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Help Me Choose a Dinghy

To RIB or not to RIB: That is a Great Question!


As a Sail Boat owner you already know that maximizing space is the key to happy functional sailing. We intend to provide you with a few tips to choose the best dinghy option for your boat. Everyone wants a RIBs Rigid Inflatable Boats…But do you have room for an RIB? Will you be able to get it on the boat? Sometimes these questions can invole things like davits, motor lifts and swim platform mounts. If you determine you can make it happen there are lots of choices out there, choosing a quality RIB from a trusted manufacture can make you love your inflatable. We offer Zodiac and Achilles, both companies are trusted and tested through the years, The Achilles RIBs come in a deluxe and a light version making the options wide open to creating that perfect inflatable boat experience.

What if you are not in the “boat” for a RIB that’s fine too we have a great option for you, it is a high pressure air floor inflatable boat. These are offered by both Zodiac and Achilles and we would be happy to sell you either but today I would like to talk to you about the Zodiac Fastroller with the ACTI-V Floor and Keel. There is no other air floor inflatable boat like it. The Zodiac Fastroller is a PVC boat which gives them the ability to Thermobond or as we say “weld” the seems, by having welded seems you can get the pressure of the floor up to 11 to 11 ½ PSI versus a hypalon boat with glued seems that just have a working floor pressure of 8 to 8 ½ PSI. The Zodiac Fastroller also has a high pressure keel as the keel and the floor fill from one valve, not only is this convenient but the rigidity of the keel will give you a better performance over all. It is easy to inflate and deflate the average weight is 75 lbs and it stows in a bag. This option is great for boats with limited space you can roll it up put it away and when you need it again just inflate it, that’s right no assembly, no floor boards to get in place and no headaches.

There are also boats with wooden floor boards and the inflatable boat options are limitless, having a dealer who knows about the boats and the brands that stand the test of time can be a real advantage. We are here for you we not only sell the boats but we repair them that’s right a full service dealership specializing in fewer products so we can provide the best answer to every question even ones like “ To RIB or not to RIB”