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Originally Posted by erps
Valiente,
Did you end up buying a Porta-bote? We're replacing our dink this winter too. When I look at the weight of the RIB's, I wonder how well the wife and I will be able to manage them in a few years down the road. I'm leaning towards the porta-bote as well, but overcoming the lemming effect can be tough. The docks around here are filled with RIBs and it kind of makes me wonder why I haven't seen more porta-botes.
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Not yet, as it isn't winter boat show time. But the crash of the U.S. dollar means I am still very likely to go with that. Portabotes should be 15-20% cheaper for me than the last time I looked at them three years ago.
We are having built a nesting
dinghy which, when combined with the PortaBote, will give us two rowable/sailable/motorable options. We will share a 2.5-3.5 four-stroke between the
dinghy and the Portabote as needed.