14' round raft, oars, frame for sale in Anchorage, Alaska

$600

Get yourself on the river for some trout prior to the water gets too cold!

Photos are from boating on Kenai a few weekends earlier. This is a second raft for us. We've utilized it when we have a lot of people to conveniently fit on our primary raft while going on journeys on the Gulkana or Kenai.

This is a self-bailing SOTAR raft. There are five air chambers in the raft, not including the 2 thwarts which also have air chambers. The floor chamber and side chambers have some substantial blistering and de-lamination of the external urethane layer from the underlying polyester layers. No air chambers are leaking air.

Due to the blistering and de-lamination, this is not a great raft for tough water. If you run into a sharp rock or sweeper that pierces the underlying (heavy) fabric, that chamber will possibly not be repairable in the field. The de-lamination is also most likely not something for which you can make a longterm dependable repair service in your garage either. Having stated that, I am confident you can ride this boat on the Kenai for many years without fear. The integrity of the air chambers is great other than for prospective piercing. The blistering and delamination has not spread in the previous 7 years that I have owned and utilized the boat.

The frame is collapsible and tough, though a little deformed on one side. To run the raft appropriately, you need a cooler that will fit in between bars for the rower to remain on (not like the cooler in our picture) or much better yet, you should build a seat connected to the frame (plywood and some u-bolts?). 4 straps for the frame are consisted of at this rate.

The oars are 8 feet long. Oar stirrups on the frame, not fancy but workable.

This is nearly everything you require to get on the Kenai, Chulitna, or another river without sharp rocks. It's a wonderful secondary boat for a multi-day trip on simple to moderate water with rock gardens, such as Gulkana.

Beats renting a raft for $400+ per week.


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