I just added an old brochure I came across of the "Porta-Boat:" As much as 15 - 20 years ago I was introduced to this boat in a very unusual way. The management at the San Mateo County (near SF) Sportsman's Show had charged the old guy who started the company for a booth, but over booked. He showed up late with no booth to be had. They put him in a wing with a bunch of artists who were selling some very good wildlife / flyfishing art and sculptures. Some of them hundreds of dollars, even into the thousands. Normal for the old guy, to demo the indestructible hull material, he would use a 3 pound sledge hammer and whack the sides of the hull repeatedly to prove it, convincing yet another customer. Problem was the other folks with their expensive artsy items were not happy with the old guy beating on the boats. Management got involved and came to a compromise that he could pound on his boats every 30 minutes for no more than five minutes. The deal was done and the Porta-Boat was forever referred to as the Pounda-Boat. The original owner of the Company was probably in his late 70's at the time. I wonder if the Pounda-Boat Company still has him at the helm. Nice guy - albeit loud. Bill www.MSOGPhotoSite.com