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Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak

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Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak

Item # 785549

$1075.00

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Perfect for 2 paddlers on a day trip, the Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double folding kayak expands your horizons for adventure by compactly storing in a portable package!

Simple assembly takes approximately 25 min.; Puffin Saranac 15 stores in a 29 x 10 x 14 in. bag, included
Open-decked boat allows easy loading and unloading—perfect for fishing, island-hopping or warm-weather excursions (deck sold separately)
Rugged, abrasion-resistant PVC-coated synthetic fabric skin fits tightly over frame, creating clean lines and smooth paddling
Anodized aluminum frame is strong, lightweight and corrosion resistant; longer sections of frame are shockcorded like tent poles to ease assembly
3 longitudinal rods—2 gunwales and a hinged keel—attach to cross members inside the skin to create a taut, easy-to-assemble craft that anyone can put together
Inflatable tubes with 4 separate compartments between frame and skin increase tautness, ensure flotation and eliminate pressure points
Inflatable, urethane-coated seats stand up to heavy use and adjust to provide a perfect fit
Removable deck effectively seals out water; simply hook over the ends of the hull and attach with a rip-and-stick seal (deck sold separately)
Kayak converts to a single-seat configuration by moving the thwart; single-seat deck sold separately
Includes pump, repair kit and storage bag

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Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak Specs

Specification	Description
Width	29 inches
Weight	25 pounds
Packed dimensions	29 x 10 x 14 inches
Length	15 feet
Number of paddlers	2
Material	PVC-coated polyester/aluminum frame
Capacity	400 pounds

Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak Customer Reviews

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Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak

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2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

It Floats

By tanford

from San Francisco, CA

About Me Recreational

Pros

Easy Entry & Exit

Cons

Difficult to Paddle
Expensive
Poor Tracking
Slow

Best Uses

Flat Waters
Spinning in circles

Comments about Pakboat Puffin Saranac 15 Double Folding Kayak:

I thought this kayak was the answer to my problems...A folding kayak for that can be used as a tandem kayak as well as a solo. The idea is good, but it just was a nightmare handling on the water.

The good thing about it was it's lightweight, easy to assemble, and it floats. But that's about it...sounds as good as a pool toy...an expensive one.

The hull is curved so it doesn't completely sit in the water..which doesn't allow the bow to slice through the water. It has a shallow arched bottom so tracking is almost non-existent. There is no rudder or rudder kit available...all these things make for the perfect toy if you want to go nowhere fast on the water. Add wind and choppy waters and you are in for an exhausting, frustrating time. Where's the fun in that?

The set up I had was the kayak, the additional/optional double deck, and I tried it with Sevylor's rudder kit. The cost..close to $1400. The rudder does help, but with no proper mount for the foot control pedals, that then becomes another headache to deal with. For that amount of money, you'd expect better handling/tracking. I do, at least. The deck does not fit properly..the fit seems like it went through the wrong wash cycle and shrank a little and you're now forcing it to fit. I contacted Pakboat to ask if there was a sequence to attaching the deck but they were no help. "Just attach the front and back." Which was what I was doing and then trying to stretch the sides out.

I gave it a few chances to impress me. Paddling lakes and estuaries...calm and windy days. I thought I just needed some time to get use to the handling, but the tracking issues, the slowness, all the corrective strokes to try to stay in a straight line got way too annoying and exhausting. It's going back to REI...

Buy this if you want to spend a lot of money on an open deck "canoe" looking kayak that you will use on a calm lake, on a clear windless day, paddling very short distances and don't mind going slow and zigzagging to your destination. It was very disappointing.

Service and delivery comments:

Customer service was no help.