Self-bailing counts for a lot – left at the float in the rain, the boat will not be half sunk when you come back three days later. Made of roto-molded polyethylene, the same stuff used for plastic kayaks, it’s tough enough to be bumped around and not care. A tremendous amount of thoughtful detail has gone into all of its various aspects – it is sturdy, and surprisingly stable it rows well, is self bailing when unloaded, and it has a sailing rig. This boat is specially designed as a rowing and sailing dinghy at the same time as being able to be converted into a lifeboat, out at sea. It’s been on my mind ever since, and then last year in Belfast a couple of folks were rowing by in one and stopped to talk, on the way back out to their sailboat… The Pudgy looked even better in person than it had in all the literature and articles, and the occupants were very happy with it. “The Portland Pudgy came along as an idea a number of years ago, when I first read about it in one of the boat magazines, though at that time you still couldn’t get one. There is no need for an unsightly, expensive, and deflation-prone RID kit (“dinghy dogs”) with the Pudgy: it’s an unsinkable boat, with built-in buoyancy. The Portland Pudgy safety dinghy has all the benefits of inflatable boats and RIBs (rigid inflatable boats), without the risk of deflation. This small boat is so stable you can stand up and walk around in it. Its pram shape allows it to fit on the deck of many cruising sailboats. The Portland Pudgy (7′ 8″, 128 lb., USCG-approved as a rowboat and motorboat for 4 people) is designed and manufactured (in the USA) to be an exceptionally rugged, stable, unsinkable boat. The Pudgy is extremely buoyant and has huge carrying capacity, both in the roomy cockpit and inside the storage compartments in the double hull. It tracks perfectly and moves along nicely with a small motor. The Portland Pudgy safety dinghy is the safest, most rugged yacht tender on the market to row, motor, tow and carry. Everyday Yacht Tender, Rowboat, Motorboat, Rugged Workboat
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