porta-bote or inflatable?
 

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(JAXAshby) wrote:

you know, one of the things I have begun to notice is that everyone who says
they put a bote together and get it in the water in a short time are doing it
with two people, not one.

Well why not? If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

Also, except for bb, everyone says they have all the
seats/transom/outboard/oarss/pins/pfd's/anchor/safety equipment right at hand.

Seems like common sense to me. Why would you want to do it any other
way? Just to make things difficult for yourself?

I do not agree with just tossing the boat over the side however. We
could possibly do that, but I'd think the boat might land upside down.
It wouldn't sink but it would be a real pain to correct and of course
anything in it would fall out.

We have towed a portabote, and it tows well.


grandma Rosalie

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

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(JAXAshby) wrote:

you know, one of the things I have begun to notice is that everyone who says
they put a bote together and get it in the water in a short time are doing it
with two people, not one.

Well why not? If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

Also, except for bb, everyone says they have all the
seats/transom/outboard/oarss/pins/pfd's/anchor/safety equipment right at hand.

Seems like common sense to me. Why would you want to do it any other
way? Just to make things difficult for yourself?

I do not agree with just tossing the boat over the side however. We
could possibly do that, but I'd think the boat might land upside down.
It wouldn't sink but it would be a real pain to correct and of course
anything in it would fall out.

We have towed a portabote, and it tows well.


grandma Rosalie

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

It makes a big difference. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes 3 times
as long to do it alone.


JAXAshby wrote:
you know, one of the things I have begun to notice is that everyone who says
they put a bote together and get it in the water in a short time are doing it
with two people, not one.

Also, except for bb, everyone says they have all the
seats/transom/outboard/oarss/pins/pfd's/anchor/safety equipment right at hand.



--
Dan Best - (707) 431-1662, Healdsburg, CA 95448
B-2/75 1977-1979
Tayana 37 #192, "Tricia Jean"
http://rangerbest.home.comcast.net/TriciaJean.JPG

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

It makes a big difference. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes 3 times
as long to do it alone.


JAXAshby wrote:
you know, one of the things I have begun to notice is that everyone who says
they put a bote together and get it in the water in a short time are doing it
with two people, not one.

Also, except for bb, everyone says they have all the
seats/transom/outboard/oarss/pins/pfd's/anchor/safety equipment right at hand.



--
Dan Best - (707) 431-1662, Healdsburg, CA 95448
B-2/75 1977-1979
Tayana 37 #192, "Tricia Jean"
http://rangerbest.home.comcast.net/TriciaJean.JPG

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

and if one person is doing it, it takes longer

Why would you want to do it any other
way?

because I don't want to store all that stuff in a pile on deck?

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

and if one person is doing it, it takes longer

Why would you want to do it any other
way?

because I don't want to store all that stuff in a pile on deck?

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

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(JAXAshby) wrote:

If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

and if one person is doing it, it takes longer
Probably true, but I doubt if it takes 3 times as long if one is
reasonably efficient.

Why would you want to do it any other
way?

because I don't want to store all that stuff in a pile on deck?

Having all the stuff gathered in one place does NOT equal to storing
it in a pile on the deck.

It's like anything else that you store. You put all the things that
go together into a storage place together. You put the things you use
a lot on the top of things you only use once in a blue moon.

We have all the oil and antifreeze and engine stuff in one locker. We
don't store tuna fish cans in there with it. We have all the dishes
and pots and pans in one place and we don't put misc. tools in there.
All the bread and paper products go in another locker (light stuff
together) and if we have heavier stuff it goes on the bottom. Bob has
made several canvas bags and they keep things together that need to
stay together.

Of course he's a big advocate of a place for everything and everything
in its place. He's got a pegboard in the garage with outlines on it
of the tools that go there.


grandma Rosalie

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

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(JAXAshby) wrote:

If there are two people there, shouldn't both of them
help?

and if one person is doing it, it takes longer
Probably true, but I doubt if it takes 3 times as long if one is
reasonably efficient.

Why would you want to do it any other
way?

because I don't want to store all that stuff in a pile on deck?

Having all the stuff gathered in one place does NOT equal to storing
it in a pile on the deck.

It's like anything else that you store. You put all the things that
go together into a storage place together. You put the things you use
a lot on the top of things you only use once in a blue moon.

We have all the oil and antifreeze and engine stuff in one locker. We
don't store tuna fish cans in there with it. We have all the dishes
and pots and pans in one place and we don't put misc. tools in there.
All the bread and paper products go in another locker (light stuff
together) and if we have heavier stuff it goes on the bottom. Bob has
made several canvas bags and they keep things together that need to
stay together.

Of course he's a big advocate of a place for everything and everything
in its place. He's got a pegboard in the garage with outlines on it
of the tools that go there.


grandma Rosalie

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

"Rosalie B." wrote

Seems like common sense to me. Why would you want to do it any other
way?

Because no one will set foot on Jax' boat.

Scott

porta-bote or inflatable?
 

"Rosalie B." wrote

Seems like common sense to me. Why would you want to do it any other
way?

Because no one will set foot on Jax' boat.

Scott