Inflatable kayak

An inflatable kayak, comprising a pneumatically inflatable peripheral tube having elongated side sections which come together fore and aft to form a passenger compartment, a flexible cover encasing the tube and forming a shell against which the tube can be inflated to form a relatively rigid structure, a sheet of tarpaulin material extending across the bottom of the passenger compartment and along the lower and outer sides of the tube and cover to form a floor for the passenger compartment and a protective sheath for the tube and cover, an inflatable floor cushion resting on the tarpaulin material in the passenger compartment, a seat toward the rear of the passenger compartment, and a splash skirt attached to the cover and extending across the passenger compartment between the side sections of the tube in front of the seat.

An inflatable kayak, comprising a pneumatically inflatable peripheral tube having elongated side sections which come together fore and aft to form a passenger compartment, a flexible cover encasing the tube and forming a shell against which the tube can be inflated to form a relatively rigid structure, a sheet of tarpaulin material extending across the bottom of the passenger compartment and along the lower and outer sides of the tube and cover to form a floor for the passenger compartment and a protective sheath for the tube and cover, and a splash skirt attached to the cover and extending across the passenger compartment between the side sections of the tube in the front portion of the passenger compartment.

An inflatable kayak, comprising a pneumatically inflatable peripheral tube having elongated side sections which come together fore and aft to form a passenger compartment, a flexible cover encasing the tube and forming a shell against which the tube can be inflated to form a relatively rigid structure, the cover having an upper section which extends about the upper portion of the tube and a lower section which extends about the lower portion of the tube, the outer edge portions of two sections being joined together in a seam which extends about the outer periphery of the tube and the inner edge portions of the two sections being connected together by a zipper which extends about the inner periphery of the tube, and a floor sheet which extends beneath the passenger compartment and about the lower and outer portions of the tube and is joined to the two sections of the cover in the outer peripheral seam.