Takacat inflatable boats? are they a good thing?

Ok, I've been looking at inflatables for some years now as I've had one or two as a Tender.
I've been eyeing off these Takacat's for some time and can't seem to get a great deal of info from people on how they hold up.
I spoke to Takacat directly and of course they can't speak highly enough about them and also spoke to other inflatable repairers and dealers around my area (Gold Coast) and they say that they are crap of course.
So, it seems that I'm still non the wiser as to the quality of these things.
Does anyone know if these are any chop?
I'v got an old Alloy Aquapro that has definitely gone past it's used by date and need to make a decision pretty soon on something and these Takacats look pretty good.
Any help on this would be great!

LoL! Yeah I've read that post before, almost sounds like he works for them..... I'm just looking for someone here who has had one or knows someone who has one and can remark on them be it good or bad.
Have you seen them LooseChange?

The takacat is taken off the Thundercat design but with a few alterations. The standard Thundercat design has a carbon or glass nosecone and no transom to speak off. Its just a frame. Not much info on these yet over here even within the Thundercat family. There are a few Chinese cats been imported by some individuals which seem to be running ok. I did not notice on the Takacat site what material they are using. Hypalon is the better material used by the more established manufacturers.

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Firesec said..

The takacat is taken off the Thundercat design but with a few alterations. The standard Thundercat design has a carbon or glass nosecone and no transom to speak off. Its just a frame. Not much info on these yet over here even within the Thundercat family. There are a few Chinese cats been imported by some individuals which seem to be running ok. I did not notice on the Takacat site what material they are using. Hypalon is the better material used by the more established manufacturers.

Yeah these are PVC but I just can't seem to get any info from people that own one, saying that though, I bit the bullet and bout a Highfield RIB and am very happy with it as I know they've got a pretty good name.

I own one, the takacat lite. the build quality is excellent, two seasons, a lot of use, I put a 6hp Yamaha on it, planes well with one person.
I use it for spearfishing, so I pack a lot of gear in it, if you don't need ultra portability I recommend a hard bottom. From my shopping, the quality is far superior to a Saturn, the stability is much better than a normal RIB. the big thing for me is that its really easy to slide back up on it from the water. Also the support at Takacat has been excellent. If you are going to get a motor, ask them for all the origin and import docs so you can register it