Sevylor Inflatable Tahiti Hf Kayak

by Sevylor

Product Features

• Rugged two-person inflatable canoe for hunting and fishing expeditions
• Green and beige coloring
• Two specially designed inflatable seats with back support
• Tubular I-beam floor, bow and stern spray decks
• Maximum weight capacity: 400 pounds

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Rugged enough to traverse the entire length of the Amazon river twice, Sevylor's classic Tahiti K79HF is outfitted in a green and beige color scheme for hunting and fishing expeditions. Produced since 1963, it features an I-beam floor for extra buoyancy, drain hole with plug, Boston valves, bow and stern spray decks, and specially designed inflatable seats with back support.

Specifications:

• Length overall (LOA): 10 feet, 7 inches
• Beam: 2 feet, 7 inches
• Weight: 25 pounds
• Capacity: 2 persons
• Weight capacity: 400 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

Original Tahiti in hunting/fishing colors. Features an I-beam floor, 2 spray decks, 2 seats and Boston valves.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 22.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000KA2EJK
• Item model number: K79HF
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,505 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ride! Great deal! Get the skeg!!!, June 2, 2008

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pxlchk1 (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Tahiti Hf Kayak (Sports)

My fiance and I purchased this boat last summer. We live very close to a river, so we just dropped in by our house. We paddled all we wanted and pulled out about 10 miles down in a riverside park, deflated the boat, then called a cab and threw it in the trunk to go home. Perfect! When deflated, if you get a couple of nylon straps, it can roll up to about the size of a medium duffle bag for transport.

I did one run without the skeg (not included) and one with. Don't skip the skeg. It made a HUGE difference in the handling.

I've had several canoes over the years. The pain was trying to transport, portage, and get home on my own. This is a perfect solution.

I'm 5'8" and my fiance is 6'5". We were a bit cramped when sitting in the boat, so I'd recommend that you get 2 boats for 2 adults.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good for me, May 10, 2008

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GROG "GROG" (Cape Fear) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Tahiti Hf Kayak (Sports)

I recently purchased one of these from another vender. I have no prior experience with kayaks and limited experience with boats of any kind. I needed a small inexpensive boat to rescue stranded R/C boats (see my other reviews) that was capable of handing my 220+ lbs with some margin to go two up if desired. I also purchased a Sevylor paddle, skeg, and large foot pump at the same time. I inflated the kayak with the foot pump in about 20 minutes including installing the skeg. I am pleased with the initial quality and price of this kayak. The vender I got mine from sold the drab green one for the same price as the banana yellow one so I opted for the drab green.
I had planned a controlled, methodical initial sea trial with the kayak due to my lack of experience, but stuff happens. One of my RC boats got stuck in a morass of weeds at a local lake and I had to rush back home and get the kayak. I loaded the inflated kayak in the back of my Ranger and off I went. The kayak was easy to load and unload and once in the water (with PFD on) I quickly figured out how to propel and maneuver the kayak well enough to rescue my R/C boat. The seats are surprisingly comfortable (at least for the short time I was in the water). The low profile of the sides makes this craft ideal for what I needed it for (fetching things out of the water). The kayak was easily removed from the water and loaded back in the Ranger.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is fun, August 6, 2008

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M. Wagoner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Tahiti Hf Kayak (Sports)

This is a fun boat to go out on the lake with. I do recommend the STEARNS - SEVYLOR SKEG FOR TAHITIS, FIJI AND BALI MODELS. Its a rooter that you must have or you will not be able to go straight. Its good for two people. Its big for one person.