinghy, but updated it to my gasoline-less existence. The kicker here is that electric beats the pants off a gasoline outboard in so many ways. I wish I had this option 16 years ago, even before we all came to grips with the petroleum monster. It would have saved many, many headaches.
Being a former naval officer, I was well prepared to deal with any and all maritime necessities when we bought our Regal. I knew that we would drop anchor in the harbor and pop the dinghy in the water and motor in to a dinghy dock and enjoy our time ashore. From Key West to St. Augustine, our dinghy saw extensive use as a service craft.