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We have an '03 Mercury 270 Hypalon we purchased from Defender

It's holding up very nicely but make sure you get the hypalon fabric. We did have to replace the air floor once but we're heavy duty divers and at many points, sharp knives were tossed aboard from the water and it just had too many holes.

I really like the dink; it's light, easy to fold and stow, and gets three of us up on a plane with an 8hp Yamaha 2 stroke outboard. The floor does flex a bit and it's most noticable bringing it up on a plane as you feel the pressure wave moving from bow to stern. Inflated hard enough, the floor is fairly rigid with only a slight give.

When replacement time comes around, we'll be purchasing the same model.

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