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11531
We received our great little Olive 8 footer Jan 30 and put it together at once. It's still open in our garage, tucked between the car and the freezer, I'll...
lacc221
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Feb 2, 2008
11:54 pm
11532
I'm looking to buy a "lightly" used Porta Dolly and 5 hp 4-stroke Nissan/Tohatsu motor. I'm currently in Virginia but will be traveling to California this...
Jim Kirby
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Feb 3, 2008
12:03 pm
11533
You just missed a Porta Dolly on Ebay.....it went for $165 Jim Kirby <j2kirby7@...> wrote: I'm looking to buy a "lightly" used Porta Dolly and 5...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 3, 2008
3:40 pm
11534
Actually, I was bidding on that one. The bid was getting too close to the $199 new price and the other bidder didn't appear to be quitting so I did. JK ... a...
Jim Kirby
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Feb 3, 2008
6:22 pm
11535
Crazy isn't it? I have actually seen bids on various things go over the full retail prices.... Some people just have to win at any cost.... Jim Kirby...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 3, 2008
6:30 pm
11536
Hello all. I have a 12' portaboat and a 5 hp Nissan Outboard. I weigh about 300 lbs. My boat will go about 6.5 - 7.5 miles per hour with my motor. I have...
Steve II and Lupita C...
mrnmrscody
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Feb 4, 2008
6:30 am
11537
I am in the same 'boat' as you. Just got the PB and waiting for warmer climes to launch. I also plan to keep it simple, except for the bow piece. I have some...
mshawnharris
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Feb 4, 2008
2:58 pm
11538
Hi everyone, Thought you would enjoy reading about Lawrence and his most interesting story. The information was furnished to us by our valued distributor in...
portabot
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Feb 4, 2008
6:10 pm
11539
Any thoughts about what electric for the 8ft used sometimes in the salt? I'm thinking of ..... 1. Motor Guide Great White 46lbs thrust 36in shaft at $315 2....
Wes Barclay
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Feb 6, 2008
6:47 pm
11540
I am seriously considering purchasing the 14' boat with a 9.8 hp Tohatsu motor. I would like to use it to travel on calm days in the summer months on Lake...
ehillesum
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Feb 7, 2008
4:40 pm
11541
I fished open (a mile or 2 off-shore) water from the tip of Michigan's thumb all the way up into the St. Mary's river for many years in a 12' gamefisher. I...
Thad
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Feb 7, 2008
5:37 pm
11542
We have a 14'er w/8hp Merc and have run this boat out to the islands here...more than 1 mile offshore, as well as larger lakes, etc. I have run large off shore...
bill_teixeira
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Feb 7, 2008
6:13 pm
11543
Personally if it were me, it would be 2 adult people max..... I think that 4 big adults might be pushing it just a little? bill_teixeira...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 7, 2008
7:19 pm
11544
P.S. ...... Storms can come up fast. With 4 aboard, how fast will the boat be if you have to make a run for the shore? Wes Barclay <wesbarclay@...>...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 7, 2008
7:27 pm
11545
A "sailor" first and a fisherman second...alway be aware of the weather... ... the boat be if you have to make a run for the shore? ... me, it would be 2 adult...
bill_teixeira
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Feb 7, 2008
8:19 pm
11546
I'm back in production for the Porta Pac and am taking orders. Go to www.LLSails.com and click on the porta pac for more information. There are also 3...
Elizabeth
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Feb 7, 2008
8:33 pm
11547
I have the portabote listed on Baytubers.com classified section for anyone interested. ;) Will deliver in Long Beach, CA only. Outside Long Beach, CA Purchaser...
badmuthafisha
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Feb 9, 2008
12:33 pm
11548
Related to my earlier post on using a portabote on the Great Lakes, anyone have any thoughts on what color bote is most visible on the water? I know I can...
ehillesum
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Feb 9, 2008
3:36 pm
11549
First of all, do you plan on night fishing? If so then at night, white is more visible in someone's lights. Personally I don't like the look of this "off...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 9, 2008
4:25 pm
11550
As far as apperance goes: I have the "pearl" colored bote. It is beige and if I were to purchase another I would choose the silver/aluminum color. The beige...
Elizabeth Langley
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Feb 9, 2008
5:16 pm
11551
... taking it ... over a ... to ... and ... because of ... circumstances. ... in ... limited ... My main lake (Canyon Ferry in Montana)is prone to sudden bad...
Erik Pritchard
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Feb 9, 2008
7:38 pm
11552
For your use I would agree that the aluminum/gray would be a good choice. My first PBote was aluminum colored but my current PBote is the olive green and I...
lacc221
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Feb 10, 2008
12:57 am
11553
Too bad the company doesn't have swatches, you can't tell anything from printed photos. I have the aluminum but have never seen the green. I think that dealers...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 10, 2008
3:40 am
11554
... comments from the people using the bote on the Bay of Alaska? You might want to read these, as the bay of Alaska has 5-6ft swells. There are also some...
b317763
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Feb 10, 2008
6:45 pm
11555
-- Hi There, I have a pearl portabote and it is really a cream color or the color of the powdered creamer to be more exact. I was not sure when I first got...
b317763
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Feb 10, 2008
7:05 pm
11556
I bought a green 12' and it seems to disguise scratches well. I only ordered green because it shipped faster; my first preference was the silver. I imagine...
Erik Pritchard
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Feb 10, 2008
7:17 pm
11557
... or ... on ... been ... bote ... be ... is ... green ... idea ... Mobile. ... Mark, Glad to hear a positive response about the pearl color PB. When I bought...
ur2jcr
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Feb 10, 2008
7:43 pm
11558
The sport show sales rep that I bought my PBote from had samples of all 3 colors but they were well used. The olive green one was quite scuffed and not at all...
lacc221
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Feb 10, 2008
8:41 pm
11559
I agree that if you go out at night, white is the safest color. As far as the Porta-Bote being mistaken for an aluminum boat because of the "aluminum" color,...
Wes Barclay
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Feb 10, 2008
10:00 pm
11560
I am thinking about getting a 14 foot Porta bote for primarily fishing w/ a 15 or 20 hp Honda 4 stroke (weights only 101lbs). I was wondering if anyone throws...
galen313
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Feb 11, 2008
1:57 am
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