Porte-Bote

[newamsterdamman]

I have a 14 foot porta bote and I'd like to trailer it to local fresh and salt water fishing spots, already assembled. What make and model trailer is good for that?

[thyevideo]

Yes, indeed it is so! However, I do have an aluminum boat plus trailer before I bought the porta-bote and I did not want to sell it. So, what to do? Use the trailer for the porta-bote accordingly (see my previous replies on this similar question.) If I did not already have a trailer, I would not be using it --- there is no need to do so!

[HnEhonda]

i thought the purpose of a portabote was to not need a trailer lol

[ReubenM882]

Do you deliver to Scotland an is this boat worth it? How much? If I buy one is it easy to assembly and will it fall to bits when I am on it cuz how does it all hold together. Help please!

[goldenvideo]

Our Portabote were bought new and fairly recent, mine only 3 years and my friend only one year old. Also our outboard motors were bought new and are 4-stroke. With these motors we can easily get on plane.

How slow is "way slower"? Do you have a GPS to measure the speed? Can you get on plane?

[stanmod]

i have a porta bote mine dosen't need a trailer and i have

the 8ft with a 8hp and it goes way slower please tell me why

[goldenvideo]

My 14 ft PortaBote with 8 HP carrying 2 people can get up to 20 kph using my GPS for measurement. My friend's 12 ft Portabote with 6 HP carrying 2 people can get up to 14 to 16 kph. Don't have experience with a 3.3 HP

[andyoyervides]

do you know how fast can you go on a 12 foot porta bote with a 3.3 hp outboard??

[fermifx]

Nice. What kind of seats are those? Are they sturdy when mounted to the bench seats?

[goldenvideo]

Those are removable plastic seats with thin cushions which I bought from LeBaron. They are slided onto bases which are bolted to the Porta-bote's benches. These seats give back support and are sturdy. The bases needed a metal support plate because the bench's plastic would not hold for long.

[Sashacola]

You have a nice set up. One question. Why do you own and use a trailer? Most people who own porta-botes buy/use them so they don't have to buy trailers and could easily put them on the roof of a car or the back of a truck. They also buy them for less storage. I would have thought if your going to use a trailer, might as well buy an aluminum boat. Just wondering. Again, nice set up. Never seen a porta bote so well set up like yours.

[goldenvideo]

Since I already have the trailer, it is more convenient just to keep my portabote open all the time with my fish-finder and GPS, chairs,etc. all mounted and ready to go. I do carry my porta-bote folded on top of my truck when I go camping towing a tent trailer. Because I can't tow a boat and a trailer at the same time --- that's why I bought the porta-bote!

[frewcc]

but if you have a boat trailer and a rig that can tow why don't you just buy a conventional full size boat? it would be a lot more comfortable and safer and you can go more places.

[thyevideo]

I have the trailer because I bought an aluminum boat long before I bought the porta-bote for its portability advantages. I still keep the aluminum boat for the different advantages you enumerated so well. I do not suggest you buy both types as I did. Nevertheless, each type has its pros and cons and I happened to have both as an error in history. If I were to buy just one boat now, from hindsight, I would choose just the porta-bote.

[goldenvideo]

My 14 ft Porta-Bote can take up to 9.9 HP Outboard motor, although the one you see is a 8 HP honda 4 stroke. I keep the motor on the truck and put it on just before launching.

I could also launch the boat using the detachable wheels that I bought from Porta-Bote, but the trailer is more convenient especially if the water is cold and I don't want to get wet!

I have also bought the troller motor mount (installed on the bow) where I can put on a electric trolling motor.

[pukimama]

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[goldenvideo]

It is a foldable 4' x 8' utility trailer bought from Canadian Tire modified with a 4" steel tube to extend the tongue. You can also buy a "boat kit" from Canadian Tire to haul small boat but the "kit" is so simple, I made my own.

[vallejosr]

Do the rollers on the trailer distort the bottom of the boat where it folds or is most of the weight supported on the flats of the bottom?

[goldenvideo]

No rollers. Weight supported by 2 bunkers on bottom of boat. Porta-bote plastic is tough, no permanent distortion.

[goldenvideo]

It is a foldable utility trailer 4' x 8' bought from Canadian Tire, and modified with an extension 4" steel tube to extend the tongue. Also, you can buy a "boat kit" from Canadian Tire to haul small boat, but I made the my own kit.