Good portable boat?
Anyone have a recommendation for a good portable small boat that will fit in a 11 ft TH garage? Like a blow up boat? Also, what do you do about fishing license? I assume you need a license unles...
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An inflatable or Porta-bote are more viable if you stay in one spot for a week and have a campsite by the water or have a pickup towing a trailer and can use the bed of the truck to transport the boat each day from your campsite to the launch area.
An inflatable of any size is awkward to handle and large and heavy at 100 lbs. or more for a 10' or longer boat. Porta-bote is easier to handle but is long and narrow when collapsed so with a 11 foot boat you have a 11 foot long package to store when the boat is not in use. Either is easier to use when placed on a lightweight trailer, as are canoes and kayaks, and there are special very lightweight trailers made for this use.
With a trolling motor you have a battery to carry and they are heavy and you need to recharge it after a day or two of use. With a gas engine you have a 60 lb motor and need to carry a gas can and have a place to store both when not in use. A boat on a trailer with an outboard "permanently" attached so it does not get carried off is the easiest to manage and easier translates into more fun and more often actually used.
An inflatable of any size is awkward to handle and large and heavy at 100 lbs. or more for a 10' or longer boat. Porta-bote is easier to handle but is long and narrow when collapsed so with a 11 foot boat you have a 11 foot long package to store when the boat is not in use. Either is easier to use when placed on a lightweight trailer, as are canoes and kayaks, and there are special very lightweight trailers made for this use.
With a trolling motor you have a battery to carry and they are heavy and you need to recharge it after a day or two of use. With a gas engine you have a 60 lb motor and need to carry a gas can and have a place to store both when not in use. A boat on a trailer with an outboard "permanently" attached so it does not get carried off is the easiest to manage and easier translates into more fun and more often actually used.
