Sevylor Kanu aufblasbar Tahiti Plus Faltkajak, 2+1 Personen, 363 x 88 cm

Bought this kayak for use on the Thames with my 6 year old son. Wanted a 2+1 / 3 seater to enable us to have plenty of room for taking food and drink and other bits and pieces for our "expeditions"! The boat comes neatly packed in a single box and doesn't come with any accesories, so to get going you'll need a good pump, some paddles, life jackets/bouyancy aids and I recommend a skeg (more on this later). I would also recommend a practice inflation in the garden before you take it on the water - it'll cut down your prep time at the water's edge and you'll be able to fiddle with seat positions, etc. In terms of prep it really does inflate in about 5 minutes, however by the time you've inflated seats, tied down your kit, put paddles together, etc, then a realistic "car boot to launch" time is probably 15 to 20 minutes. Still very good!Being an inflatable you're not going to want to scrape it down a slipway, but it's so stable that launches from a low dock or bank or getting in from the shallows are easy (even juggling a 6 year old at the same time). Based on other reviews I bought a Sevylor official skeg to fit on the stern of the boat, which it does easily. It does track nicely with one fitted, especially with the paddling power difference between dad in the back and son up front. When little one was having a rest I found it paddled very nicely, responding well to a long, efficient stroke, and it turns on a sixpence. I haven't tried it without a skeg but I can imagine it would be less efficient with two paddlers. The PVC material it's made of is fairly thick and gives you some confidence - I get the feeling it would be fine bumping slow up against blunt obstacles like stumps/roots on the river bank. It's certainly robust enough to bump up against a jetty or other smooth(ish) surface. The inflation indicators are a boon - in the recent very hot weather it enabled me to keep an eye on the pressures in the side tubes whilst paddling on the river under very hot sun and let a little bit out of one side that had crept up a bit higher than the other. Spray skirts fore and aft make for handy storage for a few bits, although I find that ditching the centre seat but fitting its webbing strap in place gives a very good anchor point you can strap a small cooler, dry bag, etc to. For river use I also knot a rope on to the bow carry handle, and I have made a home-made paddle leash for my son's paddle in case it goes overboard (some paracord and a carabiner can clip to the eyelets the spray deck fasteners use. The seats aren't the most comfortable, it's true. I might look for another seating option for me there. If you are taller, try inflating the seats fully, and pushing the seat base right back under the back. I found this gave better support but only for a while - a bum shuffle backwards is required at regular intervals to regain lower back support. Again the stability of the craft means this is no problem. Because the boat flexes it handles wash from larger craft with no problems - in fact you get an interesting rollercoaster effect which my son loves so we keep "surfing" wake! This boat is maneouverable enough to handle a busy river easily, and it's larger size and open nature gives you a bit more presence. It's quite wde so you may want to consider a longer paddle to clear the side tubes if you are shorter but I'm happy with this as a trade for the extra stability. All-in-all this is a great family boat, but I would think 2 adults and a child a bit of a squash. 2 adults or 1 and a child will have a great time messing about on the water. 3 or 4 hour river trips with a lunch stop are no problem if you have a little bit of paddling fitness and with a set of lightweight paddles my six year old can help out in between resting and watching the wildlife. A recommended purchase especially as Amazon's price is currently extremely keen.

This works well and is easy to inflate and transport, but after having used it 4 times in very tame conditions (just to paddle around in our local river, with no big current, rocks or anything of the sort) it has developed an air leak from one of the inflation valves, which I can’t seem to locate and stop. It’s therefore now broken, as - even though it takes a few minutes to fully deflate - I’m not going to put my kids in a boat which I know will deflate within 10 minutes. Very disappointed as we had an identical kayak for years previously and it worked well until it didn’t. I expected this to last longer than 4 inflations in 3 months…

Only used mine on Lake Windermere - gets about with no fuss and the kids and me love it. +ves Easy to inflate and get ready - takes about 5-10mins - need a 2 x 2l air pump - job done to inflate. Stable on the water. Took 100kg Dad and 2x 30kg kids no problem With skeg goes well and manouverable. Looks good and was out and about for 2 hrs doing easy strokes and was no bother - very good fun to use. Only me paddling (for now) but could imagine a couple folk could get about pretty easily and cover good distances. Once washed and dried - deflated and packed away in 5mins. -ves If 100kg Dad sit in the middle the Kayak bends a bit (not much) but the Wife thought it looked funny and I was told to stop eating biscuits (again) - to overcome - sit in the back - much better back support and control Seats give poor lower back support - have to shuffle if in the middle of front - maybe there is a technique I've not sussed out yet. Overall - great family Kayak to mess about in the water in - cant beat if for a 1st Kayak to get everybody more confident for mucking about on Lakes/Lochs. Take care coming into shallow water (dont bottom out) - jump out and pull/lift the Kayak ashore. Great value for money.

très bien. déjà utilisé 20 fois. Le canoë tient bien à 2 adultes et un enfant sur un lac. Seul déception, pas de rame ni de gonfleur. Je vous conseil de prendre un gonfleur électrique plus un manuel pour arriver à la bonne pression

L’ho trovata grande, molto comoda e spaziosa soprattutto per un adulto con due bambini. I tubolari non vanno appoggiati su terreni che la possano bucare come è successo a me, meglio appoggiata sul fondo.. il kit di riparazione è in dotazione ma manca la colla. Comunque ottimo acquisto!!

funkar och är stabil.

Perfektes Boot obwohl ich zuvor nie ein Kajak hatte und nur Erfahrung mit Schlauchboot vorhanden war..es ist wendig und schnell im Wasser und sehr leicht zu händeln- wie erwähnt fehlte mir jegliche Erfahrung- ich wollte bei dem ♡WUNDERVOLLEN SOMMER 2018 ♡ einfach nur per bezahlbarem Boot aufs Wasser 🛶!! Es ist tatsächlich in Minutenschnelle aufgeblasen via Hubpumpe - man braucht auf jeden Fall eine 2te Person die es mit zum Wasser trägt - es sei denn man kann es am Uferrand aufblasen- dann geht es auch alleine! Es ist einfach TRAUMHAFT wie Pfeilschnell das Schätzchen durchs Wasser saust ohne das man sich groß anstrengen muß!! Das war die BESTE INVESTITION(!!!) die ich seid langem getätigt habe!! Natürlich gibt es einen kleinen Wermutstropfen..muß meinen Vorrednern Recht geben : Die SITZE sind grottig und taugen nicht viel ..hab sie beim 2ten Mal nicht mehr aufgepustet aber ich fand es auch so bequem genug im Kajak..Ich würde es SOFORT wieder kaufen und kann es auf JEDEN FALL weiter empfehlen

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