The wakes are brutal, but it’s a great city. Our middle son and daughter-in-law live here and the youngest is in Savannah. It’s been great to see them while we wait for weather to go further north.
I have 20 years experience manufacturing and importing from China. I like to find out who is manufacturing products being sold and go directly to the manufacturer. Customs records are available which makes it easy to find out who is manufacturing the products. If highfield is having products made in China I could easily find out who is manufacturing them.
@@SailingRoam I am playing around with the idea of building an aluminum tender powered by a 300hp supercharged rotax engine from a seadoo. A few years ago I built a 12' aluminum jet boat kit with the same engine.
@@ChrisHarding-lk3jj Sounds like fun! I’m definitely a fan of the rotax - power to weight ratio is insane! I have a friend in Seattle building all aluminum tenders that are almost exactly the same as the OC Carbon tenders except durable…
Good luck with that. Not sure i’d trust it for the long term. I can fully trust my Brig which still looks new after 5 years and taken through some serious conditions and long 100 mile runs. Too bad they are hard to get now but would still gladly pay extra for the piece of mind.
The chart plotter wasn’t included from the factory. We bought a Garmin Echomap UHD 94sv. It was relatively inexpensive and gives us basic functions with NMEA 2000. It’s a little under powered if you load large chart areas and it has some trouble connecting to the Active Captain app for chart transfers.
Man that must have been a really smart guy that recommended that process for you, he is probably really good looking too!
Hmmm…can’t really remember what he looked like, but he had a hot girlfriend and a great looking dinghy 🤣🤣
Turned out really nice. It was great timing that Alex had received his already so we could actually inspect the quality first hand. Super deal!
Seriously the timing couldn’t have been better!
@@SailingRoamYou guys are currently in one of my all time favorite US cities to sail into. Enjoy!😊
The wakes are brutal, but it’s a great city. Our middle son and daughter-in-law live here and the youngest is in Savannah. It’s been great to see them while we wait for weather to go further north.
Wow! It's amazing what you can find out there! Great job working through it and being exactly what you want ❤ Happy sailing! ⛵️
We truly got exactly what we wanted. It made the process totally worth the effort!
Now that is a pretty special dinghy! How exciting for you both!
It really is a great dinghy! Thanks for watching!
Great video! Your new dinghy is beautiful! So amazing that you were able to get exactly what you wanted/needed. Looking forward to the next video.
We LOVE it! The process was long, but totally worth it! Thanks for watching 😊
Very nice!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video! Great information! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!! There is a ton of detailed info on our website if you’re interested in the specifics.
Looks like it was a fun process!!! Not a surprise, but well done!
I’m not entirely sure I’d call it fun, but it was definitely worth it.
I have 20 years experience manufacturing and importing from China. I like to find out who is manufacturing products being sold and go directly to the manufacturer. Customs records are available which makes it easy to find out who is manufacturing the products. If highfield is having products made in China I could easily find out who is manufacturing them.
We've shared all the details on our website including all costs and links to the companies we worked with. sailingroam.com/dinghy
@@SailingRoam What is the weight of your Honda outboard?
It’s 239lbs.
@@SailingRoam I am playing around with the idea of building an aluminum tender powered by a 300hp supercharged rotax engine from a seadoo. A few years ago I built a 12' aluminum jet boat kit with the same engine.
@@ChrisHarding-lk3jj Sounds like fun! I’m definitely a fan of the rotax - power to weight ratio is insane! I have a friend in Seattle building all aluminum tenders that are almost exactly the same as the OC Carbon tenders except durable…
Good luck with that. Not sure i’d trust it for the long term. I can fully trust my Brig which still looks new after 5 years and taken through some serious conditions and long 100 mile runs. Too bad they are hard to get now but would still gladly pay extra for the piece of mind.
Brig makes a nice FRP boat and I’m sure the quality is great.
About chart plotter, what make did you get? Or is that an extra after receiving the Dinghy?
The chart plotter wasn’t included from the factory. We bought a Garmin Echomap UHD 94sv. It was relatively inexpensive and gives us basic functions with NMEA 2000. It’s a little under powered if you load large chart areas and it has some trouble connecting to the Active Captain app for chart transfers.