| Boating in placid waters of a lake is a truly | | | | to capsize. The separate air filled rubber tubes |
| delightful experience for people. Nowadays | | | | provide very high buoyancy to the boat. Even in |
| inflatable boats are more widely used compared | | | | case of a puncture of one or more rubber tube |
| to traditional boats. Collapsible boats are made | | | | the boat does not sink as the other rubber tubes |
| from a special type of synthetic rubber that | | | | are good enough to keep it afloat. This is a great |
| provides high flexibility and strength to withstand | | | | safety feature that makes inflatable dinghies very |
| rugged use. | | | | favored amongst the lifeguards. |
| The rapid advancements in technology and | | | | If an overboard motor is attached to the boat |
| increasing demand for boats have made it easy | | | | then it works wonders for the user. The powered |
| for the manufacturers to provide inflatable boats | | | | inflatable boats can be easily maneuvered at great |
| at a cheap price. As a result more and more | | | | speeds and this feature finds its use in special |
| people are able to buy and use boats of their | | | | military operations that require stealth and |
| choice. The inflatable boats come with some | | | | swiftness to execute the operation. The mountain |
| salient features that are hard to find in traditional | | | | rafters find inflatable boats very useful as they |
| boats. | | | | can deflate the boat to carry it through difficult |
| The collapsible boats have a very low center of | | | | terrain and again inflate it when they reach the |
| gravity, which makes it near impossible for them | | | | rapids of the mountain river. |