New hypalon dinghy, AB or Carib

[David Hibbard]

We are shopping for a dinghy to replace our WM hypalon RIB purchased in Florida. We are now in Antigua, both the AB and a Carib are available here.
Any recommendations?

[bstreep]

AB. My wife looked at ALL of them while at the boat show">Miami boat show a few years ago. She and the dealer (who carries them all) confirmed that it's the best choice. So far, so good on ours.

[GreenWave]

I will vote for Caribe. Have one that is almost 11 years old. Probably comes down to price

[chrisr]

we have a caribe. very happy with it

cheers,

[stormalong]

I've got a Caribe. 15 years old and no patches. Starting to show it's age.

Are you aware that Caribe and AB are made in the same factory in Venezuela?

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by stormalong

I've got a Caribe. 15 years old and no patches. Starting to show it's age.

Are you aware that Caribe and AB are made in the same factory in Venezuela?

AB moved to Barranquilla, Colombia in 2007. Unless they moved back both AB and Caribe are manufactured in Columbia

[freshalaska]

I’ve a Carib and it’s getting old and it’s made very well. No idea about AB.

[stormalong]

Originally Posted by wingssail

AB moved to Barranquilla, Colombia in 2007. Unless they moved back both AB and Caribe are manufactured in Columbia

OK, good move. My Caribe was bought in 2007.