A folding boat is usually an inflatable craft. However, some are rigid-hulled canoes, kayaks, launches and rowboats made of aluminum, wood or composites.
These craft are generally small, with low freeboard. They are easy to transport, but are suitable for calm waters only.
Inflatables are foldable once deflated and the floorboards removed. Rigid versions that fold in half are simpler to trailer or carry on a car roof. Those that fold flat in several segments can be transported and stored even more easily. These craft are rowed or equipped with small outboards. The crucial factor is ensuring watertight seams.
Carrying capacity should be considered, as well as total folded weight. Despite industry efforts to make them lighter, some remain quite heavy.
- Easy transport
- Compact stowage
- Can be launched almost anywhere
- Meets standard stability norms
- Often relatively heavy
- Can handle only small motors
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3,5m 
11' 6"ft
The product of over 70 years of experience, the CLASSIC retains all the qualities that built ZODIAC’s™ reputation: safety, stability and strength....
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard) Hercules LALIZAS
2,7m 8' 10"ft
“Hercules” Inflatable Boats The inflatable boats are very useful as tenders to the main boat and can be valuable when approaching too shallow water. They are available in four sizes 185cm, 220cm, 240cm and 270cm. Additionally, they come in three floor variations, slatted, continuous foldable wooden or the latest technology,...
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Military boat : foldable inflatable boat (outboard) FC 420 Zodiac Milpro International
4,2m 13' 9"ft
Battle tested Well known throughout the world as the definitive Special Forces boat, the FC range, and specially the FC 470 is used by more elite soldiers and sailors than any other craft...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, slatted floor) 22.520 / 22.521 / 22.522 Osculati
2,4m 7' 10"ft
Roll-up version with...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, slatted floor) 02199-180/280 Eval
2,8m 9' 2"ft
SLATTED FLOOR NEPTUNE slatted floor boats, are inflated and stored within a few minutes. This choice of floor...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, inflatable keel, airdeck) T 380 VIB Selva Marine - Ribs
3,76m 12' 4"ft
The abbreviation VIB indicates the totally inflatable tender both as regards its tubular...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, slatted floor) 240 ROLL UP Mercury Outboards
2,4m 7' 10"ft
Ship-To-Shore & More Compact and lightweight, these economical inflatable boats are ideal as a ship-to-shore tender when speed is not your first priority. This series is also great for the family on the go. Bring your roll-up with you...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, inflatable keel, airdeck) SOFT LINE 310 Arimar
3,1m 10' 2"ft
Soft Line tenders are equipped with an inflatable keel, which allows easy disassembly,...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, inflatable keel, airdeck) FI 2.8 ASIS BOATS
2,8m 9' 2"ft
The FULLY INFLATABLE are used as tenders, drop and launch day boat, marina rescue boats… The ASIS Fully Inflatable is the most dependable...
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4,19m 13' 9"ft
The RANGER series are heavy-duty, foldable, inflatable boats specially designed for water sports and demanding applications. With their...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, inflatable keel, plywood deck) FB250-WF WOOSUNG Europe
2,5m 8' 2"ft
Leisure & Fishing motorboat, strong and functional. Enough room for several persons (max 3) to go fishing, motoring or cruising through inland waterways or along the seashore. Strong and rigid: the boat body is made of heavy...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, with airdeck) RANGER Grabner
4,15m 13' 7"ft
The RANGER is constructed as one inflatable body without a stiffened transom panel. That results in a sensational packing measurement of only 80...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard) 14 SR SeaEagle.com
4,3m 14' 1"ft
Whether you go boating on rivers, lakes, bays or oceans, Sea Eagle Sport/Runabouts can handle whatever nature throws at you. The World's best Floorboards Floorboards are very important for inflatable boats, they need to be strong yet light and...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, slatted floor) LT 270 Sur Marine
2,7m 8' 10"ft
THE NEW FOLDABLE INFLATABLES WITH "SOFTECK" GROUND Thanks to an innovative deck realized with top secret semi rigid expanse material, this range of small inflatables boats has a weight that...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard) DSB 420-GP Deutsche Schlauchboot
4,2m 13' 9"ft
Robust heavy duty inflatable boat in different sizes and variations. Skin and buoyancy tube made out of UV resistant Hypalon with...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, slatted floor) BUCCANEER I 300 MOOVING
2,7m 8' 10"ft
Dimensions : 2,70m x 1,45m Diam. tubes :...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard) UB360 A Qingdao Lian Ya Boat Co
3,6m 11' 10"ft
From 2 meter to 6 meters,...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, plywood deck) SD-290 Grand international Import Export inc.
2,9m 9' 6"ft
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, aluminium deck) PUFFIN 240 RIB Southern Pacific
2,36m 7' 9"ft
All Southern Pacific Inflatables are loaded with design features and extras as standard. Our competitive prices include all components so there are no hidden surprises when you purchase a Southern Pacific. Thanks for considering the...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, plywood deck) P260 N Zebec
2,59m 8' 6"ft
Convenient and Easy to Use This model is so convenient and easy to use that you can often get on the water for exciting fun. The Neplus increases the enthusiasm for boating. Although the Neplus has no inflatable keel, it is stable and maneuverable....
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, inflatable keel, airdeck) XM260C XM Yachting
2,6m 8' 6"ft
XM Yachting has always led the way with competitively priced high quality inflatable boats. Now the range is consolidated in to two dinghies available as standard with a...
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4m 13' 1"ft
The Master 2 series has proved itself over many years as a master of the seas … these large boats, with their inflatable keels, extremely rigid continuous marine-ply floors located between precision anodised-aluminium sections, ensuring perfect location, are representative of...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, with transparent deck) MOLOKAI W Clear Blue Hawaii
3,45m 11' 4"ft
Molokai 5 Passenger Motorized Inflatable Boat W/ ClearBlue™ Rigid Polycarbonate Transparent Window, StableMax™ UV Inhibitor Protection & AeroFiber Core™ Flooring. There is a place where incredible performance meets innovative design & where a word like boundary has no meaning at all. The...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard) NRX 190 Nautiraid - Squale - Ckl
1,9m 6' 3"ft
The NRX 190, NRX 250 and NRX 300 are ideal for fishing, hunting, day trips, or use as a yacht tender. They offer a genuine practical, safe, easy-to-transport...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard) 13651 USHIP
2,2m 7' 3"ft
USHIP tenders with plywood floor have been designed from specifications written by the USHIP network members keeping in mind comfort, safety, robustess and ease...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard) 10' - 12' - 14' - 16' Porta-Bote International
4,8m 15' 9"ft
Forget everything you think you know about Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB's). Sure, they offer an incredibly dry, stable ride you'd expect from a RIB. But, the similarities end there! When you're through...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard) ST270W-HF Sevylor® Europe
2,76m 9' 1"ft
Product Description Both the ST270W and the larger ST320W are sturdy and spacious enough for several people to enjoy fishing, motoring or cruising through inland waterways. The boat body is made of heavy duty 1000 denier coated fabric so it is strong and rigid, yet it is surprisingly compact and easy to roll up, transport and...
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Foldable inflatable boat: tender (outboard, plywood deck) BIM 24 Astilleros Neumaticos BIM
2,4m 7' 10"ft
BIM tender boats have the advantage of being easily stored and transported. They are also easy to assemble as well as great navigators, which offer...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, with aluminium deck) NAV 14HD Nautic & Art
4,25m 13' 11"ft
All the NAV HD series are equipped with the « speed tubes » technology that give them an extreme manoeuvrability and stability which allow sharp turns in shallow water or in the ocean at high speed, it is also due to their width and...
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Foldable inflatable boat (outboard, inflatable keel, airdeck) 14'6' SEAMASTER F Polaris boat
4,42m 14' 6"ft
Deep V fabric bottom inflatable with inflatable keel. Design is such that the available inboard space is equal to that of other boats 2...
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Rescue boat : foldable inflatable boat RDC Oceanid
4,67m 15' 4"ft
The RDC, Rapid Deployment Craft, is the safest, most durable, easiest to use, rescue boat ever made. It works in so many applications, that it is the only non-motorized boat a department may need. The RDC is a radical departure from the practice of drafting recreational craft into rescue service. This boat was designed and built to take the stresses incurred by those who need to work in demanding,...
