Porta Bote

[David]

A folding boat. What will they think of next..

http://www.porta-bote.com/index.html

Cheers,

David

[bparker]

Over the last few hours , I've been having a huge debate with a mate of mine over whther or not I should purchase a canoe/kayak or a porta-bote.....at the moment the porta-bote is ahead.

For someone like me, with no room to store a 'real' boat and trailer, it looks like a pretty good alternative.

If anyone has used one, I'd certainly like to know what you think of them.

[pw-bream]

I remember one the Aust fishing mags testing the Porta-Bote way back in the 80's, I think they were fairly impressed with it.
I see one of the reviews on their website is by Fred Jobson via Aust Freshwater Fishing mag.

[mark savage]

And here's me thinking someone had been catching bream in Portugal... :p

[MATTY]

hey senore' thats funny

[bparker]

Heres a review....

http://www.fishingmonthly.com.au/boats/otherboats/portabote.html

[MATTY]

thats an interesting read,wonder how much they cost.the larger one would be the go for a bream comp length wise but dont know about the weight limit of 305kg,with 2 guys,tackle,live well,motor,fuel etc but for pottering around with minimal gear its a beaut,especially with a sort of tri-hull it has should be very stable.wonder how much they cost,i suppose take into consideration no trailer i think it would be pretty good.