Boat Help

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Wesley Bouchelle

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Need help deciding what type of boat i should be looking for I know I want a boat 17 or 18 ft. Pretty sure I want a tiller going to be used for bay hunting and fishing. I have been looking at pictures of garveys i really like the styles and i also have been looking at aluminum boats i just wanted to see if anybody had any feed back on which they had experiences with good or bad and if you have any pictures of your boats please post em up more pictures of set ups will better help me decide what i want.
Thanks
 
If I was looking to do what you want, I would look for a good locally made Garvey. You want something heavy with a shallow draft for being on the big bays(I am assuming you are hunting/fishing Barnegat Bay or the vicinity). For the summer, you will find a Carolina skiff to be pretty bouncy if you are fishing the bay from all of the boat traffic, although I do think it is a good boat, and for duck hunting, you want something that will plow through a nasty wind and get you home. There is a reason that the Garvey became very popular in NJ, and that is because of the performance in typical Jersey bay conditions and the safety it affords you, and I also think it would be drier. But either one is a good choice and will work fine.
 
The Lund Alaskan is an extremely popular boat in Maine's waters, at least for sea duck hunting. Perhaps its v-hull is unsuitable for your needs, but it surely fills the bill up there. My Lund is 30+ years old, and has not the first leak anywhere and has been used and abused mightily for all those years.
Gary
 
There's a Chincoteague Scow on Craig's List South Jersey - Just posted today. You might be interested in something like that.
I have a G3 1548 john 100 gauge aluminum, heavy boat, and the wind still blows the bow around when I sit in the transom. I don't believe there is a universal gun or boat.
Ken Miller
 
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