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acjuve

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Lake fishing made easy.
« on: April 14, 2017, 08:30:03 AM »
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Rieber

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Re: Lake fishing made easy.
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2017, 10:31:26 AM »
Sure - the porta-boats have been around for quite a while now and that latest version looks pretty good. For some people this is the most practical of all solutions. Nice option for a condo or small car owner that needs a boat and float tube isn't a practical option.

What I take from this is the transport wheels. I'll be using that design for a future project.

Thank you for a Friday morning inspiration.
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Re: Lake fishing made easy.
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2017, 11:11:54 AM »
I have yet to hear from anyone who used one a didn't didn't like it. The design has been continually  improved and setup now looks like a snap. Price new is $3000 and up. One thing to consider is that carrying capacity is about half of what a similar sized quality inflatable offers.
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Re: Lake fishing made easy.
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2017, 11:26:05 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on April 14, 2017, 11:11:54 AM
Price new is $3000 and up. One thing to consider is that carrying capacity is about half of what a similar sized quality inflatable offers.

True but you get double the usable interior space  :P

As a serious fishing boat though, you're going to want to add accessories like rod holders, anchor locks, fish finder tranducers, etc. Dont know if you could permanently add Scotty mounts without affecting the 'foldability' or if you'd have to add/remove those every time you set it up and take it down.

$3k too, that's not trivial.
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Re: Lake fishing made easy.
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2017, 10:30:44 PM »
Quote from: DanL on April 14, 2017, 11:26:05 AM
True but you get double the usable interior space  :P

As a serious fishing boat though, you're going to want to add accessories like rod holders, anchor locks, fish finder tranducers, etc. Dont know if you could permanently add Scotty mounts without affecting the 'foldability' or if you'd have to add/remove those every time you set it up and take it down.

$3k too, that's not trivial.

the mounting issue can be solved by 2X4 lumbers. But the $3k price for a sheet of plastic is impossible`
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Re: Lake fishing made easy.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2017, 05:49:09 PM »
4 sheets of coroplast=$400
2 rolls of duc-tape=$16.00
1 year Premium Life insurance=$278.00
The look on the guys face with the real PortaBote at the boat launch=Priceless.
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