Inflatable boat
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An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurized gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull are often flexible, while for boats
A PVC inflatable boat on a beach
A modern, specialized rigid inflatable boat
The Nonpareil inflatable boat
A two-man Halkett boat, with and without its canvas cover
Rigid inflatable boat
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A rigid inflatable boat, also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat, is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to si
Inflatable boat
…of 2.3 to 300 horsepower (1.7 to 223.7 kW). Due to their speed, portability, and weight, inflatable boats are used in diverse roles: Inflatable and rigid-hulled inflatable boats are often used for short scuba diving excursions. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea publishes recommended regulations…
RNLI inshore rescue boat during Falmouth Lifeboat Day, August 2006
RHIB deployed from a US Navy destroyer operating in a littoral area
Side view of hull assembly
Forward hull assembly of RHIB prepared as an emergency boat on a ferry in British Columbia, Canada