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I bought this boat almost 10 years ago for rehabbing a broken clavicle. It's definitely not the fastest boat on the water and on the lake in the wind you have to work at it. But it did fine on the river and although it is possible tip it, because it is self bailing, once it is upright it is easy to get into and bails itself. I had an incident a few years ago where I flipped on an underwater snag. I was pinned against the debris but because this was an inflatable, I was able to push it away and get free.

Unfortunately, this is an obituary for the old boat. Two days ago my son flipped on a branch and he and the kayak became tangled in an underwater tree. Again, my son was able to push his way out but was unable to free the boat. He spent the night and finally got home and we returned to the river, to our amazement, after almost 24 hours in a severe hydrolic situation, the kayak was still inflated. Unfortunately, in order to untangle the kayak from the tree, my son had to deflate the bladders and in the process, they have some holes from the bark. He was also forced to cut some of the straps off so I think she has run her last river.