Zodiacs are a cross between a boat and a catamaran with an outboard motor and rigid floor.

How fast can a zodiac boat go. Whats the max rating on your boat. I suspect a 6 hp on any 14 tin boat will have planing issues. This makes it quite a large inflatable boat.

A Zodiac comfortably holds 1012 passengers plus the driver who stands in the centre at the back. For over 123 years Zodiac Nautic has led the way in innovation and technology for inflatable boats. Powered by twin inboard engines up to 1750-HP they can reach 180 MPH and beyond.

Any ride in a zodiac type boat is not gonna be high and dry - its a working go for broke type of craft. They are made to motor and pretty much motor in any adverse condition thus using it as a river drift boat where you have to maintain some steerage by oars is a very big question mark with me. Boat Specialists is proud to be West Coasts foremost dealership of Zodiac boats.

Im not sure how many cruises I had in our 10 daysprobably about 30and I enjoyed them all. 25HP motor will fly 15 SD470 at about 20 miles per hour even though this size boat is rated to up to 40HP max. Zodiac boats for sale on Boat Trader are available for a variety of prices valued from 1335 on the modest side all the way up to 255341 for the most advanced boats.

A 1950s 75 hp Evinrude would plane my narrow 12 aluminium boat rated for 6 hp and speed me along between 15-20 mph. Higher performance models now listed come rigged with motors up to 1931 horsepower while shorter more affordable more functional models may have as low as 7 horsepower engines although the average motor size is 115 HP. A single F470 can be inflated to its complete size within 2 minutes through pressurized air from a SCUBA tank - a quality certainly appreciated by fast-acting frogmen.

The size and shape of the hull for instance as well as the water conditions smooth vs rough. It can be installed on the Zodiac FC470 and inflates in 40 seconds. Todays most popular go-fast catamarans range from 28 to 52 feet.