I decided to go with a 14' Jon boat .I need more room that a paddle boat would offer .
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...g/duckboat.jpg
I decided to go with a 14' Jon boat .I need more room that a paddle boat would offer .
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...g/duckboat.jpg
Last edited by RobK.; 12-23-2010 at 12:37 AM.
Thats gonna be a FUN little boat!
I bough it but decided i didn't like it and the boat is now for sale . BUT , I am keeping the motor and trailer and just bough a got a Yamaha G3 1442 Jon Boat . Replaced all the lites , the wood and carped on the trailer then i also painted it . I will be adding plywood floors and then camo the boat .
Hi Rob
Don't get to much weight in that boat if you can help it.
Like very thick plywood.....etc
We love those Jon boats.....
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Bill , i am going to add aluminum diamond plate instead of wood , very light and will not hold water/ice . Only going to have a Evenrude 8 hp 2 stroke for now , and will see how it does . The area we will be hunting has a no wake rule so HP is not necessary , but i may get a 15 Hp next summer if needed . Everything is frozen over again , so there is NO open water and may not be for a while . So i am still waiting for the maiden voyage . Plenty of time to get my boat it shape .
here is what i have , The Yamaha G3 1442
http://www.g3boats.com/FactoryTour
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...442jonBoat.jpg
Last edited by RobK.; 01-02-2011 at 01:18 AM.
what didnt you like about the other boat?
There was a lot of flex on the sides , the bottom had two repaired cracks that i could not see while the boat was on the trailer . The center ribs do not come up the side allowing the sides to flex . The sides flex right to the welds and i didn't think the hull or welds would last . A guy in town is coming Tuesday to see the boat . He owns a welding shop and he may want the boat . If he decides its worth repairing and rebuilding i will take a trade . his welding skills for the boat . I need my trailer lengthened and brackets welded on the sides . If its not repairable and safe i will scrap the boat . Not going to sell a unsafe boat . I didn't feel it would be safe to use the boat loaded decoys and my boys . When duck hunting in the morning you leave the ramp a hour or more before sunrise and many times in below freezing temps and going through a thin layer of ice . My new boat is made of heavier aluminum , the center ribs go up the sides and the back end of the boat is boxed in and very well supported in the transom area .
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