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<blockquote data-quote="maintenanceguy" data-source="post: 463391" data-attributes="member: 24227">We have 2 boats.&nbsp;&nbsp; For years, my (now) 12 year old and I have fished out of a 1232 jon boat.&nbsp; We use a trolling motor to get around the freshwater lakes here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most lakes are 20 acres or less.&nbsp; It can feel a little tippy but we&#039;ve actually taken it out in our swimming trunks to see how difficult it would be to roll it over.&nbsp; It&#039;s is suprisingly difficult.&nbsp; I&#039;m a big guy and he&#039;s one of the biggest 12 year olds in his school.&nbsp;&nbsp; It would be much easier to fall out of our little boat than to tip the boat.That said, it&#039;s too small a boat to comfortably stand up to cast.&nbsp; I prefer to sit anyway but not everybody does.Our &quot;big&quot; boat is a 1754.&nbsp; That boat is rock solid on the water and we got it with a 40hp outboard for close to your max number of $4,000.&nbsp; But, I then I&#039;m put at least another grand into fixing it up the way I want it.I&#039;ve been on a friend&#039;s 1648.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t feel tippy to me at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maintenanceguy, post: 463391, member: 24227"] We have 2 boats. For years, my (now) 12 year old and I have fished out of a 1232 jon boat. We use a trolling motor to get around the freshwater lakes here. Most lakes are 20 acres or less. It can feel a little tippy but we've actually taken it out in our swimming trunks to see how difficult it would be to roll it over. It's is suprisingly difficult. I'm a big guy and he's one of the biggest 12 year olds in his school. It would be much easier to fall out of our little boat than to tip the boat. That said, it's too small a boat to comfortably stand up to cast. I prefer to sit anyway but not everybody does. Our "big" boat is a 1754. That boat is rock solid on the water and we got it with a 40hp outboard for close to your max number of $4,000. But, I then I'm put at least another grand into fixing it up the way I want it. I've been on a friend's 1648. It doesn't feel tippy to me at all. [/QUOTE]

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