Sea EagleSE330 Two Person Inflatable Sport Kayak Boat with Seats, Paddles, Bag-Affordable-Lightweight-Portable

I bought this originally with the intent on putting it in a bag and bicycling to a water source. It was pretty heavy at first(32lbs plus paddles, lifejacket, footpump etc. probably totals 40lbs with all of the gear) and I had to find a special sized backpack in order to carry it. The bag it comes in is great, but it's more for storing in a closet, shed or basement. The shoulder strap on the original bag would be way too painful to carry it around. I was able to find a backpack at REI, the Grand Tour85 which holds the boat perfectly(fold it completely deflated), plus it also stores the footpump, the seats, the valves and the paddles if they are broken down into 4 pieces. If you are looking for a different bag, I recommend anything that says it stores 75L or more. I almost purchased the GrandHauler from EMS but the REI GrandTour has waist straps too, the Hauler doesn't, so the weight of the boat plus everything else spreads out a little more between your shoulders and your hips.I bought this boat two months ago and I love it. I inflate the whole thing in about 7 minutes(but it takes practice-the first two times it took me 30 minutes) with the foot pump. I've rubbed it up against sea rocks, light gravel with small twigs, and some lichen on ocean rocks and it's done just fine. I haven't had a hole or puncture yet, and I've taken it out on the water 2-3 times a week, some weeks I took it out every day, for the last two months. It takes a little practice to paddle around but after about 1-2 trips you will get the hang of it. I want to purchase the sail attachment in the future, but you don't need it to get around.I wasn't sure how it would do with two med/large sized people but I'm 5'10" and my wife is 5'9" and we combine to just about 500lbs and it does fine; in fact it could probably hold more than that if you wanted to bring food/snacks etc. It doesn't have a lot of extra space for gear with 2 people in it. It's easy to use for only one person, almost every day I take it out by myself. By myself I've taken it fishing, and I've packed gear to go for a small camping trip. I always bring the patch kit with me, just in case. I also inflate it, by the diagram, to about 1/2 cm more that the prescribed 10cm measurement. I believe you can inflate it up to 1 cm more, but I find that it's better to be a little less than that when I am navigating the choppy sea waters. It's easier to navigate it when it's got over 300lbs in it.I thought I might spring for the propackage seats, but if you inflate this boat properly you don't need it. Inflate the floor until you can't push it in with your fingers. Then do the side chambers about 3/4 of the way. Put the seat(s) in the boat and make sure you really inflate them until you feel a lot of resistance on your foot when you are inflating it or it looks like it might burst. Then go back and fill the side chambers the rest of the way. Lastly, inflate the spray skirts until you feel a lot of resistance and you see they are fully inflated. The spray skirts really help tighten everything together and squeeze the seats in place. If you are sliding around a lot, it's very likely because all of your boat chambers aren't inflated properly.One thing I didn't expect is that my legs and knees constantly touch the sides of the boat. I got used to it, but it annoyed me at first. Another thing I didn't expect, but learned fast is that if you intend on taking it out often you should wipe it down with a shammy or rag each time you are done so it's mostly dry and the material doesn't mold. I can, with practice, wipe-deflate-fold-store it in about 5 minutes.I was disappointed that it was so heavy, but my shoulders recovered just fine. Also, the self bailing drain valve fell out while I was using it at the beach but it's not accumulated much water at all, despite this, but it would be good to have the valve on choppy water days. I try to stay "head-on" for bigger waves/wakes in the ocean, so I don't get much water inside.A great product, and as sturdy as they say it is. I would buy it again and I plan to take it on class 3 rapids soon.

I sold my 3 person 15' canoe so that I could buy a kayak. I researched the inflatables and decided that they were the best option for me. I have an SUV and wanted something that was easy for me, a 5'6" 150 lb woman, could handle by myself. After reading all the reviews on a ton of different inflatables, I decided to purchase the Sea Eagle 330 with Deluxe Package. I figured this was a good option because after purchasing my paddles, life vest and pump separately, I would be close to the $225 price tag anyway. It arrived, after waiting for Amazon to ship it for two weeks (pissed me off, but that's a separate issue,) I pulled it out of the box, made an inventory of everything and started to assemble. Took my son and I about 10 minutes to pump it up in my living room, where we left it overnight to make sure it held air. It did! We let the air out, rolled up the kayak and packed everything into the carrying bag to await my first time out. Two weeks later, I was able to get out on the river. We live right where the Payette River runs into the Snake River in Idaho. I took it up river about 3 miles and assembled. Took me about 20 minutes or so to inflate and then pack my soft cooler and stuff into it and launched. I had a GREAT afternoon on the river and I LOVE this kayak!!!! This truly is the best money I have ever spent!!! After getting to the boat docks to pull out, it took me about 5 minutes and kayak was deflated and packed up and back in the car. I brought it home and re-inflated it so I could rinse it off and dry it properly. Seemed to dry out fine. I did leave it out in the yard to air dry before I took a towel and dried off the nooks and crannys.Pros:Nice air valves. Easy to air up and to deflate.Very sturdy! Would really take some work to tip over.Heavy duty construction.Air pump is very good quality.Paddles are sturdy and well made!Carrying bag is VERY well made. Heavy duty canvas!Easy to navigate.Easy to get in & out of.Cons:VERY HEAVY!!! 26 pounds my butt! I think it weighs more like #50 with all the equipment (air pump, seats and 1 paddle in the bag!)Seats are easy to shift while paddling. Was only me today, but I actually had my soft sided cooler tucked in behind my seat and it made a great sturdy brace for the backrest of the seat. The other seat, if someone was with you, might be more of a problem.As I stated, I absolutely loved the ride! My brother in law said I should have bought one like his, but I didn't feel like spending $700-800. He is actually really impressed with my kayak and he is an experienced rafter/kayaker. I am elated with my choice!UPDATE! I just wanted to say that I did take another reviewers advice in regards to backing my car as far down the boat dock as I could and then lifting the front of the kayak out of the water and slide it into the back of my SUV without deflating. I put a large old sheet down to protect the interior of my car as well as put one half of my back seats down. I then proceed to deflate the kayak and just fold over the back onto itself. This makes it cleaner and then easier to re-inflate when I get home to rinse off the kayak and dry properly before storing. I actually leave the kayak inflated in my backyard in the summer over night to make sure it is dry before packing it back into the back. I still absolutely LOVE my kayak.....I do want to invest in a bit smaller one man kayak just for shorter river trips.

I went from an Intex K2 Explorer (2 person) to the Sea Eagle 330. Reason being my rabbit chewed several holes in the K2 and I fixed all but one which was next to a seam. I would have bought a K2 but the price has gone from $65 several years ago to $180+ so I thought I would upgrade to the Sea Eagle.Like other reviewers have pointed out , this is barely a 2 person Kayak unless both if you are about 5 ft 2 in. It is short and very narrow. I use it solo but feel sad I wouldn’t be able to take anyone in it . The K2 is longer, wider and much roomier.I got the pro seats. When fully inflated you tend to sit quite high which contributes to instability. Best not to inflate seats too much if you want to sit lower. There is no way to atracb the seats but they are held in place by the narrowness of the sides.The paddles are decent. Good length. The K2 paddles always felt too short but the blades are bigger.Two permanently attached skegs. This feature I do NOT like. Harder to roll the deflated Kayak and store. No way to replace if the bend or crap. K2 has a removable skeg and you can buy replacements.It tracks decently, is easy to maneuver but not so with a cross wind. Could be because I haven’t paddled in a while.Inflating wasn’t bad BUT the 3 holes are placed together near the back if the Kayak and are difficult to get to OR keep the pump in place when almost inflated. Makes me think there was no testing of this whatsoever.All in all I am okay with it and will probably like it better as I get use to it. Will update as time goes on . I did really like my K2 Explorer and would recommend this if you are just starting out and want to paddle with another person. My K2 took a beating on rocks and held up well. Just couldn’t hold up against rabbit teeth but was never designed for that.

Very good and solid kayak! Very stable and confortable. But only for one person. I use it to go fishing, and it works fine. Hard top control against the wind. It is pretty fast for an inflatable. I love it!

Well made and set up takes me 7 minutes. I use it for myself and a medium -sized dog and we have plenty of room. Have paddled on slow rivers and lakes and really enjoyed it. Perfect for my camping adventures as I can throw it in the back of my SUV and haul it everywhere. I am a 5'7" female of average strength and can carry the full bag a few metres, so I pull my vehicle up to the boat launch at parks and unload, inflate, park and walk back. It handles well on water, but no, it will not track as straight as hard shell kayak or canoe. Or as fast. I find it quite stable and so far, the dog has not flipped it. I bought the deluxe version with the better seats and am glad I did as they are comfortable and solid and I think having a good back support makes it easier to paddle, as again, it doesn't have the same glide as a hard shell.

I got this Kayak just the other day and its great , Its almost an exact copy of my 20 year old Sevylor which is no longer made the same way.( I finally wore the poor thing out) This is no rubber ducky,and I took it out to the Kananaskis kayak race coarse at Canoe Meadows,with all its rapids etc,and loved it. unlike the lesser quality ones this has the boston valves your foot pump plugs into and when full you disconnect and no air escapes. It steers good because of the two guides on the bottom. Unlike some this comes with a huge storage bag thats extremley tough, It holds my bailing kit ( required by law) life jacket , foot pump,paddles,and still has room for more. I can not think of anything I'd change if asked,it's perfect !! Well one thing I might mention ( but I wouldn't change) is that allthough its called self bailing ,it really isnt, Self bailing means about 20 holes along the bottom so white water coming over the sides will be equalized by the bouyancey of the boat and there is always water in the bottom, This boat has what I'd call a drain hole in the rear bottom that is similar to the the valves that you inflate it with except you just unscrew it and a 1 inch or so hole allows the water to drain out. I doubt if it would be big enough to equalize the boat if any amount of water came in.. Also you would be sitting in water at all times if you left it open, a thing which is ok in white water ,but as I said its not going to drain 5 gallons of water in less than 3 or 4 minutes .

It definitely is a good entry level inflatable kayak. Comfy and easy to carry and inflate. The down size is the length is not enough for two big people. As my daughter and I are short, we are okay. We have tried river and white water too. It can handle white water depending on your kayaking skills but you will fall for sure. The seats need to be upgraded to 370 ones. I wonder why they still sell the duplex package with over occupied seats as it’s a small two people kayak. I think people’d rather pay a couple boxes more for better seats than setting a side the 330 seats and buying extra upgraded seats for a hundred more. Every package of 330 should be better seats.(Some update) A third time usage, the foot air pump is broken! Had to go back from my trip due to no extra one for the kayak. Super disappointed. How could I do for it?

we live in the city but spend at least 2 weeks up north in the summer. instead of renting canoes, we bring our own. these boats are easily transportable and don't have to go on a roof rack, but they can, safely in their bag. we can also drive them down to the river in town. they are super easy to inflate and set up and very stable on the water, never even came close to tipping them, even in the waves of lake huron. the seats are super comfortable, much more so than a canoe, and you can inflate them to your preferred softness/hardness. you also sit, rather than kneel, which is much better on my bad knees. there's lots of room, even more, obviously if it's just you. the bungee cord on the back adds some convenient and secure storage space for shoes, towels and the like. they're very well built and durable. we always get looks, compliments and inquiries when we're out in them.they're not cheap, but you get what you pay for. if you will actually use these boats, then they are worth the investment.