Transporting a boat to and from the water is never a pleasant experience. Hooking up trailers, checking lights, even getting boats in and out of storage after a long and hard winter can be a hassle. A lot of these transportation needs also cost quite a bit of money. With inflatable boats, transporting a small fishing boat really isn’t much of a problem because of how lightweight inflatable options are. 

Even bigger inflatable boats are incredibly light as compared to hard-shell fishing boats.

Weight After Inflation

Inflatable boats are easiest to transport when they are deflated and folded. Even a large inflatable watercraft like the 18′ Saturn Inflatable Boat weighs only 270 pounds when inflated with the floor installed. Since the floor itself weighs 100 pounds, these boats from Saturn Boats are light enough for one person to drag to the water.

For people who want a seriously lightweight advantage, the 11′ X-Wide Saturn Dinghy can be transported by pretty much anyone with any type of vehicle. With a weight including the floor of only 120 pounds, these smaller inflatable options are incredibly easy to transport. Just because the boats are light doesn’t mean they can’t carry large amounts of cargo.

Even the 11 foot option can carry up to 1300 pounds. This is enough weight capacity to transport up to 5 passengers and a few accessories too. The larger 18 foot inflatable boats weigh a bit more, but can also carry up to 2500 pounds and as many as 10 passengers.

Compact Transport

The weight of a small fishing boat does affect its portability. Inflatable boating options are light, but they are also incredibly small when deflated and folded. Even the large 18 foot option folds down to a 59″ x 29″ x 14″ and 48″ x 28″ x 6”packing size. Smaller boats like the 11′ X-Wide Saturn Dinghy can condense down into a size of 59″ x 29″ x 14”as well.

The light weight of inflatable boats is a serious advantage when it comes to transporting to the lake, river, or bay. Saturn Boats is the leading distributor of easily transportable, fun inflatable boating options.