I wrote about the Feathercraft BayLee inflatable dinghies during the 2009 Seattle Boat Show, and now that I’ve had a chance to use my own BayLee 3 HD (the “flagship” of this diminutive fleet) a bit during the early part of the 2010 cruising season, I can report that it’s living up to my expectations.
Read my earlier review for the full story. Suffice to say this inflatable boat is designed to do one thing extremely well: It’s a tender for boats or float planes with limited storage space or strict weight restrictions.
Oh, it does one other thing extremely well, too: The kids love paddling around the marina in it! (I like the fact that there’s almost no chance they can damage anybody else’s boat with it.)
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Tim, did you happen to take any photos of the Baylee 3 mounted (sitting) on top of your boat?
We are considering one for our 22′ C-Dory, Chester, which has a bimini similiar to Two Lucky Fish’s.
Thank you, Steve.
We ended up buying a Baylee 3 HD and are satisfied with it. The boat comes with nice features not mentioned in the manufactures website and very high quality oar$. It is very compact when folded up. An impressive, high quality little dinghy. Is it worth the stratospheric price? I’m not sure but it dosen’t seem to have any competition for the niche it occupies..
Cheers, Steve.