Achilles SPD-E Series SPD-290E Inflatable Boat 2022

The Achilles SPD-290E is the smallest boat in the SPD sport tender line, a Hypalon inflatable with an aluminum rigid floor system and four-layer seams. It is 9 ft 6 in long with a 5 ft 2 in beam, weighs 106 lbs and carries 4 persons or 1,100 lbs.

Handles around the tubes give passengers something to hold when the boat is on plane, which it reaches with two or three aboard on an 8 HP outboard; the recommended range is 4 to 8 HP short shaft. It has 17-inch tubes with two air chambers plus an air keel and packs to 3 ft 9 in x 1 ft 8 in x 1 ft 1 in.

Standard equipment: Achilles reinforced Hypalon, aluminum and wood floorboards, aluminum stringers and floorboard joints, air keel, fold-down locking oar system, bow handle, towing D-rings, interior bow lifting D-ring, removable wood seat with foam mat, stern-mounted strap lift and carry handles, webbed helmsman grip, extra seat attachment patches, full-length rub strake, bailer valve, foot pump, carry bag and maintenance kit.

Highlights

• Aluminum and wood floorboards on aluminum stringers

• Max motor 8 HP short shaft; 4-8 HP recommended

• Capacity 4 persons or 1,100 lbs

• 106 lbs dry weight, 17-inch tubes

• Wood seat with foam mat and webbed helmsman grip

• Oar system, foot pump, carry bag and maintenance kit included

Specifications

Good to know

• May need to be registered or titled in your state; the paperwork that comes with the unit is supplied.