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True Kit · Discovery

Discovery 280

Approx. 31 kg, up to 8 hp

Inflatable Catamaran Dinghy Official distributor 2.80 m 8 hp max

Specifications

True Kit Discovery 280

Field Value
BrandTrue Kit
Model familyDiscovery
Length overall2.80 m
Maximum power8 hp
Persons
Hull weight31 kg
MarketInflatable Catamaran Tenders
TypeInflatable catamaran
Australian statusOfficial distributor
Country of originNew Zealand

One of 575 dinghies, tenders and RIBs in the BuyDinghy Australian database, scored against inflatable catamaran tenders rather than the market as a whole.

Fit scores

Each score is True Kit's editorial score for that job, scaled by how well a 2.80 m hull suits it. A superb manufacturer still makes boats that are wrong for your job — the curve is what says so. How this is calculated.

Yacht tender 86
Fishing 63
Club / rescue 35

Estimated ready-to-use weight: about 84 kg

Published hull weight is 31 kg. Our estimate adds a typical four-stroke outboard at maximum rating, a full portable fuel tank, anchor, rode, safety gear and a lifting bridle. It is an estimate, not a specification — but it is far closer to what your davits will carry than the brochure figure. See the full calculation.

Rest of the Discovery range

Model Length Max power Persons
Discovery 3303.30 m15 hp
Discovery 4004.00 m20 hp

Cross-shop against

Other Inflatable Cats within 25 cm of this length.

Model Brand Length Max power
ICAT285Island Inflatables2.85 m
T260LXTakacat2.60 m
T300LXTakacat3.00 m