Nesting Hard Dinghy

[Debra Blatnik]

Last year I bought a 'cheap' (not that cheap) inflatable, and a year later I am disappointed.I refuse to a lot of money for a good inflatable that has a 5 to 10 year life expectancy. And anyway, I don’t have room to store a RIB. (I have a Hunter 37 Cutter, in which the mainsheet has been moved to the cabin roof).A large hard dinghy won’t work but there are some plans for ‘nesting’ dinghies (front half unbolts and stores inside the back half) that I have room for. Any experience with any of these? Any thoughts on hard dinghies?

 

[Jack]

Foldboat

Don't have any first hand experience with them but have always wondered how well they work. Anybody know?

 

[Pat]

Portabote

We have a portabote and really like it on our Hunter 320. It stows nicely and we have a 4 hp motor and it planes with two people in the boat! It can't carry as much weight as an inflatable, but we can make extra trips, if necessary, and we don't have to have davits for stowage like a hard dinghy. We have really enjoyed it.See link below.