I bought this boat a few months ago, to hit the local lakes and reservoirs, where they dont allow large boats, much less powered boats, other than electric.
I also bought the boat boot, a mini-kota electric motor, and of-course a deep cycle marine battery.
First day out, perfect, inflated easily although, with the boot on, it is alittle of a challenge. We fished all day on it, and within a few minutes in the water, we were landing bass. Now we fish in these lakes throughout the summer, in our kayak, but we cant with our boat, cause its too large.
The sevylor is perfect, I did buy an extra large duffle bag to store it in, it inflates easily with an electric pump, and deflates easily as well. You do need a foot pump or high capacity double throw, hand pump to top it off, the electric pumps wont do.
Holding 6 people is a far reach, it will hold 3 comfortably, 4 tight, six?? I doubt it. maybe 6 children, but I weigh 210, my 2 sons weigh 165 each, and we were comfortable.
The seats are pretty cool, I would recommend the boat boot, it adds extra protection.
Bottom line, its a great boat, for that lake, reservoir. You need a "good electric pump, plus a hand pump, the boot, a motor and a battery as well as the motor mount and a large duffle bag, cause you are not going to get it back in the box..... Sevylor Fish Hunter Inflatable 6-Person Boat
This boat is ok, but it's not as wide as you would think for being 12 feet long. It's not wide enough for 2 adults to sit side by side, if you are facing straight ahead. Probably not even 2 kids. Sorry to say I just sold mine on craigslist. I recently just bought the intex excursion 4 for a hundred bucks delivered and it's much more comfortable having really wide air cushion seats that actually have a back. It seems much wider than the fish hunter and I like that I can sit side by side with someone and still have room to stretch my legs. I think either the excursion 4 or 5 would be your most comfortable inflatable boat compared to the fish hunter. On top of that, the oars are included with the excursion! Cheers!
this is a very good boat for the price. its easy to inflate and set up and seems to be well built. plus it will take an electric or small gas motor very well. great for fishing if there are only 2 or 3 of you. this boat is listed as a 6 person boat. but i would call it more like 2 adults and 3 small children or maybe 2 adults and 2 midgets. you could not fit 6 people in here sitting sideways. plus the battery holding bag it came with is very flimsy and tore when i tried to put a battery in it. This is still an exceptional boat for the price. it is not professional grade thickness pvc or rubber but still strong and seems to hold up real well. when in line to purchase my motor for this boat, a min-toka endura 34lb, wich is what i would recommend, the guy behind me in line told me about how he and his buddies took this boat all the way down the snake river rapids without a hitch. good boat. buy it.
i bought the sevylor fish hunter hf360 about two weeks ago and it is strong and durable i have been all down the river in this boat and hit rocks and everything you can think of in it and it never leaked any air at all it is a great boat but u can not fit six people in there you can have three people and a cooler and all the gear you need i built a motor mount for it and got a deep cycle battery and minn kota endura 30lb thrust trolling motor it works great i would say it is well worth the money buy it u wont be dissapointed
update ive had this boat 3 weeks now and it is still great it's holding up very well still dosent leak any air have not had to patch it or anything it is a very durable boat i wasnt putting enough air in it at first then i found out air it up with a battery pump first then finish it off with the hand pump and its alot stronger and floats shallower also im 6 ft 4 in and 315 lbs i can sit on the back of it and run my trolling motor with no problem its worth every penny
We have had ours for about 6 years and find it great for our two person fishing trips. We can stretch out with
all of our gear. Our older model DOES have the threaded valves. Common sense should keep one from punctures;
do not glide over sharp objects/rocks. Do see FH 360 mods on google or videos for some interesting modifications
that can be done; seats, floors, shade tops, etc.
It houses the large motor mount and it went on with no trouble. We picked up a Minntoka motor on Craigs and purchased
a smaller "wheelchair" battery at a local battery shop. The battery fits into the protective boat pouch perfectly and weighs far less than the conventional marine batteries. (about $65 for the top of the line model)
We place a styrofoam-type mat on the boat's floor when we bring the dogs along...good fun, good fishing.
Overall a good boat. I had previously purchased a "3 man" boat", so I was caught off guard when this boat didn't come with oars or a pump - fortunately I wasn't far from home when I discovered this. I haven't had an issue - yet - but I worry about the "drains" in the bottom of the boat. Seems to me having a predesigned hole in the bottom, even if it has a plug could only lead to problems on the water, and doesn't make up for the convienence for draining when on land.
The most important thing to know about any of these boats is that the word "man" in the description must mean someone who is less than 2' tall. My family (wife & 2 young kids) fit in this boat if the kids sit on our legs. (In the "3 man" boat, with my back at one end, my feet touched the other and I'm 5'10"). I do wish that the fishing pole mounts were removable.
I purchased this boat for leisurely cruises down a local river. Although our river is relatively tame, I opted for this boat because it is a lot thicker than other boats available. I didn't want to spend extra money for one made out of denier. I've taken it out twice and have been pretty happy with it. A friend of mine had this same boat but an earlier version. I really like the way it was put together. Although I've heard a lot of negative comments about the new valves on this boat, I haven't experienced any of it. But being leery of valves popping open, I placed a strip of duct tape over every valve. I'm not sure if they would have popped open without the duct tape, I'm just not ready to risk it. So far, I've taken two adults and three kids on the two voyages and have had plenty of room for a cooler and several squirt guns.Oh and the coleman AC pump works great on this. I can blow it up inside of 10 minutes.'
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