▁the ▁port ability ▁problem ▁with ▁an ▁infl atable ▁ke el ▁and ▁side ▁pod s . ▁This ▁allows ▁better ▁storage ▁and ▁weight ▁advantages . ▁The ▁main ▁problems ▁of ▁these ▁craft ▁are ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁quite ▁heavy , ▁they ▁can ▁pun ct ure ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁time ▁cons uming ▁to ▁infl ate ▁and ▁def late ▁for ▁usage . ▁F old ing ▁boats ▁require ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁put ▁away ▁but ▁are ▁much ▁t ough er ▁than ▁an ▁infl atable ▁craft , ▁and ▁may ▁ultimately ▁be ▁smaller ▁in ▁storage ▁as ▁an ▁infl atable ▁boat ▁may ▁have ▁hard ▁board ▁components ▁for ▁the ▁floor . ▁Al umin ium ▁boats ▁cannot ▁be ▁dis ass emble d , ▁and ▁the ▁fol ding ▁boat ▁of ▁space - age ▁material ▁is ▁stronger ▁than ▁al umin ium , ▁while ▁the ▁strength ▁to ▁weight ▁of ▁some ▁wooden ▁p ly ▁is ▁actually ▁better ▁than ▁al umin ium . ▁The ▁lower ▁st iff ness ▁and ▁rig id ity ▁may ▁add ▁to ▁potential ▁safety ▁of ▁a ▁fol ding ▁boat ▁by ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁flex ▁over ▁waves . ▁This ▁stops ▁the ▁boat ▁from ▁the ▁rock ing ▁effect ▁of ▁an ▁inf lex ible ▁boat . ▁ ▁Power ed ▁Some ▁fol ding ▁boats ▁have ▁a ▁trans om ▁for ▁att aching ▁an ▁electric ▁or ▁pet rol ▁engine ▁out board . ▁These ▁are ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁ 2 ▁- ▁ 4 HP ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 HP . ▁Electric