Avon stability

The only time mine flipped was whilst tied to the boat during the night in a F8 (dunked the seagul for about 4 hours also) I have used a Redcrest for many years and never experienced what you describe beyond the normal care of keeping low in a small dinghy. I think my Redcrest is much safer than many of the tenders I see dutifully awaiting their masters on the beach. I have a 10' ridged tender also but on dark windy winter nights travelling between boat and shore I feel much more secure in the Avon.
 
I use an Avon with a Suzuki 2.2. Have put the outboard on/off the back of my boat dozens of times without a problem.

Have always used a painter forward and aft - unsure how you'd easily do it single-handed otherwise.
 
If its any consellation I have flipped our wetline round tail 230 whilst leaning over the back to fill up the petrol on a mariner 3.3. IMHO this is an issue with the roundtail style inflatables however I like the roundtail as it folds up very small and now only work on the tail with suitable caution.
 
Had a Redcrest for years ... and never flipped, capsized or had problem ... used it with solid floor, slats and without any floor ...

I used to put a Johnson 4.5 on back - that was too heavy and too powerful ... changed to a Mariner 2 ... and sometimes a Johnson 3.3 ... when mounting any of them - I always kneel down and lean towards stern ... and always moan about wet knees after !

I had a hard transom dinghy before and yes the extended tubes past the transom do give additional stability at back ..
 
Like Refueler, I have had Avon Redcrests for yonks and have never had any problem mounting my Force 3 outboard. Kneeling on the floor is the way to go and to avoid wet trousers you could try an inflatable floor. For my first two Avons I used the wooden floorboards but for my present one SWMBO persuaded me to buy the blow-up version, which makes it a different boat completely.
 
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