New Dinghy!!

On a side note, I forgot to mention that we have finally acquired a new dinghy. Since we didn't know better when we first started sailing, we bought an inflatable dinghy, with an inflatable bottom. Although she held up well in the long daily trek to and from the dock in Key West, after seeing all the bigger and better dinghies around the dinghy dock we were finally ready for an upgrade.
So, in Naples, we happened across a guy who was selling his used dinghy. It is an Avon (one of the better known dinghy brands) and is 11'3", hard bottom (fiberglass). We took it for a test drive and it seemed to work well, so we bought it the following day. Although we were super excited about having the new dinghy, we quickly realized our little 5hp motor is just not going to cut it - so now we are on the hunt for a larger motor.
Unfortunately, craigslist (where the dinghy was listed) is a buyer beware type market. As we were towing our dinghy from Naples up to Ft. Meyers Beach (a 30mile trek) we quickly realized she had a few leaks. And by few I mean that by the time we got to Ft. Meyers the dinghy had acquired about 10-15gallons of water. Unfortunately, there is really never any good way to detect these things when you only look at one for such a short time.
But, we are in love with her anyway and will just have to patch up the holes once we get to Tampa. During short-term usage, there is little to no water intake - s we have finally found a way to stay dry on our dinghy rides! We can actually wear regular clothes in and not have to change when we get to the docks! Hurray!!