Gumotex Seawave Solo/tandem Inflatable Kayak • 4.5m (14.7') + Rudder + Trolley

Very rare chance to buy a little-used Gumotex Seawave solo/tandem 4.5m (14.7') inflatable kayak.Bought late 2020 direct from the factory and used for a few days last summer.Following my mods weighs from just 16kg. Will easily fit in your campervan or boot or as hold luggage on a plane with kilos to spare. Or for short trips straps harmlessly to the roof of any car with no rack needed. Never heard of Gumotex? Look them up.

Czech-made Nitrilon IKs since 1950, none of your Chinese PVC here and definitely no crappy, leak or burst-prone bladders. This means it's dead easy to dry after rinsing. Just spread it out, wipe down and roll up.For my sort of paddling – easy inshore, lochs and big rivers – it's one of the best touring solo/doubles out there, especially you're not convinced by drop stitch IKs, far less PVC as a durable hull fabric.Now I'm mostly using my packraft. This boat was a factory second and came with a small repair patch (see photo 7).The damage was never specified but it is highly unlikely to be a gash, more probably a cosmetic scratch during assembly so the boat could not be sold new as unmarked. In my experience in lively seas the Seawave's rounded I-beam floor is stable without the boat being ridiculously wide like so many current IKs.

But with a good fill and optional thigh straps plus the solid footrest adaption, this boat pulls fast across flatwater – important when conditions change at sea.And unlike UV-prone PVC, the durable 'old school' synthetic rubber Nitrilon – similar to hypalon whitewater rafts of old – will last for decades if my older Gumotex IKs were anything to go by. From previous experience I ditched the rubbish stock seats as soon as I bought it and fitted more comfortable and lighter seats: packraft seat base + SoT foam backrest. As with all my previous Gumboats I also replaced the similarly mushy footrest with a piece of solid PVC tube which is adjustable and gives much better contact for efficient paddle draws. This boat comes with an extra long rudder with a homemade footpedal-tube (pivots like bike handlebars) which is handy for sailing but is otherwise not essential. It was just a little experiment and can be completely removed.Tandem of solo, Seawaves track fine while being easy to turn for a 15-footer with just the stock skeg and your paddles.

I will also throw in my home-made folding skeg trolley for wheeling the inflated boat around like a wheel barrow. Saves having to use a car if you live near the water. Boat includesBravo Alu 4 R.E.D two-way barrel pump – fast and effortless. Pump up floor until PRV hisses; pump up sides to official 0.25 bar (3.6psi) or up to 4psi in cool UK conditions. Spare hoseBravo handheld manometer – use to re-check sidetube pressures once boat is in the water and cooled down a bitOriginal Gumotex 100L backpack (unused until packed for this sale)One original inflatable footrest for rear paddler, fwiwSpare skeg BNIB.

Current skeg drilled for securing to the boat so it doesn't get mislaidRepair kit (unused)Rescue knifeRescue whistle BNIBValve removal toolRescue sponge (unused) in mesh bagSpare HDPE rudder plate/mount (main mount is alloy/steel swivel)Spare packraft seat baseHalf-used tin of hypalon 2-part adhesive + hardenerThree metre mooring line with oversized carabinerOther bits and piecesI have a couple of people thinking about it and the boat is also offered elsewhere [apaddleinmypack] for much less.Can post in the UK with ParcelForce for 25 quid or will be crossing Great Britain end of June; can meet up. A new Seawave with an OE rudder, barrel pump and all the rest would cost around £1600.