Saturn SK487XL Salt Water review at Ponce Inlet

Hello everyone!! In this video I take the Saturn SK487XL to run in salt waters. I took it to Ponce Inlet where I exposed the kaboat through speed runs, tackling swells/wake, managed to have the drone follow me on one side of the Helifax River. The side where I settled to camp was a bit wild and windy for me to take off the drone from the boat. I was using my Hangkai 12hp with a downgraded prop "8.5x9 original to 8.5x8.5" and managed to catch plane with it while having one person and tons of gear with me. It tackled the swells and wake incredibly well while going through the Ponce Inlet channel, with its massive bladders it's no surprise that it could. I make mention of this because I used to own an SK396 Kaboat and that one has small bladders. Even though the SK396 can't handle swells and wake well, it excels at being far closer to a kayak than a boat. I'll say that it is 80% kayak and 20% boat, where the SK487XL "or the one I personally own SK385XL" is about 50/50. I'm gonna let the video do the rest of the talking and thank you all for watching.

**SHOP**

*Saturn SK487XL Kaboat: https://alnk.to/6bWsRDl

*Saturn SK385XL Kaboat "This is the one I personally own": https://alnk.to/3yd69qd

*My surprisingly reliable Hangkai 12p outboard "Short-shaft for inflatables": https://amzn.to/4h975tC

*3-Second pop-up tent: https://amzn.to/3PRKndj

*The air pump I use "Topump TPS300": https://amzn.to/4hM52v6

*The downgraded prop I used "Original 8.5x9 downgraded to 8.5x8.5": https://amzn.to/4hBNiCn

If by now you have not figured it out, the Hangkai 12hp outboard is a direct clone to the Tohatsu 9.8hp 2-stroke outboard. Due to legalities, Hangkai sells them as a "12hp" outboard but in reality it is a 9.8hp.

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