The best bang for the buck boat (Intex mariner 4) 

I love my mariner4. Going on 5 yrs with it. My tip to avoid over inflation, pump it up firm but pay close attention to it when it's in the sun and occasionally burp it and let some air out. If you pump it firm in the cool shade of the morning you'll be over inflated in the afternoon sun.

Yup....I am on my second Marnier 4, and good God do I LOVE IT!! First thing I did was get a two piece hard floor, wasn't hard I just used the stock floor and traced it out. Painted it and put outdoor carpeting on it, makes it so much more stable. Got the deep cycle 110 amp hour battery as well with the box, I have two swivel bass boat folding seats on 8" risers with a cooler that fits right inside the inner walls, so I can store whatever I need in there and it can also be a third seat! I just got a Garmin fish finder and transom mount to put on the piece of treated and painted plywood I cut to fit behind my chair and over the battery section, mounted another trolling rod holder there as well. Best thing is that I can break this boat down with everything for it and fit it into my Hyundai Tucson with room to spare. Setup only takes like 30 minutes to go from back of the car to the water!

I finally got into fishing again since my dad passed. Never owned a boat of any kind. This one will be my first. Getting a 12v 100ah battery so I can be out there a lot. Can’t wait.

The quality of these rafts are sweet. I have one thats going on 15 years now with countless lake trips and river floats. The 2x4 and rod holder is something I may have to do for mine since I love trolling on some of the lakes where I'm at and don't always want to drag my 14ft boat up

Great video, you sold me on it

Nice I just got one for Christmas I have not taken it out yet

I have the same exact boat but with a 2hp Honda kicker.

I beg to differ. Tobin Sports 11ft inflatable with a hard floor and a solid transom to attach an outboard up to 15hp with no need for a motor mount and back plate. And there's room to spare to add a trolling motor. Seen it on sale at Costco for $460 a few times. There's a video of it paired with a $430 Hangkai 2 stroke 6hp outboard and they were able to get the boat to plane and accelerate to a decent speed. With the outboard doing all the heavy lifting, it gives you the option of adding a lower capacity battery and a lower performance trolling motor. I would think just the price of the 100aH battery in your list could get you the lower capacity battery and trolling motor. The first time I was able to get an inflatable boat to plane was an 11ft Zodiac paired with a 6hp Yamaha and it was sweet.

Great video, very informative. Do you sit on the green box to drive the boat?

I'd like to see how that motor pushes the boat along in the water. Also have you considered a better seat when operating it?

will be getting the boat soon. Maybe wait till next spring. But I will use my auto air pump. Set it to 1.14 psi it shuts off. Question.....does the boat stay pretty level? I will use a lithium battery and the same motor. Do you drag the boast to the water?

this is a really great seatup. jonboats can be kind of unstable in the water. how is this?

Me gustaría escuchar este video en español por que quiero comprar un mariner4

i had the old sea hawk II, then an ex destroyed it. got a marniner 3. very similar but thinner and lower max weight. just went on a 2 day trip. pure bliss. im saving up for a hangkai 4stroke 4hp. boats n hoes.🍻

Yours is the first Ive seen without plywood floor. How much movement is there? If we go ahead and just sit on coolers does the floor move when walking around?

Do you have a fish finder? Where do you mount it? Do you drag or carry boat to launch? Forgot... what lenght motor shaft?

Any feedback on Newti power batteries? I am getting a new mariner 4 with Endura Max 50Lbs... not sure if I should go with cheap/chinese LiFePO4 100Ah or branded AGM like Duracell 50Ah...

Hey Boss, what is the shaft length on your trolling motor?

how do you prevent getting shocked by the battery?

Links to all your products you bought please thanks. And what did you put on the bottom of your boat to walk on ? Can you please give a detailed description of everything on your boat, and links to buy them thanks.

Could you please put a link for the pump?

Is this boat better than the intex excursion 5 person inflatable boat?

oars are a safety feature. oars do not need to be blocked.

How long do you think a 30lb thrust motor with a 35ah battery would last out in the water?

Do you have to register this inflatable boat?

Hey I found everything for $600 used but looks prestine condition should I do it?

So, is the boat easily ripped then. You did say you had to patch it. Do you know what the cause of the leak/hole was?

These boats are leaking, and water gets in through the stitches. I bought the first boat three years ago and it started to leak after one year. I bought another Mariner 4 about a year ago, hoping that the first one was a factory defect but it happened again after two months leaking again. I spent $1000 for these two boats and it is very frustrating. I tried to patch the stitches but it was impossible, it broke in another place. Very poor quality boat.

The life vest/jacket won't work unless you wear them.