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Thanks Pappy...not to be abrupt but it's 12F outside at the moment...guess you didn't understand what hard water was...it's ice on the water. I grew up in Winter Park so I understand not knowing what ice on the water would be. I've been flying for 52 years, Commercial multiengine instructor with...

I know...this is a how long does it take to get from here to there question. I bought a new Merc 15 hp fuel injected four stroke last year and put it on a 12' Duroboat. It is broken in barely and it took about 3 gallons to run about 6 hours, most of which was idle to half throttle and back down...

Thank ya Sir! I thought of alum irrigation pipe and guessed PVC would be less likely to bend in rocks. That's one reason why I went with the rubber bumpers. Not a lot of sand beaches in the mountains but lots of rock, mostly round and smooth but some will be sharp when land slides occur. I...

I believe that's adequate buoyancy on each side. I plan on using something similar to the ratcheting system used on most electric boat trolling motors. I have no desire to stand on edge/side of the boat, just to get enough stability to use a leaning post centered in front of my seat and fly...

I bought 2 8"x27" boat docking bumpers that I think I can rig up to move up and down on command. They should provide a fair amount of buoyancy on each side. If not, I guess I'll go swimming. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and comments...I'll let you know when it warms up some.

Thanks Ldub...You're correct and we have a trailer borne 1754 that is very stable. The intent here remains something loaded into a pickup bed to hit high mountain lakes. I can fly fish from the shore just fine but like you I can't get around very well anymore and a lot of these lakes have very...

That's what #1 son said...although your response certainly lends wisdom to the idea. We were talking about 6" or 8" PVC pipe maybe 4' long and just flip them over the side with an adjustable rod or 2 on each side to stabilize the boat. Or, hinged frame that could be locked up and down. Pull them...

OK...not giving up on pods yet but I bought a 5 hp Tahatsu propane motor and will use a 11 pound tank and cut my weight (and speed) in half but lost the need for trolling motor and battery. Got it too late to splash the boat due to cold weather. Yeah I'm a cold weather woose. 35 years ago I...

Winter snuck or is that sneaked up on me and I did not get the jon boat and propane engine out on the water. The water is still soft but the air is too darn cold for me...I'll check back in April or May and report performance and ease of operation. I did get the oil in it and hooked up 11 gallon...

Hate to answer my own question but it arrived and it's pretty white and it fits just fine on my 1240 Lowe. Just got oil today and may be able to get ti wet and broke in soon. I can't be the first person to buy one of these things...but maybe there just aren't that many propane users on this...

Just bought one of these and should be delivered soon. Has anyone used one or the Mercury version...what do you think?

I got a Lowe 1240 recently and put in T&G cedar 1x6 boards with 3 coats of exterior poly and set on boards of the same material between the ribs. Look nice and can be lifted up and removed easily which was a requirement for me to get under it to get hooks, lures and tools out when they slide in...

I put pool noodles on a canoe years ago to keep my offspring from tipping it over and they worked until the kids got too big. With just my wife and I the wide bottom jon should be fine. My whole point was to get the butt end of the boat up with a 100 lb 9.9, the 175 I bring to the problem and...

We used to raise hogs so I understand the point...smoked pig ears aren't bad but I prefer ribs. Just sold a Saturn 13' Alaskan Kaboat...great in the quick rivers but not so great on flat water and it's tough to stand and fish on a rubber floor. The 1240 seems to be just the right thing to...

Thanks Weldor!! I watched the vid several times and it appears the side pods will be a lot more practical than the ones on the rear of the boat. I'm thinking a 4' piece of 8" irrigation pipe with a round nose and hydrodynamic tail would produce adequate lift and a lot less drag...sort like...

Thanks folks for the quick replies but no one answered my question...Is anyone using float pods to raise the stern and increase the load limit? I have a trailer with 15" tires and lots of ground clearance, a bunch of 0.100 and 0.080 6061 and 5052 and a TIG so we'll make our pods and I'll likely...

I just bought a Lowe 1240 for my wife and I to haul in the back of the truck to small lake or big one. I ordered a Tahatsu 9.9 which I may see in Oct. It suddenly dawned on me that the boat, me, motor, battery, trolling motor gasoline and whatever else and stuff will gross out the boat and there...

Got about 1/3 of the carpet glued in place and the helm seat base made and poly applied. Slow progress but then it's Spring bear season too.

Well, we got most everything together except the carpet and we took her out yesterday and found the 50hp only got us 32 mph when it used to do 38 - 41mph at sea level. I'm thinking the engine is not putting out the same power at 2200' as it did at sea level. It has new plugs and is tuned pretty...

Hmmmm....didn't pick up the second picture. We'll try again.