First off I will be building this rig from Aluminum not the popular plywood and glue.
I would like the input of some of you who actually have used these boats. If your in S. NJ area I would love to see yours. I want a all around boat that will work well for duck hunting in the mud that we have here in NJ. Always used a 12' Gruman Jon with no real issues. Needs to be very easy to launch and recover by one person, will wear a 9,9 Johnson at least for the near future. Should work well enough for perch fishing, crabbing and clamming but be comfortable for ducking. No matter the use it needs to work for at least 3 people, 4 sometimes. I have a newfoundland/poodle mix so its unlikely she will become a good retriever for ducks. I will be the retriever, so need to be easy enough to step in and out of in water under 2' deep. Its likely I will have to drag it off the mud and into the water on more than one occasion.
Can either of these designs do all this? Or do I need to simply buy a flat bottom Jon?
I would like the input of some of you who actually have used these boats. If your in S. NJ area I would love to see yours. I want a all around boat that will work well for duck hunting in the mud that we have here in NJ. Always used a 12' Gruman Jon with no real issues. Needs to be very easy to launch and recover by one person, will wear a 9,9 Johnson at least for the near future. Should work well enough for perch fishing, crabbing and clamming but be comfortable for ducking. No matter the use it needs to work for at least 3 people, 4 sometimes. I have a newfoundland/poodle mix so its unlikely she will become a good retriever for ducks. I will be the retriever, so need to be easy enough to step in and out of in water under 2' deep. Its likely I will have to drag it off the mud and into the water on more than one occasion.
Can either of these designs do all this? Or do I need to simply buy a flat bottom Jon?