[Rhodes22-list] Porta-Bote users?

[Stephen Staum]

The 10 footer is probably the largest you could have & stow on board.  I was 
thinking of the 12 but the Porta-Bote salesman talked me out of it - too 
long to stow on a 22' boat.  To assemble it on board you have to slide it 
across the cockpit - gunnel to gunnel - and snap in the seats and transom. 
This is doable although not easy.  if you mostly tow like me, it will work.

Stephen Staum
'87 R22, Carol Lee
Needham, MA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sailor Joe
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:20 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Porta-Bote users?


Yes, I was wondering about the practicality of setting up while on the deck
of the Rhodes.  I would probably tow it most of the time but being abl e to
stow it under certain conditions is important to me.



jlock wrote:
>
> I had a 12-foot PortaBote for years for car topping.  That was before my
> Rhodes, so I just used it as a vacation fishing boat.  I had a 5hp
> outboard to drive it which was all it needed.  I'd stick with the 8-footer
> for a Rhodes dinghy.  They get progressively heavier as the size goes up
> and getting it out of the water on deck could be a challenge.
>
> The sail kit looks like a PITA to me.  Besides fitting the mast and
> rigging the kit includes leeboards which have to be bolted to the sides.
> I would think that setting this all up to use sail power (and de-rigging
> afterward) would be impractical.
>
> Also bear in mind that besides the folded hull to store, you will have two
> or three seat sections, the transom piece, and oars to store on board.
> These may fit under the cockpit seats, but factor that in with whatever
> else you have onboard.  If you don't use the forepeak much that might work
> for interior storage of the   PortaBote parts.  The hull can be lashed
> down on deck somewhere or if you have lifelines they make a handy lash
> point.
>
> The hardest part of launching and retrieving the PortaBote will be finding
> adequate space to do the setup and knockdown.  Again, that gets
> progressively harder with the larger models.
>
> Cheers!
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2011, at 00:34, Sailor Joe wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm seriously considering a Porta-Bote to use as a dinghy for some
>> destination sailing.
>>
>> Do any of you use them and if so what size and do you use the R22 engine
>> on
>> the Porta-Bote or carry an additional engine?
>>
>> I have read that they row well and can be fitted with a sail kit.  Sounds
>> pretty versatile to me.  Does anyone have experience with towing them or
>> stowing them on the R 22?
>>
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