Sun Dolphin Sun Slider 5 Seat Pedal Boat with Canopy

I would like to give 5 stars, but taking off 1 star because it came with a hole in it. It was a warehouse deal so I thought there was something wrong. Anyways the hole was easy to patch, and for the money I saved it was well worth it. The boat is easy to pedal and steers pretty good. I don't know how 5 adults would fit. The 545lb limit is probably all you can expect from it. You have to keep as level as you can. I'm a big guy and so is my son. Together we r about 520lb and boat handled well but was front heavy. We had 2 adults and 2children in it, and it was pretty loaded about 570lb. It looked like it was popping a wheelie, not as efficient but still fun. It is perfect for fishing with 2 adults. You can make pretty good progress against a good wind, I was afraid of going out and the wind making it impossible to get back to shore. We had about 15mph wind in our face and still made pretty good progress. Top speed is probably 4or5mph. I don't think you could sink if you tried. After 3 days on the water we had about 2 gallons of water in hull. It was easily drained. It was a lot of fun, everybody enjoyed it. So light and easy to carry. Fits in the back of my Chevy Colorado. So I do recommend!

My wife had wanted a paddle boat for quite some time, so I decided he recent birthday was a good opportunity to get one for her. As has been my experience with Amazon, the product arrived on time (the day before her birthday) and was well packaged and in excellent condition. Unpacking and set-up was straight-forward and easy, and we were soon heading out for a short shake-down cruise. Since that time I have taken my grandson fishing and my wife and I have gone for nearly daily rides. We like the canopy and the adjustable seat-backs are a nice feature, as are the built-in fishing rod holders. Our only complaint is that there isn't a convenient way to remove rainwater from the inside of the boat. This is the only reason we didn't give this item 5 stars. We purchased a cover along with the boat, but the manufacturer recommends that it not be installed for at least a month to avoid potential staining of the boat as the hull out-gases. Hopefully, once we can use the cover, our standing water problems will go away. We also purchased a couple of beach balls separately to support the cover based on reviews I read on Amazon. I'll check-in with a review of the cover (Classic Accessories Silver-Tech) once we've had a chance to use it a few times.

I always thought it would be fun to have a pedal boat and I was right! This is a great boat for what I feel was a great price. If you're looking for speed, it won't be what you want, but if you're looking for a fun cruise on flat water, I think you'll love it too.Our whole family loves it, kids and adults. With the adjustable seat backs, small kids up to tall adults can be comfortable and pedal too. It's nice because my 10 year old can handle it alone, but we can easily load the family in to cruise around too.Though I have no other pedal boats to compare it too, I think it is sturdy and well made. It arrived in great shape from the shipper, and we have had no problems with it, at all. We've used it all summer and it's been great. I do take the seatbacks out when we travel, just so they don't blow off, as happened to someone else. I figure it is better to be safe than sorry!I think that it is a great deal (I paid $549) and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun way to relax and enjoy a day on the lake! I am thankful too all the people who have reviewed it in the past, they helped me make the decision to buy it, and I am super glad that I did! If you get one, I hope you have as much fun as we do!

We purchased 2 boats for use at our campground business. One major flaw with this product is how it is packaged for shipping. As many other reviews indicated, the boats where damaged when they arrived. The frames for both canopy's were bent and one of the boats had several scrapes and gouges on the edge trim. The freight driver tried to tell me we ordered used boats (Yeah - NO). We accepted them as is as it took several weeks to have them delivered to our remote campground location and they needed to get in the water and start paying for themselves. They've done a decent job of that. People like them and rent them often.The other issue with the boats is the weight limit. They are advertised as holding 4-5 people, but have a weight limit of 477 lbs (not something we saw before ordering). So 5 people would have to each be 90-95 lbs each to be under weight or under 120 lbs if there were 4 of them. When families want to rent them we have to be VERY careful and make sure the kids are pretty small in order to get them all on. The rear view seats are also made for very small people as well. If you are over 5' and you won't be getting back there without eating your knees. We knew the rear seats were small going in, but these are even smaller than we figured. We will continue to use these for the time being, but will likely look at higher quality units when we look to add more in the future as these likely won't last but 2-3 years as rentals.

I bought this paddle boat to fit me better than my old one , i'm a little over 6 ' 2 " and the old one really cramped up the legs . I was going to add rod holders and a sun shade ( bimini ) to my old one and be scrunched up but at the price this one was , it was a no brainer . My family loves the teal color , the rod holders , trolling motor bracket ( I had to add it to my other one ) the built in cooler , the fact that it fits anyone , you can sun bathe in it and that it has the foam core - when I used to get in the old one it sunk down on my end and of course was hard to make right turns because of this , the new one still floats out of the water quite a bit and is easier to steer with only one aboard BUT the best part is it takes much , much less energy to paddle it , and it weighs more , is bigger than the old one but is faster and works like butter . All in all this is one of my favorite boats I've ever owned ( and i've owned over 50 easy ) and the best money you can spend on the water . Buy it and relax and catch some rays or fish