Anything Hypalon is better than anything PVC. I had an Achilles before
the Caribe. Sold it to a friend and it is holding up very well. It's 15
years
old now.

Doug

"Alan Gomes" wrote in message
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How about Achilles? I have an old hypalon Achilles that seems to be
holding up well.
--Alan Gomes

"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in message
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"Frank Gerry" wrote in message
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Does anybody have any information or opinions on the Grand company's
inflatable dinghies? I'm in the process of buying a new inflatable. The
Zodiac's and Avon's are great boats but they carry a premium pricetag.
I'm considering buying this competitor's product but don't have any idea
about their track record or construction quality. I'm thinking about the
ELF 270 in particular.

Correction: Avons (Hypalon) are good boats, Zodiacs (PVC) are crap.
Do yourself a favor and buy a Caribe (Hypalon). Around here Zodiacs
fall apart within a couple of years. Avons do much better. While in the
Bahamas, we noticed that about half the inflatables at the dindy docks
or in anchorages were Caribe.


Frank