kthoennes
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2013
- Messages
- 2,522
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Xanadu
- Vessel Make
- Mainship 37 Motor Yacht
So our Zodiac brand inflatable (Zoom 260, air floor) that we bought at Defender in 2015 finally got too small for us last season and was starting to look tired, so at the end of last season - just about 12 months ago - we bought a Bestway Hydroforce inflatable. Also an air floor. Amazon, but Costco sells them too. Little over 10'. A little more room makes a big difference. I think we paid $650 for the whole thing. Two aluminum seats instead of one. Looks good anyway, bigger and more comfortable and drier than the Zodiac. Generally happy but two things:
First, the pvc is thinner and more fragile than the Zodiac. We have zebra mussels on this part of the river and sharp shells punctured the pontoons twice (patched). And now the floor has failed. The honeycomb center layer let go of the top layer and now the dinghy has a ridiculous looking bubble in the air floor. I'll have to replace it. I've never seen an air floor do that. I'm having regrets taking the low budget route.
First, the pvc is thinner and more fragile than the Zodiac. We have zebra mussels on this part of the river and sharp shells punctured the pontoons twice (patched). And now the floor has failed. The honeycomb center layer let go of the top layer and now the dinghy has a ridiculous looking bubble in the air floor. I'll have to replace it. I've never seen an air floor do that. I'm having regrets taking the low budget route.