Color options...................................Aluminum, Duck Hunter Green, and Pacific Pearl
Folded Length..................................8'6" or 2.85 m
Folded thickness............................4" or 11.4 cm
Beam width......................................56" or 1.42m
Draft....................................................4" or 11.4 cm
Depth midship..................................22" or 52 cm
Hull weght only.................................54 lb or 24.5kg - less seats and transom board
Assembled weight...........................79 lb or 36 kg - seats and transom board installed
Capacity.............................................445 lb or 202 kg - persons, motor and gear
Number of bench seats..................2
Maximum engine weight................56 lb -up to 5-6 hp on most brands
Engine Shaft Length........................15 " - short shaft
Electric motor size..........................Any size with 30" to 36" shaft when rear mounted on transom
Material - UV buffered Copolymer Polypropylene an engineered resin.
Hull material Limited Warranty - 10 years
Metal Fittings - Stainless steel, anodized aluminum and solid brass fittings.
Manufactured for over 30 years and over 85,000 Porta-botes in use world wide.
All porta-botes include , bow cap, transom board, seats, and wooden boat opener as a standard package. Easy boat to row, the ultimate in portability and storage as it folds to
a space saving 8'6" long by 24" wide and 4' deep and looks like a surf board.
Very easy unit to handle by one person. Makes a great ship to shore tender for sailboats and larger power boats.
Easy to mount on RV's and fifth wheel trailers ( or store inside ) and compact enough for transporting on small float planes.
If you have limited storage , the 8'6" folding porta-bote is a logical choice for camping
Two bench seats and a wide 56" beam allows for comfortable seating with
additional cargo space. Weight capacity is 445 lb or 202 kg.
Oar lock sockets are standard and work well with a pair of 6'6" deluxe
folding oars and locks.
Transom board supplied will accommodate any short shaft gas engine to 56 lb
in weight or any electric engine with a 30" to 36" shaft. No additional hardware is
needed.
Optional Porta-Dolly makes transporting your porta-bote and gear to the water a breeze.
Optional RV mounts can be used on RV's and fifth wheel trailers and are also a
great device for locking a porta-bote to a garage wall etc.
This boat can be easily be assembled in minutes.
A wooden boat opener is included with each porta-bote to hold the hull open while the seats and transom are installed.
Ontario Portable Boats is the distributor for Folding Porta-botes in Ontario, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
