Fair enough but a larger problem for me are Redwood trees. I live in the woods and a trailer is one more thing for a massive branch to customize. In all likelihood I will keep the boat below our raised deck because it is out of the way and doesn't increase the fire danger. We had a nasty...
I know someday the trailer will look better than it does now but a trailer would be much more of a hassle to store than just a jon boat on some supports, and where I live you can't legally tow at more than 55mph, which is probably a good thing as some people really don't know what they're doing...
I'm sure regional popularity in relation to availability is a factor. Even chainsaw chain gauge has regional differences despite little or no difference in performance/quality.
Although I haven't made a purchase yet I found another boat builder that seems a better fit than the three I was looking at--Marlon boats. The 10' and 12' both look very nice, fit between the wheel wells of a full size pickup, and appear to be incredibly stable. Anybody heard of them/owned...
Good point about aluminum being softer than steel. At the moment I have a full length rubber mat installed in the truck bed so metal to metal contact will be minimized. I'll probably make some foam pads for the wheel wells or possibly just go full bed liner at some point.
In my area there have not been any decent looking used ones for sale and they usually have no paperwork to go with them as far as registration goes. I live near the coast so there are plenty of saltwater oriented craft but not so much for ponds and small lakes.
Yeah the model numbers don't seem to match any specs I can locate. For instance the Lund 1240 measures a bit under 12 feet but no other listed data corresponds to the 40.
Prices are basically identical. Lund 1240 starts at $1700, Lowe 1240 starts at $1750, and Tracker 1236 starts at $1600--and the Tracker is the narrowest by 4 inches, 52" beam vs. 56" beam on the other two. Some other reviews pointed towards Lund as being better but you never know if it's just...
Hello, I am new here, new to boating in general, and looking for some advice on a new jon boat purchase. I am only looking at the basic, bare bones 12-14 foot jon boats without a trailer. I want/need a boat that can be loaded either into the bed of a pickup truck or thrown up on a rack. I...
