Anyone in to inflatable boats?

[Danniballoon]

I'm a bit wary of using that. I put some in a beach ball and it burst when I tried to ride it. It went really easily, without putting much weight on it.

[MegaInflator]

I've heard same; that it can easily weaken seams and cause problems

HOWEVER boats tend to have *much* sturdier seams than most balls (I intend to test this out on an airbed which is quite possibly even more resilient) so given care this should work ....

[TowableStretch]

The only major problem I had was with an Intex air mattress that I had softened. It was very soft and stretchy but I once landed too hard on it and it blew baffles😅

[MegaInflator]

The only major problem I had was with an Intex air mattress that I had softened. It was very soft and stretchy but I once landed too hard on it and it blew baffles😅

That would be a feature for me not a bug.
Was it one of their Dura-Beam ones btw ?

[TowableStretch]

That would be a feature for me not a bug.
Was it one of their Dura-Beam ones btw ?

Yes it was😅

[MegaInflator]

Yes it was😅

I was afraid of that. I saw a promotional image for that Dura-Beam system and instantly thought "that's not going to like softening/stretching"

Now, I don't mind blowing baffles, it's just they tend to fail from the middle out rather than from the sides in.
Imagine if you will a double airbed with the outer pair of beams on both sides failed. Instant pontoons!

[TowableStretch]

I was afraid of that. I saw a promotional image for that Dura-Beam system and instantly thought "that's not going to like softening/stretching"

Now, I don't mind blowing baffles, it's just they tend to fail from the middle out rather than from the sides in.
Imagine if you will a double airbed with the outer pair of beams on both sides failed. Instant pontoons!

That idea sounds heavenly. Laying in between those pontoons, out in the sun😶

[TowableStretch]

New season ahead means new boats as well😎

both reasonably soft, pretty standard thickness. And of course I-beam floors which is really thick on the left boat, I was really surprised! IMG_1968.jpg

[Danniballoon]

This is one of my favourites. It is the older version of the Kondor 2000 and someone had pretty much destroyed it. It had more holes than a dartboard, but I managed to repair it. The inner chamber was slashed all the way round, so I cut that away all together. Took a while to do, but it holds air perfectly now.

[TowableStretch]

This is one of my favourites. It is the older version of the Kondor 2000 and someone had pretty much destroyed it. It had more holes than a dartboard, but I managed to repair it. The inner chamber was slashed all the way round, so I cut that away all together. Took a while to do, but it holds air perfectly now.

I think I had one of these when I was young😋

[TowableStretch]

First pic is how it was sent to me, second pic is after I inflated it in the sun IMG_3069.jpg IMG_3070.jpg