Thanks for the vid. Before a watch your video I wasn’t sure if the 420 was seaworthy enough for tow people ocean kayaking . I live in Sardinia and the Mediterranean Sea can get choppy. I feel more secure now .. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated thanks
Go slow, make sure you wear PFDs (life jackets) and be aware of weather conditions in your area. Like all inflatable boats they can be difficult to handle in high winds, just watch for storms and tide changes. It's a solid boat that has brought me many years of enjoyment.
looks an awesome ride, currently thinking of buying a sea eagle Explorer 380x , what did you mount your camera on at the front of the boat, you've got a great camera shot there 😀👍
the sea eagle has a handle on the front, i used the gopro bicycle mount and just drilled the holes through the skirt in the front onto the handle. Makes for a great pov cam
I took out the inflatable seats and use kayaking high back seats from Seattle sports,I believe the newer Sea-eagles have the new style seats as a option and they do sell them from their website. I also put in 4 D-rings for thigh straps. Aire,NRS, and sea eagle all sell thigh straps and D-Rings. Just make sure that they are not too tight, you want them to slip off easily so they are not a entrapment hazard.
Cool video. I've been trying to decide between the 420x and the fasttrack465. I dont have any rapids near my place but I do live by the ocean, just I dunno how often I'd really use it in the ocean.
I originally bought the 420x as a gear hauler for expeditions. Turned out to be a wild ride on big rivers. It is a good boat for light ocean surf and bay paddling, I have not used a fast track but they look pretty sleek.
@@montanamatt the obvious prob with the fasttrack is that limit of Class 2, presumably down to the smaller diameter pontoons. Yet I'm still in the market for one (385) on belief most of our paddling will be lakes and river runs less than Cl2 and the expectation is that the ft will be meaningfully more efficient on the flat stuff. BUT! Flexibility is important...if I thought the 380x (for example) would be really quite good on flat water I'd probably take the compromise to cover our bases in a pickle. How have you found the 420x on long lengths of lake?
@@gordonthomson7533 I've paddled it on quite a bit on lakes, with gear, or a 2nd paddler it tracks fairly well, it has a removable skeg(fin) for flatwater. The longest paddle solo on a lake was about 11 miles with 2 days of gear and I did not have any problems. the nose does have some play and it can be a bear to handle if you get caught in bad weather with a strong wind, but this is a problem for all inflatable craft.
@@montanamatt thanks Matt. We went a different direction and bought the Aquaglide Blackfoot 160 last week. We found a few flaws on arrival so are not too happy and considering options. Might switch the intent back to the 420x! One thing that put me off the Sea Eagles is the switch to glue (whenever that was) - the Blackfoot is (apparently) welded. Only has four legitimate bailing valves though, vs the 420x sixteen...and it's definitely a full 1m wide.
I'm fairly certain the Seaealge does have welded seams(my 420x does). I think most of the apprehension of the boat comes from the tubes being just one chamber each. there are no internal baffles, or bladders. I cannot confirm if sea eagle has made changes to their newer boats design, a few years ago they did sell to another company that branched into BYOB, these build your own design came in pieces and needed to be put together, normally you'd heat weld them, but I'm wondering if some folks used boat glue? Im really curious about your comment. I apologize for some reason my notifications on my old videos do not get highlighted in my feed these days.
Blue bomber turns 5 this year, she's held up great, and I've abused her pretty bad, but aside from a couple of scratches here and there never had a issue, I couldn't imagine her not being around for another decade seaeagle made a amazing boat
safety stuff- life jacket, helmet(optional), throw rope(a rescue line that is thrown to a swimmer), and rigging line(line that you run around boat rings incase you fall out, I also take a small piece of rope that I run thru one of the center drain holes and have about a foot tail on, it makes it much easier to reflip you can find all of these at NRS.com, outdoorplay.com, steepandcheap.com, backcountry.com if you are going to be paddling in colder water, later in day wetsuits(little investment) are nice, or a dry suit(big investment), a good size dry bag for keeping snacks, spare clothes dry, a cell phone protector case. I'm guessing your boat came with the sea-eagle paddles? They are pretty decent starter touring paddles and should last you a while
Yeah man, the 420x has what are called scupper plugs, usually found only in sit on top kayaks. This lets some water in but keeps most water out. Good for rapids and oceans
Yes, it's self bailing. It has scupper plugs which you can screw back into the drain holes for flatwater. She still bathtubs after really big hits, but drains pretty quickly.
One of the best videos plus quality river men....nice editing too. Cheers!
Yes indeed, fine river men
love seeing the SeaEagle 420 in action!
Great video! Well done! Looking forward to doing that someday.
That is one heckuva great inflatable kayak. I'm putting in an order to Sea Eagle for one.
Its a very good do everything boat, be safe and have fun. If you want any help with rigging or gear gimme a holler
Thanks for the vid. Before a watch your video I wasn’t sure if the 420 was seaworthy enough for tow people ocean kayaking . I live in Sardinia and the Mediterranean Sea can get choppy. I feel more secure now .. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated thanks
Go slow, make sure you wear PFDs (life jackets) and be aware of weather conditions in your area. Like all inflatable boats they can be difficult to handle in high winds, just watch for storms and tide changes. It's a solid boat that has brought me many years of enjoyment.
looks an awesome ride, currently thinking of buying a sea eagle Explorer 380x , what did you mount your camera on at the front of the boat, you've got a great camera shot there 😀👍
the sea eagle has a handle on the front, i used the gopro bicycle mount and just drilled the holes through the skirt in the front onto the handle.
Makes for a great pov cam
What type of seats were you using? You look well strapped-in.
I took out the inflatable seats and use kayaking high back seats from Seattle sports,I believe the newer Sea-eagles have the new style seats as a option and they do sell them from their website. I also put in 4 D-rings for thigh straps. Aire,NRS, and sea eagle all sell thigh straps and D-Rings. Just make sure that they are not too tight, you want them to slip off easily so they are not a entrapment hazard.
@@montanamatt OK thank you very much!
You guys looked like you were having a ball :D
I am not as advanced as you are. You are at a pro level.
Cool video. I've been trying to decide between the 420x and the fasttrack465. I dont have any rapids near my place but I do live by the ocean, just I dunno how often I'd really use it in the ocean.
I originally bought the 420x as a gear hauler for expeditions. Turned out to be a wild ride on big rivers. It is a good boat for light ocean surf and bay paddling, I have not used a fast track but they look pretty sleek.
@@montanamatt the obvious prob with the fasttrack is that limit of Class 2, presumably down to the smaller diameter pontoons. Yet I'm still in the market for one (385) on belief most of our paddling will be lakes and river runs less than Cl2 and the expectation is that the ft will be meaningfully more efficient on the flat stuff.
BUT! Flexibility is important...if I thought the 380x (for example) would be really quite good on flat water I'd probably take the compromise to cover our bases in a pickle.
How have you found the 420x on long lengths of lake?
@@gordonthomson7533 I've paddled it on quite a bit on lakes, with gear, or a 2nd paddler it tracks fairly well, it has a removable skeg(fin) for flatwater. The longest paddle solo on a lake was about 11 miles with 2 days of gear and I did not have any problems.
the nose does have some play and it can be a bear to handle if you get caught in bad weather with a strong wind, but this is a problem for all inflatable craft.
@@montanamatt thanks Matt. We went a different direction and bought the Aquaglide Blackfoot 160 last week.
We found a few flaws on arrival so are not too happy and considering options. Might switch the intent back to the 420x!
One thing that put me off the Sea Eagles is the switch to glue (whenever that was) - the Blackfoot is (apparently) welded. Only has four legitimate bailing valves though, vs the 420x sixteen...and it's definitely a full 1m wide.
I'm fairly certain the Seaealge does have welded seams(my 420x does). I think most of the apprehension of the boat comes from the tubes being just one chamber each. there are no internal baffles, or bladders. I cannot confirm if sea eagle has made changes to their newer boats design, a few years ago they did sell to another company that branched into BYOB, these build your own design came in pieces and needed to be put together, normally you'd heat weld them, but I'm wondering if some folks used boat glue? Im really curious about your comment.
I apologize for some reason my notifications on my old videos do not get highlighted in my feed these days.
Awesome video man. I’m about to pick this one up. How’s it holding up?
Blue bomber turns 5 this year, she's held up great, and I've abused her pretty bad, but aside from a couple of scratches here and there never had a issue,
I couldn't imagine her not being around for another decade
seaeagle made a amazing boat
I'm new to kayaking. Can you go over some of the gear you are using. We just bought this kayak but that's all we have
Brayden Meza sure, we can talk, let me ask what kind of water do you want to paddle?
Montana Matt we will want to go down a few rivers, probably only up to class II to begin with and also just out on flat water
safety stuff- life jacket, helmet(optional), throw rope(a rescue line that is thrown to a swimmer), and rigging line(line that you run around boat rings incase you fall out, I also take a small piece of rope that I run thru one of the center drain holes and have about a foot tail on, it makes it much easier to reflip
you can find all of these at NRS.com, outdoorplay.com, steepandcheap.com, backcountry.com
if you are going to be paddling in colder water, later in day wetsuits(little investment) are nice, or a dry suit(big investment), a good size dry bag for keeping snacks, spare clothes dry, a cell phone protector case.
I'm guessing your boat came with the sea-eagle paddles? They are pretty decent starter touring paddles and should last you a while
it seems ur boat is fine didn't any getting water in your boat. My boat always getting water in my boat, I have to pull out of the water.
She always handles draining water well, one of the many perks of the ducky...self bailing. 😼
Yeah man, the 420x has what are called scupper plugs, usually found only in sit on top kayaks. This lets some water in but keeps most water out. Good for rapids and oceans
Wicked soundtrack too 👌
I'm amazed how dry the kayak floor seems to stay. Is this boat self-bailng?
Yes, it's self bailing. It has scupper plugs which you can screw back into the drain holes for flatwater. She still bathtubs after really big hits, but drains pretty quickly.
Hedningarna.