http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/ Yahoo Portabote Group Tue, 21 May 2013 05:48:53 GMT geraldlim2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19059 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19059 I notice that the pictures you posted of your bottom rail modification has been deleted from your album. What happened? Tue, 21 May 2013 04:10:32 GMT n0mad76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19058 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19058 Oh yeah, make sure you heat up the PVC slowly so you don't burn it. Burnt PVC becomes brittle so it will break instead of flexing with enough stress on it. Is Tue, 21 May 2013 03:24:35 GMT n0mad76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19057 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19057 Yeah, just need to cut a slit in the T. Make sure you don't cut it exactly in the center, need to compensate for the slant. The secret is the heat gun or any Tue, 21 May 2013 03:08:42 GMT Matthew Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19056 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19056 Hi Nomad, That's not a bad idea. I might do something similar. Was it difficult to get over the black tubing? It looks as though you cut the PVC "T". Thanks, Tue, 21 May 2013 00:45:40 GMT n0mad76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19055 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19055 Some pics/videos of my mods coming soon. Here's a little teaser for one of my mods. Hope it can be helpful to someone. http://youtu.be/cQo6RmE_HmE Mon, 20 May 2013 18:55:18 GMT Zack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19054 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19054 I see.  For me it seemed like the bottom panels were being sucked down first, taking the keel down with them second.  It would appear then that the best Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:17 GMT Lee Fraczek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19053 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19053 Hi Herb Perhaps 4 rubber bumpers glued to the tank bottom would keep it put? Good luck Lee Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ... [Non-text portions of Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:23 GMT n0mad76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19052 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19052 Instead of tying it to the seat itself where it would slide around, I would try to bungee it to the side support since they are in more securely. I like to Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:39 GMT Gerry Mitchell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19051 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19051 HI there,   I have followed your mods for a while, and really enjoy the posts. It will be good to see the pictures of it in action.     Gerry Mitchell Mon, 20 May 2013 15:47:14 GMT Herbert J. Hedstrom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19050 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19050 It will be mid-June at the earliest before I get out on the water. When I do I'm going to take a few pictures and post them on my album-perhaps some of the Mon, 20 May 2013 07:23:29 GMT barrymallen2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19049 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19049 The issue I started with was the bottom sucking down under the middle seat so I believed the issue was with the keel section of the boat. I still wanted it to Mon, 20 May 2013 05:21:23 GMT n0mad76 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19048 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19048 Nice, thanks for some great info. Mon, 20 May 2013 05:16:25 GMT farisgood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19047 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19047 Gaston, Everyone is waiting to see pictures of your mods. When can we? I thought you wanted to sell the ideas. But then you said you want discuss in public. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:11:59 GMT Zack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19046 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19046 Barry, is there a particular reason your rails are closer to the center of the bote, rather than being situated in the middle of the bottom sections. Great Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:28 GMT barrymallen2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19045 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PortaBote/message/19045 Before my rails were added my max useable speed was about 13mph. After this the bottom sucked down under the middle seat, the sides started to bow out and