Lodestar Inflatable

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Well after searching the Net for a while we have decided, as advised in a previous post to buy a loadstar Inflatable tender.

Can anyone recomend a UK outlet as the search results only offer Roche Marine & the model we are after is not listed.

I would like an idea of price for the NSA 3D-V230, looks just what we are after but cannot get a hit from any searches on Google.

Would be interested to hear from owners of any Lodestar model as to build quality etc or anyone who thinks they could do better for the money.

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...we bought a 3.1mtr from the Boat Show in Brum about five years ago. We've been very happy with it although I mated it to a 4hp four stroke Yamaha which, in hindsight, should have been bigger. No reflection on the boat, tho! The importer is at SIBS every year.
 
I've got an inflatable for sale you know...

Brand new, never taken out the box...Excel 3.65m with 6hp Johnson outboard, should be £1900, a bargain to you at £1400 /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
Had a 230 myself 5 years ago with inflatable floor, can't remember what model no.

As said above, importer always at boat shows but, I bought from Cranchi dealer at the time in Port Solent.

Bit pricey but worth every penny imho. Never needed pumping up and nothing broke despite a lot of vigorous use.
 
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I may be wrong but I thought Roche Marine were the UK importers.
I bought mine off them. Very happy with it.

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Me to!
 
Phoned Riviera & Roche marine today, they both cant supply the boat we were interested in as it's not available in the UK.

Its an NSA 3dv-230 & has an inflatable V floor to give the same profile as a rib.

http://www.lodestarinflatables.com/NSA-3D-V.html

However they both have an NSA-230 with inflatable floor & keel, exactly the same boat but the floor supplied is not the inflatable V & is seperate floor & keel.
They quoted exactly the same price even though Riviera offered at a discount.
Roche will give next day delivery included.
It's no hardship to collect from riviera though so Im not worried & at least I get to see it before we make up our mind to buy one.

How do you guys find the inflatable floors & keel, or would you try & find the inflatable V floor version?
Trading from a Yam 230T with slats so would be interested to know the difference as regards floor profile etc.

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We have the 3D-V320 Trimax; had it about 3 years, really pleased with it although we only currently chug around with a 3.5hp Yamaha Malta so havent been able to verify if the extra inflatable keels under the tubes really work as advertised when planing.

Pump the floor up good and hard and it works well, certainly runs true - totally different than the slatted floor job we had before.

Build quality seems good for the money [got about 40% off coz it was an ex boatshow demo]

If you want a look, or a go to try out the triple keel thing, just let me know [based in Southampton]

Paul.
 
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