Lee, The Walker Bay seems like a toy to me. I have owned an older Whaler 13 foot and though you cannot destroy them, it was uncomfortable to the max. Seating position and ride, very rough. I think it would be hard to keep waves out of the Whaler when beaching also. I believe for all around use a hardbottom inflatable would be better. If you have the funds choose a higher horsepower one with a steering console. To keep the dingy off the sides of your boat use long bow and stern lines and feed them in and out to keep it steady on the way up and down. Patrick Dwyer I need some advice. I am building a 50' steel RPH trawler (full width salon, no side decks) here in Turkey and will store the tender on the boat deck above the salon. I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80 kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs. I believe that the boat will have to be lowered about 15 feet from the boat deck into the water. The question is how to I load and or offload the tender without banging the side of the trawler. Does someone have a fool proof way of doing this? And, while the fiberglass tender appears to be the better choice for indestructibility, am I messing up here by not picking the hard bottom inflatable? Or, is their a third choice? I need to make this decision real soon as Turkey just lowered the 2 "sales taxes" on tenders from 15% and 18% to 1% total, to end at the end of November. yes, I know, 15% and 18% tax ...... wow.... Guidance, Suggestions, advice... Thanks Lee Turkey