Big Dog Inflatable

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Has anyone ever heard of these guys? My buddy bought an inflatable at the NY boat show yesterday. This PVC boat looked like the rest of the ones on display except...it had a rubber bottom. Everyone else used PVC bottom (Avalon and RIB were not there).

They are assembled near Albany, NY. They also have an office in NC.

Has anyone heard of them?
 
I never heard of them, but PVC is the covering. The Cloth is what's important. If there's no Cloth (Fabric) he's just purchased a PVC Tub toy.
 
Looks just like the Aquamarine dink I bought this year. These are not made in the US, I would almost guarantee it is Chinese made. Even the low end Zodiacs (the "zoom" line) are now being made in China. Check out ebay, there are normally 3 or 4 vendors offering different varieties of dinghys, all made in China or Korea and at better prices than the "Big Dog" (love that name!)
 
got my dink in 2006 - 2007.

At that time the choices were PVC or Hypalon.

Hypalon was (at that time) the superior product.

RWS
 
All of the dinks at the show looked the same to me. Same handles/cleats, same oar locks, same oar mounts, same oars, same seat setup (was hoping for an improvement here). The new air floors were carried by everyone. So, how did we decide? This dinghy was the only one with a black rubber bottom...is that good or a cost cutting measure? I assume good.

We grilled him about made in the USA and he swore they were assembled with parts from around the globe. Cloth from Korea/China, seats from Germany, Padded bags from Canada, hardware from somewhere else....but assembled near Albany, NY. Other guys simply said "Made in China", and one said "all dinghys here are made in China, if someone tells you differently they are lying".

Maybe this guy was lying but I don't think so.
 
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