Re: Saturn inflatables
I've had the SD360 for over 3 years now, it came with the aluminum floor which I used once, no problem with the floor but I prefer to make my own decks from closed cell foam, much lighter and way more comfortable.
A little tip re the wood or aluminum floors if you decide to run with them, you can make the boat more comfortable, less slippy/easier to stand on, and protect the wood or aluminum from tanks or other stuff by covering the deck with either the thin rubber runners or {better still} the 3/8ths foam rubber runners that you can buy by the linear ft from hardware stores, I did a little write up on that on the link below...
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=410943&highlight=protect+deck
I run my boat with a Mariner 9.9 Four Stroke and it goes fast enough to get me back into sheltered waters when the ocean starts acting up...
Anyway, as to the boat itself, I have had a zodiac a few years ago and excepting for the that one being white and the SD360 being red I see no difference in quality of the boat or the fittings on it and no difference at all in how the boat handles on the ocean or on the huge lakes here in Nova Scotia, Canada.
There's no way I'd ever pay Zodiac what they are asking for their boats these days. I'm not saying that there aren't other inflatables better than the Saturn, or better deals available, none that I'm aware of though.
I'd have no reservations at all in recommending a Saturn to you...
Canada Bob.
while fishing as in any other brand inflatables.
