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Originally Posted by SVStargazer
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My
boat, a Bristol 29, isn't much bigger than yours. I have a porta-boat which collapses and fits on
deck. With practice, I can collapse it or launch it in about 5 minutes. I started with the 3 seat model (12'?) and found I had a hard time hauling it up on deck, so I traded with someone for the 2 seater (10'?) which works much better for me. The porta-boat rows fairly well. I cruised last summer,
Maine to
Florida with no
engine and I survived. Lots of times I had to pick my anchorage carefully to make this
work, and at 79th St in
NYC I could barely make headway against the
current. That said, I've just ordered a
Honda 2.3, which I think will give me more
anchoring options. Some day I'll get around to building a nesting
dinghy and retire the porta-boat.