PERFORMANCE....This is where Porta-Bote really
excels over ordinary rigid craft and inflatables. Imagine being
able to get up on a "plane" using a tiny 3.5hp outboard. You
can when one person is in the boat and at the helm. Porta-Bote
takes a standard "short shaft"
engine. Do you know what kind of power it takes to get an
equivalent sized aluminum or fiberglass boat up on a plane?
You would have to invest in a high priced, exceedingly heavy
engine that weighs as much as the hull!! And remember, you have
to lift this cast iron monster over the transom to get it installed.