Honwave Inflatable Dinghies
Honda "Honwave" inflatable are designed with a simple principle - to offer the customer a reliable, easy to use & easy to transport option for whatever requirements you desire.
All the dinghies in the range offer high quality build and components. Ranging from 2 to 4 metres in length, Honwave boats come in multiple deck configurations: slatted, aluminum and inflatable. They're built for comfort, safety and reliability, but most importantly, they're built to last. Every boat in the range encompasses innovation using only the finest materials which means that they're always up to the challenge.
All Honda Honwave inflatable dinghies have oversize tubes for maximum stability & flotation, reinforced keel and bottom tubes for extra protection, one-way drain valves for fast and safe drainage of excess water and top quality safety features such like safety handles, safety lines and wide exterior rubbing strakes. Their deep V hull design gives enhanced performance and maneuverability, and all models come equipped with fiberglass seat, air pressure gauge for tubes, foot pump, and repair kit and storage bag.
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Honda Slatted Floor Dinghies
Slatted floor inflatable dinghies make a lot of sense if budget and practicality are of importance. They are simple to use, maintain & transport and make ideal small tenders for larger craft. Benefiting from a host of technological and design advantages taken from their siblings, both the 2.0m & 2.5m versions have oversize tubing, high quality construction using European manufactured premium PVC which is lighter in weight than its competitors, together with a host of standard safety features.
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The slatted floor Honda inflatable dinghies are easy to use, with 3 separate air chambers inflated via included foot pump or compressor. When the dinghy is laid flat for inflation, the floor slats are slotted inside the sleeves along the deck and this provides rigidity to the craft when inflated as they are held tightly in place by the tubes.
Advantages:
- Simple to use.
- Relatively light & easy to transport
- Cheaper than other options.
Drawbacks:
- Floors less rigid than other options
- No V-keel to offer handling & comfort benefits
- Limited to size/capacity (max 3 adults/440Kg)
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Honda Air V-Floor Dinghies
The Air V-Floor (or Air-Floor) Honwave inflatable dinghies are the most popular range we sell, offering a reliable, lightweight & transportable craft with exceptional handling abilities. One of their best features is that they contain very little solid parts (transom, oars) that makes them perfect for storing aboard or packing away in the boot of the car. Far from compromising their rigidity and performance, the patented Air V-floor offers a stable and solid deck and due to its shape, a V-keel under the hull which affects significant advantages to its handling and performance.
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With the same high quality design features of other Honwave craft, the Air Floor versions come into their own because of their portability and ease of storage. The stability given in conventional inflatable dinghies by the slatted floor is instead provided by a 2-section inflatable chamber which incorporates both the deck of the boat and the keel below. This makes the boat lift higher out of the water giving much softer ride in choppy conditions and cushioning the impact of rougher rides.
Advantages:
- Lightweight & easy to stow.
- Increased capacity due to additional buoyancy from air floor.
- Handling characteristics much improved with V-Floor/Keel.
- Engine performance/economy enhanced by V-Floor/Keel.
Drawbacks:
- Deck is not absolutely "flat" due to V-floor design.
- Not ideal for heavy/commercial use.
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Honda Alumnium Floor Dinghies
For those who take their boating a little more seriously, the Honwave Aluminium floor models offer perhaps the highest specification and practicality, compromising only on weight and being pricier than their counterparts. The basic design concept with these craft is similar to the Air Floor version but having a solid aluminium deck fixed above the Air Keel to give maximum rigidity & robustness. The deck clips together, unlike the slats in the slatted floor models, which gives a flat and stable platform from which to conduct your water activities.
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Assembly is reasonably simple, interlocking the numbered floor plates together inside the dinghy and then inflating, remembering that this version also has an inflatable keel underneath the deck giving cushioning to the deck along with better handling performance than a flat bottomed inflatable. (PJ)
Advantages:
- Stable and safe.
- Rugged construction for more intensive use.
Drawbacks:
- Heavier & less portable than other types
- More expensive than other versions
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