Very small tender for small boats

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My small rubber SIB is too big to keep on our Fletcher 19foot GTS, I feel that a kiddies blow up boat is too flimsy and I am too old and fat :) for a SUP. I was wondering what people use to get from their moored boat to the shore when they are on a day out and moor either on a buoy or at anchor a short distance form the shore . I was thinking about an inflatable canoe but not sure how stable that would be to get in and out of.

Apart from me loosing weight :) I am interested in any ideas

Regards

Dennis
 
Bigplumbs said:
My small rubber SIB is too big to keep on our Fletcher 19foot GTS, I feel that a kiddies blow up boat is too flimsy and I am too old and fat :) for a SUP. I was wondering what people use to get from their moored boat to the shore when they are on a day out and moor either on a buoy or at anchor a short distance form the shore . I was thinking about an inflatable canoe but not sure how stable that would be to get in and out of.

Apart from me loosing weight :) I am interested in any ideas

Regards

Dennis
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Tide and sea bed depending, we would just run up to the beach, drop everyone off, and anchor a short way out. You only need about 60cm of water ;)
This does mean you are the centre of the entire beach attention when you return -perfect ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq-9QBUmELA
 
Bigplumbs said:
feel that a kiddies blow up boat is too flimsy
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There are some inbetweeny inflatables that are more robust than a kids dinghy, but much cheaper than the 3D type. Hydroforce and Sea hawk spring to mind, but I think there are others. They are still lightweight vinyl boats though, so not ideal tenders, but probably OK for a short paddle to the beach.
 
We had similar problem with our Antares 8.80. The smallest inflatable that would do the job.

I bought the 2m Highfield because it is light, folds up reasonably small, but felt safe for two people. We have a Torqeedo engine.

http://www.piplers.co.uk/chandlery/...ghies/highfield-superlight-inflatable-tenders

We used it perhaps 5 times last season, mainly in Studland Bay, to go to the beach to go to the pub. It did the job. We even had four people in it on flat calm days and we all stayed dry.

Garold
 
We got the biggest tender that we could carry on the boat on snap davits. Our tender is 2.4m long and our boat is 2.4m wide!
 
We had an Antares 9.8 so we bought a 3 D Tender and used it with a Torqueedo, it was a great partnership. Since then we have changed boats and ended up with a larger tender so our 3D Torqueedo partnership is now redundant!
I would recommend them both if storage is an issue!
 
Hi SammyB,

What size is your 3D tender and which Torqueedo is it? Now they are redundant, are they for sale?

Cheers, Allan
 
Coracle?

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Bombard AX2 is brilliant, as it folds up to such tiny dimensions, and pumps up super quick. Good for oars or motor. best motor is Mercury/Mariner 2.5/3.3hp Two stroke, which weighs very little.

This is the smallest practical tender I ever had, yet worked well.
 
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