Aventus Inflatables

[RGrew176]

My 1997 Quicksilver 330 inflatable has given up the ghost. It's leaking in a place that 2 inflatable repair shops said cannot be fixed. It is a PVC model so getting 21 years of service out of it is pretty good IMO.

Last week at the Detroit Boat Show I stopped by a couple of the vendors that were selling inflatables. I wanted to get another air floor model as I loved my air floor on the Quicksilver. Well, the vendor selling Brig did not have a model that could handle my 15 HP Mercury OB. The max HP for an air floor model Brig was 8 HP. I wanted to get a new inflatable not a new OB motor.

Then I stopped by Dinghy Concepts booth. I looked at the Achillies they sell. They are Hypalon and the one I would have needed was $2600. I then saw the Aventus models behind the Achillies. The Aventus is a PVC model that can be ordered with either a wood or air floor.

The boat show price was $1199.00 much more within my budget. I was not planning to replace my old inflatable but I guess after 21 years it's time for a new one. The only thing I don't like is it comes with only a 3 year warranty. My Quicksilver had a 5 year warranty. The air floor on that one did fail in year 4 and it was replaced without question. I pick mine up May 2nd.

Does anyone here own an Aventus inflatable? How is it holding up?

Thanks in advance for any comments.

[bud37]

Cant answer about Aventus but, wow 21 years from your pvc inflatable, very impressive.

[Viper]

I had a PVC model for over 20 years too but she was always under a covered slip and I used a dinghy vinyl protector type product on her about 3 times a season. There's a few on the market, probably pretty much all the same stuff. Didn't have a glued joint issue. It was still in good shape when I sold it.

[MakinTime]

Never heard of that brand, but visiting the Aventus website they look like they’d be a quality dinghy. What size are you looking at? I am looking at getting a 9’ air floor at some point. I had a 12’ pvc Saturn inflatable a few years ago with a 25 hp on it and I was pretty impressed with the quality of it, for being a cheap inflatable.

[RGrew176]

Qr Bbpost Never heard of that brand, but visiting the Aventus website they look like they’d be a quality dinghy. What size are you looking at? I am looking at getting a 9’ air floor at some point. I had a 12’ pvc Saturn inflatable a few years ago with a 25 hp on it and I was pretty impressed with the quality of it, for being a cheap inflatable.

I ordered the Sam 310. It's 10' 2" long with a 5' 1" beam.

[RGrew176]

Qr Bbpost Cant answer about Aventus but, wow 21 years from your pvc inflatable, very impressive.

It was always stored inside except when it was being used. On my last boat I stored it in the forward berth. Not sure where I am going to store this one yet.