Carbon Cat Dinghy

[ohdrinkboy]

Stumbled upon this. I wouldn't call it ultra-light like they do. Looks to be a worthy hard dinghy option.

https://aspencarboncat.com/about-dur...en-carbon-cat/

No financial interest.

[Chotu]

Definitely not ultralight. Carbon is just a marketing strategy I think. Weighs 10lbs more than my west marine dinghy of the same length.

Probably a lot better built, but not light

[Scubaseas]

Other than the $10K price tag?

[rslifkin]

That hull shape looks like it would probably be pretty stable and carry weight well, but is also likely to ride like absolute crap in a chop. Weight-wise, it's not super light by any means. That probably means it's pretty sturdy. And fiberglass instead of carbon would likely have added another 10 - 15 lbs.

[SY Harmony]

Everything old is new again.....

[Bill O]

Devil is in the details of design of the tunnel type hulls. The old designs bounded badly in waves.

We have a 12' inflatable cat and will agree much less hp is needed to get up on plane. Handles chop better also.