There’s no substitute for skimming across the water in a real duck boat, Porta-Bote complete with a bad-ass mud motor jutting off the transom. Tow that sweet rig past any club and watch tongues wag—the retrievers too! Portabotes are made of high-impact polypropylene, a remarkable engineered resin developed by the aerospace industry that is virtually…
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I am very proud of the first Porta-Bote that I developed 40 years ago, but I decided that it was time for a major redesign. The availability of new materials and customer feedback is what drove me to create my new Alpha 1 Series boat line. says Sandy Kaye “ The…
I am very proud of the first Porta-Bote that I developed 40 years ago, but I decided that it was time for a major redesign. The availability of new materials and customer feedback is what drove me to create my new Alpha 1 Series boat line. says Sandy Kaye “ The Porta-Bote is a brilliant idea!, A…
OCTOBER 30, 2013 This fold-up dinghy is now even more portable with the addition of an integral folding transom. by Jen Brett Porta-Boat Alpha folded Finding space to store a dinghy aboard can be a challenge, especially on a small cruising boat. Porta-Bote is a folding boat that has had a bit of a cult…
The portability concept was always there, but a a question that many of you might ask is how can a boat be folded not just once, but many times, still have seams strong enough to never leak. This information had remained a secret for a long time and will continue to be this way. What one need to…
By Martin Frid Groton Pacific Carriers, Inc. bought their first folding Porta-Bote for use on their oil tanker, the M/T Hawaiian Sun, about two years ago. They needed a boat that could be passed through small deck openings for easy access to internal cargo tank areas. The boat was to be used inside the internal…
