Which inflatable boat to buy?

[fishmania]

There are a lot of choices in inflatable dingy,raft style boats
And a HUGE price difference are the inexpensive ones worth a look $300-400
range or should a person be looking at the more expensive better quality ones $1000+
Im looking to use it for Saturday afternoon fishing trips and to take with on holidays in the summer for small lakes.Needs to be durable(not interested in going swimming)
Id also like to use it with a small to mid size electric trolling motor
Weight and size are also an issue like to keep it fairly compact.We have a mid size SUV pulling a small trailer so I dont want to overdo it with the size and weight

Thanks

[Skyhoof]

There are a lot of choices in inflatable dingy,raft style boats
And a HUGE price difference are the inexpensive ones worth a look $300-400
range or should a person be looking at the more expensive better quality ones $1000+
Im looking to use it for Saturday afternoon fishing trips and to take with on holidays in the summer for small lakes.Needs to be durable(not interested in going swimming)
Id also like to use it with a small to mid size electric trolling motor
Weight and size are also an issue like to keep it fairly compact.We have a mid size SUV pulling a small trailer so I dont want to overdo it with the size and weight

Thanks

Here's a post from earlier this year regarding inflatable:

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=38114&highlight=beezer

I did some research about a couple weeks ago, it really depends on your budget....

I havn't bought 1 myself but you can read up about all the more expensive once on the post above. I believe Sevylor brand is pretty good for the low price onces.

Good luck in your search! :wave:

Skyhoof

[tjcartmell]

I would recomend you stay away from the Shark brand of inflatables. I had lots of quality control issues with mine and extremely poor service.

Tim

[Clgy_Dave2.0]

Don't know if this is too cheap for you. I picked this up for $150 off Kijiji, put a $99 BPS trolling motor on it and made a little deck for the battery and tackle box to sit. Sits 3 ppl comfortably to cruise..or two and a dog, for fishing! :) The whole thing fits inside a hockey bag (less the battery & motor of course) and I can set it up in less than 15 minutes.


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