Sportport vs. Jet Dock

[quality time]

I have been looking for a used Jet Dock to keep my dinghy on behind my boat. During my search I came across a used Sportport at my marina that I can get for a few hundred bucks. Does anybody have any opinions or pros/cons on the Sportport?

It's sitting on a trailer and has been since last summer, so my only concern is that it may have water in it or take on water. My dinghy only weighs about 120 lbs but I may want to put a jetski on it in the future.

-How high out of the water do these things float?
-Are they stable?

 

[hansen64]

I've seen a bunch of Sportports in the water in my neighborhood and would prefer that over the Jet Dock. Sleek, sit at a nice angle, not too wide/bulky, high enough out of the water, etc... I've been looking too and heavily lean toward the Sportport.

 

[quality time]

Thanks Mike,
I'll probably buy the Sportport this weekend, I'll let you know what I think of it.

 

[DPF]

I sold my sport port to a guy who wanted to pull his dingy up on it. After a couple of weeks he called me back and wanted to know if i had anyone else interested in it because he was going to sell it. He said when he started up it with his dingy with him and the motor on the back it stood the dingy straight up in the air and he could not get up on it. My jet ski had no problem worked great.

 

[DPF]

I sold my sport port to a guy who wanted to pull his dingy up on it. After a couple of weeks he called me back and wanted to know if i had anyone else interested in it because he was going to sell it. He said when he started up it with his dingy with him and the motor on the back it stood the dingy straight up in the air and he could not get up on it. My jet ski had no problem worked great. By the way I sold mine for $900 so a few hundred if it floats sounds like a great deal.

 

[quality time]

Thanks, I plan on just pulling the dinghy up by hand since it's just a soft bottom that doesn't weigh much. I had access to a Jet dock last year and I just pulled it up each time without any trouble.