I didn't have a whole lot of money, so i bought both of them.

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

and then sold the one I didn't prefer... but yeah, that's been mentioned to me hah

@vanstreun

7 жыл бұрын

Will you get some Davits for Herbert, or will you change to an other tender?

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

I do prefer the rigid dinghies, but there really is no great place to put them on smaller boats like Herbert. I'm not sure yet, to be honest. Still researching the options.

@MyTerii

7 жыл бұрын

Pieter84

@coachjm310

7 жыл бұрын

ok so it wasnt the smartest thing hes ever said

i dont have a whole lot of money so i bought both and tested them in my beautiful pool. I need the dinghy to tow behind my sailboat

@leocovello2721

3 жыл бұрын

Use a dinghy

@Dlyons35

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@KC08RAS

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@Domthedon33

3 жыл бұрын

Right! I’m like..this fucking guy

@cory0702

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

“I didn’t have a lot of money so I bought both!” My kind of thinking so I had to watch

@ognickea7180

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Federoff I was I’m thinking the same thing lol

The rigid one is better it has more space for cracking open a cold one with the boys

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

now you're talking!

@chris2944

7 жыл бұрын

xlazer xfazer I can picture it right now. Saturday afternoon, all the lads around, a chilly bin, and some cold ones. classic

@clutchplox

7 жыл бұрын

xlazer xfazer I'd rather crack a cold one in the inflatable so it's more comfortable

@FourLetterGT

6 жыл бұрын

If we're talkin cold ones you might as well get an aluminum john boat!

@clutchplox

6 жыл бұрын

xlazer xfazer no the plastic one bc it’s comfy

I'm not a even boatee type of person and have no intention of buying a dingy but this guy has gone out of his way to inform us of his opinions whilst trying to decide which one to buy. I think its really good and practical. Well done mate.

A Home Depot bucket - the great equalizer.

@tomthompson7400

6 жыл бұрын

nothing shifts water faster than a scared man with a bucket

"I didn't have alot of money".... "so I bought both" lol not hating just laughed super hard when I said it back to myself! Love the video though brotha!

@storm030786

4 жыл бұрын

west marine return policy is great!

I used to have one of those 10ft rigid tri-hull row boats. It was my first boat as a kid and I used to fish with it. Threw a trolling motor on the back with a battery and I had loads of fun. Great for getting into little backwoods ponds. More room for storage than a kayak but light enough to hand launch reasonably easy. I would throw it on the back of our small utility trailer and tote it around that way. Could even back the trailer down a concrete launch ramp, then flip the boat off and go. I still had it up until about 2 years ago. I beat the crap out of it and it held up well for the decades I had the thing. I don't even know who made it, I won it in a raffle. Eventually I put a small 4 inch fish finder on it, mounted the transducer and put a 45 lb/thrust transom mounted trolling motor on it. That trolling motor moved that little boat really well. Even a 30lb/thrust TM would've been sufficient for that little boat. For a while I looked around for a used 5HP outboard like a Mercury or Johnson but decided against it because I didn't want to put the extra weight of an outboard and portable fuel cell on an already very light boat. The trolling motor was more than enough propulsion for small lakes and ponds anyway.

I have the 12.5 feet version of the hydroforce and I love it. It light for it's size, it handles ny 20hp motor like a champ. It's awesome all around.

Thank you for taking some time to make this great informative video! Keep it up dude!

Thank you that was a really useful video. I like that you showed getting back onto the boats as well. Great idea to fill the boat and see if it still floated, that reassured me, I'm hoping to get a second hand dingy rowing boat in the future. Unloading was a good idea, I'd never have thought of that.

I clicked this video to see just how much I could actually learn, however I’m totally shocked. I feel very confident knowing which I’d choose now. Thank you for going through these test and documenting your results.

I didn’t have a lot of money... and I couldn’t decide which one to buy... so I bought both of them...

@whiteoutwolf6131

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking

How did I go from watching WWII videos to this, lmao thanks recommended

Awesome show, thanks. First side by side comparison of dinghies and informational to which works better in different instances.

Amazing review.. thanks for the comparison. Helps so much in deciding which is which.. thumbs up.

EXCELLENT, thanks for helping us budget boaters get some better understanding of these boats.

@duncanburnside1399

7 жыл бұрын

Ralph Nicosia-Rusin fucking budget boater 😂

@duncanburnside1399

7 жыл бұрын

Ralph Nicosia-Rusin weirdo

@Rubyfied

7 жыл бұрын

Uninformer Gamer chill

@cory3100

7 жыл бұрын

Uninformer Gamer Still you, fucking weirdo talking about child porn.

@spadxiii7293

7 жыл бұрын

Ralph Nicosia-Rusin, you're absolutely right. This was so helpful in finding what I needed

Awesome comparison video! Very great demo of them too!

This is a great video showing the demo

Great review, really appreciate the time you took to make it! Thank you!

thank you for this video, exactly comparison that i've been looking for

why is it tied up, are you worried it will float away?

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

the string was just to keep the boat in frame of the camera, otherwise it would move around too much

@cooper3795

6 жыл бұрын

😂

@Avianca-rr3rf

6 жыл бұрын

Small Craft Cruising the entire pool was in frame though

@celticjay2306

6 жыл бұрын

qtube15 Its a control

@andreasiversen3683

6 жыл бұрын

Its also bec of hurtig him self i Think ?

Thank you for this video. I have an inflatable, but thinking of buying a rigid one. Your last point about loading is very true!

Never thought about loading and unloading

I have had 1 of the plasti boats for 16 years now along with a 3.3hp that I use as a tender. Top speed 6mph and its planeing (with a little ballast in the front.) I have discovered its also fun to use exploring the beaches and backwaters in my local area...I take it to places I didn't even know existed before because sometimes the inlets are only 6 inches deep. My left arm works great as a power tilt. If I wanna drive it up on the beach......no problem.If I wreck it ...i'll just buy another. Its also great for taking into the local waterfront restauraunt...because I can park it where no one else does...theres always a spot available. :-) oh..2 gallons of premix lasts me the whole summer. :-)

@dh5645

7 жыл бұрын

Steven Hardy which plastic boat do you have? Thx

@stevenhardy2898

7 жыл бұрын

This one. It was only 400 ,15 years ago. www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--watertender-9-4-rowing-dinghy--11985504?recordNum=1 VERY stable. I keep an empty drywall bucket with a lid in it. For ballast I fill with water ,as it keeps the bow down in rough water when by myself.If I want to load the front with beach firewood....no problem with damage.Very durable plastic.

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

If you're patient and keen, you can find them on sale for $100-200 off retail.

@APino-mc2lq

7 жыл бұрын

Small Craft HELLO I NEED TO KNOW HOW CAN I BUY IT AT THAT PRICE SO LOW, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW. I LIVE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL. AND I WANT TO BUY THAT PLASTIC BOAT, AT A LOW PRICE, SAY $ 200 NOT TO 600. THANK YOU

@APino-mc2lq

7 жыл бұрын

Small Craft Cruising HELLO I NEED TO KNOW HOW CAN I BUY IT AT THAT PRICE SO LOW, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW. I LIVE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL. AND I WANT TO BUY THAT PLASTIC BOAT, AT A LOW PRICE, SAY $ 200 NOT TO 600. THANK YOU

I rarely make public comments BUT CMON MAN! if the traditional dinghy wasn't tied up, as soon as you were on the bow, WITH OUT THE ROPE it would have 'over ended!'

Cool comparison video ... and a few laughs added into the mix. :-)

EXCELLENT video - Very informative!! Thanks for sharing!

I used to fish offshore here in PR with the west marine tender! It’s was pretty well ridged and filled with foam, overpowered with a 9.9 merc, which put it on a plane pretty easy but really scary, boat would stick pretty hard to the sides but overall thou dangerous, sailfish and small Marlin were a blast from that ‘boat’...also I bought it back in 2006 Puerto Rico cost was $650!

excellent display. Thank you. I use your video as a demonstration for comparisons. Well Done.

@mgillespiedesign

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I might just get the Water Tender!

Very helpful, comprehensive test. Thanks.

Great work man !

Honest straight up review.. Nice

Thanks for the boating tips!

I watch this video every year I jus love it.

Great video lots of info on dingy boats. I will go with the solid one and put some sealer onto the seam to keept the water out.

well done comparison. thank you

Congratulations on 1,000 subs

I don't have a lot of money so I bought both of them

@terrycollins2935

7 жыл бұрын

flash git .////////////

@buildingfilming

7 жыл бұрын

KZread Man1ac he was gonna return one of them so It didn't matter anyone really can spare $400 just for like two days if you have a sustainable job

@buildingfilming

6 жыл бұрын

Fox Wright k

@moneyinformant7781

6 жыл бұрын

This comment was stolen

Great video. I wouldn’t have even thought that the Westmarine boat would leak at the seam.

@tennesseeobservations

3 жыл бұрын

That's a really easy fix to which is not that bad where if that other one gets a leak its done.

Great video!!

i was just teasing you..great video really...thanks

that quite a nice review actually , good job !

I chose an Inflatable because it deflates, and can be rolled up and stored in a duffle bag, and tossed in the back of our car, while a solid boat requires a roof rack and tying it down so it doesn't blow off. Plus you need a large place to store the solid one, but the Inflatable can fit in a storage cupboard. The biggest benefit of the Inflatable is that it's so much easier to carry than a heavy boat that requires a person at each end.

@bigglyguy8429

3 жыл бұрын

As a tender for a bigger boat, the rigid type will smash into it, has to be lashed or mounted somewhere it will catch the wind, waves and get in the way etc. I was seriously considering getting a couple of kayaks but rigid just comes with a lot of problems compared to something you can deflate and fold up

The inflatable is more handy as a tender at many levels, but above all because you can you can stay close to your boat and board easily without damaging your hull, even with weather.

interesting review...never really thought about the pros and cons of those two types.

Very helpful video!

"quit playing with your dinghy"

Great demo video! They make floatation collars that you put on the sides of a hard dinghy. I prefer an inflatable with a sail kit and electric motor for as a dinghy when cruising but it all depends on your usage but I would always have a sail kit at least. I made a video of one of my lake dinghies (the set up).

This was very informative; thankyou.

Fun vid! It would be interesting to see how the rigid dinghy behaved after sealing the seams.

Great video. Thanks for that.

I came here because a friend was thinking about getting the West Marine Water Tender to fish on a small lake. It looks like we'll need to pop the seal and pack it with some butyl tape before he hits the water. It seems like a perfect little and cheap fishing boat for one person. Thanks for your review.

Good Review. Like it.

problem fixed don't stand on the side

@cooper3795

6 жыл бұрын

What if you fell overboard and needed to climb back in but you're 300 pounds ?

@myleshebert5107

6 жыл бұрын

I have the same boat and climbing in from the side is relatively stable.

@sirmounted8499

6 жыл бұрын

if you weigh 300+ pounds you should get a bigger boat

Nice test n comparison

Good test, thanks

video was great !! thank you very much !!

Great assessment. We actually keep two dinghies on our boat, a 10 ft rigid hulled inflatable with an outboard and a wooden pram with oars. The inflatable is our primary dinghy and the pram is more of a water toy but can be used as a dinghy as well. They both have their good and bad points.

@SmallCraftCruising

7 жыл бұрын

That's the idea of the video. "Better" is only better if its better for you. Every design has its trade-off and compromise.

great video

Had that same inflatable. Lasted 6 years

Thanks!!! This help me to choose

That abrupt end though lol

Keep in mind that you would also have a motor to add to the weight, balance and floatation too.

Great video thanks so much, very useful, I would get the rigid, my nightmare is a puncture hole by a fish spine if I catch a large fish to use for fishing; like local off-shore.

@philgray1023

3 жыл бұрын

I had one and was out fishing. A nice warm day lying back catching nothing, and as the hours passed I noticed the inflatable tubes were getting nice and comfortable. Then I noticed why. They were both going down. Try rowing an inflatable that is folding in the middle. That was the last time.

Thanks. Useful info.

Great video

I dont have alot of money and I was debating between the two so I bought both

@Commanderziff

4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming he returned one of them? Because yea, that part makes no sense.

@Frisher1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Commanderziff Or he was gonna buy a bigger one of these so he tested them in a smalm version??

Hello, I know you wont see this but what do you think is better for the inflatable (personal use, coolers, family) ? Aluminum floor or Wood floor like the one in this video?

Thank you! Very useful

video ended so abruptly it led me to believe there was a part 2

Looking for a cheap dinghy. Don't have a lot of money so i bought both of them. LOL.

@vizi0123

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!!!

Informative video, thanks Logan Paul.

Thank you, sir. Most helpfull

The front won’t sink when u stand on it when a 45 kg engine on the back

This was great...thanks

Install a semi rigid flotation collar on the rigid boat, try sealing the seams where they molded the top to the bottom and hope that might help

1 dingy, 2 dingy, your dingy ! Good test.

Wonder what would happen without the ropes on either end? They seem to taught allot when he was on the stern/bow

Does either one have beer holders? Got to have beer holders.

@wcresponder

7 жыл бұрын

Two for everyone on board. Right hand and left hand.

@Avianca-rr3rf

6 жыл бұрын

Beer is gross... for poor people, tastes like crap. Wine is so much better..

I was the same way about 8 months ago. I went with a BRIS inflatable. It looked better made than the hydro force and I got the 9'8 aluminum floor version with inflatable keel and slapped on a brand new 2016 mercury 9.9 four stroke and the thing flys with two people! I even got it to plane with 3 and fishing gear! Its such a good dinghy for the price I think I got it for for like 700$ on amazon!!

I think the Zodiac boat was too small for this test

@KazunaiOwO

6 жыл бұрын

enlishem1 bruh zodiac is way better than this cheap shit.

Good inform. Thanks... 👍

Thanks for the video

You went to a bit of trouble doing all that check out .. thanks .. it was useful to know as I am considering buying an inflatable but not one that small ...

@chriscarr8907

5 жыл бұрын

John Corson I just bought a ten foot and I’m mounting a 15HP on it

@johncorson6599

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Carr should haul butt ! I’m thinking of getting a 15 to 18 footer with a 30 - 40 hp later this year

I like the inflatable for carrying lots of weight, I have looked at the west marine dingy and wondered how stable it was, I wonder haw it would perform with closed cell foan filling the cavity between the hulls would this increase the boyencee and cut down on dipping an edge.....thanks for the vid

Wow, nice video

Inflatables every time, just so versatile.

That sudden end though.

@SmallCraftCruising

5 жыл бұрын

my first video.. i've learned from my mistakes :)

I was trying to figure out what your decision was with regard to which one you would keep.

Ok final test try folding the tri hull up and stowing it below deck.

@mrsatire9475

4 жыл бұрын

and then try inflating it in an emergency

@sysublime5091

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrsatire9475 thats what a liferaft is for.

@mrsatire9475

4 жыл бұрын

@@sysublime5091 " thats what a mommy govt is for" - Not if I can help it.

@sysublime5091

3 жыл бұрын

Mommy Govt might not be able to get too in time. Remember you have to save yourself first.

@mrsatire9475

3 жыл бұрын

@@sysublime5091 - Mommy Govt might not be able to get too in time. Remember you have to save yourself first.

Didn’t have much money to spend on a dinghy but goes and buys 2 😂

@SmallCraftCruising

4 жыл бұрын

You should look up how much a Boston Whaler costs..

@luc8988

4 жыл бұрын

Small Craft Cruising I own a Boston whaler Outrage 21 😂 no hate thanks for the review. I bought the west marine dinghy

can u use the inflatable one behind a 65 horsepower boat? Like hanging after in high speed

I have no money so i bought both of them

@thereisnopandemic

3 жыл бұрын

Each dinghy is $500, not much money to spend.

@TheSs11111

3 жыл бұрын

@@thereisnopandemic you will know if its a lot after Crysis:D

@bendover2684

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSs11111 Crysis?

@socamirkovic4046

3 жыл бұрын

I'm poor boy i don't have money (only house with small swimming pool) so i bought 2 new small boats . . .

Didn't have a lot of money, so i bought both of them.😂😂😂

Very good video thanks for posting. Maybe you could run a bead of sealer around the hard boat seams.

@johnnyllooddte3415

7 жыл бұрын

id fill it with foam

@coachjm310

7 жыл бұрын

I;d fill it with bikini clad high school seniors

We bought 2 yacht and one offshore fishing boat

Do a video of you gluing those sponsons to that hull.

do you think the rigid would be good for canals? i have nasty canals and want a cheap boat to go across them

Good video