Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:38:47 -0600
Reply-To:     T and RMB <tmrmb@PCFASTNET.COM>
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From:         T and RMB <tmrmb@PCFASTNET.COM>
Subject:      Carry boat & what oil
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Ed and all...It was so cool to hear someone else has, in our humble opinion,
the greatest combo in road and water vehicles going!  We call ours "a
boat-in a bag-in a box" as we tow motor and all in a small utility trailer
that we built a box on.  We don't have a diesel, we have a '90 Westy 2.1L
gas that pulls it just fine.  Prior to this we had a 1.9L gas '84 Westy and
that did great too. Hills are a little slower, but no biggie...Our motor is
a 30hp Yamaha and the boat is a 13' 9'' Futura Mark II.  What's yours?  Have
a safe trip!

t and rmb
park city, UT



<<<how to carry the wife's Zodiac on our Westy diesel?  This inflatable
<<<boat wieghs only about 50#, but folded, occupies the same volume as a
<<<rather large person would in a squatiting position, if you can imagine
<<<that.  Then there is the motor, a 8hp outboard, and the fuel.  We have
<<<been carring it, except for the fuel which goes in the top  luggage
<<<rack, in the cab.  This is not satisfactory of course, since the
<<<"squatter" is filling up allmost all the floor space & is unsafe loose
<<<and the motor is stinky.

<<<I suppose  a little trailer is the only way to go for safty and room,
<<<though that would really be a burden for the little 1.6lt diesel.  Any
<<<ideas?  Yes, I do plan one day to swap engines, a 1.9ltr  is supposed to
<<<be coming.

<<<Ed
<<<82 Westy Diesel
<<<85 Golf Diesel
<<<92 Cabrio