Scanoe or Gheenoe question

[peabody]

PEABODY!!!! You gotta quit that man my wallet and nerves cant take it!!! :LOL2:

Seriously, I had to vacate the custom Gheenoe forum because of the persistent drooling and desire to sell stuff....

Ohh man ..you have it too? ????
I even stsrted call out gheenoe in my sleep...she who must be obeyed ..wanted to know who she
was.............lol
the performance of these Gheenoe boats is amazing. With a 25hp. Motor can run about 35 mph.
someway ...somehow ....someday .... im going to own a LT ( low tide ) 25......
Peabody

 

[peabody]

Check this out ..... almost 20 mph with two people and a yammy 9.9 4 stroker....
a 9.9 ......wow

 

[Andy Taylor]

I've never seen a Gheenoe in person, just pics. Are they more like a canoe than a boat? Do they all have flat bottoms?

 

[peabody]

I've never seen a Gheenoe in person, just pics. Are they more like a canoe than a boat? Do they all have flat bottoms?

Good question? I've never seen one in person either.
But ive spent alotta time over at custom gheenoe .... i'ed say yes. Kinda sorta ...they have a reverse chine type of hull.
A pontoon type theory hull? Supposedly super stabilized ...the guys say its almost impossible to turn one over.
I want one willy willy bad.
Peabody

 

[peabody]

Heres a pic ...of how much they can hold ....looks plenty stable to me.....

 

[Andy Taylor]

I've never seen a Gheenoe here in Wisconsin. They seem to be big in the southern states. Are they meant to be used mainly on calm water? The sides don't seem very deep.

 

[peabody]

I've never seen a Gheenoe here in Wisconsin. They seem to be big in the southern states. Are they meant to be used mainly on calm water? The sides don't seem very deep.

Ten inches freeboard i thinks ...but. i hear they are fine out on the lake.

 

[peabody]

Went to the lake of the ozarks. Had a good time cruising around ........it was hot! ! 104 degrees.

 

[peabody]

Doesent everyone carry their spare tire with them. While out on the water?? Lol

 

[richg99]

There is/was a Gheenoe dealer in mid-Wisconsin last year. May be still there. Check the Gheenoe sites ( both Father and Son have separate ones).

I owned a Gheenoe but found it too narrow for me. Boat was stable. I was not.

There is a Gheenoe for sale right now on Craig's list, either Chicago area or Milwaukee...I am not sure. it is a Classic....same model I owned. Around $3,500.00

Rich

Here you go...it is in the Chicago area listings
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/3121704098.html

Here is the Wisc. dealer
Crossroads Trading Pos
E 4255 Country Highway V
Lavalle, WI 53941
Map | Website
Phone: (608) 985-8155

 

[PATRIOT2]

Never heard of them until now but if you can rig them like these I might be interested . . .

 

[peabody]

Never heard of them until now but if you can rig them like these I might be interested . . .

I think the skys the limit ...as far as setting them up.
Gheenoe's website has a zillion options.....
Im still working on building a wooden boat ....made a little more progress.

 

[peabody]

peabody » 30 Jun 2012, 17:55[/url]"]The top boat is stick steer .....
but i also really like this one too.

dang it... old thread .. but these gheenoes .. keep calling me..
what's y'all think ? just go ahead and order this yellow gheenoe ?

 

[richg99]

Well, A Gheenoe ( I am further investigating one) is not a tin boat. However, they have certain attributes that a jon boat can't do well.

I am wishing/hoping/ trying to find someone in Texas who can give me a 15 minute ride on a 13 or 15'4 Gheenoe. After that experience, I might make a move. Until I have a chance to try one out at that size...I am not ordering one yet.

I owned a Classic Gheenoe a few years ago and I felt that I would fall out of it most of the time that I used it. I still might feel the same way. A flat bottom tinny is going to feel more stable...size for size...I think?????? Rich

 

[peabody]

i talkedwith steve in Kentucky.. a gheenoe dealer..
he tells me the LT25 is very stable..that I'll have no problems with it.
and of course I've been asking the guys over at custom gheenoe . com
.....the videos ..is what sold me.
I'm going to keep my old tinny.. and hang my 25 merc bigfoot on the gheenoe.
I'm thinking i want a skinny water boat for the sac and osage rivers where i live.

 

[richg99]

Yep, the LT25 is the cat's meow, they say. I believe they also made a 16 footer, but the LT 25 is the one everyone likes.

If you do't mind a drive to FL, they come up on the market fairly often. rich