T260LX
Featherweight Micro-Tender
Takacat T260LX
America's Favorite Micro-Tender
The Takacat T260LX is the perfect yacht tender and small personal craft—a lightweight and innovative dinghy.
The T260LX provides easy boarding from the water and can be used for hassle-free access to clean the waterline of a larger vessel.
Featuring innovative Takacat design advantages such as an open bow, catamaran hull design and the revolutionary Tube Transom®, the T260LX is often the most practical and envied dinghy in the anchorage. It also is a safe and comfortable fishing boat and has nearly limitless other uses.
Possibility awaits you with this innovative and cutting-edge dinghy!
2 Bags
Easy to transport and store.
55 lbs
Lightweight and easy to handle
10 minutes
Ready when you need it!
Portable
No need for the hassle of a trailer or the cost of storage. Pack down the boat into two carry bags and throw it in the trunk, closet, or overhead compartment. The carry bags are vented, so you can even store it wet and it stays fresh.
Easy Entry Bow
The open bow, raised deck and rigid air deck floor makes boarding passengers and cargo effortless from beach, dock, and even a larger vessel. Combined with the shallow draft of the boat, entry and exit from the water is just as simple, even for small children and pets.
Fast-Draining Removable Tube Transom®
The revolutionary removable Tube Transom® allows the deck to drain continuously, so the boat never holds water. Lightweight stainless steel construction on the tube makes the boat 15 lbs lighter than traditional inflatable boats.
Catamaran Performance
The lightweight catamaran style and aerodynamic tapered bow of Takacat glides over the water for smooth, fast travel. The high pressure air deck with non-skid coating creates a rigid platform to keep passengers and cargo steady on the water.
Stowable
Pack it into your lazarette or any spare crevice when making offshore passages
Also the perfect backup / emergency dinghy for boats with larger main dinghies
Easy to Row
Lightweight PVC or rubber material construction and the sleek Tube Transom® keeps the boat lightweight, making it easy to pilot with the included oars. External oar rowlocks and Velcro straps ensure your oars stay on board with you.
Catamaran Safety & Stability
With a true Catamaran design, this boat does not rock side-to-side and remains flat even when weight is poorly distributed on board.
Safe for Pet Paws
Takacat boats are made with durable coated textile fabric that is very wear and puncture resistant. Bring along your furry friends without worry of punctures or damage from their claws!
Durable Single-Seam Construction
The hulls are constructed with a single seam, rather than multiple seams on standard inflatables. Less seam work minimizes the likelihood of damage at the weakest spots of the boat. The seams use a chemically bonded gluing system for durability against brittleness.
Same boat. Two fabrics.
We offer Takacat LX series boats in two standard fabrics, and the difference matters.
PVC
- PVC has long been the workhorse of inflatable boats: light, affordable, and easy to pack.
- PVC is the lightweight champion. At the lightest weight in the range, PVC keeps your packed boat easy to carry, stow and transport. The trade-off is lifespan: PVC contains plasticisers that gradually leach out over time, so the material stiffens and ages faster than TPU.
- PVC is the least expensive way to get on the water. If you are looking for the best value to get out there for your next adventure, then PVC checks all of the boxes!
TPU
- TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is the premium alternative, engineered for demanding conditions and a longer service life.
- TPU is built for the tropics. It resists UV degradation far better than PVC, staying sticky-free and supple season after season in intense sun.
- TPU is thicker and tougher. Our TPU fabric is 33% thicker (1.2mm) than our PVC fabric (0.9mm). That thickness brings superior abrasion and puncture resistance, so it takes rocky beaches, oyster beds and rough handling in stride. It also stays flexible in extreme cold, where PVC can stiffen or crack.
What about Hypalon?
Long considered the gold standard for inflatable boat durability, Hypalon has earned its reputation, and TPU matches it. Life expectancy, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, UV resistance: TPU is near equivalent across the board.
So why do we recommend TPU? Practical advantages: TPU seams are welded, not glued. It's easier to repair, weighs less, and costs less. Hypalon's durability without Hypalon's price tag.
Technical Specs
Length: 8 ft 6 in
Beam: 5 ft 1 in
PVC Boat Weight: 55 lbs
TPU Boat Weight: 61 lbs
Max Capacity: 793 lbs
Transom bars are made of 2mm wall thickness 304 Stainless Steel.
Transom boards made of painted marine plywood.
Tube Diameter: 19 in
Max Horsepower: 8 HP
Rec. Horsepower: 2.5 HP
Carry Bags: 2
Bag #1: 35.5 in x 14 in x 12 in; 30 lbs
Bag #2: 35.5 in x 14 in x 12 in; 30 lbs
Press Reviews
"There’s lots of fun to be had[...]They plane easily and corner comfortably[...]" Read the article...
Sarah Ell
2017 - Boating New Zealand
"The conspicuous open bow and stern of the Takacat design allows for flatter, more expansive, and more stable platform than any comparable inflatable we’ve tested." Read the article...
Robert Michelin
2020 - Practical Sailor Magazine
"The whole package feels solid and is blessedly free from the skittishness of the traditional roll up inflatable. [...] I was reluctant to pack the Takacat away and kept her inflated for four days as I went back to do more “testing.” Read the article...
Matt Vance
2016 - Boating New Zealand
Customer Reviews
Takacat Stands Behind Our Products with a 3 year warranty
With a 3 year warranty, you can buy with confidence that you won't be up a creek without a paddle!
Takacat services its warranty from the USA, so if you do need any warranty repairs or replacements, you can be sure to receive them quickly!
