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Achilles Inflatable?

I'm in the market to replace my nesting dinghy which I managed to destroy in the Great Towing Misadventure this summer. I see the Defender has some Achilles dinghies on sale so naturally I'm interested in everyones opinion: Are they any good? Which model? How big? It has to hold 4 and the dog so I'm thinking 9.5' at least. I have an old Johnson 2.5 and a Merc 4hp and whichever works best will likely get the nod for next summer at least. Eye-watering speed not required. I'm afraid the dog may be hard on an airfloor so I'm thinking either the rollup model with aluminium floors or the plwood floor model with the inflateable keel. I want something I can stow away so have shied away from the RIB's. Please offer up your thoughts here. I've always had a hard dinghy so the inflatable market is new territory for me. Thanks, David

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