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Pros & Cons
Pros
The tubes are huge for the size boat. It gets up on plane with no problem with a 20hp motor. Planes much quicker and stops the boat from the porpoising and cavitation. The 18 inch tubes handle rough chop extraordinarily well.
This is the 2nd newport dingy that we have bought. If you're looking for a durable and capable dingy at a fair price this is the one for you. We constantly get compliments about her daily.
very easy to assemble. Mountings are easily attache to the stern with a few bolts. There's a video from the manufacture that was helpful in learning how to get it put together.
Have been using my 11’ newport baja here on the coast of maine. This boat doesn't track like a kayak would, but, what it lacks in track, it gains in turning. After smoking alot of pot it's actually bearable!
There will be plenty of room for me and any fishing tackle imaginable. Because pumping it up at the water and deflating it will cut into your time to fish, i recommend grabbing a trailer for this and leaving it inflated all season.
Cons
There are not so many chances that you will bypass these or other problems that many have already faced. Is also quite limited with only one year for the transom detachment issue. Do yourself a favor and go buy some thing else.
The pontoons are simply to short behind the inflatable so nothing prevents the bow from rising right up. They are not even symmetrical in relation to each. In addition, they are not flushed with the surface. The straps are very short and i had to leng... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Had a great time and extremely pleased with the way our boat handled waves and rough water
The quality of the newport vessels catalina is very good an excellent value for an inflatable vessel thats sturdy attractive an... Read More
Very pleasantly surprised by the quality and performance of this inflatable given the price
Aside from the quality of the boats their customer service is fantastic
Price
This boat seems much more durable and a much better price
0 its price was exceptional as well and customer service i bought mine direct from them
I didnt buy this boat at first because i wasnt sure it warranted the price
Shipping
Great product awesome boat just a little frustrating with dealing with amazon and ups on the shipping
The foot pump rapidly inflates the vessel and i didnt have any problems with air loss during the season
Packaging/appearance
The packaging how it folds is very smart
I was pleasantly surprised that it fit back into the supplied bag and back down to the same size that it was when i pulled it o... Read More
Competitiveness
Works great with 2 people in the boat we use a 55lb thrust electric motor with it
So i started with an intex excursion
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great, easy, motor, inflatable and quality. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 63.6% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 221 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 22 2022.
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I loved the boat but was disappointed because the registration did not come with it
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We contacted newport vessels claims and sent pictures and videos of the leak and received an answer within 2 days
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I shopped around and read many reviews before purchasing dana 810
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They seamed cheap and got bad reviews
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They could have included the 10
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That being said its very easy to set up and now that weve done it a couple times 1 person can have this inflated and in the water in about 20 minutes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I loved it the positive reviews were informative and mostly spot on the video that shows you how to assemble it was helpful
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