Small Inflatable Boats - Which one to buy? Comparison and Ranking - Sib Fishing UK

With an overwhelming amount of manufactures and sibs of all shapes and sizes on the market, I decided to put together a comparison of what I feel are the best offerings in the mid range / medium sized small inflatable boat category.
I hope you find it helpful in making a decision on which one is right for you!

[@edgarperis7857]

genial analisis

[@inflatableangling]

Not sure what you mean?

[@dagonkhan2433]

I would be interested to know what SIB/Outboard combination you would recommend for use by a photographer on rivers, primarily the Norfolk Broads (mostly 6mph limit I believe). One/Two man boats that can be carried in the back of car, assembled by one man and launched/retrieved by one man on a public slipway. The boat would need to carry 150kg (man and kit) and occasionally an additional passenger (70Kg). Any suggestions?

[@inflatableangling]

Hi, thanks for your question. I'd personally recommend the Honwave T27 IE V floor with a 3.5 hp 4 stroke outboard for your situation. This would be suitable for use on the Norfolk Broads (you would need a bigger outboard if you want to go out to sea though). It is light enough for you to set up and launch solo. It will also pack down well and should fit in the back of most cars with the rear seats down.

[@dagonkhan2433]

@@inflatableangling Thanks! I shall have to investigate further... 🙂

[@SouthysFishing]

All you want is Honwave, amazing boats, handle the water really well and a great price 👍😅

[@inflatableangling]

Yeah, they do indeed mate! thanks for the comment 👍 love your new boat!

[@andrewgoodall2183]

Hello m8. I saw your mounting fish finder video that you made a year ago. Where you're strapping the transducer around the tube at the back. Did that work out OK for you? I'm going to be drilling my transom to mount it at some point, but for just this weekend I'm going to try mounting it like you did. Any issues with doing it the way you did? Thx for replies.

[@inflatableangling]

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes it works really well for me! I still use it like that with the strap now and not had any issues at all.

[@InflatableBoatFishing]

Hi Adam. Mind if I add to this? As the owner of Inflatable Boat Fishing Ltd and having designed the Hydrus boats. It doesn't look like you have done any research on these boats what so ever. Firstly the 3.3m air deck Hydrus starts at £1109 NOT £1200 putting it priced in 1st place . The 3.7m ally deck starts at £1319 NOT £1600 placing it in 5th place price-wise. In regards to weight. You also failed to mention that both of these SIBs are available in two carry bags halving the weight for both of them. A very important thing to consider when buying a SIB. It's a shame as you've never owned a Hydrus. You haven't even mentioned Boatworld SIBs. Probably the most well known out of all inflatable boats in the UK. I think you need to go back to the drawing board Adam. Just my opinion.

[@inflatableangling]

Thank you for your input. I highly value your opinion. I did do alot of research and I used your website as the source for prices and weights of the Hydrus models. I formed my opinion based on the Pro versions of each for the price which is accurate, I felt that the Lite options, although very good, are actually a replica of the H1 model and are lacking the addons which make your Hydrus H7 Pro such a great offering! For the weight I used the total weight of the boat when set up to compare with the others in the list. I do however really like the two bags you offer for ease of transport. I didn't include Boatworld sibs in my list, perhaps I should have, but I just felt in my own opinion that they are not quite in the top 5 for mid range sibs right at this time. Once again, thank you for your comment. Really appreciate it 😀

[@InflatableBoatFishing]

@@inflatableangling yes, but although the lite models lack the features that are on the Pro, theres still more than on any of the other SIBs in this list that MOSTLY dont have any!

[@InflatableBoatFishing]

Maybe you should have listed the price range of all SIBs that are available in each brand? The top 10 would have been far more accurate.

[@inflatableangling]

That would be a very long video 🤣 This is just my own opinion used to form a focused comparison of mid range medium sized sibs. I picked 1 air floor and 1 alu floor option that fits this focused analysis from each of the 5 manufacturers. Prices and stats were taken directly from each manufacturers website.

[@johnbuswell691]

Sorry please put the right boat weights on your videos. As people will buy on videos like this. A quick google will do the job.

[@inflatableangling]

Hi, can you please let me know which ones are incorrect? I used the net weight of each boat fully set up, direct from each manufacturers' websites.