Up for sale is a used Alpacka Explorer 42. If you are not familiar with the Explorer 42, it is somewhere between the Forager and the Mule. It was designed to be either a one or two-person boat, although two is a bit of a tighter fit.
I’ve owned this boat since December 2023, after buying it from Montana-based Backcountry Packrafts. It had seen almost no use from them and came to me with just a few rubs on the bottom, but it does have their name and number on the boat by the Alpacka logo.
I’ve used it a number of times on flat water, and it is still in great shape. I discovered two small leaks last week, which I repaired with Aquaseal on the outside and Gorilla tape on the inside, per Alpacka instructions (see images). One of them looks like a cut but is actually a scratch through the outer later of material, but was seeping air. The raft has been holding air for three days with no issues, post-repair.
Couple details about the boat:
Includes:
$900 $825 Buyer pays PayPal fees if using G&S. I cover shipping (ConUS only).
I’ve owned this boat since December 2023, after buying it from Montana-based Backcountry Packrafts. It had seen almost no use from them and came to me with just a few rubs on the bottom, but it does have their name and number on the boat by the Alpacka logo.
I’ve used it a number of times on flat water, and it is still in great shape. I discovered two small leaks last week, which I repaired with Aquaseal on the outside and Gorilla tape on the inside, per Alpacka instructions (see images). One of them looks like a cut but is actually a scratch through the outer later of material, but was seeping air. The raft has been holding air for three days with no issues, post-repair.
Couple details about the boat:
- Cargo fly equipped (zipper)
- Overall length: 110 inches
- Width: 38 inches
- Weight with cargo fly: 8.3 lbs
- 600 lb capacity
- Bathtub floor (not self-bailing)
Includes:
- Inflatable seat
- Inflatable back rest
- Back rest for second passenger
- Inflation bag
- Storage bag
- Patch and repair kit with new Aquaseal
- Tyvek tape
- Zipper maintenance kit with extra zipper lube
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