wrote:

This was touched on in another thread
I am inrterested in buying one to use on small rivers and lakes - esp our
own lake
How safe are thety on rivers?

For a river with any appreciable white water, I'd opt for a
pontoon rig that was more of a classic cataraft than the sorts
of kickboats people use on lakes.

These are expensive, but very good (look at the other models,
too, under "Product Line"):

http://www.steelheader.com/guide.htm

- JR