2018年9月2日 · First weekend trip with the porta-bote on board, sadly the last sail of the season too. We loved the 'bote' compared to our old inflatable. Pros:-Easily stored on deck, seats\transom fit perfectly in our aft cockpit storage locker.-Motors well.-Fits 3 people plus some gear.-Behaved well when tied to the stern overnight.

2015年5月5日 · Brackets holding the seats were breaking, and assembly was hands and knees cumbersome, so I thought I'd get a 12' Lowe aluminum - my big mistake -- loud, unstable; tipsy, heavy. Wife and I actually got capsized by a wake in the rolling alumi! That would've never happened in a Porta-Bote. Wanting to sell the alumi now... and get a new 10' Porta ...

2013年9月24日 · BTW thanks for all your help and guidance in modifying my new 12' porta bote to handle a 9.9 HP motor. here are some mods i did for the past few weeks. the original design was done by Stepperbill plus my own add ons. first and foremost issue was beefing up the transom to be able to handle the weight and thrust of my new 9.9 hp motor.

2018年10月25日 · Courtesy of hurricane Florence I find myself in possession of two 10ft porta-botes, both damaged. I intend to make one usable bote from the parts. Patient #1: has two tears/holes in the floor each about 4"x1" Patient #2: the plastic transom is torn right along the seam. This patient is...

2012年8月18日 · Hey Guys/Gals, I'm new to the forum. My name is Brandon and I'm from Sacramento, CA. Currently I own an Intex Mariner Inflatable, and a 1993 Porta-Bote. Currently I'm running a 1968 Sears 3.5hp 2 stroke outboard. While this motor will get me around, it's super slow. I would guess 5mph max. I...

2011年12月20日 · Re: Fiting extras to a porta-bote a few pics of the revised woodwork the bow board which keeps stuff in the bow dry and keeps waves from coming up the PB's "snoot"....i replaced the plastic hunk o junk that PB supplies for this purpose and replaced it with 1/2" plywood, with a hunk of old motorcycle inner tube across the snoot.

2013年11月18日 · My 8' porta-bote for my 28' S2 cost me $200 (very used) and is dinghy experiment #5 (tried most types of dinks). After some serious re-build and re-thinking the fastenings, it works very well, I carry it along the lifelines.

2015年6月17日 · it in alaska, but.... the porta bote has probably had 600-700 salmon come aboard across the years. just too much fun. Biggest: a 45lb king on the Kenai River. avg: 6-12 lb in Valdez. goin' again in August. The porta bote is a compromise. but a tough little player. I'm not sure what we would have done without it.

2014年1月21日 · Re: porta-bote bow piece for trollong motor i'd be dubious about many adhesives being able to stand up to the combination of MAJOR flexing, lots of water, etc.....maybe a "shoe goo" type of thing. but no, i've just bolted everything through the hull rather than used adhesives, so no experience.

2016年1月11日 · Porta Bote Garry, sounds like your having the same problem I am having. The only thing have found that seems to be working to slow my leak down in this area is a rubberized epoxy. I have put it on both sides of my hull and both sides of the transom. I have pretty much encapsulated the bottom corner in the stuff.