[Rhodes22-list] porta-bote

[Stephen Staum]

I mostly row mine but, I did take my Mariner 4 HP 2 stroke off the Rhodes
and tried it on the Port-A-Bote just for fun.  With just me aboard I could
get it on the step and it cruised quite well.  2 aboard went fine but no
step.  I heard of people putting up to 9.9 HP on these without problems.  SS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] porta-bote


> Stephen,
>
> Perhaps you can answer a question for me r.e. the Porta-Bote. I was
thinking
> about buying one last spring and my questions about the horsepower rating
on
> the tag on the transom were met with a stony silence. I heard somewhere
that
> the max. HP rating for the boat is something like 2-3 due to the
> construction of the transom. Any additional info you may have in this
regard
> will be appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Mark Kaynor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 6:32 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] porta-bote
>
> I got one last year.  I love it.  I can get it on top of the car by myself
> and unload and assemble in 15 minutes.  Like the Rhodes, it cannot sink.
It
> rows well too.  Mine is a 10 footer.  The salesman felt that the 12' would
> be too cumbersome on a 22' sailboat.  I plan to lash it along the
starboard
> lifelines (with the transom and seats under the port cockpit seats for
> balance) on trips.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.  Stephen Staum
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 2:23 PM
> 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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