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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FuzzyGrub" data-source="post: 510126" data-attributes="member: 3438">I agree with Steve, you probably don't want to go smaller than 16'.   I think a mod v jon is better than a pure flat bottom, though.  It still pounds in waves, but tracks nicer.  In my experience, stability is not noticeably different between the two.  If you are going on choppy lakes, than maybe not a jon boat, probably more of a V or semi-V boat.  I agree with Still Afloat, that it is two trips when camping.  You are talking a good size boat to take all the camping gear and passingers.Do you prefer a steering console or a tiller steer which will have more "room"?Any towing constraints?  You don't want to be near max load, fighting the traffic out of the island.</blockquote>