I have a boat on a public dock so I wouldn't be able to float this in the water around the dock. Would I be able to pull this slowly to open water?
2009149
Alexander, it's huge and heavy-but not towable. Great for relaxing on the water.
2009150
I don't see why you could not. I would do it slowly and do not tow with people ok not the raft
2009151
Yes you could...however the customer service on this item was terrible. Not through Amazon but the seller. We had issues with it out of the box and they never resolved it. The netting was ripped and they would not replace it.
1420632
I bought it because it floats. As to how much it can pull, I would say it depends on the diameter of the rope.
2194319
Not in my case. It's heavy enough, othervise you can use a rope to tighten it. I use inflatable boat.
596885
no it cant float, like it is writen on the box. You have some other boats that float i think it is from lego city collection.
1461923
It can be towed behind a sail boat. Use sturdy string at a higher rate of speed i do not know if it will process fast enough though. I use mine in a kayak and tow it but we arent moving that fast
1602840
I don't see any reason that would prvent it from working in the vertical position as long as you follow the inlet/outlet flow positions. it's the directional flow of the water and not gravity that gets the job done.
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I suspect not. But let me remember to measure what I still have left unused. A hint might helpful to you - the device is designed permanently open and when backup happens, the float will be lifted and close. I found during the whole time when there is no backup, which is true for maybe the life of the device, it'll collect all kinds of debris so it can't really close tightly when it needs to. What I did was adding a spring to the top of the shaft connected to the float and make it permanently close. In case you have water on the floor to drain, just push the float down to drain it. But anyway, I'll come back to you about the size. I suspect not. But let me remember to measure what I still have left unused. A hint might helpful to you - the device is designed permanently open and when backup happens, the float will be lifted and close. I found during the whole time when there is no backup, which is true for maybe the life of the device, it'll collect all kinds of debris so it can't really close tightly when it needs to. What I did was adding a spring to the top of the shaft connected to the float and make it permanently close. In case you have water on the floor to drain, just push the float down to drain it. But... » Read More I suspect not. But let me remember to measure what I still have left unused. A hint might helpful to you - the device is designed permanently open and when backup happens, the float will be lifted and close. I found during the whole time when there is no backup, which is true for maybe the life of the device, it'll collect all kinds of debris so it can't really close tightly when it needs to. What I did was adding a spring to the top of the shaft connected to the float and make it permanently close. In case you have water on the floor to drain, just push the float down to drain it. But anyway, I'll come back to you about the size. « Show Less
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I'm pretty sure you can only pull water about 30 ft or so. You can push it forever but sucking it won't work.
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Yes you can.... very simple too... you just need to secure a point on the power cord that allows float to move freely....
385851
I would think the slide would be ok but you would not be able to slide down unless you attach the hose, with running water. You can not slide down on it dry. So if you have the ability to run a garden hose from the dock it should be fine. The slide just sits on our wood deck with no tie downs. Just make sure to deflate slightly and take in on windy days. The flap on the bottom does not have to be inflated, just fold it under and it might work better for your purpose.
625148
It could but it is top heavy so likely to roll over. Without the heavy top bits it will float. My son has loved this boat - he got it with his own money when he was about 5 years old and is nearly 9 and still plays with it .
372928
You should be able to rig it however you like. The floats are attached by suction cups.
1838463
It's possible to make it float but you would have to ballast it as you build it. Without the ballast it's very top heavy and will capsize.
458883
I've been using it on a calm lake. If it is a rough river, that you need to make it upstream it may be hard. The paddles aren't the best, there is no foot pressure to get the full thrust of each stroke. One day i was out and it was pretty windy and i could barely keep moving against the wind. That said, if you are going on a river that is fairly calm or you are just traveling with the current it should be fine. I'd watch out for shallow rocks, as I saw one of these tear by scraping on a rock when being put into the water.
697166
I went down and measured the best I could with the pump assembly underwater and a little hard to access. I would say you need a diameter of at least 12 inches to accommodate the side that has the float attached. That should allow it to freely move up and down.
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The ladder is installed securely on the dock. If the ladder is in the up position, it stays up though nothing locks it. It could be pulled to the down position from a boat. You could purchase a lock to go around it and secure it.
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No but you can't pull slow or it nose dives. Once you get it on top of the water it is a lot of fun.