A Yard Sale Gem....make room in the Garage!
My Girlfriend's sister called us the other day to tell us that her friend was having a yard sale and she was selling an unused Intex Mariner 4 inflatable raft. Having a certain affinity for inflatables and their versatility (only the good ones are versatile) I researched the raft that night and found some very favorable reviews......especially for such an affordable boat.
The next morning I decided to take a look for myself and was initially pretty impressed with what I saw......so I gave her $100 for it (she wanted $150 for a $350 boat). We went ahead and took it to Elk Fork lake to try it out andf it was very nice. It's not quite the quality of my Whitewater Duckie but still a quality made raft. It has a solid floor that allows us to stand, oarlocks, two rod holders and 3 movable bench seats which we use in conjunction with some of my extra duckie seats to make it really comfortable and versatile. It is rated for 880 lbs and a 3hp/40lb trolling motor, but one of the best things is that I can now comfortably take my 150 lb Great Dane with me on it!
It's slow on flat water but a great fishing platform and we took about 25 smallies, crappie and gills on it that day. It will really shine on moving water like the New, Greenbrier, Elk and Coal rivers I have around me and I'm stoked to get it out on one of 'em! Overall I'm very pleased with the deal and the boat.
Time to rearrange the garage because with the motorcycles, car, mountian bikes and now two boats...I'm running out of room!
Learn to not run from your problems....except when your problems are giant boars.