Inflatables Tenders

Ladders for use around and aboard the boat? For docks and rafts, hook-on-the-rail models, stern mounts, folding, extending, the new center bar sport ladders…there...

About a year ago, Stearns Inc., best known as a maker of life jackets, introduced an inflatable kayak, offered in one- and two-person models....

20 stowable boats from eight companies are put through their paces in choppy conditions.

For the serious cruising boat, a good dinghy is more than a matter of convenience-it is an essential. During our first two years of...

For the serious cruising boat, a good dinghy is more than a matter of convenience-it is an essential. During our first two years of...

In late 1996, Quicksilver (the parts and accessories arm of Mercury Marine) came out with a new line of air-floor inflatables. We missed testing...

The time it takes to fill an inflatable with air to the proper pressure is a function not only of the size of the...

Once upon a time, tenders were essentially wooden or fiberglass rowboats. Then came inflatables, which are easier to stow, less likely to damage the...

Inflatable vs. Hard DinghyI have recently bought a nice, old 38' Shannon ketch, and she has dinghy davits. I have no dinghy, but am...

Stripped Hose ClampsRe: The Case of the Stripped Hose Clamp in the September 1999 issue:First, torque is not the issue. Clamping force is the...