Inflatable tender with sailing capability

awharbutt

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Hi I'm in the market for replacing my rib tender and wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction for an inflatable rib with sailing capability. I have spotted a Walker Bay 310 RID with HP sail kit but wondered if there was others on the market? My boat is 13ft wide so could take a tender up to that length and have a 10hp outboard already but thought it would be fun to be able to have an occasional sail when anchored up somewhere. A hard bottom would be needed as I have two large dogs and often have to run it up stony beaches for their evening walks.
Any help would be welcomed! Thanks.
 
The Tinker Owners pages list some examples for sale.

http://www.tinkerowners.org.uk/p05.htm

I've had a 12ft Traveller for about 16 years: excellent un-bustable piece of kit. It sails as you might expect an inflatable to sail, but it's easy to rig.

Our dogs have no issues when on board, and their claws leave no signs on the Hypalon when they jump on or off.
 
I have the 8ft Walker Bay 275 with sailing kit.
I have added a bowsprit and jib to assist upwind performance. :-)

Great tender, as it is stable.

Do, a search for the many threads about this.
 
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