INTEX Seahawk Inflatable Boat Series: Includes Deluxe Aluminum Oars and High-Output Pump – SuperStrong PVC – Fishing Rod Holders – Heavy Duty Grab Handles – Gear Pouch

I have been using Intex Seahawk 2's for years for fishing. They do get holes, they do leak a little. They do wear out, but for the price and convenience (rolls up to the size of a sleeping bag and fits in the trunk with ease) they are great little boats. I can row about as fast as the average kayak and I can row far in these boats. Typically I will row about 5 miles while fishing. They do not tip over, unlike a canoe or some kayaks. Helpful hints: 1. Buy a better pair of oars. I got a pair of oars from Intex like 7 years ago for $16 2. The pump it comes with is pretty good but get a Coleman rechargeable pump or something like that. 3. Make a seat ... you will slump down a bit with no seat. I put down a cushion life preserver and put a seat on top of that. Very comfortable and you will sit up higher. 4. I made a storage platform for the back. Very helpful for small cooler of beer and other stuff. 5. Keep a repair kit in the boat all times. With Tear Aid B and Air Stop you can fix any hole in about 5 minutes. 6. Always bring the Intex manual pump with you. You can put air in the boat while you are in the boat! I am 6 feet 2 inches and about 225 lbs. The boat will loose some air after awhile out on the water. I take a minute every two hours or so and add a little more air to top it off. You can do this will all three air chambers. Sometimes I go out for 6 or 7 hours and when I get back to the boat launch my boat is perfectly full of air just like when I first left.Basically, I put my boat in my car in like April and leave it there until about November. I always have my boat! I don't need to drag it from the back yard or wherever and put it on the roof of my Honda Accord. I takes up so little space, even if you have a small car you can just leave it in there. Very convenient!Just remember, leaks are very easy to fix with Tear Aid B and Air Stop (use them together). Tear Aid is a patch for PVC and dries instantly. Air Stop is glue but dries extremely fast. Just a minute or so. Cover the hole with Tear Aid and go around the edges of the Tear Aid with Air Stop. These boats leak a little air through the valves but like I said just bring the little Intex pump with you and put air in the boat whenever you feel it needs some.

I currently live near the Indian River (Inter-coastal Waterway) in Florida and looked into renting a couple kayaks for the day, but it was so expensive that I started looking into just buying something inflatable that I can take with me when I move (or throw away if I don't have room in the trunk).This boat (at $85) fit the bill perfectly. It was cheaper than renting two kayaks for a day and came with everything I needed (boat, oars, pump), so I decided to give it a shot.The boat easily fits me and my wife - with spare room for a cooler full of beer and water, 5 gallon ice bucket for caught fish, tackle box, 2 fishing rods, anchor, and other equipment. We also took the boat out with our sister and 4 year old nephew and also had plenty of room (although we brought less gear for that trip)(3 and a half people). 4 full grown adults could fit semi-comfortably, but it wouldn't be ideal. (we'll be attempting this next month when our parents come in town).The area we are in has lots of crushed up seashells near river beaches and inevitably, after a few uses the boat developed a few pinhole leaks in the floor of the boat (from not adequately cleaning off feet before getting back into boat). The floor deflated most of the way on the way back from one outing, but the outer two chambers were fine so it wasn't a big deal. It just made rowing a little more difficult. I was able to easily patch the pinholes with the included repair kit and now everything is fine. NOTE: the repair kit comes with patches but not glue. I used some loc-tite glue to apply the patches and it works well to seal up the leaks and secure the patches. The material the boat is made of is quite durable and I haven't had any issues on the bottom or sides of the boat (even though I've brushed up against plenty of barnacles, sticks and other objects I thought for sure would be the death of the boat)- only problem was with the floor from stepping into the boat with tiny broken seashells on my feet.The included oars are very sturdy and after our first outing I decided to buy some more (so we could both row), but Amazon was sold out so I bought the Sevylor brand (which were not as sturdy). Either way, we quickly realized that oars are not the way to go with this boat. Not because we're lazy(at all), but because this boat is just inefficient for rowing. It is a raft after all and it's VERY slow going with the oars. One day we ventured out into the main current of the Indian River and it took forever to get to our goal (a spoil island) a half mile away - but then....we had to paddle upstream on the way back and JEEEEEEZ - it was almost the end of our marriage.So then...we bought the Intex motor mount and a small Minn Kota trolling motor. What a difference!!! It is soooo much more fun. We can easily cruise upriver and checkout some cool islands etc. NOW it's a proper(ish) boat!All in all, this is a great boat for the price. If you only plan to use it on very still water and only travel very short distances, you'll probably be fine with the oars. If you intend to use it on a river or even a biggish lake with and kind of movement in the water, then you should plan on buying a trolling motor and mount for the boat. Otherwise, avoid this boat and buy and inflatable Intex kayak or canoe instead - it will be so much easier to paddle and control direction.The amazon link below is the trolling motor I bought. Works great and is great on battery life:http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&ajr=2&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=minn%20kota%20c2%2030&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aminn%20kota%20c2%2030&sprefix=minn%20kota%20c2%20%2Caps%2C241&tag=shoshosit-20&url=search-alias%3DapsFinally, the boat does NOT come with any kind of carrying bag. My solution is to use a tarp. I bought a 6x8 foot tarp from walmart for 5 bucks. It serves THREE purposes. Primarily I can wrap up the deflated boat in the tarp and tie it up with adjustable nylon straps (rope would work fine too). This makes a great makeshift bag and the straps keep it all together and make it easy to carry. Also, I use the tarp to lay the boat on after I remove it from the water to keep the boat from getting dirty so I don't have to clean it once I get home. Third use is to line the trunk of my car with the tarp so I don't have to deal with a wet trunk when transporting the wettish deflated boat from the water back to my home.