Stumpalump,
The boat rows like a dream. I have 7 foot oars and I made some oar-lock extensions to get the oars up above my legs because I'm sitting so high on the raised benches. I'm considering making new oars, ones with much bigger paddle ends because I feel like I could push the thing even faster. I hunt many motorless lakes and a few that just have too much surface vegetation. ( I won't buy a surface drive, direct drive, mud-motor . . .too loud )
And it really does track and steer well when rowing. It also push poles really fast too. I actually made my push pole out of a 16 foot knot-less cedar 2x4 that I ripped down to 2x3 and rounded the corners. Thing sticks out the back like 4 feet so I have to tie it to the transom handles when I'm going down the road. My hunting partner calls the thing my gondola because I stand on the seat when I'm push-poling.
I'd like to have a fleet of these old Model B's but you just don't see 'em. I think they made less than 1000 of them in 2-3 years of production. I'd like to make one into a decked layout boat, and I'd like to make one into a strictly small lake fishing boat, you know storage compartments, livewell, battery compartment, 24 volt trolling set-up, etc...
