Inflatable Boat 

Inflatable Boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurized gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull is often flexible, while for boats longer than 3 meters (9.8 ft), the floor typically consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminum sheets fixed between the tubes, but not joined rigidly together. Often the transom is rigid, providing a location and structure for mounting an outboard motor.

Some inflatable boats have been designed to be disassembled and packed into a small volume, so that they can be easily stored and transported to water when needed. The boat, when inflated, is kept rigid crossways by a foldable removable thwart. This feature allows such boats to be used as life rafts for larger boats or aircraft, and for travel or recreational purposes.

The most common term for inflatable boats is “rubber boat” although rubber is usually no longer used in their construction. Other terms used include “inflatable dinghy”, “rubber dinghy”, “inflatable”, “inflatable rescue boat”, and “rubber duck”