Sevylor Inflatable Caravelle 3 Person Boat Kit

by Sevylor

Product Features

• All-around inflatable recreational boat for family fun; fits three persons
• Package includes small foot pump and pair of oars
• DIN safety chamber; made of heavy gauge virgin PVC
• Accepts optional Sevylor's SBM 12V electric motor
• Maximum weight capacity: 600 pounds

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A classic all-around inflatable boat, this moderately priced, three-person Sevylor Caravelle inflatable boat (model KK65D) is a great choice for recreational outings with the family. It comes complete with a foot-operated air pump and a pair of oars. In production for over 37 years, the Caravelle was the first Sevylor boat to feature the DIN safety chamber, which inflates inside the main outer chamber and will help keep you afloat if the outer chamber suffers a major hole. It can accept Sevylor's optional SBM 12V electric motor. Other features include a handy repair kit, tunnel chambers on the bottom of the boat for support and tracking, and a Boston valve.

Specifications:

• Length overall (LOA): 7 feet, 10 inches
• Beam: 4 feet, 7 inches
• Weight: 9.5 pounds
• Maximum engine power: Sevylor 12-volt SBM
• Capacity: 3 persons
• Weight capacity: 600 pounds

About Sevylor
In 1948 in Vitry, a small suburb of Paris, France, Berco Grimbert created an electronics company called Societe Electronique de Vitry, or SEVY for short. Soon, a friend of Grimbert's from New York commissioned SEVY to produce high frequency welding machines capable of fusing a new material called PVC (poly vinyl chloride). SEVY's machines worked very well and the American friend developed a very successful business manufacturing swimming pool related products. He then taught SEVY how to work with PVC.

One of the first PVC products SEVY produced was inflatable bathtub called Dou Dou. It was an instant hit in postwar France--mothers could bathe their children even where no facilities were available. The media hailed Dou Dou as a significant invention. Soon, SEVY added small pools and flotation devices such as rings, beach balls, and inflatable swim jackets to its product line. Safe, hygienic products, made of PVC and designed for portability, durability and convenience, became the SEVY trademark.

The company quickly outgrew its small facilities in Vitry. Mr. Grimbert accepted an attractive offer from the French government to take over a defunct textile factor in the tiny Alsatian village of Buhl. After establishing its new headquarters, the company added the letters "lor" to its name, and became Sevylor. In French, l'or means gold. By coincidence, or possibly fate, Sevylor has proven to be "as good as gold" to its owners, retailers, consumers, and employees.

Product Description

Sevylor®'s all purpose boats have been continuously in production for more than 37 years. Sevylor® first introduced the original oval all around boat within a boat DIN safety chamber and the Boston safety valve on a Caravelle. This moderately priced line of family recreational boats have been developed to be the standard in the industry. As over the last 37 years, you can expect many years of faithfull service from these boats.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 9.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 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: B000K8PKZW
• Item model number: KK65D
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,619 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #29 in Sports & Outdoors > Boating & Water Sports > Boating > Boats > Inflatable Rafts

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We love this boat!, August 27, 2007

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H. Akane "Aka-bana" (San diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Caravelle 3 Person Boat Kit (Sports)

I got this boat for my husband as Father's day's gift. He had hard time to inflate this boat with the pump came with, so we used the autmatic pump we have.
Boat itself is good. My husband(170lb), our 3 years old girl(35lb) and me(100lb) fit in it with no problem. Very strong and not so heavy. We love this boat.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great deal, July 27, 2008

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J. Maue "Joe Maue" (OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Caravelle 3 Person Boat Kit (Sports)

High quality raft with a slow but effective pump. The paddles won't last long but the raft alone is worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars boat is fine; pump and oars are not, August 24, 2009

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S. McIntyre "Sean" (Sunnyvale) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Caravelle 3 Person Boat Kit (Sports)

The pump is so flimsy that the rubbery-plastic parts lost their seal and let all the air escape on the very first use. I sealed them back together with super-glue, but given the cheap construction I'm sure that it will come apart again next time.

Worse yet, the oars are quite useless outside a backyard swimming pool. After every stroke they must be re-tightened to stay together (the cheap, plastic pieces of tubing screw into each other) and within 30 minutes they had cracked.

The boat itself, however, is quite nice and works just fine for two adults or three children.