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Mine is less than 6 months old right from the factory 10'.
I have 3 seats and the transom. There are 4 bolts that
hold the transom in plus 2 pins on each seat. Yes the
opener (just some wood with some notches in it) does help
but it still takes time to setup.
Again I love mine but I don't want anyone to think it's
going to be like the Jetsons and you push a button and it
unfolds infront of your eyes.
However it still takes less time the pumping up even an
inflatable that has lost air by sitting if you are doing
that with a foot pump.
Vern
s/v Nirvelli
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:45:50 -0400
"Rosalie B." <> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:34:28 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>I would like to see that. Take some video of you doing
>>that and put it up on the web.
>>
>>I might give you 5 minutes but 2? It would take that
>>just
>>to get the transom screws in.
>>
>>Vern
>>s/v Nirvelli
>>
> My thoughts exactly - it also depends on how long you've
>had it folded
> up. When ours has been tied closed for a considerable
>period it takes
> two of us - one to hold it open and one to insert the
>seats. That
> part doesn't take long, but screwing it all together
>takes us longer.
> Perhaps there is a newer model than ours (we bought it
>2nd hand) which
> doesn't have so many screws to be done up. Ours is a
>double ended one
> -there's no transom per se.
>
>
>>On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:44:12 +0000
>> "Peter Gelinas" <> wrote:
>>> horse hooey ??
>>> Those are fighting words Tom
>>>
>>>>But there is NO WAY you can assemble one from folded to
>>>>full in "1-2 minutes max". That is just so much horse
>>>>hooey.
>>>
>>> Then maybe I am doing it the wrong way, because that is
>>>how much time it takes me. Take off the loops of
>>> restraining rope, and it pops half open, use the wooden
>>>bar to open it fully, slide the 2 seats into their
>>>brackets, drop the transom into its slot, plop on the two
>>>tubes to keep the top of the transom against the skin of
>>>the boat, plop the nose cone on??
>>>
>>> I am not saying that includes clearing off the
>>>trampoline (mine's a cat) or untying it from the
>>>stanchions or getting the seats out from under the
>>>fenders or sliding it into the water, or finishing off my
>>>coffee and putting the rum bottle away, but I really
>>>think I can set mine (8') up in less than two minutes.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Tom <>
>>>>To:
>>>>Subject: RE: lv-ab: Inflatable Dinghy
>>>>Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:58:21 -0400
>>>>
>>>>At 06:38 PM 7/5/2006, Peter Gelinas wrote:
>>>>>http://www.porta-bote.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>Eric
>>>>>
>>>>>After you try the painting method of repair, if you are
>>>>>not satisfied, take a look at the above link. They really
>>>>>work! About 60 lbs fully assembled, easy enough to slip
>>>>>over the lifelines. When folded, tie to a couple of
>>>>>stanchions. Assembly takes 1 - 2 minutes max.
>>>>>
>>>>>They usually go for 700 - 1200$ on ebay, depending on
>>>>>age, length, outboard motor included etc
>>>>>
>>>>>Peter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am a big fan of Porta-bote's. I used to be a dealer
>>>>(we sold them through St. Brendan's Isle). I owned two
>>>>of them for tenders over the years... a 10 footer and the
>>>>12 footer.
>>>>
>>>>Probably the best and most indestructible light-weight
>>>>tender you could possibly ask for.
>>>>
>>>>But there is NO WAY you can assemble one from folded to
>>>>full in "1-2 minutes max". That is just so much horse
>>>>hooey.
>>>>
>>>>Tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Tom & Jackie O'Meara
>>>>ex-Seaskate, Searunner 40 Tri
>
> grandma Rosalie
>
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> CSY 44 WO #156
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