Replacing Slatted Floor With Solid In Inflatable Dingy

I have spent my life trying to make stuff out of bits of this and that.

Replacing slatted floor with solid in inflatable dingy. This will vary from model to model but my seahawk 4 inflatable boat needed a floor that was around 92 long and 31 wide at the widest point. We had an 11 inflatable before that had a solid floor and i really didn t care for that. After a few tubes of sika flex and fugly dinghy that last an hour take my advice and buy a new one or a used one theres more to life. If you are buying one to make it to the beach get the slats.

Exactly which cuts you need to make will vary based on a few things. It will be towed behind a 31 sailboat on a large lake and stored on the boat after weekly. Obviously the first thing to consider is how big of a floor your inflatable boat will need. I was leaning toward the aluminum roll up or panel floor avon achilles or west marine 9 10 w 8hp because i have read several people having issues with the air floor.

I can see where the solid floor would be advantageous. Jimgo asleep at the wheel. Mercury air deck floor 879787a05 for 240 air deck 2001 2003 model high pressure floor which you can use to replace the old wooden modular floor on ye old quicksilver sport models. It reduces your carry weight and offers effortless quick assembly without the frustration and pain of the standard floorboards.

I have the honda hp2 and slat floor. Dinghy floor slat wood or air floor slat is the cheapest. Air floor is better for plaining off. I found it very difficult to install but that s just me.

Jump to latest follow 1 15 of 15 posts. If you are buying a dingy to go fast get the air floor. Replacing slats in inflatable dinghy floor.