SonofaSailor1
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I am looking at a Whaly 370 with a 25 Hp as a Tender. Anyone with experience out there? They are a plastic boat designed to replace a RIB.
Not familiar with that brand but we have had 2 Triumph boats in the past. They were rotocast with HDPE. Almost indestructible. I have literally hit one of them in the side with an 8 pound sledge hammer as hard as I could and it just bounced off. The one caution with them is that they needed to be supported properly or the hull would deform. They had a diagram on how to support it on a lift. Overall we loved the boats.
Thank you. Good to know. Any experience with a bull frog?
Thank you. Good to know. Any experience with a bull frog?
Indestructible boat, but not a good choice for the tropics. Sold my 270 after a two month trip to the Bahamas. Couldn’t get on a plane with two men and a 9.8 hp, and the plastic flexes when in the sun. Might be OK for a kids boat or up north for short trips, but not a good choice if you want to run a couple miles and get there before you die of old age.
The Portland Pudgy looks pretty versatile with a sailing rig that stores in the hull and a canopy that turns it into a liferaft. That's a very clever design!
FTW-
The Whaly 270 will be fine with any propulsion where you’re not needing to get on a plane. I was concerned about the longevity of the transom on mine with the 9.8 hp. Once I gave up trying to get on a plane we just ran her at low sped and transom was fine.
As far as stability, she was incredibly stable.
Good little boat, just not for my application.