Inflatable from Lidl???

I use a £100 dighy from Asda. There's a discussion on scuttlebutt at the mo and a picture of it. I'm sure the lidl one could do the job depending on the job you're asking it to do.
 
Irish Lidl I see Not available on lidl.co.uk

anyway it will be word removedword removedword removedword removed, Ok for the kids to play about with in the bay I suppose,

you could just buy a secondhand Avon for that money
 
Many years ago when I got my first boat I only had a plastic blow-up beach boat. It got me to & fro OK, but they seldom have any seats so you sit in a puddle on the floor. If you try to sit on a sponson it will collapse into the sea, again soaking your bum. I bought a well used Beaufort as soon as I could plus an old outboard to shove me the mile against wind & tide I needed to get to my mooring - the plastic boat could not be rowed into wind AND tide together.
 
I bought one of these from Lidl a few months ago and it leaks water. I can not find the whole as it is very small, however, it is very ennoying having one inch of water all the time in the dinghy. Apart from the leak; its ok!!

Question: How do you find the small leak; I am thinking of filling the dinghy with water and try to look underneath for a wet patch, however, i would have to have the dinghy elevated on a table or something lile that, to be able to see underneath; Any other suggestions please??
 
Thanks to everyone

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC said:
I bought one of these from Lidl a few months ago and it leaks water. I can not find the whole as it is very small, however, it is very annoying having one inch of water all the time in the dinghy. Apart from the leak; its OK!!
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Interesting indeed, they are under a guarantee so it may be worth bringing it back?

Now a really silly question, if you use an inflatable as a tender to a small (19ft) boat is it best to de-inflate the tender to store and re-inflate (pump? electric or manual?) when needed? Or is it better to store on board? Well out of the way of the outboard :-)
 
it all depends on what you are doing, how well it folds & where you have to stow it. I generally tow mine unless wind is F4 or above (proper ones flip at F5, those will flip at F3-4)

For long journeys or strong winds, I have part deflated mine & rolled it in front of the mast, fully deflated it & put it in a locker, left it fully inflated & tied it on the deck athwartships. The plastic ones are VERY easily damaged & need to be well protected from chafe.
 
billcowan said:
anyway it will be word removedword removedword removedword removed, Ok for the kids to play about with in the bay I suppose,

you could just buy a secondhand Avon for that money
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yes you could. But it would do a different job. Depends what you want.
My £100 tender isn't rubbish, but it is obviously cheap and won't last as long as a seconhand Avon. But I like it because it is light and packs away small. If my boat was on a swinging mooring it would be useless, but right now it's the favourite of my 3 tenders!
 
Searush said:
I generally tow mine unless wind is F4 or above (proper ones flip at F5, those will flip at F3-4)
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this is only a 3-4. I don't think I could tow a dinghy!

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lidl inflatable

I saw one of these this week in Newport IOW for £150.
I was impressed at first, good materials and a complete package with 2 bags, underthwart storage bag, bow dodger, hard floor, inflatable keel, transom , oars, pressure guage. I was tempted.

However my neighbour having bought one we helped him assemble it, and it took 3 of us on a patch of grass about 3/4 hr to get the floor to fit, and you need the floor as the inflatable keel is sewn in permanently. Ok it was new , but it would be stiff next time too and impossible to assemble on a small deck.

For an assemble and use it looked fine, but for keeping in the locker and use when required it was hopeless.
 
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC said:
I bought one of these from Lidl a few months ago and it leaks water. I can not find the whole as it is very small, however, it is very ennoying having one inch of water all the time in the dinghy. Apart from the leak; its ok!!

Question: How do you find the small leak; I am thinking of filling the dinghy with water and try to look underneath for a wet patch, however, i would have to have the dinghy elevated on a table or something lile that, to be able to see underneath; Any other suggestions please??
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Could you not take it to a park pond (or similar venue), inflate it, turn it upside down, then get someone to sit on it - then you'd be looking for an air leak - similar to looking for a bicycle inner-tube leak, so spraying some soapy water around might help.
More manageable than filling with water, methinks, but no guarantees !!
 
You might find the oars are made of chinese cheese metal and snap unexpectedly at an unfortunate moment causing catastrophic loss of cake. Milk has been lost this way too. I've seen it happen.
 
gshaw said:
Has anyone any experience of the boat that thes peeps sell?

http://www.lidl.ie/IE/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20090730.p.9_Inflatable_Dinghy

just what is Cat C V and would this make a decent small tender???? I want to take a look at it when available but thought I would see if anyone here had any experience/comments on them first.

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Looks like the Seago I bought, cheap chinese but it works ok, no complaits after the first season, the slats and seat are left in place and roll up with the boat.
stu
 
Bought similar from Lidl last year. Well made but as other posters have indicated, the floor was a nightmare until we dispensed with the aluminium side rails and cut 1 inch off one of the floor sections. It now blows up and assembles in about 5-7 minutes, and importantly is stows in cockpit locker, whereas the Avon Typhoon was marginally too big. Typhoon was 20 years old with no repairs, and we flogged it for about 3/4 price of the Lidl one - no complaints however.
 
looks like the wetline eco that you can get for the same price.... try Piplers.

good kit if so. Got one two yrs ago does the job and has not yet sunk.
 
electrosys said:
Could you not take it to a park pond (or similar venue), inflate it, turn it upside down, then get someone to sit on it - then you'd be looking for an air leak - similar to looking for a bicycle inner-tube leak, so spraying some soapy water around might help.
More manageable than filling with water, methinks, but no guarantees !!
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The water leak is from the floor; the floor is not air-deck.
 
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