AQUAGLIDE Navarro

I was pleasantly surprised by this kayak. I have a really nice 13 foot, 100lb plastic stand-up fishing kayak that fits in the bed of my truck, but my wife wanted to join me. I couldn't fit another one back there and I wanted something light enough for my wife to handle, so I reluctantly looked into inflatables. I had an inflatable kayak years ago and it was awful. It wouldn't track, and the wind blew it all over the lake. It also weighed a ton and didn't have a protective cloth cover on the hull.This kayak is totally different. The bottom is literally stiff as a board and it has a fin to help with tracking. It paddles very well and tracks straight. It's almost the equal of my rigid kayak when it comes to performance on the water.A few specifics:-The zippers are heavy duty and strong.-The cloth cover is nice looking and tough and the air bladders are thick and tough.-There are two kinds of valves, which is annoying but necessary due to the high pressure of the floor (6psi).-I bought a 12v electric pump. It fills the kayak to the right pressure quickly and came with a big bag of various valve adaptors, two of which were correct!-I though it was odd that the boat did not have any storage pouches or zippered compartments other than the hatches. It would be nice to have a couple of pouches to hold boat licenses, etc.-The seat is OK, not great. My wife added an extra cushion for more padding and higher position and things are good now.-There is tons of room inside for the boater and cargoIt's so nice to be able to put a really capable 13' kayak in a bag and stick it in the closet. I had to build a special rack for my rigid kayak outside, with a little roof, and cover it with a special waterproof cover. My boat's great in the water and excellent for fishing, but out of the water, it' a big hassle compared to the inflatable.

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Have only taken this kayak out twice now, but it's pretty fantastic so far. Very comfortable and pretty easy to inflate. You need to alternate inflating the side walls as to not have the boat lean one way too far.. Difficult to explain, but took me a few tries to get it right.Once it's out on the water, it's very easy to maneuver and seems pretty fast. Have been out for a few hours total and am very comfortable. I'm 6'3 and am very happy i chose this over the 110. The extra space has been nice so far for carrying my paddle board friends supplies, as well as the cooler!Only thing is that the optional deck is pretty important imo. Would have been nice if they included it, but not too upset as the product overall seems extremely high quality so far.Will update in the future!

I was so excited when I opened the box. I always inflate new equipment in my kitchen (lots of floor space) before taking it to the water. Good thing I did. I inflated the first tube and stopped because it was very full, even though my pump was not registering even 1.0 PSI (supposed to fill to 2.0 PSI). As I was filling the second tube, I heard a pop. The ring around the valve popped off the tube even before it registered any kind of pressure on the gauge. I release the valve of the other tube to let the air out, and THAT ring popped off the tube. Both valves were bad.I wanted to make sure my pump was not defective, so I dragged out my other inflatable kayak that I’ve had for 5 years and was able to inflate it properly with the pump gauge working properly. I’m very glad that I did this before taking it to the water as I purchased the kayak so I could take my grandkids kayaking. No more Aquaglide for us. We will stay with a proven winner - Advanced Elements.

I have been enjoying this kayak for about 7 months in calm creeks and rivers in Florida. As a solo paddler the kayak tracks and handles well. Sadly, on a recent trip I noticed a slow leak in one of the side bladders. I took it a part and found the leak was in the valve. I submitted pictures and my receipt to Aquaglide customer service. Within a few hours they responded and offered to send new bladders. Customer service went above and beyond in getting me paddling again. Awesome support!