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From: Don White (no email)
Date: Mon May 16 2005 - 11:13:34 EDT
Is there a web site for these, or did I miss it?
Tom <> wrote:At 04:43 PM 5/14/2005, Paul Sommers wrote:
>These collapsable boats are intriguing. Are there
>major dis-advantages to using one of these as a yacht
>tender? I'm tired of peering over and around a hard
>dinghy on deck, and a decent inflatable, especially an
>RIB, is a lot more money.
>
>Paul, s/v Indigo
We used to sell these boats. Although we are no longer "in the business" I
can assure you that should we go cruising again, a Porta-Bote would again
be out tender.
We had a 10 ft. model when we owned our Hunter 40 and a 12 foot model
aboard Sea Skate, a Searunner 40 ft. tri.
They are light, bulletproof and unsinkable if you leave the factory foam in
place. The reason I mention leaving the foam in place (which should be
obvious to anyone) is that when we sold the boats, we had a client claim
his sunk while being towed offshore and he wanted a replacement. After
talking to him and his wife, we discovered he had removed all the foam. So
much for that warranty claim.
With a 5hp motor, our 12 footer would easily plane with two aboard. Given
that you cannot destroy them by any normal means short of having at one
with an ax, I think they make the ideal tender.
Tom
Tom & Jackie O'Meara
ex-Seaskate, Searunner 40 Tri
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