Aside from ebay and the online version of your local paper, inflatable dinghies often pop up on Craigslist in the boats for sale section: http://www.craigslist.org
Be very careful buying a used inflatable. Pictures and reality are often very different. The amount of time the boat has spent in the sun, how it was used, and the material (hypalon vs. PVC) all affect relative value and remaining life. The hypalon boats tend to last longer and are often better built to begin with. Zodiac’s quality has slipped substantially over the past 5 or 6 years.
as far as i know, zodiac only use PVC now. Hypalon is only really used in RIBs.
bare in mind, PVC is very hard, if not impossible, to repair without professional equipment.
zodiac good boats, part of the Avon company, or visa versa, that have always made, and were one of the first, to produce RIBs for the commercial industry, after their invention, so, been at it the longest. References :
Comment by uncle_bobs_uncle — September 8, 2009 @ 3:50 am
e-bay
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Comment by Orlando57 — September 8, 2009 @ 2:18 am
Cheap Inflatable Boats at brandsonsale
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Comment by JING — September 8, 2009 @ 3:02 am
Hi,
Aside from ebay and the online version of your local paper, inflatable dinghies often pop up on Craigslist in the boats for sale section: http://www.craigslist.org
Now and then, a good dinghy will crop up on http://www.boattraderonline.com
Be very careful buying a used inflatable. Pictures and reality are often very different. The amount of time the boat has spent in the sun, how it was used, and the material (hypalon vs. PVC) all affect relative value and remaining life. The hypalon boats tend to last longer and are often better built to begin with. Zodiac’s quality has slipped substantially over the past 5 or 6 years.
Good luck!
Regards,
Chris
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Comment by sail2xxs — September 8, 2009 @ 3:38 am
as far as i know, zodiac only use PVC now. Hypalon is only really used in RIBs.
bare in mind, PVC is very hard, if not impossible, to repair without professional equipment.
zodiac good boats, part of the Avon company, or visa versa, that have always made, and were one of the first, to produce RIBs for the commercial industry, after their invention, so, been at it the longest.
References :
Comment by uncle_bobs_uncle — September 8, 2009 @ 3:50 am