INTEX Seahawk Inflatable Boat Series: Includes Boat Oars and High-Output Pump - Fishing Rod Holders - Gear Pouch

I've owned this inflatable boat for almost 10 months now and have used it a handful of times. I've put a friend, me, and a backpack filled with food and water on it (which may have been 400 to 500 pounds); I've had just me on it, and it's handled all of it well. Having two people on the boat does require one person to sit with their legs crossed in order for both people to fit comfortable, and if you're taller than six foot then both people would have to have their legs crossed in order to be comfortable. I have a total of ten or so hours using this boat, and I intend to put more hours on it, but it's easily worth the money. I've taken it on a small lake in Illinois and a few lakes in Arkansas, and it was a joy to use every time. I've beached it onto small islands a few times and carried it across them, and it handled that well too. I would get a better pump then the one the kit comes with, a cheap bike pump makes inflating this take a few minutes versus the ten or so minutes it takes with the one this comes with; I got one at a thrift store for a few dollars and it made using this much better. The oars work fine and you can treat them a little roughly in order to go faster or maneuver tighter, but stronger oars would make going faster better; If you only intend to row at a manageable speed then the oars it comes with are good for that, even if you have two people in the boat. Overall I would recommend this to someone who wants a basic inflatable row boat in order to get out on the water and have some fun; if you want to go fishing or do anything extremely strenuous another boat may be a better choice, but for the price point this one handles great and out performs what I expected it to handle. It is not comparable to a kayak so do not expect to get a kayak's worth of performance out of this. It's easy to throw in the back of any car and get out on the water pretty fast and have a lot of fun.

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%3Daps Finally, 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.

Our first one was a gift, we bought our second one in 2018. We are extremely rough on these and have torn up two now. Now in 2026 debating on getting a 3rd one or not. It's cozy for 2 adults (~120 lbs and ~200lbs), the silly little sack on the inside is shockingly useful, it's lightweight and nimble enough to maneuver in the water and even a person who isn't super strong can easily move it about. The paddles are better than no paddles, and are also nicely lightweight, but they could use to be bigger in order to be actually useful. The pump is terrible, get a real one. In the end though, it's not super durable. If you're serious about being on the water in any way I'd look for something else. If you're looking for cheap entertainment or don't plan to use it too much, it's fine. I think my biggest issue is that I'd pay quite a bit more for this EXACT same thing to be made out of a MUCH more durable material, even if it was a lot heavier, but it just isn't made! None of the heavier duty models quite fit our needs and are 4x the price, so this may make for purchase #3...

After doing a little research, the Intex Seahawk boat series seemed the best buy overall. Everything included in the box gets you on the water in about 15-20 minutes. The hand-pump is A VALUABLE MUST-HAVE! It inflates the three Seahawk chambers quickly and efficiently and you WILL want to keep it on the boat with you. The oars are pretty strong with good grips on them. The boat itself is a dream. My friend and I are both 6 feet tall and together with our gear, lunch, and tackle box, the Seahawk comfortably carried us (about 600 lbs altogether) and stayed inflated on the swamp for about two hours. Deflation is easy, too. The Seahawk folds nicely and fits in the back of a car or in a trunk. We've taken it out about three times now and each time has been better than the last, each with varying weight (but never nearing 810lbs like the Seahawk max capacity suggests). It's a very comfortable ride, too: we glided over the swamp like nothing, and even when the underside of the Seahawk hit reeds, branches, or logs just under the surface of the water, the strong PVC held up and moved us forward without any snagging. (Always check your boat before and after you take it out on the water, especially the seams and bottom. This thing holds up!) My only wish is that Intex would include a second 10 CM measuring "tape" in the repair/gear bag. The 10 CM measuring "tape" is a flimsy piece of plastic that allows you to properly measure two of the three chambers in the Seahawk to make sure that they aren't overinflated (which makes you more prone to punctures and leaks!). The piece of plastic is just that...a little strip that you have to keep in the gear bag, lest it be lost forever. Overall, I think the Seahawk is a great purchase and that Intex has a great product here for anyone who loves the outdoors and the water but doesn't have a lot of money or experience. Will be buying a smaller boat (probably the Challenger series) for single-person use! Thanks, Intex!

This thing is amazing. I slapped a trolling motor on it and use it for fishing lakes. Its very easy to inflate/deflate and super durable. Ive ran into sticks and logs with it and its held up over a dozen outings and still going strong!

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.

We just got back from a three-hour Truckee River rafting trip in this boat. All in all, we're very satisfied with this purchase, and we think you'll do as fine as we did with it on a Class I river. We're a family of five: two adults, two youngsters ages 7 and 5, and a 14-month old toddler. We ordered an inner tube from Amazon along with the Seahawk to make sure there would be room for us all. Once it all arrived, it was clear that we'd all fit inside the boat along with a jug of water and a bag of snacks, so we left the tube at home. The 4-person rating is reasonable, though if you were thinking of taking four adults on a fishing trip with tackle boxes and a cooler, I wouldn't recommend it; it would soon get uncomfortable. The river this morning was mostly Class A (requiring us to paddle a bit) or Class I, with a few sections of very easy whitewater that might barely qualify as Class II. At those points, we dragged ourselves over rocks once or twice, but I didn't feel that the vinyl threatened to rip open. Along the way, we encountered many rental rafts, which were closer in style to the RST Marine Navigator II 500 available on Amazon. I felt that we were well-prepared, and their rafts were overkill, for the class of river we were on. In other words, on a Class I river you won't feel embarrassed to be seen in this boat. The oars are adequate. It is fortunate that they float. They're short, and the leverage isn't right for river rafting when they're in the oar locks. We ended up combining the two into a kayak-style paddle, which worked well enough. The gear pouch will stop splashes from the oars, but it's nowhere near watertight. Put your cell phone in a Ziploc bag, preferably with a chunk of styrofoam so it'll float. The boat comes with two inflatable cushions that look ridiculously inadequate, but they were actually nice to sit on. On disembarking, the Boston valves made it easy to deflate the main two chambers, but as many other reviewers have noted, the floor has a pool-floatie-style valve that's cumbersome to deflate. We strongly recommend taking along a Coleman rechargeable QuickPump (again, with a suitable Ziploc bag enclosing it) to flatten the floor at your destination. Once all three chambers are emptied, you'll find that you can easily roll the boat into a 16-inch diameter, 25-inch length sleeping bag shape. Consider buying a duffel bag, too; unlike some Intex models, the Seahawk 400 doesn't include a bag. The deflated boat is light enough for an adult to carry a short distance. One worry was that the Amazon pictures show the green 2008 model (880-pound capacity with motor mount support), but the description is of the blue 2007 814-pound model. We ordered directly from Amazon, not from a third-party seller, and did receive the newer model as expected. All in all, a great value. Next mission: attaching a trolling motor and cruising along Lake Tahoe's west shore. :)

After pricing out canoes and kayaks for our upcoming camping trip, my wife and I (or, rather, I--and my wife after much persuasion) decided to test out an inflatable. The portability--and for me, the price--seemed very appealing. Be careful, my fellow shoppers, when you read the reviews to be sure you are looking at the correct boat. Even if you click on "Seahawk 2," you still see the reviews for the model 3 and 4. I missed this detail when persuading my Mrs. to give this thing a test...much to both of our amusement lol I knew we had a problem when we laid it out on the dock. I'm 6', and my wife is 5' 2", and I knew there is no way we would both fit on that thing. To be fair, we could fit...but we would have to each sit in the bow and the stern and pray a giant wave doesn't come crashing towards us. Nevertheless, I decided to take it for a quick spin by myself around the dock while my erstwhile wife anxiously stood by. That's when the wind factor kicked in. Between the flimsy oars and a stiff breeze, I nearly thought I would be whisked away into the deep blue to meet the same fate as the SS Minnow. Old cover pictures of Robinson Crusoe flashed through my mind. I began imagining how I would hail down the few fishermen who thankfully were out there on the lake, somewhere. Never in my life had I been more thankful to be wearing a life jacket. Thankfully, I avoided the three-hour tour and only had a three-minute tour. I paddled it back to the boat launch, deflated it and dried it on the dock, repackaged it and sent it back to Amazon. I gained my life; my wife gained a reminder she can use for the rest of our marriage for every time I'm trying to be cheap (which, to be fair, is often). At the end of the day, it just didn't feel sturdy enough for me, especially the keel. I may not have inflated it enough. I had an electric handheld air pump, and I put a lot of air into that thing. The wind is a factor in any vessel, and perhaps with higher quality oars one could manage it better. At the end of the day, I felt as though I was in an over-sized and extra-tough pool inflatable. If you decide to purchase one, I hope your experience goes better than mine!

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