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Something else to consider with inflatables…. Glued seams are more flexible and better for folding it up for storage but only last about 5 years. Welded seams don’t like to be folded and can leak if they are, prefer to stay inflated, but last forever.
A grumman 19’ square stern canoe or bigger Portabote, i think, would be good choices for you. Both are super tough, just different experience, can go on the roof and are easy to set up and tear down. I have an electric motor for my canoe as well as a 9.9hp Tohatsu and a 1940s 1.5hp Envinrude. They all have uses depending on the trip.
I’ve been down the inflatable road and they just not that fun. They dont like rocks and dirt, don't paddle well, pain to set up and bigger pain to put away when camp dirty and wet.
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Zodiac etc.. Thinking maybe they are an easily storable / portable way to get 4 people out on some lakes.
Anyone have any experience with them? Pros / cons? Would you buy another again or go a different route?
I sold that rig and miss it but We’re the Russos on Youtube bought it and have taken it to the next level, they have a walk around on their channel.I was going to suggest a moto-cat like you have. They are great especially with a drop stitch floor. What exactly do you not like about it? Seems like a great portable solution. I personally don't mind dealing with wet inflatables, but I'm sort of a river rat. I have four packrafts, a 3 man SOAR inflatable canoe, a 2 man IK, various SUPS and a 14 foot cataraft that I'm just now outfitting. In truth inflatables are probably the only practical solution in a compact, portable size. Not too hard to rig a framed raft/cat with temporary wheels for shuttling the boat to and from camp on the lake. You can easily store them on a roof if you don't want to trailer, although trailering is easy. Also, I have multiple craft in PCV, Hypalon and urethane, a hodgepodge of glued and welded seams, some of them over 15 years old and have never had a seam failure. YMMV of course.
RAD rig BTW! Love to see more of it, do you have a build thread?