I've got a 16' really wide landau with an open floor so there's tons of room for moving around and hauling gear or whatever else you might need. it's got a new forward center console to give you great visibility while running the river. Boats wired for a 24v trolling motor which pulled it around...
if your really thinking you want to cut the bottom of your boat off and rebuild the hull i think it would be a lot more cost effective to get into a completely custom build boat such as this. that way you can build it however your heart desires. all the guides in this area use these boats...
I run the river from post drive all the way to saranac. I mainly launch in Ada cause that's close to home. where abouts are you? do you have a prop or Jet?
Here's a little video of me running on the Grand River in Michigan. boat's a 1652 Alumacraft with a 50/35 jet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18OrolYcG0A
Well I've been reading for a couple years and figured I'd better join. was out on the boat yesterday and caught some nice fish and got a video of running through water the boat was touching the bottom as we floated through it heres a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18OrolYcG0A lots of...