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How robust are inflatable dinghy floors? Thread starter EugeneR Start date 7 Jun EugeneR Well-known member. Joined 21 Aug Messages 1, Location Hamble. Our 2.
Moving forward, I am therefore looking for a new 2. Previous comments on here suggested that people prefer inflatable floors above solid ones, but does anyone have views on how long an inflatable floor will last compared to a solid one? We do carry some "rough" load e. Any other thoughts about inflatable floors vs. To clarify, I'm not considering slats at all, looking at full floor options only.
Joined 29 Nov Messages 36, Location Southampton. The benefit of air floors is that you can roll the dinghy up and don't have to find somewhere to also store a load of plywood. If you're planning to keep the dinghy on snap davits at all times, I reckon a wood or aluminium floor would be preferable, and probably cheaper too. KellysEye Active member. Make absolutely sure that the inflatable floor is made of Hypalon.
Avon sent a new one and and Jane made a Subrella cover to protect it. In the end we bought an Aluminium floored dinghy which are much lighter than GRP ones. KellysEye said:. Joined 8 Apr Messages 3, Had our Seago Airdeck for three years now and it's great. In that time it has transported plenty of anchors, stones, sand, shells, kids, and other general junk without signs of wear.
PCUK Well-known member. Cut a vinyl floor to fit over the airdeck. Change when worn. We have been using a Sunsport 2. I really like it- no slats etc to deal with, light enough for me to manage single handed if necessary, we roll it up and stuff it down the forepeak hatch for every trip.
BUT one time - not long after I bought it- I left it on a hot sandy beach in Cascais, in the full sun- and when I got back from shopping there was a large " across star-shaped puncture in the top of one half of the airdeck- at first I thought someone had deliberately stabbed it, but I think maybe the heat had raised a bubble which popped. A large patch seemed to mend it. Later, a few scrapes over rocks put holes in the undersides- which further patches sorted.
Now, 2 years later, that half of the airdeck doesn't hold its air for more than a couple of days- but the dinghy retains its overall shape, and the floor doesn't actually leak water into the boat.
EugeneR said:. We are [planning to keep the dinghy on snap davits at all times], yes. I guess aluminium will last longer than plywood unless I fit a boat cover to prevent water collecting inside. But, I guess I could remove an inflatable floor to avoid that problem But what benefit do you expect to receive from the additional cost of the air floor?
While they are good I have one , they're never going to be quite as robust or as rigid to stand on as a solid floor I had plywood in my last dinghy. So if you don't stow the boat in a locker, what is there to gain? Rigger Mortice. Joined 25 Feb Messages 12, We've got a Zodiac which has an inflatable floor. It's about 15 years old and still going strong. I would have no reservation about recommending them. BlueChip Active member. I've got two 3.
The wooden floor dinghy is significantly stiffer and was a great performer with a 10hp engine. To get the same performance with the Zodiac air deck I had to get a 15hp engine.
I only bought the fast roller because I cant leave the dinghy inflated and fitting the floor took too long and I had nowhere to store it. It's now sitting in my garage here unused. With Davits I'd go for a solid floor dinghy every time. Ex-SolentBoy New member. Joined 25 Nov Messages 4, PCUK said:. Laundryman Member.
I bought a sheet of 'Foamex', 5mm thick. It's light, it floats, hard wearing. Cut it with a Stanley knife and it lays on top of the air floor. Solid under foot, throw things in the dinghy, no problem with sharp objects. It gives me peace of mind. Works for me. I've got to agree, for a permanently inflated dinghy, a solid floor is better.
There is however a couple of advantages of the newer 'V' air floors which may be worth considering. They feel much more secure because of the extra interior depth and they also track much better due to the relatively deeper V they have.
GrahamM New member. Slowtack Well-known member. Joined 27 Feb Messages 2, My XM is now nearly 10 years old - I think. Hull tubes, transom and outer floorskin are fine but the inflatable floor is made of lighter softer material and is now a patchwork of repairs, leaking again in 3 places as I write. I am thinking of making up a composite of light plywood sandwiched between two sheets of polystyrene or similar insulation, fitting this into the pvc floor envelope in lieu of constant repair and pumping.
We had a Bombard AX4 until last year with an air deck. Great dinghy and well big enough for us and all the clobber. The air deck was never an issue. We replaced it last year with a cheapo import as the bottom parted company from the tubes and no amount of regluing or patching would reattach it.
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