Folbot Yukon 13ft Expedition Folding Kayak - £1,250

Status : SOLD

Lying : SW Scotland - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Folbot USA
LOA : 3.96m (13ft 0in)

Construction

• 1-person (adult) single seat touring kayak
• Alloy and plastic frames
• Hypalon skin
• Foot operated rudder, but tracks well without rudder
• Built in air bags at bow, stern and sides for buoyancy
• Large cockpit with removable spray deck
• Backrests providing additional comfort
• Space for camping kit on and under decks
• Packs into 2 packs for easy storage and portability
• Estimated to be approximately 5 or so years old

Equipment

• Pair of 2-part paddles
• Folding trolley (fits over stern and can be stored on or under rear deck)
• Made to measure cover (green)
• 2 x storage bags
• Repair kit with patches and glue

Remarks

Based on kayaks from the 1960s, but made using modern methods and materials, and designed for use on lakes, lochs, sheltered coasts, estuaries and non-rapid canals and rivers (such as the Norfolk broads), the American-made Folbot Yukon 13ft Expedition Folding Kayak is a spacious and stable touring kayak. With good internal space (lots of wiggle room!) and comfort, it packs into two bags enabling easy storage and carriage inside car/caravan/camper/boat or on roof bars.

Understood to be in almost as new condition, with no leaks and just one very slight sign of abrasion and corresponding inside patch on the port underside.

Available for viewing in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. Can be sent by carrier to buyer at cost.

Comments from the owner: I am 72 and weigh in at 100 kgs. I started paddling in a kayak similar to this that I built in 1960 at school. This kayak is a delight to paddle and takes about 20 minutes to assemble - quicker after you have done it a few times. It packs into two bags, so no boat in your garage in the way - put it in the shed or inside the house under the bed. It was imported from the USA by the previous owner to myself.