Bullfrog’s high quality construction combines the durability of aluminum with the strength of polyethylene for the ultimate combination of safety and durability for years of worry-free fun on the water.

Bullfrog Boats are manufactured with our customers’ safety in mind. Unlike the majority of inflatable boats on the market, our boats are constructed using virtually indestructible, seamless polyethylene tubes with internal flotation foam – creating a virtually unsinkable, extremely stable and safe craft with five times the impact resistance of typical fiberglass boats.

The highest quality materials combined with precise engineering result in an extremely tough, durable boat. The hull, transom and lift eyes are welded marine grade aluminum. UV protected, through-hull colors are scratch and fade resistant. And Bullfrog’s deep V-hull design provides a soft, dry ride.

Whether you want an inflatable style boat for fishing, are in need of a yacht tender or just want to have fun zipping around on the water, with three sizes and multiple configurations to choose from, there’s a Bullfrog to meet every need.

Every Bullfrog Boat features welded aluminum hulls for extra strength and durability.

 

Bullfrog Boats Offers Versatility

A designer of boats who lives on a 42-ft. (12.8-m) sailboat, Craig Henderson of Bullfrog Boats looked at the harbor boats in his neighborhood and decided to build a truly useful one. The result, a Bullfrog boat, is his answer to a working raft. Instead of rubber or soft plastic chambers, the Bullfrog boat has polyethylene pontoons fitted to the aluminum hull by a secret process-in a sense, like a miniature catamaran - and no punctures at the worst moment of need. The polyethylene used is similar to that for whitewater kayaks, a durable, virtually indestructible material. The Bullfrogs are available in sizes from 10 to 21 ft. (3 to 6.4 m) and are powered substantially. The 10-ft. utility tender uses up to a 15 hp motor and the 21-ft. Ranger up to 200 hp. British Petroleum's Ferndale refinery crew appreciated that power late in 2002. A whale had beached itself next to the company pier and died there. Since no tide reached in to float the carcass off, its stench was becoming unbearable. The company recently bought the little 10-ft. Bullfrog as a fast transfer boat, transfer of personnel from oil tanker to shore and other minor chores around the docks. Figuring that it would work to remove the whale from its environs, the crew attached a stout line to the whale corpse and revved up the little Bullfrog's motor. Off the beach came the whale to be towed to deeper waters and disposed of. Bullfrogs are a new design but are proving their worth elsewhere. With outstanding power for their sizes they are fast and comfortable. Except for the 10-ft. tender class the larger models have a canopy overhead and a windshield to minimize the weather and spray. The operator faces forward standing up for greater visibility when searching for a man overboard or a boat in trouble.

The preceding was written by JoAnn Roe, a freelance writer and photojournalist.