It weighs 50 pounds, Marc! I pick it up and drop it over the
lifelines.

bb, you just pegged the bs meter. A 12 foot Porta-Bote weighs 89 pounds, PLUS
the (3, not 2 as you stated) seats PLUS the transom. The total is a lot closer
to 120 pounds or more.

btw, you don't just tie the bote to the lifelines, you also tied the bote
tightly before taking it to the lifelines to store. the bote is stiff and half
opens up on its own if you don't tie it together.

btw, the VAST majority of Porta-Botes are the 12 foot model, with most of the
rest being 10 feet. Very few 8 foot Porta-Botes out there. In fact, I have
never seen one. 12's and 10's have three seats. only the 8 has two seats.
the 8 footer is considered too small to use for more than one person under most
conditions, and the 10 and 12's are very little more money.