SuPrBuGmAn
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I've been really pondering the idea of picking up an inflatable between 11-14' to get around to the various shore dives my area offers locally. Getting to any one of these dives by car is fairly easy, but the mobility a boat like this can offer allows us to traverse from one site to another with quite a bit more ease.
I do have a vessel liscense, as it was part of our driver's ed. course 8-9 years ago in high school, however, I've never been in the market for a boat... mainly due to cost. My LDS brought to my attention that a small inflatable could get me and a few buddies around quite easily without too much of a burden on my wallet. In most cases, I'd also have the option of packing it up and throwing it in the back of my Bronco, yet another plus of this type of boat.
I've been looking into Mercury inflatables, Zodiacs, Avon's, ect and I've recently come across a brand I had not heard up until this point. Is there anyone familiar with the Sea Eagle inflatable boats? http://www.seareagle.com The prices are actually pretty damned good from what I can tell in comparison to prices of the afore mentioned brands. I didn't really think I'd be able to afford a 14' but the Sea Eagle has a 14'er for a very reasonable price http://seaeagle.com/transom/14SR.asp and they also have a 12.6' model for cheap as well http://seaeagle.com/transom/126SR.asp
They are advertised to be able to handle a slightly larger motor than the Zodiacs of the same size, which is a nice feature for me since I plan to use this thing in semi-choppy conditions and run it a few miles parrallel to shoreline in either direction of where I launch...
Just curious if anyone has had any experience or comments about these boats? They seem reasonable, and are kinda making me itch.
I do have a vessel liscense, as it was part of our driver's ed. course 8-9 years ago in high school, however, I've never been in the market for a boat... mainly due to cost. My LDS brought to my attention that a small inflatable could get me and a few buddies around quite easily without too much of a burden on my wallet. In most cases, I'd also have the option of packing it up and throwing it in the back of my Bronco, yet another plus of this type of boat.
I've been looking into Mercury inflatables, Zodiacs, Avon's, ect and I've recently come across a brand I had not heard up until this point. Is there anyone familiar with the Sea Eagle inflatable boats? http://www.seareagle.com The prices are actually pretty damned good from what I can tell in comparison to prices of the afore mentioned brands. I didn't really think I'd be able to afford a 14' but the Sea Eagle has a 14'er for a very reasonable price http://seaeagle.com/transom/14SR.asp and they also have a 12.6' model for cheap as well http://seaeagle.com/transom/126SR.asp
They are advertised to be able to handle a slightly larger motor than the Zodiacs of the same size, which is a nice feature for me since I plan to use this thing in semi-choppy conditions and run it a few miles parrallel to shoreline in either direction of where I launch...
Just curious if anyone has had any experience or comments about these boats? They seem reasonable, and are kinda making me itch.