Scadden Nav II (Bay Area, Not Mine!)

[SHigSpeed]

Rare used one!

Odd craft, not sure I dig the design...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/spo/777068414.html

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[tubeN2]

1/2 price is not bad. I wonder why they are giving it up so cheap.[crazy]
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[flygoddess]

Probably need the money, but they don't SELL for the price on the web, so I would say he is giving up around $150.
I have been using one for the past two years.
ODD DESIGN>>>>>>nothing odd about it. It is the future of pontoons.
A FRAMELESS 9' pontoon.
It handles the same as a float tube, but when legs get tired, put the bar across the from, put feet up and row.
The back half is longer than the H3 and has a zipper in the bottom to attach a motor with an additional shelf.
Packs up to around 24" X 20" x8" in a back pack that comes with it and weighs around 30+ pounds.
Very STABLE in the wind. This is the new design with the ball joint oar holder.
In my opinion...THE BEST ON THE MARKET! Portable even in my small SUV, not to mention HIKE INS.






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[SHigSpeed]

So the "long bed" design isn't flexy? Seems like it'd fold up in the middle.

The bottom of the seat still is in the water right?

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[flygoddess]

No flex at all. Do properly inflated Pontoons bend in the middle?
It rides just like the H3. The bottom of my seat is about 3" off the water. The foot print on the water is a "V" with an up swing on the point.




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[SHigSpeed]

So there's air under the seat eh!? Nice! Though on a full size pontoon the support frames load the tubes further fore and aft of the rider vs. just the width of the seat. I guess with the right pressure it should be fine. Also, in actuality though the tube is 8.5" long, the actual waterline length may only be 4', though yours seems longer due to the loading from the motor/battery.

The pic of you (?) fighting the fish does make it look like the tubes are bending down in the center, but it could be an illusion.

I'd like to test drive one some day though, but I've never seen one on any water that I've fished.

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[flygoddess]

I don't know if they are narrower than most pontoons out on the market, due to the fact the plastic seats on those are smaller then the seat on the Navi. I know my Cardiac is wider, but it is 11 1/2' by 5 1/2'.
The straight on shot does look like it is bowing in the middle, but that is a shadow. That is why I posted one of the front on and side view. The front on shot was to show that I do NOT sit in the water.

I don't know if you will see many due to the price and the alternatives on the market, but as I said this is the best of the best, and worth every penny to me.
I have drug this over gravel many times, in fact the strap holding the back "D" ring is starting to tear a little from me doing this, but that is with the deck, battery and motor attached. The bottom is MARKLESS.
You might not see it in the picture but my DOG is also on the deck.
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[macfly55]

I see Baxster in the first pic.. hes on the left looking like he wants to jump in and help you land that fish... [sly]

MacFly [cool]
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[SHigSpeed]

That's awesome that you take your dog!

As for your seat being dry, I think you're saying YOUR seat (er rear, butt, a$$) is dry.

The bottom of the seat is dragging or floating in the water though, am I correct?

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[flygoddess]

Not always. If the water is calm, no it isn't touching (bottom of the seat)
Choppy a little water will splash into the seat.
I think if I put 1" foam on the seat, I could get by with hippers.
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[SHigSpeed]

[quote flygoddess]Not always. If the water is calm, no it isn't touching (bottom of the seat)
Choppy a little water will splash into the seat.
I think if I put 1" foam on the seat, I could get by with hippers.[/quote]

Ah, cool. Of course you weigh all of 105 lbs right?

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[tubeN2]

I think it is more like 104 while holding the dog.[cool]
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[flygoddess]

A little more than that, but here is the hubby and he is at 225:



The Urethane bladders can hold more weight cause they don't stretch. That is why NFO puts such a high weight load on them
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[flygoddess]

Got out today and took a couple of more shots.

First one here is the front of my seat. It looks like the seat is touching the water, but look at the water line on my leg...about 3 to 4" gap.

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Here is some side and rear shots, plus again my Hubby @225

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