Our dinghy found an oyster patch today... :( - Page 2

sailingdog · #11 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009

One more reason I like my porta-bote...

Melrna · #12 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009

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Originally Posted by sailingdog

One more reason I like my porta-bote...

You beat me to punch! Another vote for a porta-bote!

ehmanta · #13 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009

The Porta-Boat may be a tough tender (???!!) but she's one ugly vessel

I'll take my home-built plywood-fiberglass dinghy. At least I can repair her good-as-new.

labatt · #14 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009

We used a patch kit with a two part cement and it takes 72 hours before it's cured. We'll see Wednesday morning how it worked. The Porta-Boat just wouldn't work for us - we weigh (all four) about 670lbs. We'd only be able to fit the 10 foot model on deck and the max weight for that model is 585lbs. The next model up has a max weight of 670lbs. Right now we're sitting in the Ashley River in Charleston on the hook and the current is running by at 3+ kts. I'd hate to be fully loaded with a small engine trying to navigate to our boat!

(added 6 hours later)

Yeah... we just bought 2 sheets of 6' x 7' foam and 30 yards of fabric to make new cushions. We had to ferry them over to the boat in a few trips. Wish we had our bigger dinghy, but I'm glad we kept our old inflatable bottom and 6HP engine or we'd be completely dinghy-less!