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That dinghy is an AB Aria RIB 310 (72 pounds) 
In Response To: Pretty high tech there -- the weight difference with that hard bottom dingy, though??? ;^) 
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() The hard bottom is ABS plastic, and the shell is single-layer (outer shell only -- no liner to make a flat floor). They don't make a lighter weight RIB that I'm aware of.
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- Synthetic rigging
- The issues I wonder about are...
- Cost is comparable to stainless wire
- Isn't the oversizing to avoid reduce creep?
- What cruiser replaces his rigging every 5 to 6 years?
- For the cruiser there are specific applications
- They don't know the life expectancy
- Isn't the oversizing to avoid reduce creep?
- SS wire is conductive, Polymers aren't ... what about lightning?
- Cost is comparable to stainless wire
- The issues I wonder about are...
