Seac Sea Mate Inflatable Gangway Boat: Enjoy a Safe and Stable Access to Your Boat!

Mark G Plussa: I purchased it for supporting one scuba tank. It is too short. It will not support an 80 cu Ft tank. Useless to me.

United States on Jul 28, 2023

AlchemistOfLifeAlchemistOfLife: Overall a very good product (I'll list my negative concerns first, the GOOD qualities after), just not for my purpose.

CONS:
1) it's heavy (due to three separate PVC "inner tubes")
2) not sure I trust these "inner tubes" for long term quality (see pix of seams)
3) too much work to inflate all three tubes (I ride 5 miles to my diving site and I save my breath for diving) - a simple integrated pump, as on many modern camping mattresses) might be considered as an improvement...

PROS:
1) quality exterior shell (heavy duty fabric, looks like it is almost bombproof)
2) 2 lateral straps snd 1 zipped pocket on EACH side
3) seemingly solid attachment point and grab handles to ne towed by a boat (may even double as a toy for towing just for fun)
4) the three separate chambers are great comfort in case of one's failure spearing far away from shore. Also they might be replaceable if one is badly damaged.

Happy freediving to all serious spearfishers (NO TANKS!!!)

United States on Jul 16, 2023

Amazon Customer: I like this float a lot. Pulls easily through the waves, but also big enough to rescue a blackout, load fish, keep a water bottle, and act as a line diving float. The speargun straps are a little bit weak, but not a real problem unless you get in a major surge.

United States on Mar 18, 2023

Robert W Skeoch: I love this float as it indicates that divers are below but has space and bouyancy to hold my camera unit in case of emergency. It's more than just a divers flag. If needed you could rest on it, pile gear on it, and get back to the boat. Very happy. Now if I can just find a way to keep kayaker's away from it since they have no idea what a divers down flag is.

Canada on Dec 04, 2022

donatella313: Regalato al fidanzato di mia figlia per il suo compleanno. Si trova benissimo nelle sue battute di pesca subacquea..ottimo

Italy on Oct 20, 2022

Ben: I’ve used this once so far for spearfishing, and found it very effective. There are plenty of d rings and fastening straps for a float line, stringer, and two spearguns. The compartment was helpful for stowing dive savers, like an extra mask, and a water bottle; I managed to stuff in a mask, snorkel, water bottle, extra rope and some snack bars with room to spare. It was easy to get my torso on and kick with, and didn’t drag too heavy behind me. The outer material seems reasonably strong for the price point, and I felt confident with it as a safety device; 3 air compartments means if one fails, you have 2 more to stay afloat.

Where quality is most obviously lacking is in the detached inflatable compartments, which you insert and zip in. They appear to be made of the kind of cheap plastic you’d find on a child’s dingy, and would not survive much in the way of heavy pressure nor sharp objects. The nozzles to inflate them are also very basic, and do not line up perfectly with the (thoughtful but slightly misaligned) holes in the outer material, which allow you access to inflating. It’s a minor issue I can live with at the price point, but it is a bit of a hassle to...

United States on Sep 20, 2022

Groves1: all great product works well and stays inflated for weeks

United Kingdom on Jul 01, 2022

Scribbler: Using it for spearfishing, can cram a water bottle, catch net & camera easily in the front pocket, no backpack strap but easy enough to sling your rope through a couple of loops and improvise if you’ve got a long walk. Use a pump of you have one to get better pressure in the air chambers

United Kingdom on Aug 27, 2021

Stefano Giovannini: I am very happy with this. Tried it today. Very good visibility, very aerodynamic no drag. I had recently bought an Atoll style small board, but this is much better, wider, more stable. I find the Atoll style boards are very low on the waterline and not as good to be seen by boaters as something that inflates higher up. I can inflate it quickly, it is very lightweight and does not need any lead weights at the bottom to stay upright. I can stash a camera with an underwater housing, bottle, spare stuff.
The flag is kind of small, and I used a larger flag from a different float.
Anyway, I was in rough tidal currents today and I felt no drag. But I used a Salvimar bungee line with Dyneema core. The lines that come with most float are too thin and not appropriate.
The price is right, in line with what these floats cost in Europe. I was debating whether to get this one or a similar, pricier in PVC. This one is strong polyester, so it will not soak water, look darker when wet like nylon, and is more flexible than PVC. This seems strong enough.
The other brand's model is orange, it has more D rings so, it may be an option for some.
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United States on Jun 23, 2021

Paolo Ma: In acqua non è ancora andata, ma solo per come è fatta non mi pare valga il prezzo pagato (anche se l'ho presa in offerta... per così dire). A livello di istruzioni e consigli, ci sono poche indicazioni, ma non c'è un gran lavoro da fare per assemblarla: si tratta d'inserire le vesciche gonfiabili nelle apposite tasche, chiuderle (ci sono delle cerniere) lasciando le valvole in corrispondenza di alcune aperture ad hoc, gonfiarle.
Le cuciture sembrano delicate e a parte le fasce elastiche "porta fucili" (la cui tenuta è da verificare) i punti di aggancio sono pochi. Il materiale di cui son fatte le vesciche galleggianti sembra ancora più precario delle cuciture (e tra l'altro non si adattano bene alle rispettive tasche), tanto è vero che le valvole di gonfiaggio non si posizionano in corrispondenza delle finestrelle apposite e si creano pieghe e bozzi.
Il sistema di posizionamento dell'asta della bandierina mi pare modifichi il profilo e crei delle resistenze allo scivolamento sull'acqua. In dotazione c'è anche una sagola molto leggera, con due moschettoncini in plastica: si sarebbe fatta miglior figura a non metterla.
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Italy on Sep 10, 2020