[Rhodes22-list] Porta-Bote users?

[Stephen Staum]

Joe,

I have a 10' Porta-Bote and have both towed it and bungeed it to the 
starboard lifelines (with the seats and transom stashed under the cockpit 
seats.  I am too cheap or poor to buy an extra outboard and have mostly 
rowed.  It does row very nicely.  I have also used my old 4 hp 2 stroke and 
my current 5 hp Briggs and Stratton on it and they both worked well.  It 
will plane w just me on board @ about 15 knots.

I don't know about the sail kit as my wife insisted that I already have a 
sailboat so I do not need it.

It is a great dingy.  I like that it will not sink as it has flotation just 
like my Rhodes.  I had a bad experience with a deflating inflatable.

Stephen Staum
'87 R22, Carol Lee
Needham, MA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sailor Joe
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 12:34 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Porta-Bote users?


I'm seriously considering a Porta-Bote to use as a dinghy for some
destination sailing.

Do any of you use them and if so what size and do you use the R22 engine on
the Porta-Bote or carry an additional engine?

I have read that they row well and can be fitted with a sail kit.  Sounds
pretty versatile to me.  Does anyone have experience with towing them or
stowing them on the R 22?

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