I just got one off facebook marketplace for $700 with a trolling motor, battery and fish finder included. Took me 6 months to finally find a good deal on one but its worth it sometimes to buy one thats barely been used
So I looked at these a while back there around $700 bucks , maybe more now? They would be great if they had an actual bow casting platform , just like bass boats or flats skiffs, there great for one person out site fishing as you have the front trolling motor bracket built in , don’t know if they have reinforcement inside the bracket mount ? But aluminum cover would help , I agree those ribs in the bottom are more for reinforcement to stiffen the bottom as they are water traps and are uncomfortable to stand on I think they could have gotten the same effect with shorter ribs , now and this is me , I’m a retired fiberglass boat builder of 32 yrs , I’ve searched around and didn’t find anyone that builds these like for saltwater , if the manufacturer would build these in 14-16’ ft , had a bow casting platform forget the mid seat , they can’t sit on the bow platform , this would leave room for a removable cooler that could be a seat , make it tiller drive or a small side console put a plastic non rotting transom reinforcement and put a rear poling platform on it , all stainless steel bow eye and stern eyes on it with a couple rope cleats , bow trolling motor mount and an optional bow keel protector , they would sell like hot cakes , they would beat out the competition of high end flats skiffs and big bucks bass boats industry, and the way times are right now people can’t👈🏼afford big boy toys , that boat would get people on the water , now outboard motors ( ha that’s a whole different thing 💸💸💸) maybe sun thing used and cheap ! And keep the price around $ $1500, no motor or trailer , separate price . Opp’s forgot fill the hull to deck with flotation foam it would be unsinkable !
If it's just me I prefer the canoe. I've been in them my whole life and am very comfortable with canoes and kayaks. When taking the kids out I'll stick them in the jon boat though sometimes
