DUX Inflatable Boats
The most stable and versatile, Tunnel Hull & Catamaran Inflatable Boats in the industry. Built entirely in the USA.
Comfort and Performance
Dux Inflatables has improved the comfort and performance of the traditional inflatable boat. Our goal is to distribute the worlds most advanced, versatile inflatable water craft to date.
We Combine Design, Technical & Beauty
With superior design and craftsmanship, using the finest materials available, be sure to look at our full line of Dux Inflatables.
Welcome to Inflatable Industries, Home of DUX!
Inflatable Industries, LLC., builds the most stable and versatile Tunnel Hull / Catamaran Inflatable Boats in the industry. Each boat is built entirely in the USA using high-quality materials and state-of-the-art molecular bonding. The founder of the “DUX” brand has developed several types of inflatable products, such as lifts, medical rehab devices, and military tools under contract with S.P.A.W.A.R.S., (Pacific Coast). The “DUX” brand came under new management in 2015. Young or old – DUX boats will help you take unforgettable journeys and create endless memories! Our original tunnel hull and catamaran inflatable boat hull designs have brought unmatched happiness across the world over the last 3 decades.
Over 6 Decades of Combined Experience
The DUX trademarked brand of inflatable products is manufactured by Inflatable Industries, LLC. in the USA. With well over 60 years of combined inflatable expertise and design experience, including metal fabrication to customize your floor space. Simply submit your hand sketch or CAD drawings to customize your boat.
Handcrafted Boats
All DUX boats are handcrafted by seasoned professional engineers and marine experts. They are built using state-of-the-art molecular bonding and the highest quality materials. This helps to ensure life-long durability and cosmetic perfection. With proper care, your Dux boat will be the last boat you'll ever need to buy. Although, you'll probably want two!
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What people say
Read real testimonials from real DUX Boats customers. Please use the left and right arrows to scroll through the testimonials. Dux Boat owners please contact us at 989-244-6154 with your testimonials or any support questions you may have.
Originally Posted 2016
Hello Thomas, We all love the boat. Compared to the Caesar, there is no comparison. T-Cat (Aka HammerHead), is far more stable. During hard water skiing, cuts were not so hard as it was not very smooth, T-Cat steered straight. The boat throws no wake. It is a delight to ski behind. That’s it. The boat is terrific. The details are great. The pump fits all the fitting. All the pump fittings are the same. She does not leak air. The forward storage in the airfoil is great. My sons feel that there is less of a feeling that the bow will rise up and flip compared to the Ceasar.
Posted Fri, Sep 8, 2017
Hi Thomas, Hope this email finds you and Dux Boat both doing well. T-Cat is being enjoyed by all. Love the boat. My son and 7 of his milliner aged friends went for a ride. After my son balanced the boat out T-Cat got up on top and everybody loved the ride. 25-30 mph. That is amazing that a 150-pound boat with a 200 pound, 50 HP motor, can put on plane almost 1,500 pounds. If you include the motor’s weight that is 1,700 pounds! We were in a dingy parade and a number of people asked what it was. She still looks and performs great. We figured out how to water ski with one person in the boat. A large trash bag gets filled with 20 gallons of sea water, 160+ pounds secured to the bow. When finished skiing we poke a hole in the bag and let the water run out the transom.
Posted Fri, July 13, 2018
3rd Summer in my DUX HammerHead (T-Cat) Hi Thomas, Hope things are going well for you. Boating season started 4th of July. Cleaned up T-Cat with the 303 Protectant. Put 2, 4, 9 psi of air in the inner, outer, and high jacker, and ran the heck out out the boat for 5 days over the 4th. Ran fine and never had to add air. She still looks great and gets a lot of attention at Catalina.
Hello Thomas, We all love the boat. Compared to the Caesar, there is no comparison. T-Cat (Aka HammerHead), is far more stable. During hard water skiing, cuts were not so hard as it was not very smooth, T-Cat steered straight. The boat throws no wake. It is a delight to ski behind. That’s it. The boat is terrific. The details are great. The pump fits all the fitting. All the pump fittings are the same. She does not leak air. The forward storage in the airfoil is great. My sons feel that there is less of a feeling that the bow will rise up and flip compared to the Ceasar.
Posted Fri, Sep 8, 2017
Hi Thomas, Hope this email finds you and Dux Boat both doing well. T-Cat is being enjoyed by all. Love the boat. My son and 7 of his milliner aged friends went for a ride. After my son balanced the boat out T-Cat got up on top and everybody loved the ride. 25-30 mph. That is amazing that a 150-pound boat with a 200 pound, 50 HP motor, can put on plane almost 1,500 pounds. If you include the motor’s weight that is 1,700 pounds! We were in a dingy parade and a number of people asked what it was. She still looks and performs great. We figured out how to water ski with one person in the boat. A large trash bag gets filled with 20 gallons of sea water, 160+ pounds secured to the bow. When finished skiing we poke a hole in the bag and let the water run out the transom.
Posted Fri, July 13, 2018
3rd Summer in my DUX HammerHead (T-Cat) Hi Thomas, Hope things are going well for you. Boating season started 4th of July. Cleaned up T-Cat with the 303 Protectant. Put 2, 4, 9 psi of air in the inner, outer, and high jacker, and ran the heck out out the boat for 5 days over the 4th. Ran fine and never had to add air. She still looks great and gets a lot of attention at Catalina.
Marvin Sachse
Brash Industries, California
This boat is by far the best boat I have ever seen. I have followed Dux Boats from the onset, and I am impressed at the new and improved craftsmanship, materials, service, and the amazing advanced ride.
Jerry Paradise
I’ve had a Dux Hammerhead for almost 4 year’s now. When I bought it, it was already semi modified, and pretty fast I thought. Anyway, I called Dux Boats and the owner, Tom Chaffee took my call. We talked about my boat and what had been done to it. He invited me down to his place and to my surprise Tom and his wife Tina completely rebuilt the transom to make sure it was safe for the large 85hp Mercury outboard I had at the time.
They went over the whole boat and addressed potential issues and fixed a few things in the shop. Well we have become very good friends since then, even a few more trips without the boat. So here’s the thing, Dux Boats builds one hell of a boat as with all of his products. My boat is a 2001, I have since modified it a lot! I put a 115 hp inline six Mercury, that is ported so it’s very strong running. I did put gusset’s from the floor to the transom for additional support for wt and hp the boat itself has not been touched. This boat has been clocked at over 86 mph (gps) and been doing it all year long, two to four times a week. I love my boat it’s a lot of fun. The jet skis can’t keep up, in fact, most boats can’t either. What I’m saying is this is one strong rubber boat.
I run in the Sacramento River and sometimes has a lot of junk floating in it, I never got a hole in it from hitting it, I try not to but this boat is moving fast. I would let my mother drive this boat it’s that safe. It handles great, turn’s like an F-1 boat, it’s just a great boat! By the way, I’m 65 year’s old and plan to keep going fast, I know the new boats are even better and I look forward to getting one so I can hit that 100mph mark, I’m not worried about the boat handling it. See my video’s on YouTube; Rogers fast Dux. Very cool Tom! If you want to go fast too, get a hold of me and Tom and we will make you one.
They went over the whole boat and addressed potential issues and fixed a few things in the shop. Well we have become very good friends since then, even a few more trips without the boat. So here’s the thing, Dux Boats builds one hell of a boat as with all of his products. My boat is a 2001, I have since modified it a lot! I put a 115 hp inline six Mercury, that is ported so it’s very strong running. I did put gusset’s from the floor to the transom for additional support for wt and hp the boat itself has not been touched. This boat has been clocked at over 86 mph (gps) and been doing it all year long, two to four times a week. I love my boat it’s a lot of fun. The jet skis can’t keep up, in fact, most boats can’t either. What I’m saying is this is one strong rubber boat.
I run in the Sacramento River and sometimes has a lot of junk floating in it, I never got a hole in it from hitting it, I try not to but this boat is moving fast. I would let my mother drive this boat it’s that safe. It handles great, turn’s like an F-1 boat, it’s just a great boat! By the way, I’m 65 year’s old and plan to keep going fast, I know the new boats are even better and I look forward to getting one so I can hit that 100mph mark, I’m not worried about the boat handling it. See my video’s on YouTube; Rogers fast Dux. Very cool Tom! If you want to go fast too, get a hold of me and Tom and we will make you one.
Roger Horton
Tom Chaffee is a good, honest businessman. The boats are great quality and fun!
By happenstance, I ended up doing business with and buying a boat from Mr. Thomas Chaffee of Dux Boats. The transactions went great, and I have nothing but great things to report about the quality of the boats and the relationship with Mr. Chaffee.
If you're looking for one of these boats, the Dux I got from Mr. Chaffee could not be better quality or more fun, the advice/honesty I got from him was sound. I highly recommend the Dux brand, the owner, Mr. Chaffee, and the relationship.
BTW, I did talk to other owners that were all very happy with their boats and echoed my sentiments.
Coral Gables
We have put our custom, 12' DUX through the Alaskan field-test, & it has performed flawlessly. We have had Sharks, Halibut, Deer, Goats, & Grizzly Bears on board without any problems. Combined with a 15 hp short-shaft Honda, it makes a great exploration craft for my Hunting & Fishing trips in Prince William Sound. Thanks for a great boat!
Otto Kulm
Pacific Mountain Guides LLC
My name is Jason Goodin. I am the Field Marketing Manger for Red Bull up here in Michigan. Your boats look fantastic; we'd love to have a Red Bull branded boat.
Jason Goodin
Field Marketing Manager-Greater Michigan Red Bull Energy Drink
It was great speaking with you today; we are excited to build a working relationship with you and your company.
Check out our program at www.broneah.com, as I told you, we are the largest kiteboarding shop and school in the Midwest, hosting instructional camps all summer and winter season in Michigan, with spring camps in Puerto Rico.
After checking out your product, there is no doubt that it would not only work perfect for our sport, but we believe people up here in Northern Michigan would be really attracted to the Dux style.
As for the Redbull event, we would like to have one of your boats on site to be used for a rescue vehicle. We could also have one of your boats on display parked in the lot at the event and we could keep a boat there on display and in the water the entire time for people to see.
Matt Myers
Broneah Kiteboarding, Inc.
For four summers now I have been using my Dux Hammerhead 13' inflatable with a Mercury 25 HP motor as a pickup boat for kiteboarding on the Columbia River, which is one of the best and most popular kiteboarding venues in the U.S. The boat serves several functions: First, it allows me to take one or two kiteboarders at a time to a safer launch site than the public sites that are becoming increasingly overcrowded and dangerous. Second, it allows me to monitor and even coach beginning kiteboarders from a safe and practical upwind position. Third, it allows me to pick up and sometimes rescue kiteboarders who suffer equipment breakdowns, when the wind dies or becomes too strong, or when the kiteboarder sails too far downwind to sail back or walk back along the shore, or when the kiteboarder sails into a dangerous or environmentally protected area.
The Hammerhead easily accommodates two adult kiteboarders each with board and kite, plus me the driver. I have on occasion rescued three adolescent kiteboarders at one time.
I have several times been picked up while kiteboarding by a waverider, and I can tell you that the Hammerhead is far superior. It is difficult to balance on the back of a waverider while holding one's kite and board with one arm/hand and at the same time trying with the other arm/hand to hold onto the hand rail or driver. In addition to being uncomfortable, the waverider must be driven slowly to avoid a spill, while the Hammerhead can be driven fairly fast.
I'm actually proud of the fact that I bought the Hammerhead in 2000 before I started kiteboarding, anticipating, correctly as it turns out that it would be the ideal boat for this purpose based on its stable platform. I have not been disappointed, and the many kiteboarders I have picked up or rescued have bought me a lot of beers!
Dean Anderson
I am quite interested in your product line. I remember seeing something on TV about these "Dux" boats and I was very impressed. It was some time ago and I could not remember the name. However, I was at my cottage recently and my neighbor had one of your boats in his driveway. I quickly went to see him and ask where he got it. He said that he was in Africa and had it shipped home when he came back. I asked him where I could get one and he didn't know, but he would not ever sell his.
I am a full-time firefighter and I also own a training company that specializes in water rescue. We have been teaching water rescue for the past 10 years and have trained hundreds of fire and police personnel all over the province of Ontario, Canada. When I saw your boat, I thought of the possibilities...
Brian K. Simms
The fire department that we did the demo for called me today. Zodiac was in today with a hundred thousand dollar boat to sell to the fire department. The deputy chief and all his men agreed that there was no contest, Dux Rescue Boats are better in every way for fire service and that is what they are going to get.
Canadian Distributors
As the owner of a small business, I always appreciate getting feedback on our products and services. I am sure that you are the same way, which is why I am writing you this letter.
I am the owner of a rescue training company that has been training Police departments and Fire departments for the last 13 years. Occasionally, a new product comes along that provides a paradigm shift in the way that we do business. Your Dux rescue boat is one of those products.
While other boats are o.k., we have found the Dux rescue boat to be the best rescue boat that we have ever used. Its exceptional stability in rough water provides a rescue platform that gives you complete confidence in your own safety, which is one thing you should never need to worry about.
With a huge payload capacity, we are never overwhelmed by multiple casualty situations. Combined with the incredible speed that this boat delivers, even with a small outboard motor, facilitating an effective rescue is the usual outcome, rather than just a body recovery.
With our own lives on the line every day that we enter the water, we are very picky about the boats that we use, and therefore, although we can use any boat out there, we will only be using the "Dux" from now on.
My hat goes off to you, the manufacturer of the Dux rescue boat, it has made our job of water rescue just that much safer.
John W. Innis
Canadian Public Safety - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
The Dux Product line meets all conditions of the CE approval requirement. They have recently been declared the only boats to be used for water rescue applications by the Safety and Compliant Organization. After careful review of the Dux Product Line on a corporate level, we at Mercury expect big things from the Dux Inflatable product line.
The Dux Inflatable Boat line has turned our heads for almost 10 years. The unique and stylish appearance, the unmatched performance and stability, paired with your business credibility, expertise, and Mercury Marine, Dux is sure to bring new customers to your business door.
We look forward to working with Dux Inflatables and we encourage you to take a close look at this strong and fast growing product as well.
John Wentzel
Mercury Outboards to all Mercury Dealers