Sevylor Inflatable Colorado Canoe

by Sevylor

Product Features

• 2-person inflatable canoe with 2 bucket seats
• Combines best features of kayaks and North American canoes
• Durable PVC bladders with nylon covers; 440-pound capacity
• Works with either canoe or kayak paddles; includes carrying bag
• Compatible with optional 12-volt trolling motor

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Combining the stability, maneuverability, and sea-worthiness of a kayak with the comfort, looks, and styling of a traditional North American canoe, the Sevylor Colorado inflatable canoe is ideally suited for rough waters, lakes, ocean fishing, and diving. The Colorado is equipped with a raised bow and stern, with a design that's as close in shape, comfort, and styling to the North American Indian canoe as an inflatable boat can get. As a result, you and a friend will look and feel authentic as you cruise down the waterway. The boat is also notably comfortable, with a pair of flexible bucket seats. You can even attach an optional 12-volt trolling motor for easy cruising. Other details include durable PVC bladders with nylon covers, support for either canoe or kayak paddles, two directional stakes, a repair kit, and a nylon carrying bag. The Colorado offers a maximum capacity of 440 pounds when inflated.

The Colorado includes 2 bucket seats and comes in green or blue.

Specifications:

• LOA (length overall): 10 feet 6 inches
• Beam: 3 feet 3 inches
• Weight: 32 pounds
• Capacity: 2 people and 440 pounds
• Colors: Green or blue

About Sevylor
The road from Sevylor's founding in 1948 to its current role as the dominant supplier of a wide range of inflatables--such as kayaks, boats, and towables--is a long one, with plenty of original inventions and innovations along the way. Established in a city suburb of Vitry, France, by electronics engineer Berco Grimbert, Sevylor originally built electrical accessories, with a sideline business dedicated to using its high-frequency welding machines to manufacture PVC consumer goods. The first inflatable to receive rave notice was a small bathtub called the Dou Dou. Perfect for postwar France, the inflatable tub was portable, convenient, practical, easy to clean, durable, and, best of all, affordable.

After moving to the picturesque Alsatian village of Buhl, the company expanded into developing valves, pumps, boats, inflatable pools, and a variety of water toys. In the ensuing years, Sevylor first developed a PVC that had "memory"--meaning it could return to its original shape regardless of temperature--and then made history by releasing an inflatable pool mattress with a headrest and circular pockets. In 1986, the company invented the Ski Bob, a real turning point in the evolution of the towables business. Today, Sevylor's innovative designs include tenders, hunting and fishing boats, specialty boats and kayaks, towables, snow tubes, air beds, pool floats, river tubes, swim and sport rings, and more.

Product Description

The Colorado has a raised bow and stern and is as close in shape, comfort and styling to the traditional North American Indian canoe as an inflatable boat will ever get. It's double hull construction makes it very rugged and rigid. The canoe combines the stability, maneuverability and sea worthiness of a kayak with comfort, looks and styling of the traditional North American canoe. Ideally suited for rough waters, lakes, ocean, fishing and diving and great for beginners. Includes 2 bucket seats, removable stern storage compartment, 2 directional strakes, carrying handles, multiple d-rings and ties, motor mount fittings (to attach a Sevylor® SBM 12V trolling motor), and a nylon carrying bag

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 33 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: B001POLOHI
• Item model number: KCC335
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it 6 stars, August 18, 2009

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Tracy Stone (Finley, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This thing is great...took it out to a small lake where I was sure I'd be alone...afraid I'd paddle around in circles...didn't, this thing was amazing...I have never paddled anything, I'm a motorcycle chick, this was so much fun I was surprised when I discovered I'd been on the water for two hours. couple of tips...put the red thing on before you inflate the canoe and the psi is 1 - 1.5 had trouble finding that on the canoe till I was in it. Also, I'm 5'3 and used a 5' paddle and had no troubles...Take along a foot pump the canoe got slightly squishy from the cold water...next stop...a slow moving river :-) hope this helps...a no regret paddler

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat recommended, July 19, 2009

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Andrey (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sevylor Inflatable Colorado Canoe (Sports)

Well, Amazon ate my previous review so I'll do another quick one.
I love how portable this boat is - throw it in the trunk "just in case" and off you go. Can't do that with a hard shell. Also, can't really take a nap in a hardshell while floating downstream. Plenty of room for one person - I could probably bring enough gear for a week worth of backpacking, including a 6-person tent! Could get a little bit cramped with two people, but is still very comfy. Does go in a circle a little bit and is susceptible to wind, but you get used to it. Has a hard time with currents, but on flat water, even with wind and waves, it's as fast as cheapo plastic kayaks.

The only downside is drying... the nylon does absorb water well, but 30-40 minutes of drying with a small round fan and it's good to put away... I wonder if the cheaper Tahiti is as sturdy but easier to dry. Get a double-action pump, it's easier to inflate/deflate the boat that way. Also, IMPORTANT, if you get kayak paddles, get something longer than 230cm... walls are very high and wide, so it's hard to reach the water - have to raise the paddle high, which makes the water from the blades drip into the boat.

Excellent boat for recreational use and have gotten a fair share of looks and inquiries from people on the lakes/rivers that I've been on - Sevylor, pay me for advertising!! :). I will be getting a more appropriate boat for ocean / fast paddling when I have more money and more space.

Edit: I have tried fishing in this kayak and unless you have a clever way of anchoring yourself, it's a bit of a pain. Since the boat gets blown around by wind and currents, casting an anchor makes it spin around the anchor. Perhaps, a two-anchor system would work... but there are what seem to be rod holders behind the seats, so that's pretty awesome.

5/19/2011: Well, at the end of last season I found out that my boat has a leak - it's a small gash at the front, right at the seam. Looks like the seam is just separating, pretty much (and it's uneven too). All in all, I realized that this is not the right boat for me, and I'm tired of fighting the wind, the lack of tracking, and now this tear in the PVC, which I attempted to fix with PVC cement, but nothing came out of that. I will try again, but in the mean time I will be looking at more expensive and more sturdy hardshell and foldable kayaks. I will miss the portability and being able to lie and drift in this boat, but I'm pretty sure I'll be happier with something that I'll have an easier time paddling. If I do manage to fix this leak, I'll keep this as my fishing boat, and if not - well, I got good use out of it, shame it quit on me after only 2 years.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Boat, Unbeatable Price, Excellent quality, May 25, 2009

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K. Cooper - See all my reviews
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I took my Sevylor Colorado out for the first time yesterday, and I love it. I was a little worried about the tracking issues, but after having it out on the water, it is no longer a concern! If you paddle Canadian style with two people, it works great, and I didn't even try attaching the skeg yet. It does take a little more work to keep it going straight than a regular canoe would, but don't let that discourage you! I was also concerned about the speed of it, and while it wasn't quite as fast as a hard-shelled canoe, it was fast enough that it was never really an issue.

With the Coleman rechargeable pump it took me 10 minutes to completely assemble, and it takes about 5 minutes to fully deflate it. Compare that to tying a canoe to the top of your car, and this might actually be more convenient surprisingly.

The seats are amazingly comfortable! We were in it for 5 hours total with about a half hour break in the middle, and we were very comfortable the entire time.

The main downside is the storage. There is a tiny bit of room behind the back seat, which we were able to fit a 18-pack cooler in, but other than that, anything you want to bring with you will have to go between someone's legs.

All in all, this canoe is a great product for the money. It is just about the cheapest way to get out on the water and still feel confident enough in your boat to not be worrying the whole time! The price, convenience, and quality outweigh the small tracking and storage issues a thousand times over in my mind.