by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 09/07/2017 at 09:33
by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 09/07/2017 at 09:33
Tags: boatlopnik
; raft
; nature
; river
; float
STARS: 3
Spent a day on the New River fishing, swimming, and cruising. For those of you who haven’t seen my posts about it before, the raft is a 14ft inflatable that fits in the trunk of my Acura TL. It’s cheap, easy to launch, and ridiculously stable.
Its powered by a chinese electric “4hp” outboard and 4 12v batteries in series. It isn’t fast by any means, but it reaches top speed as quick as you can turn the throttle, runs quiet, and is always on for minor adjustments during fishing.
The weather was perfect, the water was warm(ish) and clear, and there wasn’t too bad of a tubing crowd for it being Labor Day. Cant wait for the next trip.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
09/07/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 1
I’ve been whitewater rafting and canoeing on that river - fantastic experience.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
09/07/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 0
Its a stunning river and has tons of whitewater. I need to take my kayak out so I can explore more since the raft cant travel upstream in a lot of the rapids because they are too shallow for the motor.
"WiscoProud" (wiscoproud)
09/07/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 0
May be a dumb question, but do you just pump it up for use? or do you leave it inflated? Is there a rigid bottom?
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
09/07/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 1
I pump it up each use and store it in my trunk most of the time. And it doesnt have a rigid bottom but it has a high pressure air floor.