First off I appreciate all the views, but for all the life jacket comments, I DO have life jackets and I know this water. We were sitting anchored in maybe 6'-10' of water and you could see to the bottom and that area has no current and both my kids can swim so calm down.
Jason Olbinski thanks for posting the vids man. I got a family too and would love to have these same adventures im watching all your vids lol ill upload vid of an idea i wana put together as a jetdrive motor for this model boat. Enjoy
I just got here, and I didn't see what the other comments said, but being a boater and bass fisherman who has a son, it's the first thing I noticed. Again, I didn't see the comments, BUT... What they may have been trying to say is that (assuming you're in Oregon) the law states that ANY child under 12 MUST wear a USCG approved PFD at ALL TIMES while on board a vessel with NO EXCEPTIONS. It's not about how deep the water is, or how well they can swim. It's just the law. My son swims like a fish, and bass fishing we're usually not more than several feet off the shore, but he's still gotta wear his PFD. It sucks but it is what it is.
R.U. Sirius - I can't speak for any other state, but here in TN they have to wear a vest if under twelve UNLESS they are moored or anchored. He was anchored, so I don't see the issue. Are kids not allowed to swim without a vest just because there is a boat?
@Andrew Hungerford, Sr. Sr. How about you minding your own fucken business and leave this guy live his life, I'm sure he doesn't post videos to be judge by old farts like you.
For those wanting floor measurements (with hard angles). Buy 4x8 wood (96" x 48") draw lines first. Mine is in 2 parts (half exact). Front: 20" wide tip. 10" in from front tip, 29" wide. Base of the front board should end in 36" wide. Rear: 26" wide at end. 3" in from the rear tip, 30" wide. 10" in from rear tip, 34". And the base of the rear board 36". Now just cut the edges. You will be left with angled edges but just lightly smooth them out with sandpaper and line the board with ducktape. You can use it just like this but what I did was add hinges and carpet. Home depot did those things for me. (I did the hinges but HD took them out to add the carpet and re-added them). I have a clam shell design.
I've watched all 3 of your review videos for this boat and you've inspired me to go ahead and get one. I hope it's a good investment :) Thank you. Very detailed and helpful videos. *liked all 3*
Jason, Hi from Moscow , Russia. One of these types of boats are on my list, thanks for showing......Nice to see you and your family having a good time. Keep it up , cheers!
that is so funny, i am about to take my wife, son and daughter on my excursion 5 with the mod flooring. basically, I am you...lol love your kids. they are just like mine. thumbs up and subscribed from us. oh and love the wife too for being so supportive of the family.
i was stuck between getting the sea hawk 4 and the excursion 5 and you definitely sold me on the excursion 5. i cant wait to bond with the family in this boat. great video and beautiful family
You made me buy a boat! My girlfriend will be mad ;-) Very nice part II with the floor also! Thanks! (wish we had lakes like that over here in the Netherlands...)
I have one of these and added a deep cycle battery and a trolling motor and it works great. I am for sure going to try to build a floor like yours, great job Jason.
Jason, that was a great 3 part series. I am looking to do this when I get some extra cash. The last video was my favorite because it gave a good indication on how well the floor worked with more than one person on it - as well as fishing! Looks like a great family there. Have a great one.
Followed the progress, good job dude.. Everyone complains these oars are too short because 99% of the time they are set up incorrectly. The oar coupler belongs on the outside of oar lock and the rubber retaining ring belongs on the inside between the oar lock and the handle.
Great video! Just ordered mine and definitely going to put a floor in it. I have some small lakes by me that are impossible to get my big boat in. Hope you enjoyed your trout dinner.
This is great. I'm awaiting my order and am getting it tomorrow. I've heard about the bottom being a little unstable. Glad someone else had this idea and youtubed it for me. Thanks for this. Looks great
I appreciate all the views, i already have intex for 4 persons , i downloaded all the three views to begin modifying the floor and i shall make a stand for a foldable umbrella for sun protection and a wooden or plastic seat . thanks for your ideas.
Dude the wife just bought me this boat and I can't wait to do the floor and take the family out! ! awesome idea on the pipe insulation I'm going to steal that idea as well to hide the staples awesome job! !!
jason warm greetings from across the pond. i just bought a intex excursion 5 and im planning to do some fishing on the west coast of scotland in the summer ..and im going to add a bison electric outboard motor and with a couple of batteries to spare . as for the oars i think i should be able to replace them with broom handles to get that little bit extra leverage ..i thank you for uploading your videos they were brilliant . tight lines ..ravi.
This is exactly what I need to do for my little inflatable raft I got for towing my dogs behind my kayak. I was worried about them popping it, but this would work perfectly!
Hey Jason you can purchase an inflating wristband in the event he would fall in if he doesn’t know how to swim. That should calm down the life jacket comments. That way he can put the life jacket on if he’s going to be in the water for a long swim. Really nice videos of your whole process with the boat. I also agree another viewer, you seem to have a wonderful family and concept of doing thing together. Keep up the good videos. Looks like you had some interesting videos I’m going to take a look at.
It was nice to see the improvement in the properties of a good inflatable boat, but with one serious drawback for any inflatable boat. You cannot walk without a floor, sit normally, get in and out of a boat. I want to share my experience that I did 10 years ago and use it to this day. Floor. I have 1/2 inch plywood, three pieces. Below them are 4 2x2 inch bars for the entire length of the boat. They are finally bolted together. I soaked plywood 2 times with sunflower oil to protect it from water. If it is absorbed, it does not stain anything. Three pieces of plywood fit well in the trunk behind the rear seats of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The bars are attached to the top of the car or inside the middle to cross the whole car. Motor. I started using a trolling motor (4 straight speed, 1 rear) and marine battery, which I put in the cooler at the back. The cooler is also a seat for the "captain". One seat in the middle is a board. But a beach chair with an awning is better. The battery is enough for 4 people to travel 1 mile round trip without charging. And the battery still shows 60% charge. The main thing is that Intex Excursion 5 with such parts easily fits into a minivan for 2 weeks of vacation: fishing, crab trap, shrimping, fun for children. The last - in the salt water marsh of Edisto river, South Carolina.
Thanks for taking time to create these videos. I just ordered a Seahawk 4. What you did with the floor as well as how you were catching those fish really got me psyched up to take mine out on the water when it arrives. I may do a floor for mines too, but because I only have a sedan I would build it in collapsible sections so it can fit in my trunk.
I did a sea hawk 4 with the hard wood then I added milk crates with bass boat seats its amazing what these inflatable boats can handle and do looks good 👍
i know the video is from 3 years ago, but if you havent already added a motor, you will love it even more when you do :) I have the same boat with a 55 lb thrust motor and its so relaxing not having to row
if im not mistaken, you can double your keep limit if your wife also has her license too. i love all your 3 parts of this intex. going to buy one next year and use your floor build video to help us along. you sir have sold us. :) happy fishing.
Jason Olbinski just to update, we finally bought ours, got the final piece, a motor mount, this past monday and we tested it that day. we bought the boat, trolling motor, motor mount, battery, battery case, battery charger, electric air pump, and 3 life vests for just under $400. still trying to convince husband to make a floor lol this has been the best buy so far! hoping to have many great adventures this summer with it. thanks for your videos :)
Thanks a lot for making these vids man! I was deciding on a good bang for buck boat for me and my buds and you and the mods got me sold! Great boat and your family rocks!
+Gmork Thanks I appreciate it! You won't be disappointed, it is the best bang for the buck as for as inflatables go. We took it out last year after these videos were made around 8 times, so far everything works great, as long as we were in lakes like this with not much current. This year I hope to get a trolling motor.
+Jason Olbinski how do u think the intex5 will fare on a river,its 84 miles long also parts will be to shallow,so will have to take boat out the river here n there just for 100 or 200 yards then back in the river,but hey I can live with that,just cruising a river appeals much more that lakes,do you rate this boat against punctures I.e would it pop like a bloon or is it robust enough,to cope taking care obviously.??greatful if u have a chance to reply..go yo yo n a bottle of rum lol.
+Mike Cairns Honestly I couldn't tell you all that. The material is pretty strong and thick but if it hits something hard enough it could pop, like any raft. Personally I wouldn't take this down a river without knowing the river first.
dame jason,the river is 84 mile long with parts that are to shallow,so would have to get out and carry boat till its deep enough again,its not a river you could sale a yaut pal or a rowing boat even but in parts it idilic,and rivers appeal to my more adventurous side or hit a lake as i live in lake district england but i want to do the river over 2 or 3 days pitching tent every 30 miles say over 3 days,the dinys vinal what ever that means,but id hate to ruin the dingy first trip been 100 pound our biggest lakes 6 mile long n mile wide,no adventure,on a lake really ex is 5man wat if just 2 pll n our tents n gear only took 2 river it wouldnt bee so low in water maybe if i just me n pal took to river would that help //
Thank you for making these videos. This is exactly what I was looking for! Appreciate you taking us through the whole process and outcome. I hate to critic but my only suggestion is with the camera use....very dizzying at times. Other than that, super grateful for all the work you did to share this info. You have a beautiful family. God bless you all!
Hi Jason. I really love your video with your family. I bought one inflatable boat to here in Brazil but is one version older than yours. I think its gonna be usefull to have fan here. Thx for your video and sorry if i write something wrong.
Very cool, just purchased one through Ebay with the trolling motor adapter. I will follow what you did in construction. I understand that if you soak a little anti freeze on wood it will help inhibit wood rot. Also have to register it before I use a trolling motor. I think Oregon requires it also, Wa not. To me it's kinda like licensing a electric scooter. lol I intend to do a little offshore crabbing on calm days come November. Informative Video. Ps I will put some zip ties to hold the foam in :-)
Was thinking of doing a modification similar to this, but instead of a single piece floor I was going to do a 3 piece hinged collapsible bottom for easy transportation.
Way to make memories with the kids. Just brought one of these boat for a small lake, Love the floor. Will do it also, great vids - thanks. Have you tried folding chairs in it yet with the floor? invest in a trolling motor and mount. It will save your back!
Hey... the boat itself is cool and with that solid base was even cooler! Nice work! I would like to buy one, but we don't have any calm dam or lake nearby. I guess the Explorer 200 would be better for the beach and for me and my kid. Congratulations on the boat and with the family!
You have that amazing floor that you did and you don’t have a trolling motor bro come on that floor is amazing I’m doing my next weekend but get yourself a trolling motor you will take that boat from a 10 to a 50 and be so happy
My gal and I bought one of these last year and it's still in the box. I'm glad I found your channel! I'm going to fix it up like this I think. But I think pole holders mounted to the floor might be better and maybe use the raft pole holders to mount some sort of canopy? Thank you for the info! Next summer is going to be awesome! :)
Do NOT make excuses for your lack of safety precautions. Personal Flotation Devices(life jackets) only work when worn and properly secured. Some of the best swimmers in the world have drowned including my wife's 16 year old cousin who was a champion swimmer. Swimming is no good to someone who hits their head and knocked unconscious or gets a muscle spasm in the water. Wake up and show your family how much you love them. Enforce safety and settle for nothing less. On another note your video is informative. Please stay safe.
I don’t know of rowing an inflatable is done any differently than a regular pointed bow boat but usually your back is to the bow and you pull the oars toward you. You aren’t looking at where you are going but where you’ve been but you take visual reference points and check every once in a while. Wondering if this would be easier?
Jason if you still have the dinghy excursion 5 would you have the exact floor size available. I have a brand new one still in its box and want to put a 6mm rubber floor and 3 mm rubber covers on the sides to prevent possible hook damage ?
In many states including PA if you're only rowing/paddling, you still need to purchase a launch/use permit. With any kind of motor including electric, you may need to do a full registration. Check your state's boating regs.
