Tender advice needed

[PlankWalker]

With limited foredeck space, have you considered a "Nesting Dinghy".
Danny Greene's Chameleon is a great performer.

Plank

 

[geem]

Our hypalon Caribe RIB came to us second hand 4 years ago, we have no idea of its age but it wasn't new looking then. It is always exposed to UV as we use it daily throughout the year, no stickiness, no problems. It does come with another of those huge price tags though, but we consider it to be our car, so we will replace with the same when we need to.

We also have a Caribe hyperlon rib. These are built and made for the tropics. We are not a fan of solid dinghies unless you are happy with dings out of your yacht hull. It doesnt matter how careful you are, if you are liveaboard dings from a hard dinghy are inevitable. In our experience you need a large solid dinghy to be safe. Small pram type dinghies are too tippy.

 

[tomcourtney]

They certainly know how money is made! That's horrendously expensive, €2700 for a tender?

Are you comparing like for like ie. solid V hull Ribs?
I quoted the foldablerib site for info, not price. I bought a 3.6m F-Rib from Nestaway boats with a healthy discount.
Had 3 other quotes at the boat show, the F-Rib from Nestaway boats was the 2nd best price (My original choice Zodiac was more expensive ).
I can't fit a 3.6m Zodiac on my boat, I can fit the F-Rib, and it goes in my car without a trailer.