Sevylor Inflatable Super Caravelle 3 Person Boat Review

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(More customer reviews)We've owned Sevylor boats for years and have used them as a dinghy for our sailboat. They usually hold up very well and last about 3 years. We tend to abuse them, loading them up with stuff, including a dog or 2 and they can take it. I would have given it 5 stars but the last one we got ripped at the seams as we were paddling in from out boat. We started taking on a lot of water but the floatation rings kept us from totally sinking. I called Sevylor and they said to send them the unit and they would see if it was defective but we decided it wasn't worth the cost of shipping if they weren't going to definitely replace it. But we ended up buying another Sevylor because we've had good luck with them in the past and trust them overall.

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Product Description:
A classic all-around inflatable boat, this three-person Sevylor Super Caravelle (model XR66GTX-7) is made of extra heavy, special quality PVC. It can accept Sevylor's optional SBM 12V electric motor as well as a gas outboard motor with a maximum power of 2 horsepower. In production for over 37 years, the Caravelle was the first Sevylor boat to feature the DIN safety chamber, which inflates inside the main outer chamber and will help keep you afloat if the outer chamber suffers a major hole. Other features include two molded oarlocks, tunnel chambers on the bottom of the boat for support and tracking, and a Boston valve.
Specifications:

Length overall (LOA): 7 feet, 10 inches
Beam: 4 feet, 7 inches
Weight: 13 pounds
Maximum engine power: 2 HP
Capacity: 3 persons
Weight capacity: 600 pounds

Tech Talk:
Boston Valve: A large, screw-on valve that can't accidentally be unplugged and provides quick deflation (by just opening up the valve and allowing air to escape).
About Sevylor
In 1948 in Vitry, a small suburb of Paris, France, Berco Grimbert created an electronics company called Societe Electronique de Vitry, or SEVY for short. Soon, a friend of Grimbert's from New York commissioned SEVY to produce high frequency welding machines capable of fusing a new material called PVC (poly vinyl chloride). SEVY's machines worked very well and the American friend developed a very successful business manufacturing swimming pool related products. He then taught SEVY how to work with PVC.
One of the first PVC products SEVY produced was inflatable bathtub called Dou Dou. It was an instant hit in postwar France--mothers could bathe their children even where no facilities were available. The media hailed Dou Dou as a significant invention. Soon, SEVY added small pools and flotation devices such as rings, beach balls, and inflatable swim jackets to its product line. Safe, hygienic products, made of PVC and designed for portability, durability and convenience, became the SEVY trademark.
The company quickly outgrew its small facilities in Vitry. Mr. Grimbert accepted an attractive offer from the French government to take over a defunct textile factor in the tiny Alsatian village of Buhl. After establishing its new headquarters, the company added the letters "lor" to its name, and became Sevylor. In French, l'or means gold. By coincidence, or possibly fate, Sevylor has proven to be "as good as gold" to its owners, retailers, consumers, and employees.

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