| Inflatable boats are made from flexible
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| | out, well-equipped, seaworthy fully
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| material, usually rubber, canvas, or
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| | inflated boat. However, if there isnt
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| neoprene, and hold air at high volume but
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| | enough air inside, inflatable boats are
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| low pressure. They need to be fitted with
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| | apt to fold in the middle. Thus, they
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| a frame to which an oarlock mount is
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| | need to be pumped up to the proper
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| firmly attached. Such frames are either
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| | pressure using bellows.
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| made of metal or wood, or a combination
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| | Most Inflatable Boats are portable rafts.
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| of the two.
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| | An inflatable yacht that is 8 feet (2.4
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| Inflatable boats with motors are high
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| | m) long is rated to carry three people
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| speed, maneuverable, stable and can be
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| | when used with a motor. It weighs 35
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| easily launched from a ship. For this
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| | pounds (15 kgs.) when dry, which makes it
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| reason, US Navy SEALs use the inflatable
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| | a reasonable load for one person to carry
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| boat small (IBS) for their operations.
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| | for a long distance if necessary. The
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| Twenty-three foot long Rigid Hull
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| | next size is 9 feet long, which does not
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| inflatable boats are best suited for
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| | sound much more, but the difference is
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| retrieving people stranded on rocky
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| | great, in fact. The 9 feet boat is
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| pinnacles among the waves, and are used
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| | heavier and has much larger air tubes.
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| by the US Coast Guard during Search &
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| | People use inflatable boats for
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| Rescue operations.
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| | exploring, and manually haul them to
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| There has been a lot of development in
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| | remote places. There are many brands of
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| Inflatable boats. The large inflatable
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| | high quality inflatable boats available
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| boats have rigid boards in them, and are
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| | in the market, but whatever brand is
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| called Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).
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| | chosen should be roughly 8 feet long,
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| They can be driven by oars or outboard
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| | rated for 3 people, have a motor, be a
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| engines. The large ones are considered
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| | reasonable load for one person to carry,
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| good enough to be used by the Lifeboat
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| | and does not have a wooden floor, or
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| men.
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| | other heavy parts.
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| The modern life raft is a well thought
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