What about this wee beastie?

[Robin G]

Hey guys - just found this thread - has anyone tried the Elling KB 350 yet?


@Pecheur Anglais - did you get to try the one in Anglesey? I'd be interested in what you thought of it!

[Pecheur Anglais]

Although the Boatworld guy said he would get in touch with the guy on Anglesey with one for me to possibly try, I heard nothing more. That, combined with arguments from experienced folk on here about performance being exaggerated put me off tbh.
Looked a really nice boat at the boat show, but decided it is not the boat for me.

[Mikefule]

As others have hinted 30 mph with a 6 hp is so implausible as to be called an outright lie.

30 mph in that with any size of engine would be invigorating to say the least.

My Zodiac 310 with a 9.9 will do around 15 — 20 mph in perfect conditions.

I'm sure there is something cheaper and at least as good to be found, and with a more plausible set of performance claims.

[Boatworld]

I have asked Elling to confirm the speed they have achieved with the Elling 350KB and had the following back today.
The motors of all two cycles, the weight of 1 person is 80 kg.
6hp - 25 km / h
10hp - 35 km / h
18hp - 45 km / h

I have requested info with 4 stroke outboards and when I have I will post again.
Thanks

[Boatworld]

I have asked Elling to confirm the speed they have achieved with the Elling 350KB and had the following back today.
The motors of all two cycles, the weight of 1 person is 80 kg.
6hp - 25 km / h
10hp - 35 km / h
18hp - 45 km / h

I have requested info with 4 stroke outboards and when I have I will post again.
Thanks

[Boatworld]

Elling KB 350 ( From a Boatworld customer who owns one)

I am a 20stone + 60year old man with an arthritic right hand side hip so getting into a inflatable can be interesting

So I needed a inflatable that would carry a lot of weight plus fairly easy to inflate

I spend about 3-4 months on the internet looking around

Then a saw Boat world advertisement so I cam along to Chesterfield to have a look and when I was in your shop you had a Elling KB 350 on display

I started asking questions kg capacity 800kg with 500mm plus dia sides

Even though the Elling was twice the price a went for it and bought the boat frame 6hp outboard the full kit

I then put it in the water at Angelsey it was just the what I wanted I could sit on the side and spin my legs round and slide onto the seat no issues with it tilting or nearly tipping over I was in no

Drama’s brill

Then I loaded 3 grand children and the wife and off we went the boat is so stable in the water it feels safe good fun the 6hp engine uses about 2-3ltrs of fuel all day

It really is has good as it gets

I have fitted wheels and I can pull it in and out of the sea on my own no problem

Cheers Boatworld

Steve and all the Grand Children roll on next summer

[Fenlander]

Thanks for updating those speeds vs HP figures Boatworld. They are much more realistic with, for example, the 6hp making 13.5kts which compares give or take a bit with The Gurnard on here who achieves 15kts with a 6HP on his small Frib one-up.

I think the KB350 looks very interesting and the initial over ambitious speed claims were my main concern. I do hope someone on here buys one so we can have feedback from a forum member.

It has to be said your happy customer describes an experience that would be found with most air floor inflatables around 3.5m.

[Mikefule]

Originally Posted by Boatworld

I have asked Elling to confirm the speed they have achieved with the Elling 350KB and had the following back today.
The motors of all two cycles, the weight of 1 person is 80 kg.
6hp - 25 km / h
10hp - 35 km / h
18hp - 45 km / h

I have requested info with 4 stroke outboards and when I have I will post again.
Thanks

Most English customers will think in mph and the keener boaty types may think in knots.

A mile is 1.609 km.

A nautical mile is "a mile + VAT" or about 1.2 miles.

25 kmh = 15 mph which is 12.5 kts
35 kmh = 21.75 mph which is 18 kts
45 kmh = 28 mph which is 23.33 kts

[willk]

Originally Posted by Mikefule

A mile is 1.609 km.

A nautical mile is "a mile + VAT" or about 1.2 miles.

1.15 nautical miles to the statute mile.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by willk

about 1.15 nautical miles to the statute mile.

FTFY

Hang on a minute........or 1852m to be precise [emoji6]

[willk]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

FTFY

Hang on a minute........or 1852m to be precise [emoji6]

I was sticking with the accuracy to 2 decimal places approach...

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by willk

I was sticking with the accuracy to 2 decimal places approach...

Ach!! Call yourself a scientist [emoji1]

[willk]

test post

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by willk

I was sticking with the accuracy to 2 decimal places approach...

Which is all very well except you got it back to front!

[Mikefule]

1.2 miles expressed to 1 decimal place rounding in the usually accepted way.

1.15 miles expressed to 2 decimal places.

My main point was that the earlier post expressing boat speeds in KMH was using a comparatively small unit (kilometre) to produce a high "per hour" figure.

As very few people in the UK think in kmh, especially for boats I felt it needed highlighting.

[Pecheur Anglais]

Originally Posted by Mikefule

1.2 miles expressed to 1 decimal place rounding in the usually accepted way.

1.15 miles expressed to 2 decimal places.

My main point was that the earlier post expressing boat speeds in KMH was using a comparatively small unit (kilometre) to produce a high "per hour" figure.

As very few people in the UK think in kmh, especially for boats I felt it needed highlighting.

Would love to use 2 decimal places for VAT if that would get it back down from 20% to 15%