wny_pat
Western NYS
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Corky52 wrote:Port-a-Bote!!!!!!
PB I have now is easy to setup, works like a regular boat and gts used for fishing and just floating around.
PB website Second this. But I tow mine  ! Could fold it up, but it much easier to just tow it along behind the car or motorhome, and very light, and very easy to launch anywhere. Still looking for a place to hang the motor from?
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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wny_pat wrote:Corky52 wrote:Port-a-Bote!!!!!!
PB I have now is easy to setup, works like a regular boat and gts used for fishing and just floating around.
PB website Second this. But I tow mine ! Could fold it up, but it much easier to just tow it along behind the car or motorhome, and very light, and very easy to launch anywhere. Still looking for a place to hang the motor from?
if you are going to tow a boat, I would get a 14 ft. alum. Vbottom myself. would be great behind anything motorized if you didn't need a toad. good for grills, leveling blocks, etc.
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jerry David
portland, Ore
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I have used a lot of portable boats, Zodiak, folding boat and
am currently using the Sea Eagle, the one with two seats.
I fish the lakes in Central Oregon with it and recommend it, I don't
use a motor as I usually drift fish for trout or I will anchor
if the wind is too fast for drifting.
I don't fish with the normal small pontoon as I don't like putting
on waders and fins, plus those lakes get awful cold in the
spring.
Check the Fish Cat made in Oregon that looks like a stable and
durable boat. Only downside to the pontoon boats is wind, when
its really blowing can be a little on the dangerous side.
Jerry David
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jjammo
Medford, OR
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I agree with the Port-a-bote. I started off with an inflateable but switched to the PB. It's much faster to set up and more stable. Use either an electric or small gas engine. Mine is 12'6", weighs 69 lbs empty and i'm able to pull it up and carry on top. Check it out... John
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Spur Of The Moment
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We're thinking about getting the 9.2 SR.
Sea Eagle
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Bruce and Sharon and Gizmo(Apricot Tiny Toy Poodle)
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urmine351
fort smith, arkansas
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I keep this one in the basement, along with a 21/2 hp. evinrude. I also carry a small craftsman air compressor. It's great for fishing along small lakes, rivers and steams. lake tanycomo at branson, its perfect. I also tow a 21' stryker bass boat behind my toad.
1996 Safari Serengity, 3126 Cat,Allison 6 speed, 38' DPNS, 2005 Honda Element,vip tow brake. doran tire sensors, Magellan750Nav,
and 1 good looking wife, and missy and Alex(died 11-03-06) and AJ, born 09-06-06 my carins.
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urmine351
fort smith, arkansas
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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2584963&sourceid=0100000030660805102498
forgot to past the link.
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gswcgi
Reno, NV
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Had a ten foot Zodiac for years. Great boats but a real pain to transport deflated and then inflate. You have to constantly protect it from the Sun when not in use. Unless you are very diligent and careful they do lose air and can be punctured. I now carry a 12' aluminum boat and 10 HP engine. I fashioned a boat rack with rollers that fits on the rack that came with my Nissan XTerra.I have wheels fitted on the transom of the boat to roll it to the water. Much better set up, IMHO. We took the Zodiac off of a 42' Hatteras that we sold, it was a commercial fishing boat. Used it for about 5 years and then went to aluminum. Happier with the aluminum boat. If I ever had another large boat I would go Zodiac again, works better in that scenario than a hard aluminum boat.
'03 Safari, DP, 36" Nissan 4X4 toad
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driveby
Vancouver BC Canada
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The biggest problems with car topper/inflatables/canoes/kayaks etc is that to use 'em you're never near the beach/lakeshore when at your actual campsite. Hauling them to and from can be quite a pain. I've been waffling over a small dinghy like boat or a couple of kayaks but since we don't always take our Jeep for just a weekend, tranporting them around seems like a fair amount of work for an hour or two on the water.
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Held together via Roadmaster Falcon 2 tow bar and stopped by US Gear Unified Brake system.
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urmine351
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