Silly rubber inflatable boats

Step number 9, inflatable boat sinks. Get you a small Boston Whaler. I promise it's the best. I owned one and miss it dearly.

 

Yes I spent 2 hours to get both boats titled and registered given that I’ll be using them in water ways where the coastguard and local fish and game patrol I want to be sure that we have all things in order.

 

This IS my preferred choice. For the time being I am enjoying this option. My friends growing up had a 13’ Boston whaler with a 35hp. Great little boat.

Given current life situation I am holding off until we have a few more things settled out.

 

Look at y'all fat-cats with your $200 luxury yachts...

Rest of us gotta make ends meet!

Took me months to save $40 for this one:


Plus like $30 for the hat?

AS MIGHTY AND CAPABLE A VESSEL AS ANY YET SAILED!

MAY WE SOMEDAY MEET ON THE HIGH SEAS!!!

 

Fiddled around with this for a few minutes during lunch. Got the hardware aligned Bimini is good to go with nylon nuts on hardware. Going to scramble to get the chores completed so I can get an hour on the boat this evening.

 

With 3 adults/2 kids you might want to consider a larger/safer boat. Be safe out there.
edit: where are the rod holders?

 

It’s a 1400lb capacity boat and rated for 5 adults, plus we all wear PFDs when on the boat. I’m not actually concerned for the capacity of the boat.

They are oar locks. This is actually a capable dinghy or yacht tender if you so desire.

 

The Vevor boat cover is working so great I was creating a pool.

I spent some money on pvc fittings to create a backbone to shed the water instead of pooling it.

 

I am looking for a Jon boat trailer now to make things a little easier. This could be on a 8” wheel deck over very easily to make it much more friendly for loading and launching.


I bought a bigger motor.

 

A few more hours out on the 50acre lake.

 

Took the boat out in a good bit of wind on the bay today. The new engine is so amazing compared to the 6hp. As is everything there is a bit of a learning curve on it some of the levers and latches are not intuitive also make sure your fuel line is pointed in the right direction.

1.4 hours of run time today. The lower unit on this one has slotted screws instead of hex bolts. Not a fan of slotted bolts so the search starts now for replacement parts.

 

How durable are these inflatables against things like rocks and cypress knees?