[Rhodes22-list] porta-bote

[Michael Meltzer]

The only size that would work for me is the 8 footer, I not a fan of the blowups, most of the beaches are rocky around me and I only
hear people bitch about them, remember see them at the boat show made me think.

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gardner, Douglas (LNG-DAY)" <douglas.gardner at lexisnexis.com>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] porta-bote


> John and Nell Ward had a porta-bote.  I don't know if they still have it or
> not.
>
>  should still be some pictures on the website (see below)...
>
> Honestly, I didn't particularly care for it because it isn't really all that
> portable. Unless there is a much smaller version, I have a hard time
> picturing it in your quarter berth.  We moved it in John's full-sized van
> and it stretched from the rear doors up between the front seats.  It is also
> pretty cumbersome to move.  It would be hard (impossible?) to get it in
> there yourself.
>
>  It is a pretty good dinghy, though.  If you thought of it as a hard dinghy
> that you could fold up if you had to, you might be on the right track.  But
> then again, I didn't use it much, and only helped John set it up and take it
> down once.  So setting it up wasn't a well practiced activity.
> http://www.rhodes22.org/rhodes/pics/motoring.jpg
> http://www.rhodes22.org/rhodes/pics/rafted3.jpg
>
>
> Honestly, I probably wouldn't buy one if I had planty of power to run a
> compressor for an inflatable dink.
>
> Just my 2cents.
>
> --Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] porta-bote
>
>
> http://www.porta-bote.com/
>
> I seen these at boat show for years, has anyone used one? thinking about it
> for a tender and it look like it will store nicy in the querter berth?
> thought?
>
> MJM
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