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Old 01-30-2005, 02:08 PM   #1
jackw87
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Mounting a Porta bote

I am tradeing this week from a 3255RL to a 3685FL and would like to kno How and where I can mount my 12ft porta bote on the new 5th wheel any info will help Thanks jackw87
 
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Old 01-31-2005, 05:54 AM   #2
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Sorry that I can't help to answer your question but I have a question to ask of you on how do you like the boat. Been thinking to get one. Are they as good as they say?
Thanks Jon
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Old 01-31-2005, 06:09 AM   #3
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don't know, but in a side note...your gonna love the 3685FL
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Old 01-31-2005, 08:55 AM   #4
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1st of all jackw87 Welcome to the MOC Family

There is an MOC member named Dave Anderson that has a Porta bote and the mount is on the left side of his Montana. Not sure how he has the brackets mounted. He would be very anxious to assist you but his visits to the forum are very infrequent. You may want to send him a Private Message or Email. You can do either thru his profile at http://montanaadministrator.forumco....isplay&id=1654.

Wandering Star,
Weighing in at over 300 pounds I was very interested to know if it would carry my weight. Dave felt it would not be a problem. He said he loved his and uses it quite often.
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Old 01-31-2005, 09:40 AM   #5
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We saw one mounted on a fiver (not a Montana) below the windows on the curbside. Looked like it was easy to tote.
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Old 01-31-2005, 09:59 AM   #6
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Thank every one for the info i did send mr anderson a email I had mine mounted on a superslide of my 3255RL but it will be a lot harder to operate if mounted to two seprate slides
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Old 01-31-2005, 10:01 AM   #7
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Jon in answer to your question I love the boat and i have a 6hp gas motor that i use on it it will hold 500 + lbs and it will move across the water quickly
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Old 01-31-2005, 06:00 PM   #8
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I have a 12' Porta Bote that I plan on mounting underneath our 2850RK. Carried it on the side of our Cougar using the brackets I purchased from Porta-Bote. Cougar didn't have enough clearance to mount below the frame but the Montana does. My plan is to build an enclosure about 13' long and 6" deep that I can slide the bote into. Have seen one a gentleman built on his 5th wheel in Tacoma and it looked pretty slick. Probably won't get to it till spring but will keep you posted on the results.
By the way, where do you carry the seats, oars, etc.? I finally got a low profile Delta box for the bed of the truck but now I can't see the pin when I hook up.
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Old 02-01-2005, 04:01 AM   #9
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Thanks Jack for the come back. Had a chance to pick one up at the Cape last year that was only used a few times for 700.00 and sure kick myself for not getting it. Good luck on the mount and I'm sure you will get enough help from the menbers of this club. Jon
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Old 02-01-2005, 05:16 AM   #10
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Thanks Hank
Had thought about a box under the frame but thought that that would a lot of extra weight I have been carring the seats an tranim in the basnent storage on my 3255Rl but Iam thaiking about carring them in front of the kitch about the tool box I gote mine from wal mart had tto order it it was called a 5r and it is tilted at the top to allow me to seee the hitch thanks for the response Jack
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Old 02-02-2005, 05:09 PM   #11
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I've had a 12' Porta-bote for several years, and I think it is just great. It's much more seaworthy than all the 12' aluminum boats I've been in. The flexible hull dampens any wave actions, and the hull material is just about indestructable (sp?)! When we had our travel trailer I carried it either in the trailer or on top of my truck canopy. Now that I have the Montana 3255, I too am thinking about mounting it underneath the fifth wheel. Their certainly is plenty of room there, and it keeps what little the boat weighs down low. The box idea mentioned sounds good, shouldn't cost too much, and should make it easy to store and remove the boat.
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Old 02-03-2005, 06:17 AM   #12
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Mat I had it mounted on the livingroom slide on the 3255Rl but it is a little heavy for the slide just thougth you would want to know I think underneath is going to be the place to store it but will need a container pt put it in
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Old 02-05-2005, 10:51 AM   #13
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Had one mounted on our ´94 Kit Road Ranger using the Port-a-Bote brackets. Got a diagram of the slideout so I would know where the framing was to anchor the brackets into something solid. Carried it there for seven years before I decided that I wasn´t really using it.
With these widebody rigs, think undernearth would be the best option.
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Old 02-08-2005, 03:10 PM   #14
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We're coming in a little late here, but we have had a 12' Porta Bote for several years. Ours is mounted on the "big" slide with the mountings from Porta Bote, backed with stainless steel backing plates. We carry a 5 h.p. outboard in the front compartment and the seats, etc. in the main storage locker. We have used ours extensively everywhere from the San Francisco Bay to the waters around the Florida Keys and lots of places in between. The boat is great, very stable and lots of fun.
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Old 02-08-2005, 03:56 PM   #15
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Bob
I had mine mounted on the super slide on my 3255 but the 3685fl has no super slide and no where to use the rv mounts but thank for the info
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Old 04-02-2005, 12:39 PM   #16
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Well I got a box built to to store my porta boat under my 3685Fl it seem like it is going to work well and I will not have anything mounted on the side
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Old 04-03-2005, 05:20 PM   #17
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We'd love to see pictures of this when you get a chance. We had one mounted on our '95 Kit Companion for years, but that fifth wheel only had one slideout. We sure did have some fun in it. One year we had 4 kids and 2 dogs out in it when a sudden hail storm came up. Those poor kids (and dogs) finally made it to shore across from our campsite and holed up in a couple of outhouses till it passed.

We stored the seats, motor, etc. in the bed of the truck.
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