04-01-2014, 01:00 PM
If you can find one, I too vote for a Livingston boat. We have had a 12 ft Livingston for 30 some years now. They are as stable as you can get. Alone in the boat, I can still lean over the side and stand just about anywhere. We have had it on everything from small lakes to fishing in Puget Sound.
The catamaran hull design allows for a bench straight up the middle. It worked well for several kids and two adults to fish from as they could face different directions. They are wide for lots of room, but still only draft abt 5 inches with a 9hp motor. About 12" freeboard.
We have friends that put a plywood deck across theirs with built-in storage boxes in the hulls. Then they use it like a flat deck bass boat.
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The catamaran hull design allows for a bench straight up the middle. It worked well for several kids and two adults to fish from as they could face different directions. They are wide for lots of room, but still only draft abt 5 inches with a 9hp motor. About 12" freeboard.
We have friends that put a plywood deck across theirs with built-in storage boxes in the hulls. Then they use it like a flat deck bass boat.
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