Bic 245 boat.

[iowman]

i. Am looking for a strong dinghy to use in harbour

Has. Anyone used a BIC 245 and would it be suitable as a tender to a 36ft yacht kept on a a swinging mooring.
Do hope some. Readers will have. A view on these boats.


Thank you for your help

Best regards. Gordon

 

[JumbleDuck]

Has. Anyone used a BIC 245 and would it be suitable as a tender to a 36ft yacht kept on a a swinging mooring.
Do hope some. Readers will have. A view on these boats.

I have a BIC 213 (Sportyak) which I use as a tender on an inland loch. It's significantly smaller, so I wouldn't try to compared the designs, but the materials are the same. They are well made and tough, but polyethylene is very difficult to glue, so repairs are a problem. If you do manage to puncture it, you're probably best to throw it away. On the upside, it means they are very light; I can easily carry the 213 with one hand.

I've seen the 245 or its precursor, the Tabur Yak, used as dinghies quite often, and all in all I think they're pretty good at it, particularly if you want something you can take to the boat on a roofrack.

 

[VicS]

I have been given a dinghy of a similar design and size.

Wonderfully stable, rows well (although only has one rowing position) and skips along with a small outboard.

Unfortunately damaged in several places, inside as well as outside, and I think unrepairable. Not what I would have called tough but maybe the BIC is stronger.

I rather wish I had bought one years ago and looked after it.

My little plywood dinghy looks a million times nicer but is not stable enough for me now.

 

[William_H]

I have an idea that the polyethylene can be repaired by effectively welding the material witha hotso9ldering iron. Though with that damage you might need some more PE to provide patches or "welding rod' . Around here the "Ope Bic have taken off as a junior sailing class. Very nice little boats though to my mind a bit small. But apparently no maintenance problems. However again around here your aluminium dinghy is lightest toughest for tender use though need a fair bit of gunwhale padding. good luck olewill

 

[NUTMEG]

I loved my 245 but they are very wet. The earlier version had a bit of foredeck but this is missing on the 245. There are two handles moulded in that act as reverse scuppers. In anything other than a dead flat sea you WILL get wet. That is why I sold mine.

 

[Giblets]

I bought a 245 to get to my little boat on her swinging mooring and, so far, have been very please with it. Rows well and the 2.5HP outboard pushes it along nicely. As said can be wet if a bit over enthusiastic with the throttle but very stable indeed.