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There are things a raft can do that a drift boat cant. Ad Hall of Fame boat dealer with a full line of Cobalt Boats offering salesservice storage. Although not ideal a boat rafting.

Rafts are fragile and easily punctured by any sharp object like a splintered hull self-steering vane or. Most harbours also put a limit on the number of boats on a swinging mooring. This method makes the most of the limited space in a crowded harbour.

For smaller boats the floor and hull is often flexible while for boats longer than 3 metres 98 ft the floor typically consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed between the tubes but not joined rigidly together. Ad Bare boats or crewed yachts Bavaria Lagoon Beneteau Jeanneau Fountaine Pajot. Unlike pontoons and walls if the weather turns unpleasant it is reasonably easy to escape providing the raft is secured properly.

They come packed in either a fiberglass canister that is mounted on a cradle on deck or in a soft-sided valise that can be stored in a locker. In summer many harbours expect visiting yachts to raft up on swinging mooring buoys. A flat structure made of planks barrels etc that floats on water and is used for transport emergencies or a platform for swimmers.

Then use spring lines to adjust the relative fore and aft positions of the two boats. That being said a raft is more effort to row than a drift boat is usually more cramped and less comfortable. If you have a 24-foot cuddy cruiser your boat likely outweighs a 27 go-fast.