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We used Sotars on the Futa in Chile. Great boats. You can pump these up to incredibly high psi (for a raft). They run big water very well. The cats we had were 18's and used only as safety support for picking up dumped passengers and rafts. Have to say you get what you pay for. I ran Aire cats commercially on the upper Animas for a dozen years and never had a zipper blow but witnessed others blow right in front of me. The 16' Aire Jagarundi was my personal favorite cat. Also had a 16' Hyside cat that was a little less manuevarble but could carry a lot more gear.If you want to buy a Jacks cat that's your deal. I had three and always sold them because of the weird nose cone always failing to hold air after a couple of years. If you are going to be in the desert a lot running multi-day trips I would not recommend the Aire just because sand gets in the zippers and it's tough to make the repairs with all the grit that gets in the zipper car. There's a lot of choices out there. Everyone's got an opinion.
Cheers!
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