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Folks,

I'm replacing my West Marine dingy with a Hypalon model, probably from
Achilles.

I'm looking at the plywood floor version versus the high pressure
floor. My West Marine dink had the high pressure floor, which was
forever leaking air.

Any thoughts on the relative merits of plywood versus high pressure
floors?

We use this in the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Bermuda and Caribbean, as
tender and dive/snorkeling boat, for a couple of months a year. Kids
treated the former dingy very hard, but they are growing/off-to-college
so it's more a matter of my wife and myself, who need less speed and
are kinder to the boat. But it's nice to plane to head longish
distances for supplies.

TIA,

Jack, Seawind II "Voyager"

Jack, I have had both. The wood floor for more than ten years. I am not
great with maintenance so the fact that wood floor eventually rotted out
is no surprise to me. I used the boat without a floor for a number of
years. I like the air floor. It hasn't leaked in three seasons and I
think it is firmer, more comfortable on my footsies, and better with our
little 2HP engine.

harlan

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