Mark, "300 lb man on a 25 lb fish boat"
You can use flippers with the platform down.
The platform supports you with your feet under water. This lets you wear flippers while casting. You can turn around 360 degrees without hitting either the stand or the pontoons. That way you can cast in any direction, wherever the fish are. When it is time to start flippering again, just kick the platform back under the seat and away you go.
It folds into a backpack.
Pontoons and complete frame fit into a pack with padded shoulder straps and hip belt. And there's still room for your extra gear.
Setup is easy.
Most of the parts are shock-corded together. Set up is intuitive and fast.
The boat can be carried on your back for portaging.
The pontoons can be folded behind the frame. The seat becomes padding for your back, and two padded shoulder straps are provided.
The frame is strong.
The aircraft tubing that we use is anodized 6061 T6 alloy tubing. We have used this same tubing for years with our folding kayaks and have great confidence in it.
The pontoons are strong.
We use this same material on our light weight kayak hulls. It is a tough, urethane coated nylon, made especially for us by a specialized fabric company in Connecticut, U.S.A. Each pontoon is 2.43 m x 34.5 cm (8 ft x 13.5").
Production is green.
No PVC is used in our boats. PVC is known as an unstable, dirty chemical to produce and manufacture with. (Its use is severely restricted in Europe.) We use urethane fabrics, which are chemically stable, are harder and more durable than PVC. Our supplier's factory in Connecticut is in the middle of a residential neighbourhood, producing minimal to no pollution. We do not use any chemical glues during the manufacture of our pontoons. Instead, we use RF welding and hot air welding techniques. Zero emissions. We recycle all unused aluminum parts. Our seamless, drawn, aluminum alloy tubing is made in the U.S.A.
Follow-up service is great.
The vast majority of pontoon boats are made overseas. This is good for the initial sale price, but maybe not so good for follow up service. We service what we make, and have been doing so for thirty years!
Features:
- 8 ft pontoons
- aluminum alloy frame
- basic boat: 16.5 lbs (7.5 kg);
including casting platform and rail: 23 lbs (10.5 kg)
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