Replace tubes on RIB?

Sea Gull

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Has anyone had experience replacing the tubes on a RIB dinghy? I am shopping for my first one and have some concerns about longevity.

Zodiac offers a RIB with replaceable tubes. They say that these just slide on to the hull. The other brands mostly glue the tubes to the hull and have quoted prices of up to $6,000 for parts and labor to replace a worn out tube.

I am looking most closely at a Zodiac YL340DL and a Novurania MX335DL.
 
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