Pelican Boats Dare Devil Family Assembled Canoe

by Pelican

Product Features

• Deluxe 15'6" family canoe
• Center seat with built-in cooler
• Two molded seats with drink and rod holders
• Lightweight, sturdy design with exceptional tracking performance
• Durable Ram-X? construction

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Blending affordability with superior craftsmanship, the highly stable, smooth gliding three-seater Pelican Dare Devil family canoe is ideal for quiet water trips due to its excellent tracking. It also includes a unique central built-in cooler seat for snacks and drinks during your voyage. The hull and deck are made of durable RAM-X high-density polyethylene, which offers high impact resistance and memory capacity (ability to regain original shape after impact). This canoe is also equipped with sturdy aluminum gunnels with protective sleeves, cushions, and drink and rod holders. It does not include paddles. It comes fully assembled.

Specifications:

• Length: 15 feet, 6 inches
• Beam: 37 inches
• Weight: 81 pounds
• Maximum capacity: 800 pounds
• Seats: 3
• Coloring: ocean blue (outside), sand (inside)

Product Description

Here is the Deluxe family canoe. The durable boat features our Ram-X™ construction, a built-in ice chest, and boasts an 800 pound capacity.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 187 x 37 x 15 inches ; 81 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 76 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000ZK391C
• Item model number: AAA15P306-A
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #958,469 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #38 in Sports & Outdoors > Boating & Water Sports > Canoeing > Canoes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pelican DLX Canoe, April 10, 2010

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DJ (MD, USA) - See all my reviews

I bought mine used for lake cruising and fishing. Used it several times now and it has been great. I may take it on some of the rivers near me in the future for some over night camping and fishing trips. It is a heavy solidly built 80lb canoe. But two people have no problem putting it on and off the car top. If you are going it alone you will have some difficulty because of the size and weight. It has built in drink and rod holders plus an ice chest/seat. It says it can hold 800lbs but I would never have the need for that much weight. I got a great deal on my canoe, paddles and vests. Would I have bought it new in a store or on the web? No, I'm cheap and always looking for deals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Canoe for price and what it's meant for - Families, December 1, 2010

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LarkTX - See all my reviews

We bought this canoe used at an excellent price (we agree with the other reviewer always looking for a deal). And even new this canoe is 1/4 the price of lighter, river designed canoes. This canoe, if you look on the Pelican website is in the class called Family Leisure. It has cup holders and fishing rod holders. It's meant to be used in a lake paddling slowly around with the family and stopping here and there to fish while you drink on a soda, with no worries of tipping when your 7 year old leans over or forgets and stands up. It's not a white water river canoe and doesn't claim to be one. The guy who gave it one star does not have a valid review for the design of this canoe. Read the 2 comments listed below his review to get other's opinions on his review. I love the fact that if it ever gets a dent, you just open the drain plug and put it in the sun for a couple of hours and it will "memory" back into shape. And as for it being heavy, my husband read the 1 star review before we picked it up and was worried. After we got it he said the buyer must be a wuss. Sure, it's 80 lbs. That's two bags of dog food. It would be tough for a single guy to load this on his car and take it out - but remember - this is family leisure - built for stability. Me, a 5'3" female and my two sons, age 7 & 8 carried it. No, we didn't lift it on the car, but we easily can carry it to a lake. Now my husband (5'9")and I did lift it up on the car, and took it down when we got home with no problems. And I have read other reviews of men who could carry it by themselves, but at 16' long, you'd have to be a tall guy. I don't see it being a canoe that you want to throw on the car every week, but if you live on a lake or close to one - it's perfect. That's why we bought it and we LOVE it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too stable, July 4, 2011

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D. tusaw - See all my reviews
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I don't have the Dlx model but I do have the Pelican 15.5 canoe which I find is a little unstable. I was on Lake Tahoe with two small adult passengers(in addition to myself), and a couple of times when we were rowing, the canoe listed as if it wanted to roll over. When the wakes from boats came our way, it got scary. We did roll over twice, though our own misteps I admit, but it rolled over too easily. I'm experience with canoes - been all over the Delaware river in aluminum canoes since I was a kid. I am now thinking about getting a Canoe Stablizer to correct this problem since I can't afford a better canoe at this time.