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Show MAKING FAMILY LIFE MORE FUN Low Cost Fun: Inflatable Boats More than 60 million Americans Amer-icans en joyed boating last year. More and more families are taking to the water in safe, du-rnhle du-rnhle and economically-priced inflatable boats. According to the National Marine Manufacturers Manufac-turers Association (NMMA), American boaters have put 300.000 inflatables to use in a variety of fun-filled ways on the water. Whether your clan en- -joys water skiing, scuba diving, fishing, hunting, camping or sailing, owning an inflatable can add up to lots of low-cost fun. lew-1' jr" - The average price of an inflatable is less than $1,100, and the average inflatable gets more mileage per tank of gasoline than a fiberglass boat. With proper care simple soap and water washdowns inflatables can provide as much as 10 years of use. Today's inflatables are built of fabrics which are difficult dif-ficult to puncture and resistant to damage by the sun's rays, salt water or gasoline. The hulls are resilient, so bounce back on impact. Most inflatable boats fold into small, lightweight carrying carry-ing bags for simple transport and storage. Accessories oars, sail rigs, engines, transoms, tran-soms, floorboards vary according ac-cording to individual use, but the boats themselves are easy to handle and simple to inflate. They can be launched without a ramp or other launching facility. |