AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft

The AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft Price shown is without thwarts. A raft with no thwarts may affect the boat's inside width. Often, having at least one thwart blown up firm spreads the raft apart the final inch or two, so if you are splitting hairs on the frame width keep this in mind. Colors are red, yellow, orange, teal, dark green, and blue.

Please note that due to the high weight of this river raft, the UPS rate module that works with our shopping cart will be unable to calculate the shipping cost. You will get an error message. Therefore, if you want one of the 156's you should phone your order in at 925-820-BOAT.

AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft holds 8 to 9 Paddlers

The AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft holds a total of nine without a problem. These big beasts actually handle very well for their length. Some of our ancient rental 156R's saw some of the most serious big water class IV and V of any of our livery boats, including our local Tuolumne at blood curdling flows. More importantly, the 156's saw these rivers right side up! The AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft is highly stable if you are looking for a support raft for large groups, or something to do the above mentioned scary high flows regularly on your local rivers. The 156D used to have smaller tubes than the 156R, but this is no longer the case. Both models have 22" main tubes, a foot of rocker (9" at the back of the 156R), and both come with frame chafers. The R is 2" longer and wider than the D so it will hold a smidge more weight, but the D model has more room for gear at the bow & stern interior since the tube diameter decreases there. We have found that most people already know what they want when they call us about the 156's, but if you have questions by all means contact us. For now the "R" series, which is what is shown in our photo above, remains the most popular in the 15'6" size. Note that as an alternative to the 156D, there is also a new 160DD model with very similar specs & price.

The AIRE 156D river raft is 15'7" by 7' wide and weighs 165 pounds. The 156R self bailer is 2" longer & wider and weighs 169 pounds. The 156E whitewater raft is 15'10" long and 7' wide, and weighs 159 pounds. They have 22" tube and the D and R models feature gray frame chafer areas to minimize marks from the steel or aluminum.

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The AIRE 156 D Whitewater Raft comes with a very complete patch kit, repair video, lots of D- rings, and lift handles. Extra thwarts may be handy if you are going to run one of these as a paddle boat and are listed separately. Matching footcups are available for all AIRE boats (see Raft Accessories section).