m1taylor
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I have got fed up of my small wooden tender - too delicate and unstable, hates an outboard, but rows beautifully. However, the family hate it - children frightened of tippiness, SWMBO fed up with waiting for multiple trips as more than two on board was downright scary! Decided on an inflatable with big tubes - bought a second hand Zodiac 240 with slatted floor. But bought in haste, and now doubts. I thought zodiacs were ok, but valves seem cheap and flimsy - already need to replace one which won't seal, and PVC seems rather light and thin. And only two air chambers - not very much redundancy there! Also, should have gone bigger - maybe 2.6m+. So now thinking was this a mistake? So anyone out there who can put in a good word for the Zodiac 240? The valves look no better than those on beach toys (devlin vavles or something) - do they hold air for more than half an hour? And it is rated for 3 passengers (I think?). What have people found with regard to its actual load capacity?