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Availability:
Estimated Arrival: Between Apr 21 and Apr 28. *ETA to the USA Only
Paddle smarter with the Sotar Strike 12'6" Raft, designed for efficiency and speed.
With advanced aerodynamics and lightweight materials, they maximize your performance on the water. Get ready for an effortless and exciting ride!
For Questions or Quantity Discounts Call Andi: "Tel: 706.619.6670" andi@lightasairboats.com
The 12’6″ configuration is designed to be a lighter-weight option for relatively smaller streams and when the primary use is for two occupants. However, the 12'6" can handle 3 occupants, rated a 2-3 person raft for 1320 pounds. This model is super sporty, immediately coming to a halt with just a couple of strokes, efficiently crawling laterally cross-current, and is ridiculously nimble in tight boulder-choked rivers. Want to get off the beaten path? The 12'6" Strike is light enough to drag over log jams and around back channel-choking deadfalls. Smaller streams are instantly in your wheelhouse with its smaller footprint, narrow beam and shallow draft.
SOTAR is a family run, custom whitewater inflatable boat manufacturer based in Merlin, Oregon in the USA. Every boat is built by hand and made one at a time. Started in 1980 and SOTAR is still flourishing 40 years later.
SOTAR’s specialty is giving white water sports lovers a boat that is custom designed to personal specifications. Color options are not the only options available. You can change design specs to fit the rivers you run and the specialized use of a raft, cataraft, or inflatable kayak.
Features
Designed for fishing by fishermen, the Strike is the ultimate fishing raft. It has asymmetrically diminished tubes and a lower rake in the bow, which provides a flatter profile while maintaining a small water footprint. This makes the Strike stable through minimal whitewater and maneuverable enough to get into your favorite fishing hole.
☑ Asymmetrically diminished tubes
☑ Shallow draft
☑ Nimble and maneuverable
☑ Low/flat profile
☑ Larger tube diameter in the stern
☑ Stable
☑ ( The most popular size is 13’6”.)
Specifications
☑ Length: 12'6"
☑ Exterior Width: 70"
☑ Tube Diameter: 19-14"
☑ Straight Section: 77"
☑ Interior Width: 32"
☑ Thwarts: 0
☑ Thwart Diameter: 0"
☑ Floor Drop: 11"
☑ Floor Thickness: 6"
☑ Floor I-Beams: 6
☑ Valve Orientation: I (Inline with Floor I-Beams)
☑ D-Rings: 10
☑ Handles: 6
☑ Air Chambers: 5 (including floor)
☑ Bow & Stern Rise: 7"
☑ Bow & Stern Rake: 11"/9"
☑ Load Capacity: 1320 lbs. (At 1/3 Submergence)
☑ Capacity Persons: 2-3
☑ Weight: 80 lbs.
Material Color Reference
Owner's Manual
Limited Recreational Use Warranty
Limited Commercial Use Warranty
Check out this link for Valve Issues
Frequently Asked Questions
Need a quick fix or want to do a repair yourself? Check out this video for Basic Raft Repairs.
Check out this link for Merlin Series - Rafting Magazine REVIEW