Lightweight Inflatable Dinghies - Recommendations?

[At Sea]

Can anyone suggest a lightweight inflatable dinghy for under £250 that folds up small and can accommodate up to 3 adults? It would be for getting to/from a swing mooring and messing about when at anchor. I have the INTEX Mariner 3 on my radar as an option.

Thanks.

 

[jcwads]

I would have thought you would need a higher budget for something that fits 3 people and is lightweight. Unless you're buying second hand, but even then I would think £250 is low. I just sold my Honda Hornwave 270 Tender for £380, that was 5 years old, fitted 3 people (just) and was fairly light weight.

 

[petem]

I've got one of these:

http://www.zodiac-boats.co.uk/acatalog/Zodiac-Cadet-230-Roll-Up-Z11011.html

Deflates and rolls up very quickly although it is quite heavy and bulky. Seems to be fairly stable however I haven't managed to persuade SWMBO to get in it! Cost around £500 so I think you'll be struggling to get anything new of the same quality for the same cost.

Pete

 

[MachineHead]

There was a thread similar to this a few months back, see:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?496753-Cheapo-inflatable-paddle-tender-options

 

[dpb]

We have owned a 3D tender for a few years and have been very pleased with it.......we see a lot of them about these days.
We keep it rolled up when not in use and it had survived well.