Aqua Marina Aircat Review: The Best Portable Fishing Boat?

Are you looking for a portable boat that's perfect for fishing and camping? In this episode, you will find a comprehensive review of the Aqua Marina Aircat.

This budget-friendly inflatable catamaran is made of good-quality materials and is very well-built for its price point. It's also very easy and quick to inflate and deflate, so you can get on the water in no time.

The Aqua Marina Aircat is perfect for fishing and camping trips because it's so lightweight and portable. It will fit into a small car and can also be carried on a roof rack or the back of a truck. The boat has a large deck space, which is perfect for carrying fishing gear and camping supplies.

The Aqua Marina Aircat is also very stable in the water, even in rough conditions. It's also very fast and can easily plane with a small outboard engine. This makes it the perfect boat for exploring new fishing spots or cruising down the river.

If you're looking for an inflatable boat that's perfect for fishing and camping, then the Aqua Marina Aircat is the perfect choice for you! It's affordable, easy to use, and performs well.
We also show you some cool Railblaza addons that really turn this boat into a fishing machine.

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00:00 Intro
00:58 Setting up the Aqua Marina Aircat
05:54 Features
10:35 Portable outboard Motor, SUZUKI 6 HP four-stroke
12:58 Performance of the boat on the water
13:20 Modifications for fishing. Railblaza fishing accessories
18:29 Pros and Cons
19:49 Outro

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[Bovorn.S]

I found myself coming back to this video. It's thorough and your advice is valuable.

[dawn]

EXTENSIVE REVIEW.

I purchased the Aquamarine Aircat 335 in late July 2022, it's approx. 8 to 9 months old at the time of this review. I've had problems with an extremely sticky substance after about 2/3 months of use as a tender (I live on my boat in the Australian heat) It seems to exude from the PVC and is impossible to clean with conventional methods of maintaining an inflatable dinghy. It's so sticky that clothes are ruined if one sits on the tubes, as the substance transfers to shorts and WON'T come out in the wash. It's so sticky that if my little dog rubs against it, he sticks to it, poor boy!! I'm 78 years old and I've owned many inflatables over the last 60 or so years, luckily they were all made in America or the U.K. and are probably still going strong. My last inflatable was a 20 year old PVC 'American made' Mercury that I bought second hand and was used as a tender and all it had on it was scuff marks and general wear and tear marks, not even one puncture, but I was stupid enough to give it away to a friend when I bought this Aircat. This sticky mess is all over the dinghy, possibly wherever sun gets to it, even under the handles. If I give another boatie a lift then I have to put some canvas down for them to sit on. After trying all methods of cleaning, including specialized inflatable cleaners, sealers etc., and a Gurni high pressure gun, NOTHING removes the stickiness. I did a test patch with ACETONE, GOD FORBID, which removed it with a very hard rub. But then the sticky mess returns after a few days anyway so I have now totally given up cleaning this dinghy and it's in such a mess, it's embarrassing. If one rubs against it, then it will remove the hairs on your legs. Maybe I should sell it to a hair removal salon!!! We are in Autumn now and the stickiness has settled a bit so it's definitely the hot sun causing the stickiness. After 6 months of use as a tender the large sheet of PVC that holds the air floor in place, which is still securely attached to both hulls the full length of the boat, has stretched quite a lot and in turn, even a small amount of pressure pushing down with one hand in the middle at the front as a test will send the front under water, so trying to get back on this dinghy in deep water would be impossible without filling the thing with water. It was OK when brand new, but not now that it's stretched. This means that even with only 2 people on board at midships the front will go under water and the Aircat fills up with water!! This Aircat cannot be towed behind a boat...EVER...DO NOT TOW IT, as even towing it at 1 or 2 Knots the front will go under and the Aircat will fill up with water up to the top of the transom and will drown the outboard on the Aircat, which nearly happened to me. Aquamarines own compliance plate on the dinghy states it will take 5 people or 500 kilos!!! Well luckily I'm mostly on my own and it's very safe and quite capable even in a small/medium chop with my 4hp four stroke on it. The speed with one person on board with the 4hp is about 4/5 knots and I think it would plain with a 6hp outboard with one aboard. On the odd occasion I have a passenger on board it gets rather hairy when the bow goes under water when coming off the throttle and whatever gear is on the floor gets ruined when the boat takes on water. It's dangerous enough with 2 on board, so 5 people as per the compliance plate would be downright deadly in it's present state. This compliance plate should be changed to a maximum of one adult and one child... At the most. All the seams, handles, ply transom attachment etc. are still OK and the glue has not given way supplied ply seat was totally the wrong size and would never fit and after I made lots of adjustments, it split anyway as soon as I sat on it and I'm not that heavy. Admittedly any dinghy used as a tender, has to work hard but a "decent" dinghy will cope. If you have children then please keep an eye on them while playing with this dinghy. In Aquamarines own video it shows this Aircat as a tender pulling up to a yacht, so anyone would think it's OK as a tender. Even left on davits, if it's in the sun it will eventually get the sticky mess. If you are cruising and only use it when you get into a new port and deflate it after every use, then it may last. The PVC on this Aircat IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PURPOSE. My emails to Aquamarine, the manufacturers, really didn't get me any satisfaction and I was told by them that I didn't maintain it, which really got my back up. Luckily, the Australian retailers were very good, understanding and came to the party. Photos available. Rob

[Ray-rj]

The holes in the transom are for a safety cord or chain to the motor so the motor doesn’t fall in the water

[lauriebloggs]

Probably the best and most complete review of this dinghy out there. The transom wheels (from CTug) are interesting you

you are thinking of this boat as a yacht tender, and towing in any sort of a seaway...DO NOT.... in any circumstances....the "skin" supporting the air deck takes in water at the bows, and with no method of draining out, VERY suddenly, you have a massive drogue and the potential damage of that can was a total loss on it's first outing. This is a significant design flaw.

[adrianwharam]

Great review, i have one and its fantasist. I have a 9.8 tohatsu 2 stroke and have reached 26 knts with just me on board. For the money, the size, quality and design, i dont think can be beaten. Its super stable when fishing especially when you are standing up.

[montyspearo]

Great review . Considering a small inflatable for our caravan trips. To seal those air leaks you CAN patch using Stans tire sealant for MTB tires, works treat on my old hypalon boat, totally airtight for couple seasons then repeat. You may want to research chemicals used and see if they attack boat material. Alternatively try on inflatable floor first and see if it is OK after year before using on boat as floor is cheaper to replace.

The holes in transom are for eyebolts, fit eyebolt to both sides. Used for craning boat when launch tender. I use inside ones to clip things to them. Especially a safety rope for your new motor, also tie the two motor clamps together with bit of rope to stop them unwinding. Youtube has plenty of videos of outboards going south while underway.

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[jwqc]

Awesome work brother. I bought one back in January and there was no info out there. Paid $1050 new so I was a bit worried it may have been rubbish compared to the much more expensive truekit etc. I run a 9.8 2 stroke parsun. 32km/hr one up and 26-28km two up, it can plane with upto 230kg of weight on board. I put the same wheels on. Took a bit to work out the measurements, but they work really well.

[divexplore]

I have the same holes in my transom too, my boat came with stainless steel towing eyelets!

[flyingmedic]

A really good review . Thank you. I think this might be a good tender too.

[joshuanicholson]

Great walkthrough. Added this to my shortlist

[Voyagerss]

Hi mate, very nice boat, I had a rockboat 330 with 8hp Mercury and a Nifty boat with 5 hp, I enjoyed both of them a lot but I recently sold them and I bought a Smartwave 3500 with Yamaha 25hp, mate I'm so happy with the upgrade, no more worried of puncture the boats with the hooks again!! Also very good for even quite rough water, with inflatables when gets rough you keep jumping to the moon inside the boat hahaha lots of fun tough, but for long distances you get the panishment and you end up exhausted!! Anyway enjoy your boat and I keep waiting for more of your videos!!! Love them !!!

[maxflight]

I’m so glad you mentioned that superb pump ! I have the same one for inflation of my Tesla car tent ! It’s superb… it can even run on internal battery …

[alexopweg]

Hi man. You have a nice boat. I subscribe from Netherlands 🇳🇱. All the best to everyone !!!

[simonmanning]

Superb video thanks. Just retired my old seago .I've been looking at getting one of these and now having seen your video I'm convinced it's for me. Except work thankyou.

[ChristianHofer-gkxy]

Thanks, I bought it yesterday after watching your video. No pickup, so I’ll spend the 30 min setup each time 😅

[phillipsaywell]

I have the aqua marina 3.5m udeluxe can't recommend it enough for the money . But I find i can pump mine up in 10 mins with the 2 way pump supplied . But when I am inflating the floor I unscrew the 2 way valve and just have it on 1 way for the last part as it's too much pressure for the pump when you pulling pump handle back up. I have recently taken the boat to fiordiland and stewart island and it has been great. Also I tried the rib ports too and I think the boat has a silicone coating and if you have a look on burnsco they have a 2 part inflatable boat repair kit and that's what raillblaza recommended for gluing the ports down to the pvc. I run the merc 3.3 hp 2 stroke on mine as it was 13kg to fly into fiordiland . Gets on the plane with one person which is amazing . Would like a bigger motor now though. Great review enjoyed watching. Keep up the great work cheers

[timotei]

great video thank you! do you remember what length of bolts you used for fitting the wheels on the transom? i've ordered the same boat + accessories and would like to get the right size bolts for this boat so i can fit everything when it arrives.

[robertgreno]

I use the holes in the transom to attach eye bolts and the bow ones to hoist the dinghy up on to the deck of the boat or use them with a davit

[carlhescornish]

I see these on sale in UK right now for £434 or $550 USD !! That is a bargain, Im very tempted.. I want to take on road trips for spearfishing, might be just the ticket... Great video thanks ❤