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Re: School Me on Small Fishing Boats

Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:17 am
by Precision
they make these where I used to live and the locals buy them. Can't be all bad.

http://gheenoe.net/

perhaps with one of these for helping to keep it in the vehicle.

https://www.titanramps.com/truck-bed-ex ... an%20Ramps

Re: School Me on Small Fishing Boats

Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:53 am
by Netpackrat
Precision wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:17 am they make these where I used to live and the locals buy them. Can't be all bad.

http://gheenoe.net/
From that link:
We now offer 4 models built here at our main facility. Two 120 pound Gheenoe's, the 13' and 15'4" models, which are light enough to easily be put on top of a car or in the back of a truck.
They apparently have different definitions of the words "light" and "easily" than I do. That is exactly twice what my 14' fiberglass Mad River Winooski weighs (if they are telling the truth and it's not actually heavier). And still much heavier than my 18' canoe which is about 80 pounds.

Re: School Me on Small Fishing Boats

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:52 am
by HTRN

Re: School Me on Small Fishing Boats

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:17 am
by Netpackrat

Re: School Me on Small Fishing Boats

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:22 am
by JKosprey
It is technically a Kayak, but the NuCanoe is my small-water fishing boat of choice. It's extremely hard to tip (You can paddle standing up if you want, and I almost always dangle my legs off the side). It's been a little bit (currently it's stored with my parents) but I'm pretty sure you can mount an electric motor or a sail.

I also have a Radisson Canoe which is VERY light, so easy to be loaded by one person. They have pointed backs, which you can mount a side motor on, and square backs, with a transom built in for mounting a rear motor. They are actually a fair amount "tippier" than the nucanoe but I have no big complaints with either.