I have an 11 foot RIB with 15HP as a tender on my cruiser. It's way too much boat for what you plan to do. As others have said, get a PVC inflatable with a floor stiffeners in the 8 to 9 foot range. I think they are like 600 bucks at West Marine and come nicely equipped. My marina neighbors have one and it rows easily. It also goes pretty good with 3.5 HP, so of you ever wanted to use it to explore longer distances, you can easily toss a little outboard on it for little money and head out.
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