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Blow 'em Up! Inflatable Sponsons / $375.00 Taking a solid-hull dinghy out for a row can be a wonderful, relaxing experience. However, when the weather is foul or you’re loaded up to capacity, nobody wants to worry about tipping over into the chilly Pacific Ocean brine. Fortunately, Gig Harbor Boat Works resurrected their line of inflatable external sponsons, formerly known as "Dinghy Dogs", to put us at ease. These revampled inflatable sponsons attach easily to the gunwales of a boat and
sit high enough to stay out of the water (so as not to add drag), but angle downward in order to stay clear of the oars. The makers in Gig Harbor have put their inflatable sponsons through all kinds of tests (aka, put somebody in a drysuit and try to sink the dinghy), and the sponsons spared the dinghy and tester a watery fate every time. These inflatable sponsons store flat or folded when deflated, which should make them easy to stow when underway. The valves are compatible with just about any basic air pump, so adding air or deflating
Here we see Gig Harbor Boat works inflatable sponson tester, Falk, hard at work. Try as he might, he cannot take the dinghy down, thanks to the inflatable sponsons. should be simple. Simple, yet useful, just how a good boating product should be. If you’re a fan of taking the dinghy out for a row, but want to be ready for when things go south, you may want to have a pair of inflatable sponsons on hand, just in case. They are priced at $375 per pair and a separate compatible air pump is also available for $20. You can learn more or order them online from the Gig Harbor Boat Works website (ghboats.com).
Build-a-Bar Workshop
Custer Build-A-Bar LED Blocks / $30.00 Need bright spot or flood light on your deck or dock? Also need a custom product to fit a special location or space? Custer Products has developed Build-A-Bar modular LED blocks, which are marketed as perfect for high-performance marine applications, and suitable for use as deck lights, transom lights, and nighttime navigation lights. These modules are individual seven inches long interlocking lamp units. Attach them side-to-side to build a light bar ranging from narrow to wide, or stack the units, by interlocking top to bottom. Does your boat need a wall of light? Custer says these lamps can be interlocked to any length or height needed, and can be ordered in close-proximity flood, or far-reaching spot light beam patterns. Need even more? Combine the flood and spot lamps together for both wide and far-reaching light. The Build-A-Bar units feature long-life, 30-Watt CREE light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to achieve bright beam patterns, and minimize energy use. Each lamp unit is said to produce 3,000 lumens of light. The housings are designed for extreme use, and have rugged die-cast aluminum housings, high-impact polycarbonate lenses, and are certified IP-67 for water and dust intrusion. Your lighting systems come with stainless steel mounts, and connecting hardware. Contact custerproducts.com to find a distributor in your area, and lighten up!
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