| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
|
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Bill and his portaboat
paid about $1200 for the 8 footer, and it replaced a 10.5 foot
inflatable that cost more than twice that. No regrets! If it ever wears out, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. Bill, you mention that you own a portaboat. Did you say you can launch it from the C&C 27 alone? Can you describe the process? RB |
|
#2
|
|||
|
|||
|
Bill and his portaboat
Those things are a joke. I've seen them. When you put
an outboard motor on the transom they sort of flex their way through the water. If you wish to be laughed at, own one. Portaboat = Portapotti. S.Simon "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... paid about $1200 for the 8 footer, and it replaced a 10.5 foot inflatable that cost more than twice that. No regrets! If it ever wears out, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. Bill, you mention that you own a portaboat. Did you say you can launch it from the C&C 27 alone? Can you describe the process? RB |
|
#3
|
|||
|
|||
|
Bill and his portaboat
Those things are a joke. I've seen them. When you put
an outboard motor on the transom they sort of flex their way through the water. Inflatables also flex. Portaboats work well. I just wasn't aware they could be easily launched from a small sailboat. Neal, do actually know anything? RB |
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
|
Bill and his portaboat
RB,
Our Pot Luck Yacht Club (Squalicum) have Dink Racers, on our Raft Up, for the Youngters. The portaboats win every time. They are good tenders. They are carried and tied to the inside of the lifelines. They are opened on the fore deck and lowered and slid over the lifelines, into the water. Very easily. Retrived the same way. OT |
|
#5
|
|||
|
|||
|
Bill and his portaboat
Maybe I should keep mine after all. Then I wouldn't need storm shutters on
one side of the cabin. A sailboard for the other side perhaps? They run well with a goodly powered electric OB as well. Still . . .. . I'mkeeping my dinjy. (Dinghy to you). I have the shorter one and it cost $300 at Bad Bob's Bargain Boat Basement (Entrance One Flight Up). I do not however find them particularly easy to open or close. They seem to develop a memory when in one position or the other and actively fight change. Make sure, like one RV'er, you don't end up inside . . . . .. . MST |
Hybrid Mode
