Intex Excursion 2 Boat Set Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Intex due to its light weight for use as asmall tender out of my 17 foot Boston Whaler. The boston Whaler is a heavy boat and sometimes beaching it is not an option. My review is based soley as using it as a tender not as a lake boat.Otherwise i would have given it a higher rating.Just playing with the Intex boat in my garage I found the following:

1. Although fairly lightweight It will not pack back into its orginal carry bag.It is as though the factory deflated it with a vacume packer to make it fit in its carry bag--not a practical field option. This one complaint would not stop me from buying the boat.I would just buy a bigger carry bag for it.

2.Inflation :I used a LVM 12 volt 400 litter per minute pump to pump it up. The accessory hand pump was used to top it off.The fastest I could pump it up was 12:00+ minutes.I practiced numerous times and coud not beat 12 minutes unless unless everything went perfect.This is my biggests complaint.Remember I bought this boat to inflate while aboard of my Boston Whaler --My complatins are only in this contex.Many times the hand pump hose would fall off the pump or disconnect from the one of the three valves.The boat comes with two Boston valves and one clear plastic valve for the floor.It was a pain to swap from one adapter to another. Inflation is my biggests complaint if i had to do it while on a boat with limited deck space in moderate waves it would take longer.I have one heavier 9' raft that I have used as a tender.I can inflate it any day in less that 6 minutes and deflate it in less than five minutes(70# weight is my only issue with this raft).

3.)In summary, it is lightweight, seems to be made of fairly thick PVC material. Inflation would not be a problem for most people if on level ground.12 minutes is not a long time --unless you need to pump it up in nasty weather while on a small boat.I think I will stick with my heavy 70 pound raft for now and sell the intex.

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Excursion 2 Boat Set includes boat, pump and oars. Made from SUPER-TOUGH vinyl construction for durability. Inflatable seats and floor for comfort. US Coast Guard approved.

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