Anyone in to inflatable boats?

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  • Danniballoon
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2018
    • 553

    Anyone in to inflatable boats?

    Does anyone like inflatable boats? I like riding the 2-man ones and the older type kids ones that are made from glossy opaque vinyl. I especially like used ones &n like to repair popped ones.
  • MegaInflator
    Member
    • Oct 2019
    • 91

    #2
    Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

    I likes boats. Especially if I can stretch them bigger.

    Sadly I don't have the room to do that ... I've gotten Explorer 200 boats pretty big with a hairdryer and patience ... I still wonder how far I can go with a palce to work, a properly big boat (I got a pretty big one still NIB) and my preferred method of high pressure pump and a hot shower.

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    • Tookus
      Member
      • Nov 2019
      • 80

      #3
      Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

      Yes, love boats, I've had loads of fun with all my boats!




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      • Danniballoon
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2018
        • 553

        #4
        Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

        Originally posted by Tookus
        Yes, love boats, I've had loads of fun with all my boats!
        Nice

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        • MegaInflator
          Member
          • Oct 2019
          • 91

          #5
          Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

          found a few old pictures - normal vs hairdryer stretched
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          • TowableStretch
            Member
            • Jun 2017
            • 70

            #6
            Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

            Yep, I also love boats! Especially when it’s hot and sunny so they stretch
            Currently I have 3 Sevylor Fish Hunter boats. 2 250’s and 1 280. Beefy boats which can stretch a lot.

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            • MegaInflator
              Member
              • Oct 2019
              • 91

              #7
              Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

              Originally posted by TowableStretch
              Yep, I also love boats! Especially when it’s hot and sunny so they stretch
              Currently I have 3 Sevylor Fish Hunter boats. 2 250’s and 1 280. Beefy boats which can stretch a lot.
              oh *please* share pictures if you do!

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              • TowableStretch
                Member
                • Jun 2017
                • 70

                #8
                Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                Here you go! It’s not extreme, but just a bit more fwoompy
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                • MegaInflator
                  Member
                  • Oct 2019
                  • 91

                  #9
                  Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                  looking good!

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                  • rubberrafter
                    Junior Member
                    • Jul 2012
                    • 9

                    #10
                    Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                    I love inflatable boats, been into them since I was a kid. I like both rubber and pvc boats, and also whitewater rafts and life rafts. I like other inflatables as well, but boats and rafts have become my primary inflatable focus. I love seeing them inflate and deflate, and like to be on them as they deflate on the water.

                    Please email me if you would like to talk about inflatable boats.
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                    • craggy2012
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 824

                      #11
                      Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                      I love collecting older vintage dinghies from the 80’s that pop up now and again on EBay ect. My favourites are a Li-Lo brand blue and orange 3 man dinghy (it’s a bit leaky but deflates quite slowly during use) and a Campari Sport white and blue two man boat. Then there’s my favourite of the lot a pristine Yellow Sevylor K105 three man Caravelle.

                      I love heat stretching dinghies too- but only the cheap kids sized boats you find on Amazon ect.

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                      • rubberrafter
                        Junior Member
                        • Jul 2012
                        • 9

                        #12
                        Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                        Originally posted by craggy2012
                        Then there’s my favourite of the lot a pristine Yellow Sevylor K105 three man Caravelle.

                        Craggy, those Sevylor K105s were the best inflatable boats for types like us. Very bouncy, nice colors, sexy shape, those boston valves sticking up in the air from the tubes, so tempting to loosen to slowly deflate the boat on the water. They also get so rubbery on a hot sunny day. I love seeing chics lounging in them.

                        It is a shame they are not made anymore. I usually bought 2 of them a year as they would get worn out from riding and overinflation, and sometimes punctures. I have one left that is new in the box, someday I'll inflate it for some on water fun.
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                        • craggy2012
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 824

                          #13
                          Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                          Same here with my K105 Caravelle- it’s still boxed out in my garage!

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                          • TheMole
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2019
                            • 214

                            #14
                            Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                            I’ve loved them since I was a young kid actually. I have an Explorer 200 Pro that has held up to some serious play really well.

                            I’d love to find one of the older ones made of actual rubber but it’s tough.

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                            • craggy2012
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2012
                              • 824

                              #15
                              Re: Anyone in to inflatable boats?

                              Yeah I’d love a proper black rubber boat too. My parents had one in the garage many many years ago but the rubber was rotten and it wouldn’t hold air at all.

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