Belowdecks & Amenities

If your disabled boat requires assistance, you’d better know the difference, because the consequences can cost you big bucks.

Over the past few decades, inflatable boats have largely taken over the role of tenders for bigger boats. Originally, the appeal seems to have been stowability—boats, no matter how large, never seem to have space to spare, and a tender that can be deflated and stowed in a lazarette has undeniable appeal.