Saturn FCB290 Fishing Inflatable Boat unboxing and setup
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Hello everybody, and thank you all for watching this video. Boatstogo sent my way the Saturn FCB290, a compact and easy to use inflatable boat catered for fishing. It's 9.6 feet long, weights around 85 pounds so it is easy to carry, it comes with extra padding on both the inflatable floor and the bottom of the boat. Its main feature is 2 fishing rod holders placed in the front of the boat, and even though I am not much of a fishing person, I got myself a fishing rod so you guys can see how it holds it in place. Thank you all for watching!
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That's a great looking 10 footer. I may get that with my epropulsion motor. Thanks for the vid!
Of course, and thanks for watching 😊
I've owned the FCB290 for a couple of years now. It's a great little fishing raft, quite rugged. I can comfortably fit myself + my 2 sons (12 & 14) in the front when we pack lightly for a quick fishing trip out on a local creek or lake...I've even had it out on the Upper Niagara river. I use a Newport NV-series Transom-mounted electric trolling motor for propulsion...55 lbs of thrust which is sufficient for cruising rivers/lakes and getting into those hard-to-reach areas that larger boats can't get into for fishing. Expect 5-7mph on a 55 lb thrust trolling motor...on a deep cycle size 24DC battery, you'll get 6-8 hours on the battery before it needs a recharge. If I'm on my own, I'll throw the 12V deep cycle marine battery in the front and use only one of the two aluminum bench seats. If I take a passenger, I'll put the battery in the rear near the transom. It's easier to install the bench seats before the chambers are fully inflated btw. Electric motors are just easier to deal with but I wouldn't recommend it for cruising in big water where you want the raft on plane to travel longer distances. The air floor is nice...when it's fully inflated it's nice and solid, almost as solid as a wooden or fiberglass floor. The transom is definitely rugged enough for a higher HP gas outboard motor. I have a 20 ft Bayliner boat I use throughout the warm weather seasons, but this FCB290 raft is great for quick trips during the timeframe when my boat is winterized. It fits nicely in my pickup truck bed fully inflated for easy transport.
That's pretty good for a trolling motor. 6 hours of use is nothing to scoff at
@@ErickMartinSucre As long as you're not wide-open-throttle the whole time, intermittently using the motor to cruise around smaller waterways, it'll last the whole day. Keep in mind I'm using it for fishing, not traveling so the motor spends a lot of time completely off. Never had it die on me even when I thought I was pushing the envelope. One of these days I'm going to forget to charge the battery and end up rowing my way back to the launch.
@ChrisG9978 Nice! When I first started, I had an SK396 kaboat, with a Minn Kotta 30lb thrust motor, with a small battery. I usually laster about am hour or so on the water.
@@ErickMartinSucre Makes sense...if you're going to use a trolling motor as your main source of propulsion, you want to use at least a 75Ah+ marine deep cycle battery. The one I use is a size 24 marine deep cycle, 101Ah (meaning it can run a 55 lbs thrust trolling motor at continuous wide open throttle for about 2 hrs). The drawback is the battery weighs almost as much as the entire raft, 55-60 lbs...though that's not much heavier than a 5 gallon gas tank.
@ChrisG9978 Whoa! That is one heavy battery. I've been ok with my 2 outboards so far. I use my 6hp Tohatsu when going to small rivers and such, and my 12hp Hangkai for everything else.
My cousin bought one however he actually inserted the Keel part so it glides nicely on the water. Seems like Saturn made the seams stronger as well. Probably welded instead of glued unlike the last few yrs.
Yes, Saturn began selling heat-welded boats about 2 years ago.
@@ErickMartinSucre Oh niiice. He also said besides the seams being better, the actual pvc material is probably thicker because he hit quite a few debris in the water and it`s still stands unlike the last time. Not sure.
@LEVIAHAN That's awesome!!
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How many boats have you bought?
Sk396, SD380, BB290, SK385XL and ZK380. I currently own the last 2, the rest were loaned by Boatstogo
00:48 "fragile do not drop" 😊
All good. Fragile parts are shipped on the opening side, while the boat is at the other. I dropped it on the side of the other.
@@ErickMartinSucre of course , you know that better than anyone 👍
8:59 hangkai guy knocks the door 😂
She looks tough ....like a battle ship
Smaller scale battleship
It would be Interesting to see what would be max speed on this boat with 6hp
I already know, it's around 14mph
I'll keep my eyes on this one. Do you have any dignhys with drop stitch flooring for sale?
To the best of mu understanding, they all have drop stitch flooring, with the airdeck floor.
I'll have the water review done tomorrow, and a camping trip in a few weeks
@@ErickMartinSucre I meant did you have any on hand that you wanted to get rid of?
@shindukess Oh, my bad. No, I own the SK385XL and a ZK380, the rest are loaning from boatstogo. I love my boats
Maybe it’s just me, but I did not see a place for the wheels? I apologize if I missed something.
The transom wheels?
@@ErickMartinSucre correct
@outdooradventureswithjason6275 You install then on the transom. Drill holes for the brackets to be out in place, and then the wheels.
@@ErickMartinSucre Ahh gotcha.. thank you
@outdooradventureswithjason6275 Anytime brother
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Thanks for watching
Could you let us know if it handles waves better than a zk380??
I'm familiar with these so I say about the same, maybe a little better since it's a bit wider
Thanks man I love the channel! Really interested in one of these just nervous because I live in LA and I might be stupid enough to try to take it to Catalina…
Is Catalina that bad? I'm from Florida so I don't know Cali that well.
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You got it! And yes it gets up to 10ft but there’s also periodic 2-4ft days.