Awesome Inflatable Touring Kayak - Sea Eagle RazorLite™ 393RL

Hello Cliff, ... and/or subscribers. Looking for some advice/suggestions/opinions. I am thinking of this kayak as a stepping stone to a surf ski. I am 60, no previous paddling experience. Plenty of triathlons. Bad knees now, hence the direction of paddling. This kayak is mentioned elsewhere as being for intermediate +. That is not me, ... but I am prepared to put in the time on this unit as a "trial" before maybe/maybe not moving to a surf ski. I am in Hong Kong, so a surf ski purchase would also require a club membership for storage. Not cheap. No storage at home. Hence the bonus of the storage with this. Mainly coastal in good weather. Occasionally traveling with it (airline pilot), when the occasion may permit. Thanks in advance. Good health to all.

Thanks Kayak Cliff very informative always

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I always wonder how easy is to get back in this Kayak on water if you flip over.

Great review fella - love it and the Kayak, which I will buy now. All the best from Australia 🍻

Thank you im Polish and you speek do clear than i could easly understand you even uf i dont speek english leanguage .
Thank you for review that's realy helpful

I’ve read posts where people have commented on storage being in a cool dry area. Is that so and if so what’s considered cool? I live in the low desert. These would be stored in my garage out of sunlight, however it can get 110 or hotter in my garage often in the summer. Would this be an issue?

This review is so very helpful. I am considering getting an inflatable kayak. After my disastrous first run with a TuckTek…yuk!!! I got rid of it after just a couple of months of being so frustrated and upset and how poorly it setup and then clunky in the water. Time to move on and perhaps the razor lite is what I am looking for. Hoping I can get one here in canada. New subscriber.

Ok now that I own a 393rl. If you really want to impress people and give a full review show yourself packing it back up into the backpack. No one in their reviews does this and it’s much more important than how long it takes to inflate etc.

I’m trying under ideal conditions and it’s a beast to deal with.

Cliff. Nope, removing the foot pegs is / can be difficult but with a bit of practice on technique doable. Getting the air out isn’t the issue either. Being their web site video is hugely out dated finding the correct fold points plus just the overall wrestling with it is a bear. I really like the kayak… a lot.. right up till it’s time to get it back in the bag. You state you don’t put yours back in the bag. If it wasn’t for being able to reduce size for transport I’d just use hard shells.

I’m sure there’s a technique to the madness. I just haven’t figured it out.

Cliff , what’s your opinion of the carbon ab51 paddle that comes with the 393RL pro? They sell separately for $149 and I’m wondering how they compare to other options in the same price range.

Greenland paddle?

Hi Cliff, thanks for the thorough review of the Sea Eagle RazorLite. I purchased mine last year and have taken it out on rivers and lakes and have a few things to say:

The hand pump gives you a great upper body workout. You will need a little siesta when you're done. Now that I've developed the awesome guns, I think I will invest in the battery pump. Also, the hose port is fixed with no ability to swivel so I would suggest before twisting the hose port onto the valve, try twisting the hose in the opposite direction a little bit first.

The seat is just painful. I purchased a gel seat pad to put on top and that did the trick.

As noted, it has an open cockpit. I think I like that. It's so sweet to dangle your legs over the soft sides and splash your feet in the water. Yeah, that's nice. Don't forget to use sunscreen or bring a towel to cover your legs. If the sun is hot, you can wet the towel and stay cool and protected.

I like to use the skeg while paddling. I don't like the way the bow sways back and forth without it. You have to put it on while on dry land then drag your boat into the water. The skeg drags across the rocks and gets chewed up and bent some. My friend complained the boat leans to one side. I wonder if that is the reason. By the way, I don't notice the leaning.

The wind wasn't very strong but it was still blowing the boat around pretty good. This boat sits higher in the water than the hard body kayaks- sort of like a canoe. I guess the extra height and lighter weight puts it more at the mercy of the wind.

As mentioned it is fast. None of the other kayakers could keep up with me.

You can take a nice nap in your RazorLite. Just tether up to your friend's boat, unsnap the seat, and stretch out. Your friend will kindly drag you along behind while you snooze.

It is easy to deflate but not that easy to get dry. Water gets trapped under the air chambers and in the nooks where your towel can't reach- even if deflated. The water kind of trickles out when you fold it. Then when you open it back up, you encounter water all over the interior surface.

I think by now we all know about the famous difficulties of folding it back up. Full disclosure: the first time I attempted this, I worked hard for about two hours. Finally, I just flopped on the couch and dissolved in actual tears...true story. I can do it now though but still not easily.

Well, that's all I can think of right now. If I can think of anything else later, I'll add it on.
OK, happy paddling!

Hi Cliff - thanks for the review. I was interested in what your 6’ 250 lb thought of the width of the kayak? The specs say 17” inside. I’m 6’2” and 270 lbs, with about 20” hip width. Moving up to the tandem and using it as a solo might be an option but I’d rather stay with the 393 if the width works.

Thanks for taking the time to review this kayak so thoroughly! I've been looking for a kayak that I could easily transport and this may be it.

Thanks for a really informative review.

I have rented basic hard shell sit on top type a few times and now want to take the plunge and buy a kayak so that I can go when and where I want. For transportation reasons and storage it needs to be inflatable. We are based in the Lake District, UK and have plenty of large fresh water lakes, where I'd plan to spend 1-2 hours enjoying being out on the water.

Ideally, I would try before buy but this option is unavailable. So, I need to try and get this right 1st time and looking for a bit of reassurance that I'm not making a bad decision.

The 393RL meets all the quality and performance that I'd be looking for , the only thing is I'm technically a novice so the comments that this kayak is for intermediate+ makes me stop and think. I'm 145 pounds/5'6" and reasonably active and fit. My expectation is that even if the boat feels a bit tippy at first, I'd work on that until I'd got it right. My understanding the the tippy thing is more a sensation than actual risk of flipping the boat over - which would be quite a difficult thing to do.

Any advice comments would be welcome.

Thanks.

Great review! I want to go purchase this kayak more than ever now.

Blabla... we see, too much his face,not enough the kayak

Always enjoy your videos, Cliff. Great photography and editing as well as narration. Thanks for all the work you put into these reviews!

Hi Cliff, Been watching a lot of your videos (and subscribed) and wanted to say you have my favorite kayaking channel on YT. My sister and I recently got paddle boards and have been on several paddle trips now, but I watched your video on all the Sea Eagle inflatable kayaks to see if I might like one of those. The Fast Track 385 model doesn't have foot pegs, do you find that makes it more uncomfortable or do you not really "need" them? We paddle in the river and through the mangrove channels off to the side, as well as in the springs (Florida). Between the RazorLite and Fast Track 385, which do you think would be best for me? Also, if you have recommendations on gloves, that would be awesome because the kayak paddle I have for my SUP board is slippery, lol

Only been out once in my entry level kayak. Already getting a better one. You sold me here. Going to buy this model 🇬🇧 thanks

I'm so intrigued by this one, but I'm waiting to see if there's one more enclosed coming out at some point. I try to kayak year-round on Lake Washington and this would leave me too exposed. I currently am using an Innova Swing, but I find it rather squirrelly

Just bought one!!!! Cant wait to take her out.🤗 Thank you for your review.

Whats the max weight for this kayak?

Great review.

nice review. how do you think it would do on rivers?

You had it right the first time, extremely nicely. The "nicely" is an adverb describing the tracking and "extremely" is an adverb describing "nicely". Just how nicely? Extremely.

Nice review, do they have a sea eagle kayak set-up for fishing?

Did you really just say bicycling... that's not even a word. The word you are looking for is cycling.

I have been looking at this boat for about 2 years now. I have some paddling experience in a Canoe but never in a Kayak. I think this video sold me on it! I just bought a new SylvanSport GO trailer so the time is not good but next season, I will pick up two of these, one for me of course and the other for my wife. We both really enjoy camping and we will get plenty of use out of them, and our new camper! Great review thank you!

Would it be possible to use it as a rigid hammock by combining it with an actual hammock?
(for camping)

My name is Cliff to I'm going to keep that name , kayak cliff

Wish kayaks would have sun visors/tops

Waaa I lost my 393rl skeg slot cover. Is it necessary to cover that slot if I don't use the skeg?

How do these hard blow up kayak’s compare to a true hard plastic type kayak?

Cliff, good review. I'm an experienced canoeist and hard-shell kayaker (Dagger Stratos 14.5) looking for one inflatable that is lighter, and easier to transport that my kayak but capapble of the same things. I sold my canoe. In spring, in my kayak, I enjoy cold class I-II whitewater a couple times/yr (without a spray skirt, but with a wetsuit). There is enough wave splash that I have to bail 2-4 gallons out after a several mile stretch, there are safe straight sections to do this. The rest of the time I'm in slow-moving cold river water, or on small lakes. Could the 393RL handle fast river water, class I-II, as well as the flatwater? thanks.

Hi Cliff. I live near the Sacramento River and am considering a kayak for something to do and also for camping. I really enjoy taking my woodstove! Would you recommend this kayak for somebody like me?

Have tried out the Trak foldable Kayaks?

This is not really a kayak
It’s a solo inflatable canoe.
Many benefits 🍻🍻

Great review Cliff! I like how it's similar to a hard shell composite pack canoe/boat design and all open cockpit, but really portable! Thanks for information.

I have a WIN.MAX Inflatable Kayak with pedal drive and rudder AMAZON $760 Great kayak and $240 cheaper.

How do you tie your gear down?

Have you had the pleasure of taking a boat like this in the sea? Wondering how it would fare with a bit of swell. I dont plan on taking it out in rough wether, but torn between the speed of this design and the slower tube on the side design.

How does feel on your back. I suffer from a bad back and it limits my choice of boat

Dog toenails. How does it handle dog toenails?

Outstanding video. Thank you for the quality and clarity of your review.

G’day Cliff, is the
Yak durable enough to fish out of ?

How is the seat as that seems to be the thing people complain about.

Thank you very much for such a nicely presented video . Just wonder is it easy to get back on this sea eagle once it flips