Chuck, I owned a Porta-Bote for over ten years. Used it with a 30# thrust electric trolling motor. Generally the boat is easy to handle, is very good in rough weather as the hull absorbs impacts nicely. Newer models are better designed and more trouble-free than the older model I had.
These boats hold their value very well. I recently sold mine to get a new pontoon boat, and the sale price after a decade was only $25 less than I originally bought the boat for. I don't know if I would like floating rivers in the craft, though we did it. Depends on how rough the water will be. One thing I did not like about the boat is that it doesn't have a flat floor, so difficult to stand in for fly casting. Perfect boat for an RV, however. If you have other questions or concerns, let me know. Wes Wada Bend, Oregon On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Charles Haase <[email protected]> wrote: > > If anybody has had any experience with the Porta-boat, I would > appreciate it. > We would be hauling it on our 5th wheel RV. For use on smaller lakes, and > rivers. > Plan to use a 40+ pound thrust electric motor on a 12 footer. > We now carry a 13’ canoe, to small if the wind comes up. Used canoes for > years but > as we age they are harder to handle. > > Thanks Chuck > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
