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Another ditto...

Bought one from Stephan a few years ago. Perhaps not top-of-the-line elegant, but tough. Had a problem of the drain not sealing and one of the tubes goes down slowly more than the other. There was a run of them with fabric loops to hold the carry ropes and they didn't last long! Defender replaced tham at no cost but didn't solve the drain leak. I had all sorts if ideas of how to replace/fix it and took out the flapper unit. Turned out it hadn't been installed evenly. I slathered some sealant around and screwed it back in place. Works fine now!

We have the 9'4' or air floor and it's nice to be able to roll it up and stow on deck for long passages. It is heavy; I think the listed weight is without the floor. The previous Zodiac (also from Defender) I could puit on the roof rack and drive home on Sundays; not this puppy. We have the air floor and it is tough and not heard of any failures.

And it fits in even a small living room!

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