can this boat go in the water?? Has anyone tried this?
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It might be OK, but it's not all plastic. Look close, you'll see that the outer shell with the words, "Staten Island Ferry", is a press on laminate. I'm not certain it would be impervious to water. It might wrinkle up. Personally, I wouldn't risk it.
2155217
The owner's documentation specifies that you should not run the motor out of water. Probably because running the prop without the resistance of the water would cause the motor to race and potentially burn out the armature.
2233024
Yes, this one floats on top of the water well with the least amount of drag out of all our tubes. You should be fine, even with this smaller boat, as long as your rider(s) are within the tube's weight limit.
1327664
Shouldn't be a problem. The handle is thermowelded so it's a solid attachment point. Also the hull floats on the surface, very little of the boat is actually underwater so it takes very little power to move it around.
1058864
Yes, if the boat is not anchored in a current or subject to high wind. I use mine (a 16' center console bow rider) in the Hudson River and only have a problem if the wind is blowing in the same direction as the current.
2111722
Sorry, never used on water boating. However, I do not see why it would not work.
384365
Ours is never completely submerged, because the float triggers the motor before it gets covered with water. I don't know how it would work if it were completely submerged. It would have to be vertical, though, for the float to work.
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Jim, my family and I have been boating for nearly 30 yrs. We have gone through more tubes that I want to count. This tube can handle any type of water condition. Actually the rougher the better, if they like jumping. It is very stable and almost to stable. You really have to go out of your way to flip it. I have taken my older boys around tight turns doing 35 mph and it won't flip. You and your family will enjoy it. Have fun,Don
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It is not self bailing. Not suitable for rough waters. Nice boat for "tubing" class rivers.
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.
662909
Negative. It doesn't fly. It is a really fun tho. I pull it in a hard turn at 40 mph behind my Yamaha jet boat and you can lift the edge and it won't roll over.
772256
i'm not an experienced enough with kayak's to take this into the ocean. if there were any waves i would have problems. maybe after a few months of using the kayak. if your experienced i would say yes.
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No, only if you are in heavy rapids or waves of water. other than that the boat stays pretty dry with the exception of getting in/out of the boat while in the water or you splash water into the boat with the Oars. This is an excellent buy and well worth the $$ me and my family of 4 fit with enough room for 2 children or 1 young adult more. I used an outboard trolling motor down the Stanislaus river and had a blast. Oars are cheap though you may want to purchase better ones.
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I don't know the answer to this. But we bought one of these boats and returned it because it didn't run in the water. The replacement didn't run either. It looks cool, but is made cheap & doesn't run.
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You will not have no problem with paddles. Boat is so light and glides on water with no problem. But watch out for wind hope this helps great little boat
1335671
This boat is a toy that is in need of hobby grade parts upgrade . must be able to work on it. but it is very fun when done right. look at some YOU TUBE VIDEO on how to do it . not to much money really . I have two boats that I use all the time. good luck ,if you need help I can help you.
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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 .