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We own the 330, 385ft, and 393rl. The 330 (the first one) needs weight in it for it to track even somewhat comfortably. Our friends also own one and use it as a tandem, but it doesn't spin out as often. The 393rl was the second one purchased and wife loves it! She is an experienced rower from her college days and found it extremely comfy. She has fallen into the water a couple of times, but never during our camping trips (when there is more weight in the kayak). She gets a bit unnerved when in chop or windy conditions. I ended up with the 385ft for a five day kayak expedition down the Green River. Did this twice. Also use it to haul around our two huskies during other adventures while using the fabric carrier as an additional barrier for the floor. We do own hard sides, but they have their purposes. If I had to downsize, I would keep the Sea Eagles.

It is good for fishing?

Does Werner paddles also use a similar laminate reinforcement on their edges?

Regarding speed and lower center of gravity... I would add that a small solo canoe with a pedestal seat for a kneeling position, and using a double bladed paddle will give you a very fast and stable boat. Much easier on your back too

This video is really helpful! Can you do a video on how to self rescue in a wider inflatable? How do you not pull it over when you are crawling back in since they are so lightweight? Can you use a modified heel-hook technique etc? Thanks!

I love my Razorlite! I went from a hard shell sea kayak to the 393 and was pleasantly surprised to learn that it isn’t much slower! I have taken the RL on many kayak camping trips on big lakes with rough surf and it’s done great! My Labrador retriever fits too!

I started out with their SE330 Sport kayak and have a fleet of Sea Eagle's now. Low my Razorlite. It's not only faster, but the big this is....."much easier" & effortless to paddle than all the others. Now that I'm in my mid 50s, I've come down with some wrist issues with arthritis & tendonitis. The Razorlite is much easier on the wrists & arms as you barely paddle and move well. Also slices through the wind, assuming it's not incredibly strong where you shouldn't be out paddling. My favorite of all their kayaks is no longer produced, the Paddleski 435ps. It was the perfect hybrid of a kayak that paddles pretty well, and a motorboat & or sailboat. There's nothing else like it on the market. Mine has been used approx 600 times and is on it's 15th season. It's the only kayak out there that can take a real motor (not a trolling motor, or a Bixpy). Paddles in calm conditions almost as well as the Explorer. On a calm wind free day I beat my friend in a race against his Fast Track, but I am a more experienced paddler. I have their current Paddleski too (437ps) and it's an awesome boat.......but.....not a kayak like the old model was. I bought a spare 435ps (10 years newer) for when it "wears out", but I hope it comes back on the market as there's nothing else like it out there. Also fits in the trunk of my sedan with motor & accessories. I sail mine too with a full sail rig (as now sold by Sailboatstogo, but I bought my sail kit from Sea Eagle. I wish they still sold those too). The 435ps was the kayak advertised as the most versatile kayak in the world.....until it was no longer produced. And it really was, and....still is! Hint hint....bring it back! I'll also worth a mention, Sea Eagle's largest dealer (until they retired) called the Paddleski 435ps their favorite kayak in the line-up and frequently praised it and it was their most recommended kayak even over the Explorer & Fast Track. One kayak that really could do it all (kayaking, decent motoring & sailing) and still comfortably fit inside a small car's trunk. Also offered the most stability of the line-up, yet paddled well.

Great review. Def sold me on it

Been there with the Razorlite 393RL and the 370. I moved up to Saturn kayaks for higher quality and lower prices as they sell direct. My Ocean Pro 14' has been a beast and the new ones now have self regulating, one way, scupper drain valves so no screw out the plug/screw back in the plug. Tracks very well with the raised hull and twin skegs (removable). Saturn has a solid name in the whitewater world and their same 1,100 denier is what's used in their non ww boats. boatstogo.

Thanks for an in depth review. $829 with pump on the big A online store today 6-24-24. Fits my needs at a reasonable price.

Great overview of the Sea Eagle kayaks. It would be fantastic if you were able to test & review the Nortik Scuby XL Kayak as well as the Gumotex line of Kayaks. Thanks for all you do.

Just ordered a pair of ezlite kayaks for my wife and I. We have hard shells (an axis 12 and pungo 125), but its too much and way too hard to get them up and down off the SUV if want to paddle the bay for an hour. Im excited for our new boats. Your earlier reciew was very helpful and determinign what we needed :)

I have a Razorlite 393, and also an Aqua Glide 155 Chelan. Both top notch boats with different missions in mind. The 393 makes a perfect backcountry pack boat for me and can handle rougher water than you might think with an experienced paddler in it. Can do well up to class two, and major fun just playing on the ocean as well (read "Surfs pretty well" if you add thigh straps). On longer trips on the salt chuck I lean on the Chelan. The Sea Eagle equivalent would be the Fast Track units. I go with the Chelan here because in Desolation Sound or the Broken Island Group etc one most often needs to add a week or more of fresh water to the payload as well as other extra gear. Also the water can get very rough and then one appreciates the extra stability and self bailing features at key moments. Given that both boats are virtually unsinkable, I tend not to worry too much about waves swamping me (just carry a pump like any other sea kayak). You just feel the wind a little more than a hard shell kayak. Performance-wise the Chelan is a little slower than the 393, but as I said - Different missions for different boats. And when I'm done they store in my apartment closet until I want them again.

Another AWESOME review, Ken. I have the Explorer 300X which has become my whitewater boat. A 380X which is my multi-day camping boat and also my fishing boat where I add the bass seat and a trolling motor. And I also have a Razorlite for flatwater. I would say the 380X is by far my favorite and no doubt the most versatile of the fleet! I'm pondering an EXLite, but having trouble justifying another boat!

Thanks for breaking down the whole range of SeaEagle kayaks. One thing that SeaEagle is missing from their offer is a sit inside kayak - all current models are open-decked. Oh, FYI Ken - Gumotex Rush has a keel integrated in its drop stitch hull. It's my main boat, can't be happier with it. 😊

This is shit. Lot's of talk just to make time on UA-cam and make their algoritm happy. More money...🤫

New subscriber here, we love your videos, and have been waiting for this video since your EZlite review. My wife and I are in the market for our first kayaks and are homing in on the Sea Eagle Explorers 300x/380x and Fast Track 385ft kayaks. Other boats of interests are the EZLite, Aquaglide Chelan and Cirrus series or maybe the Kokopellie Platte series Kayaks. We would love to hear others thoughts. We are middle aged novices who live in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park which the Cuyahoga River Trail runs through. We would like to be able to pedal the class I/II rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Portability, stability, and safety are our main priorities. We own a campervan and love to explorer new places so versatility and the ability to cover some distance also in play. We primarily want to paddle single, but I'm 6'3" tall and weigh 260lbs so I expect that I'll be looking at something that could double as a tandem. For example, my wife paddles a 300x and I use a 380x as a single, but we paddle the 380x tandem when we might want to go further? Are inflatables appropriate on rivers with a lot of tree falls, rock and shallow waters? Should we plan on portaging through these shallow areas? If we have to drag the boat though these shallow areas does weight or durability take precedence? Is it better drag a Sea Eagle around or pick up a something like the Aquaglide Cirrus and carry it to safer waters? (I guess dragging a boat with your gear in it might always be easier.) Are we on the right track here? Thanks in advance. Any insight in to the questions will be greatly appreciated.

Great video and information! However, one thing I didn't hear you mention about the Sea Eagle kayaks is that they offer slightly used kayaks for sale on their website and at a great discounted price and with the same warranty as new. I purchased the Fasttrack from them (used) and love it.

I really find the difference of direction could be a thing in a tandem. As the person is pushing the wrong side instead of working with direction.

Well Ken as you may remember I have the PakAyaK so speed and ruff water is covered. However, I have ordered the EZLite10 for them hard to reach spots (as it's so light to carry) and them day's when you just want to have a smooth relaxing paddle and even have a laydown in the boat and catch some sun. Fantastic information Ken hell of a good video.

any plans on doing a review on inflatable kayaks that are good for multi day trips been wanting to do the whole rideau canal from ottawa to kingston, the NRS pikes what i'm looking at but I'm a total newbie and don't want to get the wrong kayak for the job

I just purchased an IATAK 110 inflatable fishing kayak. Have or will you be reviewing this kayak? Curious of your opinion on it. I find it very heavy for me even when on kayak cart. Maybe you could give any helpful hints for women who struggle with the weight of most of these boats but absolutely love kayaking and fishing (I don't use it for fishing all the time, mostly for a good day on the lake) but don't want to purchase a non quality boat just have something light weight. Thank you, love your channel ❤.

I'm retired and a big guy. My son is only 12 and has a paddle board . My wife and I wanted more time on the water with him . We got the 380 explorer and we love it. We got up grade with carbon fiber paddles and high back seats . We absolutely love it super stable easy to paddle and maneuvering just as easy with 1 or 2 people. My wife loves it because when she gets tired I take over and it's just as easy to paddle and manuever.

One of your best videos, thanks!

Thanks for answering questions we had about inflatable kayaks!

awsome kayaks, all of them, unfortunetly i had to settle for ,lot cheeper, intex excursion pro k2. i was wondering is it safe to try it on some white water?

Have you ever paddled Lake Manicouagan in Quebec? Looks like a good spot for a Paddle Tale. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Manicouagan

Once dropstitch, never back.

Sea Eagle seems so expensive. Compare them to the Aqua Marina Tomahawk Air, the Sea Eagle in that price range is balloon like, and not drop stitched stiff like the Aqua Marina. This is the price range I am looking in, and I still haven't figured out which to get.

Great overview. I've tried the razorlite double and smaller FastTrack as a first time paddler on flatwater lakes with experience in mountain biking and consider myself an athletic person. I'd say I prefer the razorlite based on speed and ease of setup anyday, but you do need to think about balance a little bit on razorlite.. like riding a bike.. whereas FT is like a 3 wheeler. Just paddle and go albeit with more effort and at a slower pace. If doing tandem don't forget the abilities and comfort of your partner! In my case we bit off more than we could chew in the razorlite.. even though we did a 10 mile paddle the first time out.. I'm so proud of my partner.. she's a great sport! She always felt uneasy and I found myself always counterbalacing the boat for the both of us until one time we capsized and she was all but happy 😮 The great thing is that Sea Eagle has a very generous exchange policy, which we took advantage of and now own the smaller FastTrack, which has been great! It's a relaxing and more care free experience for sure, but still moves pretty good. We love passing up all the hardshell rentals and get asked.. "is that inflatable " 😂 She's 5 foot and I'm almost 6 foot tall and fit comfortably. It's really easy to get in and out of even with poor technique. It's very versatile. I sometimes take it out solo in windy and rougher conditions and it handles that fine too. Last week had my 10 year old nephew in there and no problem with him enthusiastally leaning over each side spotting fish as well as jumping in and out to go swimming. I've even had my 74 year old father in there with me and he had a blast. This all said, once you get a taste of speed, you know what you're missing so to satisfy my craving I bought a second kayak that is simular to the razorlite (Decathlon x500) That's really the great thing with any of these inflatables... they almost take up no space!

Very impressive review on Sea Eagle sir, you have sold me on the Explorer series, all the very best, health and happiness, amazing channel you have.

The Razorlite needs the EZlite foot braces and handles on the sides for easier solo transport.

My husband and I started with the SE370, which we enjoyed, but upgraded to the 473RL the following year. We love it. We primarily kayak on lakes and streams, so it's perfect for us.

I'm torn between the Sea Eagle Fat Track Fishing and the NRS Pike. Both seem perfect for my needs. Wondering which performs better for inshore fishing in bays and creeks.

I just got into kayaking last year and really enjoy it. I've been wanting to go out again, but I broke my wrist in april and I'm still healing. My rotomolded kayak is too heavy and cumbersome for me to lift right now and load up onto my car. it sucks because I feel like getting out there and paddling would be good exercise for my wrist. But I don't have the ability to load my kayak and get out to the water. Now I'm considering an inflatable even though that's not what I wanted originally.

This was great. I have an Aquaglide that I love but it was really interesting to see the different construction options and how they affect performance.

Try the Indian river.

I purchased the Razorlite 473 last summer as something to take my dog (now dogs) out in and couldn't be happier. Good speed, easy to transport and surprisingly easy to pump by hand. Having 2 inflatable paddle boards, I was worried because they are horrible to inflate by hand.

Drop stitched IK’s are looking good these days.

Very funny video. Thank you for having a sense of humor.

I have a 380x Explorer. It's great on rivers and decent on flat water, but definitely isn't fast. If you plan on trying to cover any significant distance on flat water the 380x shouldn't be your first choice. However, it can handle almost anything I've thrown at it, and it's incredibly stable.

I own Fasttrack 385, class 3 river - no problem at all

That EZLite looks like the best performing inflatable for the weight and price on the market right now. I would say it's the way to go unless u want to do lots of whitewater or need to carry more stuff, in which I would simply suggest a paddleboard instead.

I’m on year two with my SeaEagle 393RL, only complaint is the cheap bag. Are there third-party bags for these boats?

Ken, would you be concerned that the Ezlite 10 has only 2 chambers instead of the typical 3 that Sea Eagle normally provides?? Thanks.

There is different kind of plastic used for kayak. The weight is not related to rotomolding versus thermoforming but the kind of plastic used. Rotomolded kayak are made of polyethylene. This kind of plastic is more flexible and must be thicker to give it some rigidity. ABS plastic is more rigid and can be thinner, saving weigth. I have a 15' thermoformed ABS plastic sea kayak weighting only 51 pounds. It is rigid and shinny like a composite one. I never seen ABS rotomolded kayak. What I appreciate of ABS made kayak is the rigidity, but don't drop it. Contrary to polyesther it doesn't flex much so it is more prone to break.

exxxcellent!

a really well done and comprehensive review of Sea Eagle inflatable Kayaks

I have to start with your videos are great, but this was one of the most fun to watch. Plus this season I am recovering from shoulder surgery and have to live vicariously through other paddlers. I would love to see more runs in white water with the longer boats. Have you done the race that runs annually on the Ottawa with sea kayaks?