I once made a successful dinghy run from Scrub to Trellis to buy cigars, the small engine hated me and the current <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> once we had a pull cord break when trying to start the engine, luckily we were still tied to the boat! and another time a fuel line cracked and sprayed some of the crew, had some duct tape handy! i'd say if conditions are good and you plan for what if's, go for it! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />