Two main types of material are used to produce inflatable boats and inflatable dinghies, PVC and Hypalon.
PVC or polyvinyl chloride is a type of plastic and Hypalon is a synthetic rubber patented by the DuPont company. Both are used as coatings on nylon or polyester fabric to form sheets of strong tear resistant material. These sheets are then glued or bonded together into the tubes that make up the inflatable boat.
